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Bessie Smith : Empress of the Blues

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Artist

Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937

Collection Creator

Asch, Moses
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964
Folkways Records

Collection Citation

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Contents

Cold in hand blues. You've been a good ole wagon. Cake walking babies. Young woman's blues. Lost your head blues. Baby doll. Empty bed blues
sova.cfch.asch_ref22390

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5146a6321-6b7c-43eb-9735-dfde17b9c551

Local Numbers

FW-ASCH-78-1166 Columbia.C-31

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

New York Columbia

Participant or Performer Note

Bessie Smith, vocals. Vol. 1: Louis Armstrong, cornet; Fred Longshaw, Fletcher Henderson, Porter Grainger, pianos; Henderson's Hot Six; Blue Boys; Joe Smith, trumpet; Charlie Green, trumpet.

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note

Vol. 1 recorded from Jan. 1925 to Mar. 20, 1928

Artist

Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / 78 RPM

Extent

4 Phonograph records (analog, 78 rpm, 10 in.)

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-78-1166

Type

Archival materials
Phonograph records

Collection Rights

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Restrictions

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
CFCH.ASCH_ref22390
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5146a6321-6b7c-43eb-9735-dfde17b9c551
CFCH.ASCH
CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171786374-1

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