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Obwohl die Blues-Sängerin Bessie Smith bereits 1937 erst 43-jährig verstarb, gab es von ihr postum sogar Vinyl-Singles, was für mich ihre große Bedeutung in der Musikwelt aufzeigt.
Die Singles:
COLUMBIA - Box-Sets mit je 6 Singles
the golden era series - "the BESSIE SMITH story" - volume 1
?? 51....4 - 28 - G....G 4-5 - 1….BESSIE SMITH with Louis Armstrong..St. Louis Blues (ZSP 8350)/ - 12….Cold In Hand Blues (ZSP 8357)
?? 51....4 - 29 - G....G 4-5 - 2….BESSIE SMITH with Louis Armstrong..Careless Love Blues (ZSP 8356)/ - 11….J. C. Holmes Blues (ZSP 8355)
?? 51....4 - 30 - G....G 4-5 - 3….BESSIE SMITH with Louis Armstrong..Sobbin' Hearted Blues (ZSP 8353)/ - 10….Reckless Blues (ZSP 8354)
?? 51....4 - 31 - G....G 4-5 - 4….BESSIE SMITH with Louis Armstrong..I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle (ZSP 8351)/ - 9….Nashville Woman's Blues (ZSP 8358)
?? 51....4 - 32 - G....G 4-5 - 5….BESSIE SMITH with Louis Armstrong..You've Been A Good Ole Wagon (ZSP 8352)/ - 8….BESSIE SMITH..Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down (ZSP 8360)
?? 51....4 - 33 - G....G 4-5 - 6….BESSIE SMITH..Jailhouse Blues (ZSP 8359)/ - 7….Down Hearted Blues (ZSP 8361)
the golden era series - "the BESSIE SMITH story" - volume 2
?? 51....4 - 34 - G....G 4-6 - 1….BESSIE SMITH with Buck & his Band..Gimme A Pigfoot (ZSP 8332)/ - 12….Do Your Duty (ZSP 8334)
?? 51....4 - 35 - G....G 4-6 - 2….BESSIE SMITH with Buck & his Band..Take Me For A Buggy Ride (ZSP 8333)/ - 11….I'm Down In The Dumps (ZSP 8335)
?? 51....4 - 36 - G....G 4-6 - 3….BESSIE SMITH..Black Mountain Blues (ZSP 8336)/ - 10….New Orleans Hop Scop Blues (ZSP 8337)
?? 51....4 - 37 - G....G 4-6 - 4….BESSIE SMITH with Trio Acc. ..Weeping Willow Blues (ZSP 8362)/ - 9….BESSIE SMITH..Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out (ZSP 8367)
?? 51....4 - 38 - G....G 4-6 - 5….BESSIE SMITH..Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town (ZSP 8363)/ - 8….The Gin House Blues (ZSP 8364)
?? 51....4 - 39 - G....G 4-6 - 6….BESSIE SMITH..Poor Man's Blues (ZSP 8365)/ - 7….Me And My Gin (ZSP 8366)
the golden era series - "the BESSIE SMITH story" - volume 3 *)
?? 51....4 - 40 - G....G 4-7 - 1….BESSIE SMITH with Joe Smith and Fletcher Henderson's Hot Six..Alexander's Ragtime Band/ - 12….Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)
?? 51....4 - 41 - G....G 4-7 - 2….BESSIE SMITH with Joe Smith and Fletcher Henderson's Hot Six..Baby Doll/ - 11….Lost Your Head Blues
?? 51....4 - 42 - G....G 4-7 - 3….BESSIE SMITH with Joe Smith and Fletcher Henderson's Hot Six..The Yellow Dog Blues (He's Gone Where The Southern Cross' The Yellow Dog)/ - 10….There'll Be A Hot Time In Old Town To-Night
?? 51....4 - 43 - G....G 4-7 - 4….BESSIE SMITH with Joe Smith and Fletcher Henderson's Hot Six..One And Two Blues/ - 9….At The Christmas Ball
?? 51....4 - 44 - G....G 4-7 - 5….BESSIE SMITH with Joe Smith and Fletcher Henderson's Hot Six….Money Blues/ - 8….Young Woman's Blues
?? 51....4 - 45 - G....G 4-7 - 6….BESSIE SMITH with Joe Smith and Fletcher Henderson's Hot Six..After You've Gone/ - 7….Cake Walking Babies (From Home)
the golden era series - "the BESSIE SMITH story" - volume 4
?? 51....4 - 46 - G....G 4-8 - 1….BESSIE SMITH with James P. Johnson..Back Water Blues (ZSP 8320)/ - 12….Preachin' The Blues (ZSP 8321)
?? 51....4 - 47 - G....G 4-8 - 2….BESSIE SMITH with her Blue Boys..Trombone Cholly (ZSP 8326)/ - 11….Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair (ZSP 8327)
?? 51....4 - 48 - G....G 4-8 - 3….BESSIE SMITH & The Bessemer Singers with James P. Johnson..On Revival Day (ZSP 8325)/ - 10….Moan, Mourners (ZSP 8322)
?? 51....4 - 49 - G....G 4-8 - 4….BESSIE SMITH..Long Old Road (ZSP 8328)/ - 9….Shipwreck Blues (ZSP 8329)
?? 51....4 - 50 - G....G 4-8 - 5….BESSIE SMITH..Empty Bed Blues - Part I (ZSP 8330)/ - 8….BESSIE SMITH with James P. Johnson..He's Got Me Goin' (ZSP 8323)
?? 51....4 - 51 - G....G 4-8 - 6….BESSIE SMITH..Empty Bed Blues - Part II (ZSP ????)/ - 7….BESSIE SMITH with James P. Johnson..Blue Spirit Blues (ZSP ????)
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07 52....4-6893....Vocal BESSIE SMITH with Buck and his Band..Gimme A Pigfoot (ZSP 8332)/Take Me For A Buggy Ride (ZSP 8333)

*) Das "Volume 3" musste ich aus den Daten der LP COLUMBIA CL 857 rekonstruieren.
....Es fehlen daher viele Details wie Matrixnummern etc.

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Gerd

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