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Who makes their records
People credited as writer, producer, engineer or mixer on their songs.
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Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Clarence Williams is Bessie Smith’s most frequent collaborator, credited on 8 songs
Bessie Smith wrote or co-wrote 8 of 157 songs on fono (5%)
Credited songs by Bessie Smith span 73 years, 1923 to 1996 (38 songs)
Top songs
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Kitchen Man
Bessie Smith, 1929
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Do Your Duty
Bessie Smith, 1992
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Sources (7)
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1MusicBrainz Bessie Smith is a member of Bessie Smith & Her Blue Boys
Bessie Smith is a member of Bessie Smith & Her Blue Boys
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Bessie Smith is a member of Bessie Smith & Her Down Home Trio
Bessie Smith is a member of Bessie Smith & Her Down Home Trio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Bessie Smith is from Chattanooga
4Wikidata The genre of Bessie Smith is blues
5Wikidata The genre of Bessie Smith is classic female blues
6Wikidata The genre of Bessie Smith is classic female blues
7Wikidata The genre of Bessie Smith is jazz