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Bessie (Music From the HBO Film)
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CD Rel Date: 1985-06-02
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An HBO Films presentation, Bessie stars Oscar® nominee Queen Latifah ("Chicago") in the title role and focuses on legendary blues singer Bessie Smith's transformation from a struggling young vocalist into "The Empress of the Blues," one of the most successful recording artists of the 1920s and an enduring icon today. Throughout the years, Bessie Smith has served as an inspiration for such illustrious singers as Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin and Nina Simone, among others.
Tracklist:
- Young Woman Blues (Queen Latifah)
- Hot Time In The Old Town (Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks)
- Prove It On Me (Carmen Twillie)
- Weary Blues (Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven)
- Weepin' Woman Blues (Pat Bass & Queen Latifah)
- See See Rider (Tamar-Kali)
- Ballin' The Jack (Kid Ory's Creole Orchestra)
- Down Hearted Blues (Queen Latifah)
- A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Fats Waller & His Rhythm)
- Preachin' The Blues (Queen Latifah)
- I've Got What It Takes (But It Breaks My Heart To Give It Away) (Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks)
- Work House Blues (Queen Latifah)
- I'm a Mighty Tight Woman (Sippie Wallace)
- (What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue (Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra)
- Laugh, Clown, Laugh (Cécile McLorin Salvant)
- Long Old Road (Queen Latifah)
- Gimme A Pigfoot and A Bottle of Beer (2015 Remix) (Bessie Smith featuring Queen Latifah)