On this day in 1923, Bessie Smith, accompanied by Fletcher Henderson on piano, recorded “Bleeding Heart Blues”, “Lady Luck Blues”, and “Yodeling Blues” for Columbia Records in New York City.
On this day in 1939, a variety special called “The Ethel Waters Show”, appeared on NBC. It was the first time an African American appeared on television. Commercial television broadcasts debuted that year at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York.
Today’s show features music performed by Bessie Smith and Ethel Waters
On this day in Blues history is published every day in video format on Bluesland (on Facebook) and on BlueSky
