This recording of Down Hearted Blues by Bessie Smith (1894–1937) appears to have been recorded and published in 1923 in the US by Columbia Records, so copyright has expired for the sound recording. The US copyright to the 1922 musical composition by Love Austin (1887–1972) and Alberta Hunter (1895–1984) has also expired.
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Category:Early BluesCategory:Music in 1923
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