| "A Stone For Bessie Smith" | - poem by Dory Previn on the death of Janis Joplin |
| "Blues For Bessie" |
- poem by Myron O'Higgins - William Roper's intro to Joseph Mitchell's composition of the same name |
| Blues Net | - article (R Whitney) + refs & good bibliography |
| Blues Online | - bio (Joel Snow), discography, photos |
| Cindy Hanna | - article |
| Erin Nazarowitz | - essays, biography, photos, lyrics, sound (.au) |
| Find A Grave | - bio (Paul Healy), gravestone photo |
| Harry's Blues Lyrics | - lyrics to 86 songs, sound (ram) |
| Lesbianism in the Life of.. | - extracts from Chris Albertson's book "Bessie" |
| NYC Women's Biography Hub | - bio, sound clip (wav) |
| Reclaiming History | - bio |
| Red Hot Jazz Archive | - bio, discography, sound (ram) |
| Red Hot Jazz Archive | - "St Louis Blues" (film, 1929) (wmf - low res) |
| Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame | - photo + 3 paras bio |
| Roots & Culture | - 2 paras, photo |
| SparkNotes | - Bessie Smith Study Guide - detailed bio, context, analysis |
| Stamp on Black History | - pic (stamp), bio, links to articles |
| Van Vechten | - photo gallery (Library of Congress) |
| Wikipedia | - bio |
| YouTube | - "St Louis Blues" (film clip, 1929 - full song) |
weed's home page