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Artwork for Young Woman’s Blues Bessie Smith & Her Blue Boys

Young Woman’s Blues

Bessie Smith & Her Blue Boys

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8 cited facts

  • 1940
  • 3:09
  • 147 BPM · C major

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  1. Released on Columbia, also Chop Suey! (System of a Down), Toxicity (System of a Down) and Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People)

  2. Written by Bessie Smith, also Kitchen Man (Bessie Smith), Backwater Blues (Bessie Smith) and Jail‐House Blues (Bessie Smith)

Credits

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Written by
Bessie Smith
Performed by
Bessie Smith, Buster Bailey, Fletcher Henderson and Joe Smith
Part of
Cake Walking Babies (From Home) / Young Woman's Blues
Released on
Columbia

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Young Woman’s Blues was performed by Bessie Smith

    Young Woman’s Blues was performed by Bessie Smith

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz Young Woman’s Blues was performed by Buster Bailey

    Young Woman’s Blues was performed by Buster Bailey

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Young Woman’s Blues was performed by Fletcher Henderson

    Young Woman’s Blues was performed by Fletcher Henderson

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Young Woman’s Blues was performed by Joe Smith

    Young Woman’s Blues was performed by Joe Smith

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz Young Woman’s Blues was written by Bessie Smith

    Young Woman’s Blues was written by Bessie Smith

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz Young Woman’s Blues is part of the release Cake Walking Babies (From Home) / Young Woman's Blues

    Young Woman’s Blues is part of the release Cake Walking Babies (From Home) / Young Woman's Blues

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz Columbia is the label of the song Young Woman’s Blues

    Columbia is the label of the song Young Woman’s Blues

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz Young Woman’s Blues was released on 1940-09

    Young Woman’s Blues was released on 1940-09

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026