Influential blues singer Bessie Smith was buried in 1937

October 4

On October 4, 1937, Bessie Smith was buried. 

Bessie Smith was a pioneer blues singer. Bessie Smith was tragically killed in a car accident at the age of 43. 

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Sources

A&E Television Networks. (n.d.-a). Blues singer Bessie Smith, killed in mississippi car wreck, is buried. History.com. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/blues-singer-bessie-smith-killed-in-mississippi-car-wreck-is-buried