{"product_id":"bessie-chris-albertson-9780300107562","title":"Bessie","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe definitive biography of Bessie Smith, the great singer known as the \"Empress of the Blues\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Considered by many to be the greatest blues singer of all time, Bessie Smith was also a successful vaudeville entertainer who became the highest paid African-American performer of the roaring twenties. This book--a revised and expanded edition of the classic biography of this extraordinary artist--debunks many of the myths that have circulated since her untimely death in 1937. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chris Albertson writes with insight and candor about the singer's personal life and her career, supplementing his historical research with dozens of interviews with her relatives, friends, and associates, in particular Ruby Walker Smith, a niece by marriage who toured with Bessie for over a decade. For this new edition he includes more details of Bessie's early years, new interview material, and a chapter devoted to events and responses that followed the original publication in 1971.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Albertson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300107560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300107562\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.80w x 0.85d","brand":"Chris Albertson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996722495743,"sku":"9780300107562","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_265e2037-9166-428c-ade0-c846cef2ef21.jpg?v=1683343316","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bessie-chris-albertson-9780300107562","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}