Bessie Smith died today – 70 years ago

U.S. singer Bessie Smith was born in July, 1892 (according to IMDb in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She said, “It's a long old road, but I know I'm gonna find the end." [Unless you’re on a loop.]... Ms. Smith died in 1937 in Clarksdale, Mississippi... Gail Jarvis has written an interesting article about Ms. Smith entitled “Remembering Bessie Smith”.