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//"No time to marry, no time to settle down; I'm a young woman, and I ain't done runnin' around."// //**Bessie Smith**//
 * 1894-1937**
 * Bessie Smith's early childhood brought her to what would be her future career. At the age of 9, Bessie was singing in the streets of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Of course she was "born into poverty and the cruel restrictons of segregation." Her insperation was Gertrude "Ma" Rainey. She noticed that her souling voice was suited for new blues music. Her first recording "Down Hearted**

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