Awards & Winners

Bessie Smith

Date of Birth 15-April-1894
Place of Birth Chattanooga
(Hamilton County, Tennessee, Marion County, United States of America, Area code 423)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Smith, Bessie, bessie_smith, Elizabeth Smith, Empress of the Blues
Profession Singer, Actor
Bessie Smith was an American blues singer. Nicknamed The Empress of the Blues, Smith was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. She is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and, along with Louis Armstrong, a major influence on other jazz vocalists.

Awards by Bessie Smith

Check all the awards nominated and won by Bessie Smith.

2005


Grammy Hall of Fame Award
Honored for : Down Hearted Blues

1992


Grammy Hall of Fame Award
Honored for : St. Louis Blues

1982


Grammy Hall of Fame Award
Honored for : Empty Bed Blues