SMITH, Bessie: Preachin' the Blues (1925-1927)


Roger Graham/Spencer Williams

I Ain't Got Nobody

Smith, Bessie, vocals
Bessie Smith Band


I Ain't Got Nobody 03:08
Bessie Smith

He's Gone Blues

Longshaw, Fred, piano
Smith, Bessie, vocals


He's Gone Blues 03:13
Clarence Williams

Nobody's Blues But Mine

Smith, Bessie, vocals
Bessie Smith Band


Nobody's Blues But Mine 03:00
New Gulf Coast Blues

Smith, Bessie, vocals
Williams, Clarence, piano


New Gulf Coast Blues 03:29
Florida Bound

Smith, Bessie, vocals
Williams, Clarence, piano


Florida Bound 03:21
Fred Longshaw

At the Christmas Ball

Green, Charlie, trombone
Henderson, Fletcher, piano
Smith, Bessie, vocals
Smith, Joe, cornet


At the Christmas Ball 03:31
I've Been Mistreated and I Don't Like It

Green, Charlie, trombone
Henderson, Fletcher, piano
Smith, Bessie, vocals
Smith, Joe, cornet


I've Been Mistreated and I Don't Like It 03:01
Henry Troy

Red Mountain Blues

Henderson, Fletcher, piano
Redman, Don, clarinet
Smith, Bessie, vocals


Red Mountain Blues 03:18
Bessie Smith

Golden Rule Blues

Henderson, Fletcher, piano
Redman, Don, clarinet
Smith, Bessie, vocals


Golden Rule Blues 03:08
Clarence Williams/Thomas Walker

Squeeze Me

Henderson, Fletcher, piano
Smith, Bessie, vocals


Squeeze Me 02:55
D. Kapp/G. Coleman/Heino Eller

Money Blues

Henderson, Fletcher, piano
Smith, Bessie, vocals
Smith, Joe, cornet


Money Blues 03:12
Bessie Smith

Baby Doll

Henderson, Fletcher, piano
Smith, Bessie, vocals
Smith, Joe, cornet


Baby Doll 03:01
George Brooks

Hard Driving Papa

Henderson, Fletcher, piano
Smith, Bessie, vocals
Smith, Joe, cornet


Hard Driving Papa 02:58
Bessie Smith

Lost Your Head Blues

Henderson, Fletcher, piano
Smith, Bessie, vocals
Smith, Joe, cornet


Lost Your Head Blues 02:57
Hard Time Blues

Henderson, Fletcher, piano
Smith, Bessie, vocals


Hard Time Blues 03:12
Young Woman's Blues

Smith, Bessie, vocals
Bessie Smith Blue Boys


Young Woman's Blues 03:07
Back-Water Blues

Johnson, James P., piano
Smith, Bessie, vocals


Back - Water Blues 03:20
Preachin' the Blues

Johnson, James P., piano
Smith, Bessie, vocals


Preachin' the Blues 02:56



Total Playing Time: 00:56:47