Bessie was an American BLUES singer and songwriter who was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1894. Her real name was Elizabeth SMITH, but she was better known by her stage name Bessie. She was a major influence on the development of BLUES music, and she was also known for her powerful and soulful voice. She was inducted into the BLUES Hall of Fame in 1983. The crossword solutions for Bessie are MOOS (4 letters), BLUES (5 letters), and SMITH (5 letters). MOOS is likely a reference to her nickname, 'The Empress of the BLUES', while BLUES and SMITH refer to her genre of music and her real name, respectively.