Advertisement for Bessie Smith's "Spiderman Blues"

Newspaper advertisement

Title

Advertisement for Bessie Smith's "Spiderman Blues"

Description

This article advertizes Bessie Smith's new hit "Spiderman Blues" with a man's face superimposed on an earth with spider legs. It in part demonstrates the fad of adding the word "blues" to titles of popular records.

Date

July 14, 1928

Type

Newspaper advertisement

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This article advertizes Bessie Smith's new hit "Spiderman Blues" with a man's face superimposed on an earth with spider legs. It in part demonstrates the fad of adding the word "blues" to titles of popular records.