Bessie Brown

The woman who threatened to "Put a spider in her dumplin', make her crawl all over the floor," was actually a pretty nice lady, but the consensus on her talent is divided. Perhaps it was poor material she was given by people named Williams. There was her husband, George W. Williams, who oversaw the duo recording enterprise which represents most of her discography. Then there was the famous songwriter Spencer Williams, who wrote the lyrics above, and much more, on one of her most popular records, "Hoodoo Blues." Bessie Brown at least had the advantage here of subject matter nea...