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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:musician
gptkb:jazz_music
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gptkbp:active_years
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1912-1937
1912–1937
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gptkbp:active_years_end
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1933
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gptkbp:active_years_start
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1912
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gptkbp:associated_act
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gptkb:Ma_Rainey
gptkb:Ethel_Waters
gptkb:Louis_Armstrong
gptkb:Fletcher_Henderson
gptkb:Jelly_Roll_Morton
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Harlem_Renaissance
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gptkbp:award
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gptkb:Grammy_Hall_of_Fame
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame_Inductee
gptkb:Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Grammy_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:recordings
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gptkbp:biography
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Bessie Smith: A Biography
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gptkbp:birth_date
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April 15, 1894
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Chattanooga,_Tennessee,_USA
gptkb:Chattanooga,_Tennessee
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gptkbp:born
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April 15, 1894
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Lawnview_Cemetery
gptkb:Ferncliff_Cemetery
gptkb:Mount_Lawn_Cemetery
Mount Lawn Cemetery, Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, USA
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gptkbp:career_end
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1937
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gptkbp:career_start
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1912
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gptkbp:child
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Clarence Smith
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:collaborated_with
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gptkb:Louis_Armstrong
gptkb:Jelly_Roll_Morton
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Influence on civil rights movement
influenced jazz and blues music
Symbol of the Harlem Renaissance
Icon of the 1920s and 1930s music scene.
Representation of African American women in music
recognized as a key figure in American music history
influential in the Harlem Renaissance
paved the way for future female blues artists
Influence on jazz and blues music
pioneering African American music
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gptkbp:death_date
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September 26, 1937
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gptkbp:died
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September 26, 1937
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gptkbp:documentary
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gptkb:Bessie_(2015)
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gptkbp:famous_for
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Emotional delivery
stage presence
her powerful voice
Storytelling through music
Stage presence
emotional delivery
powerful voice
Her powerful voice
Powerful vocal style
Influencing future musicians
blues improvisation
being the Empress of the Blues
pioneering female blues artist.
powerful voice and emotional delivery.
recording over 160 songs.
being the ' Empress of the Blues'
blues music contributions
Expressing the struggles of African Americans
Pioneering female blues artists
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gptkbp:famous_song
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gptkb:The_Last_Time_I_Saw_Paris
gptkb:The_Man_I_Love
gptkb:I_Don't_Want_Nobody_to_Give_Me_Nothing_(Open_Up_the_Door,_I'll_Get_It_Myself)
gptkb:Downhearted_Blues
gptkb:St._Louis_Blues
gptkb:The_St._Louis_Blues
gptkb:Sweet_Lorraine
gptkb:The_Blues_Is_All_Right
gptkb:I_Ain't_Got_Nobody
gptkb:Gimme_a_Pigfoot_(And_a_Bottle_of_Beer)
gptkb:I_Can't_Give_You_Anything_But_Love
gptkb:A_Good_Man_Is_Hard_to_Find
gptkb:Empty_Bed_Blues
gptkb:Nobody_Knows_You_When_You're_Down_and_Out
gptkb:Gimme_a_Pigfoot_(And_A_Bottle_of_Beer)
gptkb:Ain't_Misbehavin'
gptkb:I_Ain't_Got_Nobody_(And_Nobody_Cares_for_Me)
gptkb:I_Got_a_Man
Gimme a Pigfoot
Ain't Nobody's Business
I Got What It Takes
The Devil's Music
Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do
Backwater Blues
My Man's Gone Now
Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do
The Blues Are Brewin'
The Blues Are Here to Stay
Do Your Duty
I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing
Take Me for a Buggy Ride
You’ve Been a Good Old Wagon
You Can't Beat the Blues
You've Been a Good Ole Wagon
You Can't Do What My Last Man Did
I Got What It Takes (To Get You)
I Got What It Takes (To Make You Happy)
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gptkbp:full_name
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gptkb:Bessie_Regina_Smith
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gptkbp:genre
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Blues
blues
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Bessie Smith
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gptkbp:influence
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gptkb:Billie_Holiday
gptkb:Aretha_Franklin
gptkb:Janis_Joplin
gptkb:Nina_Simone
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Tina_Turner
gptkb:Bruno_Mars
gptkb:Anderson_._Paak
gptkb:Beyonce
gptkb:Billie_Holiday
gptkb:H._E._Megan_Thee_Stallion
gptkb:H._E._R.
