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Date of Birth
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15-April-1894
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Place of Birth
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Chattanooga
(Hamilton County, Tennessee, Marion County, United States of America, Area code 423)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Smith, Bessie, bessie_smith, Elizabeth Smith, Empress of the Blues
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Profession
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Singer, Actor
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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.
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