Bessie is a 2015 HBO TV film about the American blues singer Bessie Smith, and focuses on her transformation as a struggling young singer into "The Empress of the Blues".

The story of legendary blues performer Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s. The camera has a love affair with Queen Latifah from beginning to end in this tour de force, a …

Bessie Smith, American singer, one of the greatest blues vocalists. Known as the ‘Empress of the Blues,’ she was a bold, supremely confident artist who sang with breathtaking emotional intensity on …

Bessie Smith was a blues singer who was born into poverty and became one of the highest paid Black performers in America.

Queen Latifah stars as Bessie Smith in this vivid portrait of the legendary 20th century blues singer.

Apr 2, 2014 · Jazz and blues vocalist Bessie Smith's powerful, soulful voice won her countless fans and earned her the title "Empress of the Blues."

Queen Latifah stars as Bessie Smith in this vivid portrait of the legendary 20th century blues singer.

Bessie Smith (July, 1892 or April, 1894 – September 26, 1937) was the most popular and successful female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s, and an important influence on subsequent singers, …

Bessie Smith (April 15, 1892 – September 26, 1937) was an African-American blues singer widely renowned during the Jazz Age. Nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues" and formerly Queen of the …

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