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Bessie Smith - One of the Great Blues Singers
Bessie Smith was the voice of the Roaring Twenties.
If there was one major female figure in 1920s jazz it was Bessie Smith.
A Regal Voice
Smith in the 1920s: Singing
Her voice has been described as regal, powerful, authoritative. She was able to take her voice to new heights because in her younger years she learned to project her instrument) across large spirited crowds of people without help from a microphone.
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The power of Smith's voice was her trademark and as she matured her talent deepened and she became adept at capturing the spirit of the blues. She was often compared to the preachers of the south because of the "spiritual" tone of her voice.
In 1921, Bessie Smith traveled north to Atlantic City and Washington D.C.
where she met saxophone player Sydney Bechet. This relationship became romantic and Smith bought a house in New Jersey.
A Talent For the Ages
She was signed by Columbia