SMITH, Bessie: Empty Bed Blues (1927-1928)


Irving Berlin

Alexander's Ragtime Band

Smith, Bessie, vocals
Bessie Smith Band


Alexander's Ragtime Band 03:00
Harry Richman/Jo Trent/Peter de Rose

Muddy Water

Smith, Bessie, vocals
Bessie Smith Band


Muddy Water 03:09
Henry Creamer/J. Turner Layton

After You've Gone

Smith, Bessie, vocals
Bessie Smith Band


After You've Gone 02:57
Joe Hayden/Theodore A. Metz

There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight

Smith, Bessie, vocals
Bessie Smith Band


There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight 03:20
Shelton Brooks

Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair

Smith, Bessie, vocals
Bessie Smith Blue Boys


Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair 03:25
Them's Graveyard Words

Smith, Bessie, vocals
Bessie Smith Blue Boys


Them's Graveyard Words 02:59
Henry Creamer/James P. Johnson

Sweet Mistreater

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


Sweet Mistreater 03:02
Henry Creamer

Lock And Key

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


Lock And Key 03:00
Bessie Smith

Foolish Man Blues

Smith, Bessie, vocals
Cole, June, tuba
Henderson, Fletcher, piano
Ladnier, Tommy, trumpet


Foolish Man Blues 02:56
Thinking Blues

Dean, Demas, trumpet
Smith, Bessie, vocals
Green, Charlie, trombone
Longshaw, Fred, piano


Thinking Blues 03:12
Fred Longshaw/L. Miller

I Used To Be Your Sweet Mama

Dean, Demas, trumpet
Smith, Bessie, vocals
Green, Charlie, trombone
Longshaw, Fred, piano


I Used To Be Your Sweet Mama 02:54
P. Fuller

I'd Rather Be Dead And Buried In My Grave

Grainger, Porter, piano
Smith, Bessie, vocals
Elliott, Ernest, clarinet
Fuller, Bob, clarinet


I'd Rather Be Dead And Buried In My Grave 03:00
Bessie Smith

Standin' In The Rain Blues

Dean, Demas, trumpet
Smith, Bessie, vocals
Green, Charlie, trombone
Longshaw, Fred, piano


Standin' In The Rain Blues 02:55
It Won't Be You

Dean, Demas, trumpet
Smith, Bessie, vocals
Green, Charlie, trombone
Longshaw, Fred, piano


It Won't Be You 02:50
Jimmy C. Johnson

Empty Bed Blues

Grainger, Porter, piano
Smith, Bessie, vocals
Green, Charlie, trombone


Empty Bed Blues 06:25
Bessie Smith

Please Help Me Get Him Off My Mind

Grainger, Porter, piano
Smith, Bessie, vocals
Williams, Joe, trombone


Please Help Me Get Him Off My Mind 03:01
Spencer Williams

Washwoman's Blues

Grainger, Porter, piano
Elliott, Ernest, clarinet
Fuller, Bob, clarinet
Smith, Bessie, vocals
Elliott, Ernest, saxophone
Fuller, Bob, saxophone


Washwoman's Blues 03:14
Porter Grainger

Devil's Gonna Get You

Grainger, Porter, piano
Elliott, Ernest, clarinet
Fuller, Bob, clarinet
Smith, Bessie, vocals
Elliott, Ernest, saxophone
Fuller, Bob, saxophone


Devil's Gonna Get You 03:14
Yes Indeed He Do

Grainger, Porter, piano
Elliott, Ernest, clarinet
Fuller, Bob, clarinet
Smith, Bessie, vocals
Elliott, Ernest, saxophone
Fuller, Bob, saxophone


Yes Indeed He Do 03:20



Total Playing Time: 01:01:53