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Kay, Jackie, 1961- author.
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Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937.
Singers -- United States -- Biography.
Blues musicians -- United States -- Biography.
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Bessie Smith : a poe...
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Bessie Smith : a poet's biography of a blue's legend / Jackie Kay.
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Kay, Jackie, 1961- author.
New York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2021.
Subjects
Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937.
Singers -- United States -- Biography.
Blues musicians -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780593314272 (paperback) :
0593314271
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xiv, 205 pages ; 21 cm
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"Known for her prodigious musical talent, her timeless blues narratives about personal and socioeconomic problems, her tough persona, and her innate ability to enrapture audiences with her raw voice, Bessie Smith--the Empress of the Blues--receives a unique biographical treatment in this special life narrative captured by one of Scotland's finest poets. By masterfully blending research, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and her own experiences in listening to Bessie Smith, Jackie Kay brings Smith to life, chronicling her humble beginnings in Tennessee to her national touring and recording success to her troubled relationships and her tragic end. The result is a lyrical tribute that not only captures Smith's personality but manages to reproduce her voice as her lyrics echo throughout the text. Bessie Smith lives on, and as Kay argues, she is relevant now more than ever"--Provided by publisher.
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Hawaii State Library
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782.42164 Smith Ka
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B Smith Ka
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