gptkb:Janelle_Monáe
gptkb:Kacey_Lee_Musgraves
gptkb:Lil_Nas_X
gptkb:Miley_Ray_Cyrus
gptkb:Nicki_Minaj
gptkb:SZA
gptkb:The_Black_Keys
gptkb:The_Doors
gptkb:The_Rolling_Stones
gptkb:The_Weeknd
gptkb:Amy_Winehouse
gptkb:Bob_Dylan
gptkb:Cardi_B
gptkb:Diana_Ross
gptkb:Dua_Lipa
gptkb:Hozier
gptkb:Jimi_Hendrix
gptkb:Johnny_Cash
gptkb:Lana_Del_Rey
gptkb:Lizzo
gptkb:Muddy_Waters
gptkb:Olivia_Rodrigo
gptkb:Ray_Charles
gptkb:Rihanna
gptkb:Sam_Smith
gptkb:Shawn_Mendes
gptkb:The_Allman_Brothers_Band
gptkb:Travis_Scott
gptkb:Led_Zeppelin
gptkb:Adele
gptkb:Andra_Day
gptkb:Aretha_Franklin
gptkb:John_Legend
gptkb:Lady_Gaga
gptkb:Post_Malone
gptkb:Doja_Cat
gptkb:Jazmine_Sullivan
gptkb:Billie_Eilish
gptkb:Charlie_Puth
gptkb:Janis_Joplin
gptkb:Nina_Simone
gptkb:Etta_James
gptkb:Kurt_Cobain
gptkb:Brandy_Norwood
gptkb:Fantasia_Barrino
gptkb:Leon_Bridges
gptkb:Harry_Edward_Styles
gptkb:Solange_Knowles
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Gospel
gptkb:Ma_Rainey
gptkb:Sophie_Tucker
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gptkbp:instrument
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Vocals
vocals
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gptkbp:is_cited_in
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music critics
many contemporary artists
music historians
biographers
cultural commentators
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gptkbp:known_as
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gptkb:Empress_of_the_Blues
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:Empress_of_the_Blues
blues music
her powerful voice
vocal style
her emotional delivery
her influence on jazz and blues
empress of the blues
being a leading figure in the blues genre
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gptkbp:label
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gptkb:Columbia_Records
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gptkbp:legacy
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Cultural icon of the 1920s
subject of biographies
inspired numerous documentaries and films
paved the way for future female artists
Pioneering female blues artist
Influence on jazz and blues music.
featured in various music anthologies
influenced the development of jazz and rock music.
Influence on jazz and blues music
Influence on jazz and rock music
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Empress_of_the_Blues
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gptkbp:notable_album
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gptkb:Bessie_Smith's_Blues
gptkb:Bessie_Smith:_The_Complete_Recordings
gptkb:The_Complete_Recordings
gptkb:The_Bessie_Smith_Story
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gptkbp:notable_performance
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The 1923 performance at the Palace Theatre
The 1927 New York City performance
The 1929 performance in Chicago
The 1930 performance in Los Angeles
The 1931 performance in Philadelphia
The 1932 performance in Detroit
The 1933 performance at the Apollo Theater
The 1933 performance in Washington, D. C.
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gptkbp:notable_song
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gptkb:Love_Me_or_Leave_Me
gptkb:The_Last_Time_I_Saw_Paris
gptkb:The_Man_I_Love
gptkb:Downhearted_Blues
gptkb:St._Louis_Blues
gptkb:The_St._Louis_Blues
gptkb:I_Ain't_Got_Nobody
gptkb:I_Can't_Give_You_Anything_But_Love
gptkb:A_Good_Man_Is_Hard_to_Find
gptkb:Empty_Bed_Blues
gptkb:Nobody_Knows_You_When_You're_Down_and_Out
gptkb:Gimme_a_Pigfoot_(And_A_Bottle_of_Beer)
gptkb:Ain't_Misbehavin'
Gimme a Pigfoot
I Got What It Takes
Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do
Backwater Blues
My Man's Gone Now
Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do
The Blues Are Here to Stay
Do Your Duty
Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer
I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing
Take Me for a Buggy Ride
You Can't Lose a Broken Heart
You’ve Been a Good Old Wagon
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Singer
gptkb:songwriter
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gptkbp:performance
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1933
1937
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gptkbp:performed_at
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gptkb:Apollo_Theater
gptkb:The_Apollo_Theater
gptkb:The_Cotton_Club
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Chattanooga,_Tennessee
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Clarksdale,_Mississippi
gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:portrayed_by
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gptkb:Carmen_Ejogo
gptkb:The_Queen_Latifah
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gptkbp:portrayed_in
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gptkb:The_Bessie_Smith_Story
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gptkbp:posthumous_recognition
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gptkb:Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame_Inductee
gptkb:Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Grammy_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:recordings
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame
Honored with a U. S. postage stamp
National Recording Registry inductee
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gptkbp:previous_album
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gptkb:Bessie_Smith:_The_Complete_Columbia_Recordings
gptkb:Bessie_Smith:_The_Essential_Recordings
gptkb:Bessie_Smith:_The_Complete_Recordings
gptkb:The_Bessie_Smith_Story
gptkb:The_Bessie_Smith_Story_Soundtrack
Bessie Smith's Blues (1933)
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gptkbp:received
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gptkb:posthumous_Grammy_Hall_of_Fame_Award
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gptkbp:record_label
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gptkb:Columbia_Records
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gptkbp:recorded_by
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gptkb:Annie_Lennox
gptkb:Tina_Turner
gptkb:Billie_Holiday
gptkb:H._E._R.
