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Bessie Smith - Rough Guide To Blues Legends: Bessie Smith [Vinyl]

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Format: Vinyl
Rel. Date: 08/28/2015
UPC: 605633626421

Rough Guide To Blues Legends: Bessie Smith [Vinyl]
Artist: Bessie Smith
Format: Vinyl
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DISC: 1

1. St Louis Blues
2. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
3. T'ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
4. Careless Love
5. Me and My Gin
6. Empty Bed Blues (Part One)
7. I Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl
8. Send Me To The 'lectric Chair
9. Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer
10. Empty Bed Blues (Part One)
11. Empty Bed Blues (Part Two)
12. Back Water Blues
13. The Yellow Dog Blues
14. Me And My Gin
15. St Louis Blues
16. Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town
17. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
18. After You've Gone
19. Jailhouse Blues
20. Dirty No-Gooder's Blues
21. I'd Rather Be Dead And Buried In My Grave
22. Coffee Grindin' Blues
23. My Stove's In Good Condition
24. Knockin' Myself Out
25. Dirty Mother For You
26. Short John
27. Dope Head Blues
28. Love Shows Weakness
29. When I Get Low I Get High
30. Jack I'm Mellow
31. I'm A Mighty Tight Woman
32. One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
33. Oh What A Dream

DISC: 2

1. Down Hearted Blues - Merline Johnson
2. Jazzbo Brown from Memphis Town - Ella Fitzgerald
3. Dirty No-Gooder's Blues - Trixie Smith
4. After You've Gone - Sippie Wallace
5. Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair - Big Maybelle
6. Back Water Blues - Ruth Brown

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Bessie Smith was the first superstar of the blues with one of the greatest voices of the twentieth century – dubbed 'The Empress Of The Blues', her majestic delivery and indomitable spirit were unsurpassed. Re-mastered for exceptional audio clarity, the emotional intensity and expressiveness of Bessie Smith still takes the breath away.
        
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