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Bessie Smith, 1923
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Bessie Smith, 1923
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A portrait of Bessie Smith. Written on recto: Photo, 1923, by Edward Elcha, courtesy of Rudi Blesh. Bessie Smith in 1923, the year of her first record, which sold 780,000 copies in six months. It earned her only $125, but it established her as the leading blues singer. From BESSIE SMITH: EMPRESS OF THE BLUES (Schirmer Books/Frank Music, April 15).
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auc.034.0022
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.034:0022
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