3. Bessie Smith was one of the finest blues
singers in jazz.
She was in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Bessie Smith died in a car accident.
The black public bought millions of her
records during the years of her greatest
fame from 1923 to 1928.
5. 1894 - Bessie was born.
1906 - Death of mom and two brothers.
1912 - Bessie became a singer and dancer.
1937 - Bessie died in a car accident.