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20. Ratatouille

Bessie Smith – Kitchen Man

The Essential Bessie Smith (1997)

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February 20, 2026 at 4:33 AM
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#blackhistorymonth #bessiesmith
February 27, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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#JanisJoplin #BessieSmith
March 5, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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#BessieSmith
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Bessie Smith, the Empress of Blues: one of the greatest & most influential #blues singers of all time.

A major influence on later generations of singers across blues, #jazz, gospel, R&B, soul & rock, including Billie Holiday, Mahalia Jackson & Janis Joplin. She died #OTD in 1937.

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A black-and-white studio portrait of Bessie Smith (1894–1937), the legendary Black blues singer known as the “Empress of the Blues” and one of the most influential vocalists in American music history. In this full-length, dynamic image, she stands confidently in the center of the frame, arms gracefully outstretched in a theatrical pose of joyful expression. She wears a shimmering, light-colored 1920s flapper-style gown covered in intricate beadwork, fringe, and floral appliqués at the waist, with a sheer overskirt and dark heeled boots. Her short dark hair is neatly styled, and her face is lit with a radiant, open-mouthed smile that radiates power, charisma, and delight. The dark, softly draped studio backdrop and dramatic lighting emphasize her commanding stage presence.
September 27, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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Stuff and things, part 1. #blues #bessiesmith #robertjohnson #neilyoung #milesdavis #johnfahey #stiffrecords #williamfaulkner #flanneryoconnor #velvetundeeground #rcrumb #rcrumbart
November 28, 2024 at 12:50 AM
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1924 - Bessie Smith - Clara Smith Club - New York
#jazz #BessieSmith jazzsky
1924 - Bessie Smith - Clara Smith Club - New York
February 19, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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This week's Substack: Listening to Bessie Smith. #blues #bessiesmith open.substack.com/pub/davidwes...
May 29, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic

Day 2 #BessieSmith
Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out

Its #InternationalBluesMusicDay & in August 1970 #JanisJoplin & Juanita Green paid for a headstone to be laid at Smith’s gravesite which lay unmarked since she was buried 33 years earlier

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Bessie Smith - Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (Official Audio)
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August 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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#OTD #TDIH #September26, 1937: #DOTD: #RIP #BessieSmith. #EmpressOfTheBlues #Jazz #Blues #Singers #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #AmericanMusic #Music #JazzSky #MusicSky
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Bessie Smith - St. Louis Blues (1929)
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September 26, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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1926 - Bessie Smith - Frolic Theatre - Birmingham (Alabama)
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1926 - Bessie Smith - Frolic Theatre - Birmingham (Alabama)
February 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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#OTD #TDIH #April15, 1894 #HBD #BessieSmith! #EmpressOfTheBlues #Jazz #Blues #Singers #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #AmericanMusic #Music #BluesSky #JazzSky #MusicSky
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Bessie Smith - St. Louis Blues (1929)
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April 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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#freeconcert #friendshipheights #jazz #laurabaronmusic #BessieSmith #AGoodManIsHardToFind #BluesMusic #JazzSky #MusicianSky #Musicsky #ArtistSupport
July 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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FACTS
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#FridayFeeling
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“I don't want no drummer. I set the tempo.”
- Bessie Smith,
Empress of the Blues #WomensArt #FridayFeeling
Monochrome photograph featuring a standing Black woman in a light coloured dress, with arms out and smiling towards the viewer
September 26, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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On This Day In Jazz Age Music!
APRIL 15TH
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BESSIE SMITH!!!
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#April15 #April15th #OTD #BOTD #OnThisDay #JazzAge #MusicSky #MusicianSky #Blues #78rpm #OldMusic #jugBand #TinPanAlley #MUSIC #HotJazz #ClassicJazz #Music #BessieSmith #JazzAge #Vaudeville
APRIL 15TH
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BESSIE SMITH !!
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April 15, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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#OTD #TDIH #September26, 1937: #DOTD: #RIP #BessieSmith. #EmpressOfTheBlues #Jazz #Blues #Singers #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #AmericanMusic #Music #JazzSky #MusicSky
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Bessie Smith - Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (Official Audio)
YouTube video by BessieSmithVEVO
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September 26, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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#BessieSmith
plrock.bsky.social P.L. Rock @plrock.bsky.social · Dec 31
One of my themes this year is to listen to way more Bessie Smith. A great singer and a true role model if ever there was one. She had her own personalized rail car, and she'd steal your man or your girl depending on her mood that night. Truly inspiring.
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January 4, 2024 at 4:21 PM
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#OTD #TDIH #September26, 1937: #DOTD: #RIP #BessieSmith. #EmpressOfTheBlues #Jazz #Blues #Singers #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #AmericanMusic #Music #JazzSky #MusicSky
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Bessie Smith - Down Hearted Blues (Audio)
YouTube video by BessieSmithVEVO
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September 26, 2026 at 8:29 AM
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Bessie Smith, Queen of the Blues en later zelfs Empress of the Blues, was in de jaren 20 de best betaalde zwarte entertainer. Een grote invloed op de blues en rock 'n roll. #bessiesmith #nonkelmuziek
May 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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A walking tour of the Riverside Hotel, Clarksdale, Mississippi. <3 #bessiesmith #bluessky #blueshistory #bluesmusic #blues #crossroads #mississippi
The Riverside Hotel, Clarksdale, Mississippi
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May 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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#BessieSmith
I miss you so much and I’m sorry. I replay that day at the vet every day. I know they said it was best but I can’t stop seeing how scared you were.
I’m so sorry.
December 28, 2024 at 11:29 PM
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On 26 Sep 1937: #BessieSmith, American blues singer known as the "Empress of the Blues" (recorded over 200 songs), died of injuries sustained in car crash at 43.
#RIP †
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September 26, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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#OTD #TDIH #April15, 1894 #HBD #BessieSmith! #EmpressOfTheBlues #Jazz #Blues #Singers #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #AmericanMusic #Music #BluesSky #JazzSky #MusicSky
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Bessie Smith - St. Louis Blues (1929)
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April 15, 2026 at 12:42 AM
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#OTD #TDIH #April15, 1894 #HBD #BessieSmith! #EmpressOfTheBlues #Jazz #Blues #Singers #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #AmericanMusic #Music #BluesSky #JazzSky #MusicSky
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Bessie Smith - Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (Official Audio)
YouTube video by BessieSmithVEVO
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April 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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#LookAndSee 508 #MusicChallenge
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Washwoman's Blues · #BessieSmith
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Washwoman's Blues
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September 15, 2026 at 1:37 AM
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ON THIS DAY IN JAZZ AGE MUSIC!
FEBRUARY 16TH...
Gulf Coast Blues

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#February16 #February16th #BessieSmith #JazzAge #Blues #Music #MusicSky #JazzSky #OTD #BOTD #OnThisDay #MusicSky #MusicianSky #EarlyBlues #Ragtime #78rpm #OldMusic #TinPanAlley #HotJazz #ClassicJazz
FEBRUARY 16TH
BIRTHDAYS
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February 16, 2026 at 12:55 AM