rojeryeswithaj (September 8, 2008 at 1:31 am)

a video in b & b hahah viva the black people

Boudufle (September 4, 2008 at 8:19 pm)

Wow ! That's amazing ! Thanks thanks thanks

travellinman321 (August 30, 2008 at 7:54 pm)

This is absolutely amazing, especially for 1929. At that time most people didn't have cars or even radios yet. Of course it plays off of acting and stereotypes we wouldn't see today. But consider movies had only recently developed sound a couple years earlier. Every popular music video ever made has roots in pioneering efforts like this. From the camera work to the sound to the style to the acting it looks so modern and still timeless.

ekocentric (August 22, 2008 at 10:50 pm)

Bessie Smith Gee once hired Josephine Baker as her maid for a short stint. I could only imagine what type of relationship that their extremely creative and strong personalities could have bought on. It must have been interesting to see....

ekocentric (August 22, 2008 at 10:47 pm)

The St Louis Blues was written by W.C. Handy and was performed by the a then unknown singer named: Ethel Waters. Handy's story is extremely interesting. If you are interested in seeing the movie Nat King Cole was Handy and pulled off an exceptional performance in my humble opinion. Eartha Kitt was the femme fatale in the movie and they both sang...

catgumart (August 22, 2008 at 8:08 am)

what a tresure

GizmoRox994 (August 21, 2008 at 5:39 am)

The song she sings at the beginning, was sampled in a song (About Her by Malcolm McLaren), which was featured in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. 2

stubs13 (August 21, 2008 at 1:20 am)

I know what you mean, I don't like the modern music that is played on the radio in this day and age even though I may be 15, I prefer to listen to music that has soul and meaning. I think the Blues and Jazz are the only types of American Music that can mean much more then the just the music itself.

baritone816 (August 19, 2008 at 10:35 am)

I love her deep and sultry voice.

mercydee (August 19, 2008 at 1:08 am)

I only can dream of someone done some footage of great Bessie just alone with a pianist too. And watch her as she smiles at 6:10, dancing with that elegant bastard: she was a truly beautiful woman!