I'm a Great Niece of Bessie Smith. I relocated to Chattanooga from Los Angeles and worked at the Bessie Smith Hall. Rose Martin came in in as Director and destroyed the Strut. She left in humiliation! I wish the Strut could be revived. Thousands of people came from as. far away as Texas. It was beautiful to witness the love for Aunt Bessie. Peace and love to you.
I'm a Great Niece of Bessie Smith. I relocated to Chattanooga from Los Angeles and worked at the Bessie Smith Hall. Rose Martin came in in as Director and destroyed the Strut. She left in humiliation! I wish the Strut could be revived. Thousands of people came from as. far away as Texas. It was beautiful to witness the love for Aunt Bessie. Peace and love to you.
Her phrasing and style was the blueprint for so many singers that followed her but she is still the best and always will be. Love her voice.
My great grandfather loved her music , I’m told .
So she's originally from Chattanooga Tennessee not St. Louis. Never knew that.
Love her voice
Gina Bayer 𝓶𝓮2
A late friend of mine who grew up in Murfreesboro TN told me that when he was a little boy he sat on Bessies lap.