Chris Albertson, a jazz and blues writer, historian, broadcaster, and record producer best known for his documentation of the life and work of Bessie Smith, died at his home in Manhattan on April 24. He was 87 years old.
His death was confirmed by his friend Gary King, who found Albertson’s body, to the New York Times.
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