Music History Monday Replay: “The Empress” – Bessie Smith

Music History Monday by Robert Greenberg

Apr 15, 202420:34Music

I am writing this post from my hotel room in what is presently (but sadly, not for long) warm and sunny Vienna. As I mentioned last week, I will be here for eight days acting as “color commentator” for a musical tour of...

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