CLARA SMITH was an African-American classic female blues singer. She was billed as the "Queen of the Moaners" and recorded for Columbia from 1910s - 1935 of which she recorded 122 songs, working with many other musicians such as Fletcher Henderson and Louis Armstrong and Don Redman.
She also recorded two duets with Bessie Smith, "My Man Blues" and "Far Away Blues", although they may have the same last name Clara is not related to Mamie or Bessie Smith.
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