For two decades, from her signing with Columbia Records in 1923, to her death in a car accident in 1937 at age 43, for a time ...

Cited as one of the first representations of black queer popular culture, Ma Rainey's sensational Prove It on Me Blues is a ...

Bessie Smith struggled through hardship for decades, but her future was finally looking bright—until, in one tragic moment, ...

About Bessie Smith Smith was a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, born in 1894. She grew up orphaned and in poverty. Her voice was her way out, first with a traveling act on the Black vaudeville ...

Jazz musician Bessie Smith's bio, concert & touring information, albums, reviews, videos, photos and more.

Queen Latifah is so convincing in the HBO biopic of blues singer Bessie Smith that you'll find yourself googling the real Empress of Blues just to differentiate the two.

I recently attended the WTCI Gratitude Gathering at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center and was absolutely blown away by the quality of that small museum.

Remembering Bessie Smith, The Empress Of Blues Her blues sought the truth in all its multiplicity – the hardest, the toughest, the rarest, the supernatural truth.

The Bessie Smith Cultural Center announces the return of the Bessie Smith’s Big 9 Music Fest, taking place on Saturday, April 13, and Sunday, April 14.

Late last week, in conjunction with Black History Month, the Bessie Smith Cultural Center hosted a community information session with archaeologists regarding the Steele Home for Needy Children ...

Bessie Smith, Empress of the Blues, was the first African American superstar, an artist that mingled regal dignity with sensuality. We’ll sample her recorded legacy, talk with critics and hear ...

A North Carolina resident is working to make sure music legend Bessie Smith is forever remembered for a moment of bravery against the KKK that occurred almost 100 years ago.