Bessie Smith shahararriyar mawakiyar Amurka ce kuma marubucin waka wanda ya shahara a shekarun 1920 zuwa 1930. Sau da yawa ana kiranta da "Empress of the Blues" kuma ana daukarta ɗaya daga cikin mafi mahimmanci da tasiri na blues artists a kowane lokaci. Sunan "Bessie Smith" yawanci yana nufin mutum kuma bashi da ma'anar ƙamus daban fiye da haka.
