St. Louis Blues by Bessie Smith

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but speelSreveNtsuR was first  

If only this happened in real life. The original video is loanger and before this scene in the bar, Bessie's character is jilted and knocked down be her man. Then she goes to the bar and starts singing and at about 1:28 eberybody in the bar starts singing the chorus.   7

kdd 16 Aug 2013

Feeling tomorrow like I feel today   1

JamieMadness 10 Aug 2014

The recording that started it all when it came to the blues, or so I heard on a CBC program last night while stuck in construction traffic on the Malahat heading home from a hike up Mt. Arrowsmith   2

fletchero 29 Jul 2013

Absolutely no one can wail like Bessie Smith <3

Amalynai 3 Sep 2012