Answer:
The answer is: Bessie Smith.
Explanation:
Bessie Smith was a jazz snd blues vocalist born in Tennessee, on 1984. Her popularity reached its highest point in the decade of 1920, when she signed a contract with Columbia Records.
She earned the title of Empress of The Blues, and paved the way for jazz vocalists and became a strong influence on female jazz vocalists such as Billie Holiday and Aretha Franklin.
