empress of the blues

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Artist Notes

My visual hommage to the late, great Bessie Smith, the ‘Empress of the Blues’. ~ ~ ~ When I was working as a professional musician, I used to sing 'Nobody Knows You When You’re Down Out' – it became a signature piece my repertoire. But nobody can sing it like Bessie! ~ ~ ~ You can hear her sing it and see photographs of her here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX8ptPn3P9I&feature=fvw