Clara Smith
One of the legendary unrelated Smith singers of the 1920s, Clara Smith was never on Bessie's level or as significant as Mamie but she had something of her own to offer. She began working on the theatre circuit and in vaudeville around 1910, learning her craft during the next 13 years while traveling throughout the South. In 1923 Clara Smith came to New York and she recorded steadily for Columbia through 1932, cutting 122 songs often with the backing of top musicians (especially after 1925) including Louis Armstrong, Charlie Green, Joe Smith, Freddy Jenkins and James P. Johnson (in 1929). Plus she recorded two vocal duets with Bessie Smith and four with Lonnie Johnson. She was billed as the "Queen of the Moaners" although Smith actually had a lighter and sweeter voice than her contemporaries and main competitors. She performed throughout the country (even appearing on the West Coast during 1924-25) and in Harlem revues during her prime years. Clara Smith was active until shortly before her death in 1935 from heart failure at the age of 40.
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Discographie
21 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Clara Smith 1923-1932: The Queen of the Moaners (Blues Collection Historic Recordings)
Blues - Paru chez Epm le 1 janv. 2001
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Clara Smith Vol. 2 (1924)
Blues - Paru chez Document Records le 28 juin 2005
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Clara Smith Vol. 3 (1925)
Blues - Paru chez Document Records le 28 juin 2005
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Clara Smith Vol. 1 (1923-1924)
Blues - Paru chez Document Records le 28 juin 2005
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Clara Smith Vol. 6 (1930-1932)
Blues - Paru chez Document Records le 28 juin 2005
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Clara Smith Vol. 5 (1927-1929)
Blues - Paru chez Document Records le 28 juin 2005
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Clara Smith Vol. 4 (1926-1927)
Blues - Paru chez Document Records le 28 juin 2005
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Stack O' Lee Blues (Recordings of 1924 - 1929)
Victoria Spivey, Mississippi John Hurt, Clara Smith
Blues - Paru chez Blues Classics le 31 oct. 2022
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Best Of The Blues
Blues - Paru chez Nifty Music, Inc. le 1 mai 2010
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Presenting Clara Smith
Blues - Paru chez Universal Digital Enterprises le 27 mai 1923
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I Don't Love Nobody
Blues - Paru chez Retro Music Box le 17 août 2022
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Woman in Blues - Clara Smith
Blues - Paru chez Isis le 29 août 2022
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Deep Blue Sea Blues (Remaster)
Blues - Paru chez Emmington le 9 déc. 2019
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Milestones of Legends - Female Blues, Vol. 2
Blues - Paru chez Intense Media GmbH le 18 mars 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo