Bessie Smith, Empress Of The Blues

[Mister Obvious]

Love this article...

https://www.npr.org/2018/01/05/575422226...-the-blues





Read the crazy story of her death...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Smith

[Mister Obvious]

Her grave remained unmarked until Janis Joplin and Juanita Green bought her a tombstone in 1970...

I have a special place in my heart for people who buy tombstones for unmarked graves.

Really interesting life (and death) story.