Women in Tennessee History: Biographical Index
Bessie Smith
(1894-1937)
Singer
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Internet Sites

"Bessie Smith." Available from http://www.rockhall.com/induct/smitbess.html.
Brief entry which recognizes Smith as an inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

"Bessie Smith Hall." Available from http://www.chattanooga.net/chamber/bessie.html.

Print Sources

Reitz, Rosetta. "Bessie Smith, 'Empress of the Blues': 1894-1937." In Notable Black American Women, edited by Jessie C. Smith. Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1992.

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