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A Scheme for abolishing all Words is one of the wittiest and smartest comments on semantics. (Illustration: extreme close-up from the movie "The Big Swallow" (1901), produced and directed by James Williamson (1855-1933)

Bessie Smith (July 9, 1892 or April 15, 1894– September 26, 1937) was an American blues singer.

The most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and '30s, Smith is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era, and along with Louis Armstrong, a major influence on subsequent jazz vocalists.


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