Bessie

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Summary: Empress of the Blues
Review: Albertson has had the rare fortune to have interviewed Bessie Smith's niece Ruby Walker Smith who toured with Bessie for over a decade. No other book on Bessie is needed. You can't find all these great interviews w/ relatives and friends in another book. And the great thing is this one is written well. Not a dry biography but one with enough candor and insight to make Bessie seem alive.
"See that long lonesome road, Lawd you know it's gonna end, and I'm a good woman and I can get plenty of men."

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Summary: Great Book on a True Queen
Review: Bessie smith was Hip-Hop before it had a name.She was a One Woman Business&went through so Much.not only One of the Greatest Artists Ever but also a Woman who battled&did Her thing Her own way. Her music still knocks me out&she had a edge about Herself.this Book is very detailed&does her Justice&covers so much. a Must read&have.