The 10 Most Legendary Blues Songs

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5. Gulf Coast Blues – Bessie Smith

Nicknamed the Empress of the Blues, this legendary jazz and blues vocalist was one of the biggest voices of the 1920’s and 1930’s. Her first big hit, recorded under Columbia Records in 1923, catapulted Bessie into stardom and made her one of the most sought after theatre singers of that era.

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