18 Classic Songs from the ''Empress Of The Blues''

The first major blues and jazz singer on record and one of the most powerful of all time, Bessie Smith rightly earned the title of 'The Empress of the Blues'. Bessie's recordings range from uproarious vaudeville songs to slow blues.

Track Listing

• Alexanders Ragtime Band
• New Orleans Hop Scop Blues
• Nobody Knows You When Your Down and Out
• Take Me For A Buggy Ride
• Cold Hand Blues
• One And Two Blues
• Careless Love Blues
• A Good Man Is Hard To Find
• St Louis Blues
• Do Your Duty
• Down Hearted Blues
• Empty Bed Blues
• Gimme A Pigfoot
• Nobody's Blues But Mine
• Yellow Dog Blues
• Squeeze Me
• Send Me To The Electric Chair
• Thems' Graveyard Words

Additional Details

Label: AIM Records

Genre: Blues

Run Time: 60 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 10/01/01

UPC: 752211002327