Bessie Mae Smith
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Bessie Mae Smith
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Bessie Mae Smith was an American blues singer from St. Louis, who recorded for the Okeh, Vocalion and Paramount record labels under a variety of names between 1927 and 1941. She is reported to have been married to Delta bluesman Big Joe Williams, who sometimes credited her with writing his song “Baby, Please Don't Go”. Her songs often included surreal imagery and sexual metaphors. There is confusion about her actual name. While she recorded as Bessie Mae Smith, Blue Belle, and St. Louis Bessie,
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American blues singer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Mae_Smith
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2022-11-15T06:47:26Z
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