The Very Best Of

Bessie Smith

• Released on 01/02/2010 by Master Classics Records
• Main artists: Bessie Smith
• Genre: Blues

1 A Good Man Is Hard To Find

00:03:03

Bessie Smith, MainArtist - E. Green, Composer

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2 I Ain't Got Nobody

00:03:14

Bessie Smith, MainArtist

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3 Baby Doll

00:03:01

Bessie Smith, Composer, MainArtist

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4 I Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl

00:02:40

Clarence Williams, Composer - Bessie Smith, MainArtist - Dally Small, Composer - J.T. Brymn, Composer

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5 Chicago Bound Blues

00:03:22

L. Austin, Composer - Bessie Smith, MainArtist

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6 Black Mountain Blues

00:03:01

Bessie Smith, MainArtist - J.C. Johnson, Composer

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7 Hustlin' Dan

00:03:22

Bessie Smith, MainArtist

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8 Blue Blue

00:03:05

Bessie Smith, MainArtist

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9 Don't Cry Baby

00:03:01

S. Bernie, Composer - S. Unger, Composer - Bessie Smith, MainArtist - J. Johnson, Composer

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10 Jailhouse Blues

00:03:18

Clarence Williams, Composer - Bessie Smith, Composer, MainArtist

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11 Hateful Blues

00:03:10

Bessie Smith, MainArtist

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12 I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle

00:03:24

Bessie Smith, MainArtist - Bradford, Composer

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13 The Gin House Blues

00:03:16

H. Troy, Composer - Bessie Smith, MainArtist - F. Henderson, Composer

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14 Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window Down

00:03:24

Bessie Smith, MainArtist

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15 In The House Blues

00:02:53

Bessie Smith, Composer, MainArtist

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16 Lost Your Head Blues

00:02:57

Bessie Smith, Composer, MainArtist

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17 Alexander's Ragtime Band

00:03:01

F. KARLIN, Composer - Bessie Smith, MainArtist - I. Berlin, Composer

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18 Easy Come Easy Go Blues

00:03:14

Bessie Smith, MainArtist

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19 Empty Bed Blues, Part 1

00:02:57

Bessie Smith, MainArtist

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20 What's The Matter Now

00:02:49

Spencer Williams, Composer - Clarence Williams, Composer - Bessie Smith, MainArtist

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21 Gulf Coast Blues

00:03:10

Clarence Williams, Composer - Bessie Smith, MainArtist

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22 The Yellow Dog Blues

00:03:05

Bessie Smith, MainArtist

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23 New Gulf Coast Blues

00:03:24

Bessie Smith, MainArtist - C. Williams, Composer

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24 Ain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do

00:03:33

Bessie Smith, MainArtist

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25 Slow And Easy Man

00:02:53

Bessie Smith, MainArtist

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26 Any Woman's Blues

00:03:30

Bessie Smith, MainArtist - LOVI AUSTIN, Composer

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27 Gimme A Pig Foot And A Bottle Of Beer

00:03:18

Bessie Smith, MainArtist - Wesley Wilson, Composer

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28 Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair

00:03:24

Bessie Smith, MainArtist - George Brooks, Composer

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29 Careless Love Blues

00:03:28

Bessie Smith, MainArtist - W. C. Handy, Composer

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30 Preachin' The Blues

00:02:53

Bessie Smith, Composer, MainArtist

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31 Baby Have Pity On Me

00:03:12

Clarence Williams, Composer - Bessie Smith, MainArtist - Billy Moll, Composer

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32 I'm Wild About That Thing

00:02:42

Bessie Smith, MainArtist

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33 Down Hearted Blues

00:03:30

Bessie Smith, MainArtist - Lovie Austin, Composer - Alberta Hunter, Composer

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34 Mean Old Bedbug Blues

00:03:16

Bessie Smith, MainArtist

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35 St. Louis Gal

00:03:33

Bessie Smith, MainArtist - J Russell Robinson, Composer

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36 You've Got To Give Me Some

00:02:38

Spencer Williams, Composer - Bessie Smith, MainArtist

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37 Wasted Life Blues

00:02:55

Bessie Smith, Composer, MainArtist

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38 Aggravatin' Pappa

00:03:22

Bessie Smith, MainArtist - Roy Turk, Composer - Addy Britt, Composer - J Russell Robinson, Composer

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39 Baby Won't You Please Come Home?

00:03:01

Bessie Smith, MainArtist

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40 Do Your Duty

00:03:16

Bessie Smith, MainArtist - Wesley Wilson, Composer

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41 Thinking Blues

00:03:03

Bessie Smith, Composer, MainArtist

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42 I'd Rather Be Dead And Buried In My Grave

00:02:53

Bessie Smith, MainArtist - P FULLER, Composer

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43 After You've Gone

00:02:59

Bessie Smith, MainArtist - Turner Layton, Composer - Henry Creamer, Composer - Ray Sherman, Composer

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44 Hard Driving Papa

00:02:59

Bessie Smith, MainArtist - George Brooks, Composer

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45 Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out

00:02:51

Jimmie Cox, Composer - Bessie Smith, MainArtist

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46 Backwater Blues

00:03:18

Bessie Smith, Composer, MainArtist

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47 Spider Man Blues

00:03:16

Bessie Smith, Composer, MainArtist - Harold Gray, Composer

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48 Safety Mama

00:03:16

Bessie Smith, MainArtist

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49 Empty Bed Blues, Part 2

00:03:14

Bessie Smith, MainArtist

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About the album

• 1 disc(s) - 49 track(s)
• Total length: 02:34:04

• Main artists: Bessie Smith
• Composer: Various Composers
• Label: Master Classics Records
• Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Blues
Available in
16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo

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