gptkb:Janelle_Monáe
gptkb:SZA
gptkb:The_Fletcher_Henderson_Orchestra
gptkb:Amy_Winehouse
gptkb:Diana_Ross
gptkb:Duke_Ellington
gptkb:Lana_Del_Rey
gptkb:Louis_Armstrong
gptkb:Sarah_Vaughan
gptkb:Fletcher_Henderson
gptkb:James_P._Johnson
gptkb:Adele
gptkb:Aretha_Franklin
gptkb:Lady_Gaga
gptkb:The_Paul_Whiteman_Orchestra
gptkb:Benny_Goodman
gptkb:Billie_Eilish
gptkb:Count_Basie
gptkb:Ella_Fitzgerald
gptkb:Nina_Simone
gptkb:Etta_James
gptkb:The_Louis_Armstrong_Orchestra
gptkb:Teddy_Wilson
gptkb:Jelly_Roll_Morton
gptkb:Solange_Knowles
gptkb:Dinah_Washington
gptkb:Eddie_Condon
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gptkbp:recorded_first_song
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gptkb:Downhearted_Blues
gptkb:St._Louis_Blues
Gimme a Pigfoot
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gptkbp:recorded_in
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gptkb:Vocalion_Records
gptkb:Ain't_That_a_Kick_in_the_Head?
gptkb:The_Last_Time
gptkb:The_Man_I_Love
gptkb:I_Don't_Want_Nobody_to_Give_Me_Nothing_(Open_Up_the_Door,_I'll_Get_It_Myself)
gptkb:Columbia_Records
gptkb:Downhearted_Blues
gptkb:St._Louis_Blues
gptkb:Okeh_Records
gptkb:The_St._Louis_Blues
gptkb:Paramount_Records
gptkb:Sweet_Lorraine
gptkb:I_Ain't_Got_Nobody
gptkb:Gimme_a_Pigfoot_(And_a_Bottle_of_Beer)
gptkb:I_Can't_Give_You_Anything_But_Love
gptkb:A_Good_Man_Is_Hard_to_Find
gptkb:Empty_Bed_Blues
gptkb:Nobody_Knows_You_When_You're_Down_and_Out
gptkb:Gimme_a_Pigfoot_(And_A_Bottle_of_Beer)
gptkb:Ain't_Misbehavin'
gptkb:I_Ain't_Got_Nobody_(And_Nobody_Cares_for_Me)
gptkb:I_Got_a_Man
Ain't Nobody's Business
I Got What It Takes
The Blues Is My Business
I Want to Be Loved
Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do
Backwater Blues
My Man's Gone Now
Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do
The Blues Are Brewin'
The Blues Are Here to Stay
Do Your Duty
I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing
Take Me for a Buggy Ride
You Can't Lose a Broken Heart
You’ve Been a Good Old Wagon
On Revival Day
You Can't Beat the Blues
I Got a Man (And He Ain't No Good)
The Blues Is All I Got
The Devil's Got a Hold of Me
You Can't Do What My Last Man Did
I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
I Got a Right to Sing the Blues
Over 160 songs
I Can't Help It If I'm Still in Love with You
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gptkbp:recording_artist
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gptkb:Bessie_Smith
gptkb:Yes
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gptkbp:recording_location
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gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Philadelphia
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gptkbp:recording_year
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gptkb:1927
1923
1924
1925
1931
1933
1936
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Jack_Gee
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gptkbp:struggles_with
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gptkb:beer
Financial difficulties
Health issues
Racial discrimination
Personal loss
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gptkbp:studio
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1923
1933
over 160 recordings
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gptkbp:style
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Classic blues
soulful and powerful voice
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gptkbp:website
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bessiesmith.com
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gptkbp:years_active
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1912–1937
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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2
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