slaves. The name blues comes from the loneliness and sorrow\rtypically expressed in the song words. The blues started out with only human voices involved, but over time,\rmusicians began to use musical instruments to perform together with blues singers. There have been many famous\rblues singers in modem history. Bessie Smith, who is often referred as "the empress of the blues", was definitely\rone of the best among them. Her rich and powerful voice gave her such great confidence that she refused to use\rmicrophone in live performances. Bessie had made 160 recordings in her shott life. She died at age 43 on\rSeptember 26th, 1937, after being severely hurt in a car accident. Many critics believe that Bessie S皿th'ssongs\rhave typified the "earthiness" and "realism" of the blues.
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