18+: Bessie Smith (1894-1937), the "Empress of the Blues", o…

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Did you know? Bessie Smith (1894-1937), the "Empress of the Blues", openly had relationships with both men and women — extraordinary for a Black woman in 1920s America. Her song "Foolish Man Blues" (1927) is one of the first mainstream songs about female bisexuality. She died in 1937 in a car crash.

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Bessie Smith (1894-1937), the "Empress of the Blues", openly had relationships with both men and women — extraordinary for a Black woman in 1920s America. Her song "Foolish Man Blues" (1927) is one of the first mainstream songs about female bisexuality. She died in 1937 in a car crash.

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