Description

This 38-song book is a tribute to the work of Bessie Smith, unquestionably the greatest of the vaudeville blues singers. Includes a biography, discography, lots of photos, and classic songs like: After You’ve Gone · Baby Doll ·Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home · Cake Walking Babies · Gimme A Pigfoot · A Good Man Is Hard To Find · Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out · and more.

Contents

1. A Good Man Is Hard To Find
2. After You’ve Gone
3. Baby Doll
4. Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home
5. Backwater Blues
6. Blue Blues
7. Cake Walking Babies From Home
8. Dirty No-gooder’s Blues
9. Down Hearted Blues
10. Down In The Dumps
11. Foolish Man Blues
12. Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer
13. Gulf Coast Blues
14. Hard Time Blues
15. I Ain’t Got Nobody (And There’s Nobody Cares For Me)
16. In The House Blues
17. It Makes My Love Come Down
18. Jailhouse Blues
19. Long Road
20. Lost Your Head Blues
21. My Man Blues
22. New Orleans Hop Scop Blues
23. Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen
24. Pickpocket Blues
25. Please Help Me Get Him Off My Mind
26. Poor Man’s Blues
27. Preachin’ The Blues
28. Reckless Blues
29. Rocking Chair Blues
30. Safety Mamma
31. See If I’ll Care
32. Shipwreck Blues
33. Squeeze Me
34. Standin’ In The Rain Blues
35. Tain’t Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do
36. Take Me For A Buggy Ride
37. Wasted Life Blues
38. Young Woman’s Blues