The Bessie Smith Story - Vol.1

Tracklist

A1	St. Louis Blues
A2	I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
A3	You've Been A Good Ole Wagon
A4	Sobbin' Hearted Blues
A5	Reckless Blues
A6	J.C. Holmes Blues
B1	Careless Love Blues
B2	Cold In Hand Blues
B3	Nashville Woman's Blues
B4	Jailhouse Blues
B5	Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down
B6	Down Hearted Blues

Credits

• Design – Monogram , Stanley
• Harmonium – Fred Longshaw
• Piano – Clarence Williams, Fred Longshaw, Irving Johns
• Trombone – Charlie Green
• Trumpet – Louis Armstrong
• Violin – Robert Robbins
• Voice – Bessie Smith

Notes

Recording dates:
February 17, 1923 - "Down Hearted Blues"
April 7, 1923 - "Ticket Agent Ease Your Window Down"
January 24, 1925 - "St.Louis Blues"; "Reckless Blues"; "You've Been A Good Ole Wagon"; "Sobbin' Hearted Blues"; "Cold In Hand Blues"
May 26, 1925 - "Careless Love Blues"; "Nashville Woman's Blues"
May 27, 1925 - "I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle"; "J.C. Holmes Blues"

Red 1970s "no eye" Columbia label

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
GL 503	Bessie Smith With Louis Armstrong	Bessie Smith With Louis Armstrong - The Bessie Smith Story - Volume 1 ‎(LP, Comp, Mono)	Columbia	GL 503	US	1951
B 07002 L	Bessie Smith Con Louis Armstrong	Bessie Smith Con Louis Armstrong - The Bessie Smith Story - Vol.1 ‎(LP, Comp, Mono)	Philips	B 07002 L	Italy	1956
BBL 7019	Bessie Smith With Louis Armstrong	Bessie Smith With Louis Armstrong - The Bessie Smith Story Vol.1 ‎(LP, Comp)	Philips	BBL 7019	UK	1955
CL 855, 88697847832-01	Bessie Smith	The Bessie Smith Story - Vol.1 ‎(CD, Comp)	Columbia, Sony Music Entertainment	CL 855, 88697847832-01	Europe	2011
BPG 62377	Bessie Smith	The Bessie Smith Story - Vol.1 ‎(LP, Comp, Mono)	CBS	BPG 62377	UK	1966