16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bessie is the Blues, September 24, 1998
By A Customer
This review is from: Bessie Smith The Ultimate Collection, Empress of the Blues (Audio CD)
This the perfect CD for getting acquainted with Bessie Smith. I just happen to come from the same home town as Bessie, so you know that I'm utterly unbiased when I say that she is an extremely important figure in the history of the Blues. If you've never heard her stuff, you've been missing out.
Track listings are as follows:
1. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out 2. Gin House Blues 3. T'ain't Nobody's Business If I Do 4. After You're Gone 5. Sweet Mistreater 6. Empty Bed Blues (Parts 1&2) 7. Dyin' By The Hour 8. Homeless Blues 9. You've Been A Good Ole Wagon (But You Done Broke Down) 10. Gulf Coast Blues 11. Aggravatin' Papa (Don't You Try To Two-Time Me) 12. Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan) 13. There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight 14. Nobody In Town Can Bake A Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine 15. A Good Man Is Hard To Find 16. Lock And Key 17. Looking For My Man Blues 18. Foolish Man Blues 19. Hateful Blues 20. Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl 21. Thinking Blues 22. Send Me To The 'Lectic Chair 23. St. Louis Blues (Featuring Louis Armstrong)
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
THE REAL DEAL, April 27, 2000
This review is from: Bessie Smith The Ultimate Collection, Empress of the Blues (Audio CD)
BESSIE SMITH PUTS SO MUCH HEART&EMOTION into Her Work.Her VOice&Honesty Have Inspired So-Many that it Would take Years to Explain.Her Words&Music are Directly From The Heart&Soul.She is Very Essential to Any Serious Music Collector.
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