Sisällysluettelo:
“…Introduction: uncovering the life of a blues woman -- Beyond the contraband camps: Black Chattanooga from the Civil War to 1880 -- The freest town on the map: Black migration to new south Chattanooga -- The empress's playground: BessieSmith and Black childhood in the urban South -- Life on Big Ninth Street: the emerging blues culture in Chattanooga -- An empress in vaudeville: BessieSmith on the theater circuit…”
Sisällysluettelo:
“…Young woman's blues ; Preachin' the blues ; Long old road / BessieSmith, es. Queen Latifah. A hot time in the old town / Theodore Metz, Joe Hayden, es. …”
Sisällysluettelo:
“…BessieSmith (voc). - Sis.: Down hearted blues ; Gulf coast blues ; Aggravatin' papa ; Beale street mama ; Baby won't you please come home ; Oh daddy blues ; 'Tain't nobody's bizness if I do ; Keeps on a-rainin' ; Mama's got the blues ; Outside of that ; Bleeding hearted blues ; Lady luck blues ; Yodling blues ; Midnight blues ; If you don't, I know who will ; Nobody in town can bake a sweet jelly roll like mine ; Jail-house blues ; St. …”