Smith,Bessie Anthology CD

Decades of blues and jazz vocalists sang in the shadow of the Empress, whose powerhouse voice still packs a wallop nearly 90 years later. Here are more than two hours of key cuts: her hits Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; T'ain't Nobody's Biz-Ness if I Do, and Aggravatin' Papa plus Gin House Blues; Downhearted Blues; Dyin' by the Hour; Lock and Key; Sinful Blues, and more!

1. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out 2. Gin House Blues 3. Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair 4. T'ain't Nobody's Business If I Do 5. I Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl 6. After You've Gone 7. Careless Love Blues 8. Preachin' the Blues 9. Black Mountain Blues 10. Sinful Blues 11. Homeless Blues 12. Downhearted Blues 13. Any Woman's Blues 14. He's Gone Blues 15. Graveyard Dream Blues 16. Lady Luck Blues 17. The Bye Bye Blues 18. House Rent Blues 19. Woman's Trouble Blues 20. Work House Blues 21. I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle 22. Love Me Daddy Blues 23. St Louis Blues 24. Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer) 25. Hard Driving Papa 26. Me and My Gin 27. Dyin' By the Hour 28. I'd Rather Be Dead and Buried in My Grave 29. Aggravatin' Papa (Don't You Two Time Me) 30. Lock and Key 31. On Revival Day 32. Looking for My Man Blues 33. There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight 34. Back Water Blues 35. Young Woman's Blues 36. A Good Man Is Hard to Find 37. Baby Won't You Please Come Home 38. Golden Rule Blues 39. What's the Matter Now 40. Honeyman Blues 41. Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan) 42. Foolish Man Blues 43. Kitchen Man 44. Gulf Coast Blues 45. Foolish Man Blues 46. Chicago Bound Blues 47. Alexander's Ragtime Band 48. Sing Sing Prison Blues