Today is the birthday of Empress of the Blues Bessie Smith. For the full skinny on her, see my essay here. And here she is singing the rather naughty “I’m Wild About That Thing” (1929). The song’s so dirty it made me blush and I’m sitting here by myself. To find out more about the history of vaudeville, [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:26AM on April 15, 2013