Bessie Smith : a poet's biography of a blue's legend
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Bessie Smith : a poet's biography of a blue's legend
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The work Bessie Smith : a poet's biography of a blue's legend represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evanston Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
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- Bessie Smith : a poet's biography of a blue's legend
- Title remainder
- a poet's biography of a blue's legend
- Statement of responsibility
- Jackie Kay
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Known for her prodigious musical talent, her timeless blues narratives about personal and socioeconomic problems, her tough persona, and her innate ability to enrapture audiences with her raw voice, Bessie Smith--the Empress of the Blues--receives a unique biographical treatment in this special life narrative captured by one of Scotland's finest poets. By masterfully blending research, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and her own experiences in listening to Bessie Smith, Jackie Kay brings Smith to life, chronicling her humble beginnings in Tennessee to her national touring and recording success to her troubled relationships and her tragic end. The result is a lyrical tribute that not only captures Smith's personality but manages to reproduce her voice as her lyrics echo throughout the text. Bessie Smith lives on, and as Kay argues, she is relevant now more than ever"--
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- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- VHP
- Dewey number
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- 782.421643092
- B
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- ML420.S667
- LC item number
- K393 2021
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Target audience
- adult
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