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Bessie Smith Songbook: Empress Of The Blues

Catalogue No: AM932756
ArrangementPiano, Vocal and Guitar
Product FormatSheet Music
ComposerBessie Smith
£23.99
Typically dispatched in 2-3 working days
LanguageEnglish
Pages152
Publication Date1994
ISBN9780711953307 (0711953309)
UPC073999082326

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
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