(1894-1937) American Blues singer. Nicknamed “Empress of the Blues,” Smith was the most popular and successful female Blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s, influencing many musicians of the Harlem Renaissance era.
(1894-1937) American Blues singer. Nicknamed “Empress of the Blues,” Smith was the most popular and successful female Blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s, influencing many musicians of the Harlem Renaissance era.
