Survival began with a song
The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
Bessie Smith
Ma Rainey
Richard
Lucille
Jack Gee
William 'Pa' Rainey
John Hammond
Carl Van Vechten
Viola
Clarence
1995
2002
1992
2012
2016
2009
1968
2005
2000
1999
2024
2013
1921
2006
2001
2020
2014
1988
2015
1989
2017
1948
