Bessie Davis
Last updated: 08.07.23
All that can presently (December 2022) be gleaned about Bessie Davis from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that she was presumably an American actress/singer who has been featured on 4 works published between 1896 and 1900.Her portrait on the left is taken from The Dixie Kid (1900) music by Adam Geibel, and published by White-Smith Music Publishing Co., Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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This list is arranged by composer and contains 4 works performed by Bessie Davis who is featured on sheet music covers.
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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| Title | Composer | Attribution | Remarks |
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On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away (1897) | Paul Dresser(w&m) | Vernon Archibald (perf.) Annie Carter (perf.) Bessie Davis (perf.) |
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Kentucky Babe (1896) | Adam Geibel | Richard Henry Buck (words) Bessie Davis (perf.) Isadore Rush (perf.) |
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Suwanee Shore (1898), The | Adam Geibel | Bessie Davis (perf.) | Pub. |
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Dixie Kid (1900), The | Adam Geibel | Bessie Davis (perf.) | Pub. |