The Empress Of The Blues, Bessie Smith, passed away 80 years ago today as the result of a car crash. Her blues cry is still revered and, man, she could sing some words at times that could make a person blush.
What are you listening to tonight?
The Empress of the Blues has been eighty years gone.
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