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Life Story: Bessie Smith (1894 or 1895–1937) Bessie had six siblings Her family was extremely poor Her father was a Baptist minister Both of her parents died when she was young Bessie and her brother Andrew made money for the family working as street performers Bessie sang and Andrew played the guitar
Bessie Smith - Wikipedia Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Smith was young when her parents died, and she and her six siblings survived by performing on street corners She began touring and performed in a group that included Ma Rainey, and then went out on her own
Bessie Smith siblings: Meet Viola Smith, Clarence Smith, Lulu Smith . . . Bessie Smith was a well-known American blues singer who lived from April 15, 1894, through September 26, 1937 She was referred to as the “Empress of the Blues” and was the most well-known female blues performer of the 1930s
Bessie Smith (1894-1937) | BlackPast. org Smith was born Elizabeth Smith on April 15, 1894, in Chattanooga, Tennessee Her father, William Smith, a Baptist minister, died soon after her birth, leaving her mother Laura Smith to raise her and six siblings
Bessie Smith Facts - Softschools. com She was born Bessie Smith on April 15, 1894, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Laura Owens and William Smith Her parents died while she was young, and her older sister Viola took over as the parent
Bessie Smith - New World Encyclopedia For the 1900 census, Bessie Smith's mother reported that Bessie was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States in July, 1892 However, for the following census (1910), her sister, Viola Smith, reported the date as April 15, 1894