Here’s an image of Bessie Smith’s grave. On her grave you can see she is labeled as “the greatest blues singer in the world”. It also says she will never stop singing possibly signifying that her music will stay alive and the impact she has made will continue to live on with her work. Her praise is significant because she was a black women during the time of prominent racism in America.
Here’s an image of Bessie singing.
Bessie here talks about the good in people who want to obtain success and that they understand people.
Here is an image of Bessie and her husband, Jack Gee.
Here’s a live video of Bessie singing live.