Bessie Smith: References & Edit History
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Paul Oliver, Bessie Smith (1959, reissued 1971); Chris Albertson, Bessie (1972, reissued 1985); Edward Brooks, The Bessie Smith Companion: A Critical and Detailed Appreciation of the Recordings (1982).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: Fresh Air Archive - The Mythic Power of Bessie Smith. | Oct 30, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Sep 22, 2026 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 16, 2026 | ||
| Added a legacy section and noted that Janis Joplin and Juanita Green paid for her headstone. | Jul 16, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fresh Air Archive - The Mythic Power of Bessie Smith. | Jul 15, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pennsylvania Center for the Book - Bessie Smith. | Mar 28, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - Start the Week - Jackie Kay on Bessie Smith. | Jan 18, 2025 | ||
| Revised first paragraph and photo caption. | Apr 10, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 09, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Tennessee Encyclopedia - Bessie Smith. | Feb 27, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Kennedy Center - Bessie Smith. | Jan 05, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mississippi Encyclopedia - Death of Bessie Smith. | Nov 17, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Black History in America - Bessie Smith. | Aug 28, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Museum of African American History and Culture - Biography of Bessie Smith. | Jun 23, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Women and the American Story - Life Story: Bessie Smith (1894 or 1895�1937). | May 11, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - From The Tent Show To The Parlor: Bessie Smith's Travels In Her Time. | Aug 31, 2022 | ||
| Noted that the Great Depression also affected her career. | Dec 10, 2020 | ||
| Added the song “Gimme a Pigfoot.” | Oct 05, 2020 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Feb 22, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 28, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Songwriters Hall of Fame - Biography of Bessie Smith. | Mar 23, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: TN History for Kids! - Biography of Bessie Smith. | Mar 23, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: BlackPast.org - Bessie Smith (1894-1937). | May 12, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Illinois Springfield - Biography of Bessie Smith. | May 12, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Jazz - Biography of Bessie Smith. | May 12, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Naxos - Bessie Smith. | May 12, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: All About Jazz - Bessie Smith. | May 12, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Park Service - Biography of Bessie Smith. | May 12, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllMusic - Bessie Smith. | Jul 15, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Women's Hall of Fame - Biography of Bessie Smith. | Jul 15, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pennsylvania Center for the Book - Biography of Bessie Smith. | Jul 15, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Bessie Smith. | Jul 15, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Jazz.com - Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians - Biography of Bessie Smith. | Jul 15, 2013 | ||
| Added new Web site: Bessie Smith, Talking to the Day: A Representation of Identity in Early Twentieth Century Blues Culture. | Jun 29, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 12, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 04, 1999 |
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