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Bessie Smith

African-American blues singer widely renowned during the Jazz Age. Nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues", she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1930s. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, she is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and was a major influence on fellow blues singers, as well as jazz vocalists.

- - 1
  - Moaners (feat. Bessie Smith)
  - The Cuban Tapes
  - 4:15
- - 2
  - Moaners (Suonho Good Love Remix) (feat. Bessie Smith)
  - The Cuban Tapes
  - 4:15
- - 3
  - Gimme A Pig Foot
  - Empress Of The Blues
  - 3:32
- - 4
  - T'ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
  - Empress Of The Blues
  - 3:28
- - 6
  - My Sweetie Went Away
  - Empress Of The Blues
  - 3:12
- - 7
  - Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
  - The Collection
  - 3:00
- - 8
  - Do Your Duty
  - Empress Of The Blues
  - 3:28
- - 9
  - Down Hearted Blues
  - Empress Of The Blues
  - 3:27
- - 10
  - Whoa, Tillie, Take Your Time
  - Empress Of The Blues
  - 3:12
- - 11
  - Careless Love Blues
  - Empress Of The Blues
  - 3:27
- - 12
  - Downhearted Blues
  - The Collection
  - 3:27
- - 13
  - Gulf Coast Blues
  - Empress Of The Blues
  - 3:06
- - 14
  - Do Your Duty
  - The Collection
  - 3:28
- - 15
  - Black Mountain Blues
  - The Collection
  - 3:11
- - 18
  - Aggravatin' Papa
  - Empress Of The Blues
  - 3:18
- - 19
  - I Ain't Got Nobody
  - Empress Of The Blues
  - 3:11
- - 20
  - Any Woman's Blues
  - Empress Of The Blues
  - 3:26
- - 21
  - You've Been A Good Ole Wagon
  - The Collection
  - 3:30
- - 23
  - Weepin' Willow Blues
  - The Collection
  - 3:13
- - 24
  - Empty Bed Blues (Pts 1 & 2)
  - The Collection
  - 6:25
- - 25
  - 'tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
  - The Collection
  - 3:30
- - 26
  - Young Woman's Blues
  - The Collection
  - 3:11
- - 28
  - St. Louis Blues
  - The Collection
  - 3:12
- - 29
  - I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
  - The Collection
  - 3:23
- - 30
  - Reckless Blues
  - The Collection
  - 3:06