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Bessie Smith’s Journey from Cabaret Dancer to Blues Icon (video)
10 May 2024 17:04 GMT
… , Tennessee in 1894, Bessie Smith grew up to become one … career.
Impact and Influence
Bessie Smith’s shows were more … shows, effectively turning the Bessie Smith show into a traveling … previously remained unmarked.
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Bessie Smith’s story is not …
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‘The Big 9’: The Questionable Renaming of Things
28 May 2024 13:19 GMT
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The Empress of the Blues, Bessie Smith, the most popular female blues … disappeared. Even the once-popular Bessie Smith Strut festival down MLK Street …
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The Genius of Ella Fitzgerald
28 May 2024 10:12 GMT
… lack of recognition for Armstrong, Bessie Smith, and Charlie Parker’s contributions …
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Bessie Smith Cultural Center Receives FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award
26 Apr 2024 19:58 GMT
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The Bessie Smith Cultural Center is the recipient … for the award stated, “The Bessie Smith Cultural Center, affectionately known as … of community engagement and empowerment.”
Bessie Smith Cultural Center President Paula Wilkes …
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The return of Bessie Smith's Big 9 Music Fest April 13-14
23 Mar 2024 00:18 GMT
… shoes on because the Bessie Smith Cultural Center has announced … return the Bessie Smith’s Big 9 Music Festival.
The Bessie Smith’s … in front of the Bessie Smith Cultural Center and Chattanooga … the grounds of the Bessie Smith Cultural Center into a …
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Bessie Smith’s Big 9 Music Fest Returns April 13-14
22 Mar 2024 18:52 GMT
… at the heart of the Bessie Smith Cultural Center. Performances by … the grounds of the Bessie Smith Cultural Center will transform … for purchase.
Officials said Bessie Smith’s Big 9 Music … Through these events, the Bessie Smith Cultural Center aims to honor …
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Remembering Bessie Smith, The Empress Of Blues
21 Mar 2024 05:30 GMT
… Jackie Kay in her book ‘Bessie Smith’ and I’d say truer … were never spoken! Imagine asking Bessie Smith, the ‘Empress of Blues’, about …
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Bessie Smith: Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer
15 Mar 2024 15:16 GMT
… about the amazing woman called Bessie Smith.
Without Bessie Smith there would be no … the African-American experience. Sigh!
Bessie Smith, The Goddess who was born … all today could ever match Bessie Smith.’’
Only if she had not …
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Man seeks to commemorate moment Bessie Smith and fans chased off the KKK in North Carolina
05 Mar 2024 18:38 GMT
… Language,” was focused on Bessie Smith, one of the most … in Concord, Williams said. “Bessie Smith is so important to American … Bessie Smith is still flowing today,” Williams added.
More on Bessie Smith … Bernard Davis Jr.
“What Bessie Smith did while here not …
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Bessie Smith Cultural Center to host event on cardiovascular disease in minorities
13 Feb 2024 20:40 GMT
The Bessie Smith Cultural Center is hosting a … 6:00 pm at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center.