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Bessie Smith

Bessie Smith is a person from the US, active from 1894.

Person US 1894–1937 blues vaudeville blues jazz

TOTAL PLAYS

SONGS PLAYED

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2010-09-26 16:48 · 6 Music — "Thinkin' Blues"

LAST PLAYED

5 months ago · Radio 2 — "At the Christmas Ball"

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2010 — 2025

20 15 10 5 0

'10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25

◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 60 65%

Radio 2 33 35%

Radio 1 0 0%

1Xtra 0 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 20:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out 23 2025-07-13

2 Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer 7 2024-05-26

3 Back Water Blues 7 2023-08-10

4 Kitchen Man 5 2022-06-20

5 At the Christmas Ball 4 2025-12-15

6 Weeping Willow Blues 4 2025-07-06

7 Me and My Gin 4 2020-02-24

8 Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair 3 2022-01-02

9 Alexander's Ragtime Band 3 2016-08-23

10 Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 1 2 2025-11-20

11 Trombone Cholly 2 2025-04-14

12 I Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl 2 2024-07-08

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2025-12-15 21:12 At the Christmas Ball Radio 2

2025-11-20 23:06 Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 1 6 Music

2025-07-13 13:54 Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out 6 Music

2025-07-06 10:50 Weeping Willow Blues 6 Music

2025-04-14 20:31 Trombone Cholly Radio 2

2025-03-06 23:06 Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 1 6 Music

2024-08-05 14:14 Dyin' by the Hour 6 Music

2024-07-08 20:46 I Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl Radio 2

2024-05-26 09:49 Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer 6 Music

2024-03-13 01:53 I'm Wild About That Thing 6 Music

2024-01-15 21:33 You Don't Understand Radio 2

2023-12-04 12:26 Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out 6 Music

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

35 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

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A Good Man Is Hard to Find —

1 2017-07-30 ▶

Alexander's Ragtime Band —

3 2016-08-23 ▶

At the Christmas Ball —

4 2025-12-15 ▶

Back Water Blues —

7 2023-08-10 ▶

Careless Love —

1 2016-04-24 ▶

Careless Love Blues —

1 2016-12-27 ▶

Devil's Gonna Git You —

1 2023-05-01 ▶

Dirty No-gooder's blues —

1 2021-04-28 ▶

Do Your Duty —

1 2013-02-04 ▶

Down Hearted Blues —

1 2017-01-12 ▶

Dyin' by the Hour —

1 2024-08-05 ▶

Empty Bed Blues Pt. 1 —

2 2018-01-30 ▶

Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 1 —

2 2025-11-20 ▶

Gimme A Pigfoot & A Bottle Of Beer —

2 2015-11-05 ▶

Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer —

7 2024-05-26 ▶

He's Got Me Goin —

1 2013-12-02 ▶

I Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl —

2 2024-07-08 ▶

I Used to Be Your Sweet Mama —

1 2022-07-04 ▶

I'm Wild About That Thing —

2 2024-03-13 ▶

Jailhouse Blues —

1 2023-02-16 ▶

Kitchen Man —

5 2022-06-20 ▶

Lock and Key —

1 2015-12-28 ▶

Long Road —

1 2020-09-14 ▶

Me and My Gin —

4 2020-02-24 ▶

Moan, You Moaners —

1 2018-02-26 ▶

Nobody Knows When You're Down & Out —

1 2013-07-28 ▶

Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out —

23 2025-07-13 ▶

Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair —

3 2022-01-02 ▶

St. Louis Blues —

1 2021-03-03 ▶

T'ain't Nobodys Business If I Do —

1 2020-09-01 ▶

Thinkin' Blues —

1 2010-09-26 ▶

Trombone Cholly —

2 2025-04-14 ▶

Weeping Willow Blues —

4 2025-07-06 ▶

Yellow Dog Blues —

2 2017-09-04 ▶

You Don't Understand —

1 2024-01-15 ▶