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Blues Bessie Smith 'TAIN'T NOBODY'S BIZ-NESS IF I DO (Movie US VS BH)Col 3898 V

Sold Date: June 8, 2021
Start Date: May 21, 2021
Final Price: $95.00 (USD)
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Buyer Feedback: 12

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1923 Columbia Record 3898 in V-  condition.  Bessie Smith with Clarence Williams 'Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do and Keeps On A-Rainin'.(music used in United States VS Billie Holiday)  Bessie Smith Empress Of The Blues  Her third record April  26, 1923. original issue.  Please see photos.


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