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224 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593314272
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 01 November 1997
Description
There has never been anyone else like Bessie Smith. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1894 and orphaned by the age of nine, Bessie Smith sang on street corners before becoming a big name in traveling shows. In 1923, she made her first recording f...
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224 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593314272
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 01 November 1997
Description
There has never been anyone else like Bessie Smith. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1894 and orphaned by the age of nine, Bessie Smith sang on street corners before becoming a big name in traveling shows. In 1923, she made her first recording f...