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7696_bessie_smith6
Subjects
Dance
Music
Urban/ Suburban Life

Keywords
Bessie Smith,
jazz,
African American,
dance,
tap dance
1930s
B&W

Bessie Smith sits on floor with drink, sings “St. Louis Blues”. Bessie sings in bar, with beer. Audience sings along. Jazz band plays. People dance, waiter flips drink tray. Man tap dances. Bessie hugs man.


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