Bessie by Chris Albertson

336 pages first pub 1972 (editions)

nonfiction biography history music challenging informative fast-paced
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This book—a revised and expanded edition of the definitive biography of Bessie Smith, known as the “Empress of the Blues”—debunks many of the myths that circulated after her untimely death in 1937. For this new edition, Chris Albertson provides mo...

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