Public Domain 4U says:Bessie Mae Smith - not to be confused with Bessie Smith- had a tragic, yet heroic life. Born then orphaned. Sang and recorded with the greatest blues musicians of her time. And died suddenly in an automobile accident in September of 1927. Considering the calamitous events in her life I gather she might be talking to God on, "He Treats Me Like a Dog."
Your Mother's Son-In-LawbyBillie Holiday jazz, vocal I love me some Billie Holiday. One of the most creative, charming, and down right sexy voices in music - both past and present. "Your...more »
Stack O' Lee BluesbyMa Rainey blues Yes indeed, Stack 'O Lee was a bad bad man. And let me tell you Ma Rainey, if I was your man, I would never...more »