Bessie Lamb (1879 – October 30, 1907) was an American vaudeville performer.
She grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and started performing on stage at an early age. In 1895 she was described as a "pretty little child danseuse and singer","Kohn and Middleton's", The Cincinnati Enquirer, September 15, 1895, p.19 and in 1901 as a "capital singer of coon songs"."Keith's Theatre", New York Clipper, June 15, 1901, p.344 She is credited with having introduced ragtime music to vaudeville, in her performances in Cincinnati.Anthony Slide, "Bessie Lamb", The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville, University Press of Mississippi, 2012, p.295 A newspaper obituary said: "Her wonderful mimicry and singing established her reputation, and she subsequently went on the road, being prominently identified with the Reilly & Woods' and Hurtig & Seamon's shows for a number of seasons." "Bessie Lamb Dies", Variety, November 8, 1907. Retrieved November 21, 2023
She died in Cincinnati in 1907, aged about 28, after several months of illness.
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