Bessie Smith: A Poet's Biography of a Blues Legend: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Bessie Smith: A Poet's Biography of a Blues Legend audiobook runs 5.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Jackie Kay and Adjoa Andoh (about 3.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 5.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 5.4 hours, it is shorter than 53% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jackie Kay
Jackie Kay narrates 7 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 44 hours in all.
About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf
591 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Bessie Smith: A Poet's Biography of a Blues Legend is an audiobook by Jackie Kay: a 5.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Jackie Kay and Adjoa Andoh, released September 28, 2021, on the Arts & Entertainment and Women shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jackie Kay, Adjoa Andoh
- Released
- September 28, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Arts & Entertainment, Women
- ISBN
- 9780593458358
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Bessie Smith: A Poet's Biography of a Blues Legend audiobook?
Bessie Smith: A Poet's Biography of a Blues Legend runs 5.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.6 hours.
Is the Bessie Smith: A Poet's Biography of a Blues Legend audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Bessie Smith: A Poet's Biography of a Blues Legend?
Bessie Smith: A Poet's Biography of a Blues Legend is narrated by Jackie Kay and Adjoa Andoh.