[Dixielandjazz] Bessie Smith reviewed

Robert Ringwald rsr at ringwald.com
Wed Nov 21 20:36:26 PST 2012


The Mythic Power of Bessie Smith
by Kevin Whitehead
NPR's "Fresh Air," November 21, 2012
Vocalist Bessie Smith's musical career, spanning 1923-33, has been collected in a
new 10-CD box set, "Bessie Smith: The Complete Columbia Recordings."
Nine-minute segment:
http://www.npr.org/2012/11/21/165588944


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