# Bessie Smith | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 08:28 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Bessie Smith
- Visible lyric pages: 93

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `bessie-smith`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 08:28 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-98437d71b4a8aa03
- Visible lyric pages: 93
- Pages with stored lyric text: 93
- Video-backed song pages: 91
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 96786
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 139
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Beale Street Mama, A Good Man Is Hard To Find, After You've Gone, Aggravatin' Papa, Any Woman's Blues, At The Christmas Ball, Baby Doll, and Blue Blues
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Her direct voice carried songs about everyday troubles with weary authority.

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Beale Street Mama — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/beale-street-mama
2. A Good Man Is Hard To Find — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/a-good-man-is-hard-to-find
3. After You've Gone — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/after-you-ve-gone
4. Aggravatin' Papa — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/aggravatin-papa
5. Any Woman's Blues — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/any-woman-s-blues
6. At The Christmas Ball — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/at-the-christmas-ball
7. Baby Doll — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/baby-doll
8. Blue Blues — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/blue-blues
9. Boweavil Blues — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/boweavil-blues
10. Cake Walking Babies From Home — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/cake-walking-babies-from-home
11. Careless Love — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/careless-love
12. Chicago Bound Blues — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/chicago-bound-blues
13. Foolish Man Blues — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/foolish-man-blues
14. Frosty Morning — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/frosty-morning
15. Haunted House Blues — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/haunted-house-blues
16. He's Got Me Goin' — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/he-s-got-me-goin-
17. I Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/i-need-a-little-sugar-in-my-bowl
18. I'm Going Back To My Used To Be — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/i-m-going-back-to-my-used-to-be
19. If You Don't, I Know Who Will — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/if-you-don-t-i-know-who-will
20. In The House Blues — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/in-the-house-blues
21. Jailhouse Blues — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/jailhouse-blues
22. Keep It To Yourself — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/keep-it-to-yourself
23. Lock And Key — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/lock-and-key
24. Long Road — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/long-road
25. Lost Your Head Blues — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/lost-your-head-blues
26. Mama's Got The Blues — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/mama-s-got-the-blues
27. Mean Old Bed Bug Blues — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/mean-old-bed-bug-blues
28. My Handy Man Ain't Handy No More — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/my-handy-man-ain-t-handy-no-more
29. Oh Daddy Blues — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/oh-daddy-blues
30. Pickpocket Blues — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/pickpocket-blues
31. Pinchbacks - Take 'Em Away — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/pinchbacks-take-em-away
32. Poor Man's Blues — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/poor-man-s-blues
33. Preachin' The Blues — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/preachin-the-blues
34. Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out There) — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/put-it-right-here-or-keep-it-out-there
35. Rocking Chair Blues — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/rocking-chair-blues
36. See If I'll Care — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/see-if-i-ll-care
37. Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/send-me-to-the-lectric-chair
38. Squeeze Me — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/squeeze-me
39. St. Louis Gal — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/st-louis-gal
40. Take Me For A Buggy Ride — https://lyroverse.com/bessie-smith/take-me-for-a-buggy-ride