☞ REMEMBER: Bessie Smith on Film

The woman known as the "Empress of Blues" appeared in one movie (more of a music video, really) called "St. Louis Blues" in 1929. Yes, her no-good man left her, and she's gone out for a drink and a song. Love the waiters with the spinning trays at about 4:15 on the loop. For more on the Harlem icon otherwise known as Bessie Smith, see our past post on the Empress: LINK