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“On This Day in the History of Recorded Sound…”

April 15, 1894: Born: Bessie Smith, the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s-1930s.

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My late friend Jerry Donnell talked a lot about Bessie.He told me that when he was a little boy he and his nurse went backstage to see Bessie,and Jerry told me that he sat on her lap.Happy birthday,Bessie! edisonplayer.