Any Woman's Blues; Cemetery Blues

Any Woman's Blues; Cemetery Blues

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Description (Brief)
Bessie Smith. side 1: Any Woman's Blues; side 2: Cemetery Blues (Columbia LF 217).
78 rpm. Both tracks were originally recorded in 1923 and released on Columbia 13001-D.
Object Name
sound recording
recording date
1923
recording artist
Smith, Bessie
manufacturer
Columbia
place made
France
Physical Description
shellac (overall material)
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
ID Number
1988.0698.2092
accession number
1988.0698
collector/donor number
S54
catalog number
1988.0698.2092
Credit Line
Gift of Howard A. Guernsey
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Exhibition
Entertainment Nation
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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