| Birth Day | April 15, 1894 |
| Birth Place | Chattanooga, TN |
| Age | 125 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | Sep 26, 1937 (age 43) |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
Empress of the Blues who sang in the 1920s and 1930s, releasing award-winning songs like "Empty Bed Blues" and "St. Louis Blues."
She worked as a street performer with her brother on the streets of Chattanooga. Ma Rainey mentored her and helped her develop her stage presence.
She had a short-lived career on Broadway, but in that time she sang with Louis Armstrong.
She was born to parents Laura and william Smith who was a laborer and part-time Baptist preacher.
The great Benny Goodman made a small contribution to her 1933 recordings with the record label Okeh.
