Downhearted Blues

Bessie Smith · 1923 · premier disque de Bessie Smith

Context

Bessie Smith's first record for Columbia, with Clarence Williams accompanying on piano, this blues co-written by Alberta Hunter and Lovie Austin sold 780,000 copies in six months. It is among the first 50 recordings inducted into the National Recording Registry in 2002.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Classic blues (women singers). Among the origins and influences of Classic blues: Blues, spirituals, work songs.

By the same artist

• St. Louis Blues (1925)

Sources

• EN: Downhearted Blues

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