Chicago Blues: The Bus Stop Blues - Episode #78 “A Chapter in the History of The Blues” Featuring: Bessie Smith

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EPISODE #78

3/26/26 - A Chapter in the History of the Blues: Bessie Smith

Hosts: Kevin Purcell & Road Bill

 

This week on The Bus Stop Blues, Road Bill and Kevin “Papa Blues” Purcell continue their Chapter in the History of the Blues series with a spotlight on the legendary Bessie Smith, the Empress of the Blues.

Featuring timeless classics like St. Louis Blues, Backwater Blues, and Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out, this episode dives into the powerful voice and enduring legacy that helped define early blues music and influence generations to come.

 

• Bessie Smith – A Good Man Is Hard to Find (2:59)

• Bessie Smith – Send Me to the ’Lectric Chair (3:22)

• Bessie Smith – ’Tain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do (3:27)

• Bessie Smith – Careless Love Blues (3:26)

• Bessie Smith – Backwater Blues (3:19)

• Bessie Smith – Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out (2:58)

• Bessie Smith – St. Louis Blues (3:11)

• Bessie Smith – Weeping Willow Blues (3:11)

• Bessie Smith – Me and My Gin (2:50)

• Bessie Smith – Aggravatin’ Papa (3:18)