The Recorded Sound Archives (RSA) is a unit of FAU Libraries Special Collections department. We are located in the Wimberly Library on FAU's Boca Raton campus.
Originally established in 2002 as a small project dedicated to the preservation of recorded Jewish music, it has matured into a robust digitization operation for all types of sound recordings.
Bessie Smith, the World's Greatest Blues Singer
| Collection(s) | Jazz |
| Catalogue Number | CV 1041 |
| Matrix Number | N/A |
| Record Label | Columbia |
| Record Format | 33 1/3 RPM - 12" |
| Shelf Number | 012358 |
| Number of Tracks | 32 |
| Date Recorded | N/A |
| Album Artists | |
| Notes | N/A |
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These recordings can be identified by the words (Research Station) in the music player.
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| 1 - Down Hearted Blues
Composer(s) : A. Hunter; L. Austin
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| 2 - Gulf Coast Blues
Composer(s) : C. Williams
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| 3 - Aggravatin' Papa
Composer(s) : R. Turk; J. R. Robinson; A. Britt
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| 4 - Beale Street Mama
Composer(s) : R. Turk; J. R. Robinson
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| 5 - Baby Won't You Please Come Home
Composer(s) : C. Williams; C. Warfield
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| 6 - Oh Daddy (You Won't Have No Mama At All)
Composer(s) : E. Herbert; W. Russell
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| 7 - Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
Composer(s) : P. Grainger; E. Robbins
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| 8 - Keeps On A-Rainin' (Papa, He Can't Make No Time)
Composer(s) : S. Williams; M. Kortlander
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| 9 - Mama's Got the Blues
Composer(s) : S. Martin; C. Williams
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| 10 - Outside of That
Composer(s) : N/A
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| 11 - Baby Have Pity on Me
Composer(s) : C. Williams; J. H. Trent
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| 12 - Bleeding Hearted Blues
Composer(s) : L. Austin
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| 13 - Lady Luck Blues
Composer(s) : W. Weber; C. Williams
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| 14 - Yodling Blues
Composer(s) : C. Williams; A. Hill
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| 15 - Midnight Blues
Composer(s) : B. Thompson; S. Williams
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| 16 - If You Don't, I Know Who Will
Composer(s) : C. Williams; C. Smith; T. Brymn
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| 17 - Nobody in Town Can Bake A Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine
Composer(s) : C. Williams; S. Williams
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| 18 - See If I'll Care
Composer(s) : C. Williams; A. Hill
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| 19 - Baby Have Pity On Me
Composer(s) : B. Moll; C. Williams
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| 20 - On Revival Day ( Rhythmic Spiritual)
Composer(s) : A. Razaf
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| 21 - Moan, You Mourners
Composer(s) : S. Williams
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| 22 - Hustlin' Dan
Composer(s) : J. Crawford
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| 23 - Black Mountain Blues
Composer(s) : H. Cole
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| 24 - In The House Blues
Composer(s) : B. Smith
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| 25 - Long Old Road
Composer(s) : B. Smith
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| 26 - Blue Blue
Composer(s) : B. Smith
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| 27 - Shipwreck Blues
Composer(s) : B. Smith
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| 28 - Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl
Composer(s) : C. Williams; D. Small; J. Brymn
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| 29 - Safety Mama
Composer(s) : B. Smith
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| 30 - Do Your Duty
Composer(s) : W. Wilson
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| 31 - Do Your Duty
Composer(s) : W. Wilson
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| 32 - Gimme A Pigfoot
Composer(s) : L. Wilson; W. Wilson
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| 33 - Down In the Dumps
Composer(s) : L. Wilson; W. Wilson
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