{"product_id":"empress-of-the-blues-1923-1932-vinyl","title":"Empress Of The Blues 1923-1932 (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This is NOT a comic! But you can listen to it while you read comics!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy Bessie Smith. Published by Acrobat Music. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVinyl LP Record, 1923-1931 (2023 printing)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBessie Smith, “The Empress Of The Blues”, a uniquely powerful, soulful and uncompromising blues singer, was an originator and a star. She became one of the highest-paid Black performers of her time, influencing fellow blues and jazz singers for generations to come and helping transform the record industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter treading the vaudeville boards in the 1910’s alongside Ma Rainey, Smith rose to the top and was picked up by a struggling Columbia Records. Her first single Down Hearted Blues sold nearly a million in 8 months, saving Columbia from bankruptcy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePressed on 140g black vinyl, this 13-track LP features some of The Empress’ best-loved songs from her tragically short career. From her very earliest sessions in 1923, through collaborations with Louis Armstrong and Fletcher Henderson to later reflections on prohibition. A fitting tribute to one of the true heroes, not only of the blues, but musical history itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide A\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 - DOWN HEARTED BLUES - Bessie Smith with Clarence Williams (Lovie Austin, Alberta Hunter) 1923\u003cbr\u003e2 - GULF COAST BLUES - Bessie Smith with Clarence Williams (Clarence Williams) 1923\u003cbr\u003e3 - AGGRAVATIN' PAPA - Bessie Smith \u0026amp; Her Down Home Trio (Addy Britt, J. Russel Robinson, Roy Turk) 1923\u003cbr\u003e4 - BABY WON'T YOU PLEASE COME HOME - Bessie Smith with Clarence Williams (Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams) 1923\u003cbr\u003e5 – T’AIN’T NOBODY'S BIZ-NESS IF I DO - Bessie Smith with Clarence Williams (Everett Robbins, Porter Grainger) 1923\u003cbr\u003e6 - CARELESS LOVE BLUES - Bessie Smith with Louis Armstrong, Charlie Green and Fletcher Henderson (Martha E. Koenig, Spencer Williams, W.C Handy) 1925\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide B\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. I AIN'T GONNA PLAY NO SECOND FIDDLE - Bessie Smith with Louis Armstrong, Charlie Green and Fletcher Henderson (Perry Bradford) 1925\u003cbr\u003e2. ST LOUIS BLUES - Bessie Smith with Clarence Williams (W.C. Handy) 1925\u003cbr\u003e3. LOST YOUR HEAD BLUES - Bessie Smith with Louis Armstrong and Fred Longshaw (Bessie Smith) 1926\u003cbr\u003e4. AFTER YOU'VE GONE - Bessie Smith with Joe Smith and Fletcher Henderson (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) 1927\u003cbr\u003e5. EMPTY BED BLUES PT. 1 - Bessie Smith with Fletcher Henderson (J. C. Johnson) 1928\u003cbr\u003e6. NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT - Bessie Smith with Charlie Green and Porter Grainger (Jimmie Cox) 1929\u003cbr\u003e7. I NEED A LITTLE SUGAR IN MY BOWL - Bessie Smith with Ed Allen, Gavin Bushell, Greely Watson, Clarence Williams and Cyrus St. Clair (Clarence Williams, Dally Small, Tim Brymn) 1931\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acrobat Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61285127422282,"sku":"empressoftheblues19321931","price":20.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8894\/4822\/files\/IMG_6064_51600d8e-73cb-41ac-9484-a1c55306cba0.jpg?v=1772895423","url":"https:\/\/littledeercomics.ie\/products\/empress-of-the-blues-1923-1932-vinyl","provider":"Little Deer Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}