Is she that good? Any recommendations?

scriptgirl said:

http://www.amazon.com/Ess...pd_sim_m_2

Thank you, TD3!!!

scriptgirl said:

You are so welcome.

scriptgirl said:

Janis Joplin re: Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith

During her Austin days, Janis wasn't comfortable singing in public. She was shy and without any particular style. She sang the blues like Bessie Smith and also imitated Jean Richie and Rosie Maddox. There was something special about Bessie Smith, though. Janis identified with her to the point of feeling that she was Smith reincarnated. Janis once said that she became a singer because Grant Lyons loaned her his Bessie Smith and Leadbelly records. She learned to sing the blues by listening to Bessie for hours and imitating her.
The critic George Avakian called Bessie the "mistress of vocal infection," citing her "huge sweeping voice which combined strength and even harshness with irresistible natural beauty." She became for Janis Joplin not only a musical inspiration but a personal role model. "She showed me the air and taught me how to fill it," said Janis. "She's the reason I started singing, really."

In 1970 Janis and Juanita Green, the child of a former domestic employee of Bessie's, paid for a proper tombstone for Smith's grave.

imo, Bessie Smith will always be one of the greats of the music world.

opps forgot: http://www.janisjoplin.ne...sie-smith/
[Edited 3/25/10 15:09pm]