Billboard 18: “Room Where Bessie Smith Died,” Clarksdale, Mississippi.

 

Billboard 18: “Room Where Bessie Smith Died,” Clarksdale, Mississippi.

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Bessie Smith
Riverside Hotel in Clarksdale, MS

Bessie Smith induction into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Bessie Smith is buried at Mount Lawn Cemetery in Sharon Hill, PA, right outside of Philadelphia.
Plot: Section C Lot 26 Grave 3

“It’s a long old road, but I know I’m gonna find the end.”
-Bessie Smith

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