Receiving little schooling as a child, Holiday scrubbed floors and ran errands for a nearby brothel so she could listen to idols Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith on the Victrola ... planned to write ...

(Photo by Chuck Deckert) Closing out the 2025 season will be Rebecca Jimerson presenting on Nov. 20 as Bessie Smith, a popular female blues singer ... the Chautauqua style as they present a scripted ...

She embodied the meaning of the blues, living the life she sang about. Bessie Smith set the standard for blues singers on how it should be done. Bessie Smith, born on Apr. 15, 1894, in Chattanooga, ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – This Easter Sunday, the front lawn of the Bessie Smith Cultural Center was filled with warmth, generosity, and hope as the Union Gospel Mission served its 11th Annual ...

The National Endowment for the Humanities says the project will "honor the statesmen, visionaries, and innovators who shaped the nation." It's a... The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH ...

So much more than a blues singer, Bessie Smith was an icon, and her legend resonates like no other in the history of blues singers. The legend of Bessie Smith, who was born on April 15 ...

Clarence O. Smith, visionary co-founder of ESSENCE Magazine and champion of the Black Women's Market, has died at 92.

Smith, who passed away on April 21, helped to launch the magazine that would become a Black cultural staple in ...

Clarence O. Smith co-created a space for Black woman representation in Essence Magizine. Like the publication, Smith's legacy ...

which follows the lives of the Mitford sisters and is based on Mary S Lovell's biography. New images of the show have been released offering a glimpse of Bessie in character, and she looks ...

How many Broadway shows has Bessie Smith been in? Bessie Smith has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows. How many West End shows has Bessie Smith been in? Bessie Smith has not appeared in the West End.