How Bessie Smith Influenced a Century of Popular Music
Maureen Mahon/NPR Singer Bessie Smith's recording career lasted only 10 years, but during that time she created a body of work that helped shape the sound of the 20th century.…
Maureen Mahon/NPR Singer Bessie Smith's recording career lasted only 10 years, but during that time she created a body of work that helped shape the sound of the 20th century.…
(GLOUCESTER, MA) - The eighth annual Gloucester Blues Festival returns to Cressy’s Beach at Stage Fort Park [Gloucester, Massachusetts] this Saturday, Aug. 10, with a lineup of award-winning artists, national touring…
Excerpt by Jacquie Kubin/Communities Digital News Chicago – Home to the Urban Blues Revolution During the Great Migration of the early 20th century, Chicago was a destination for thousands of…
She began her career in 1969 playing at the Ann Arbor Blues Festival, went on to theater, being discovered by an employee of Motown Records. She later signed with Rare…
(RENTIESVILLE, OK) – The Rentiesville Dusk to Dawn Blues Festival will be held August 30, 31, Sept 1 of Labor Day Weekend from 5 pm til 5 am. Admission is…