Bessie Smith News & Updates

How Bessie Smith Influenced A Century Of Popular Music

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Aug 05, 2019 • LAist

American Routes Shortcuts: Bessie Smith

Bessie Smith, Empress of the Blues, was the first African American superstar, an artist that mingled...

Jun 07, 2024 • WWNO

The Mythic Power Of Bessie Smith

"The Empress of the Blues" gave voice the listeners' tribulations and yearnings of the 1920s and '30...

Nov 19, 2012 • Northcountrypublicradio.org

What’s Right With Our Schools: Black History at Bessie Smith Cultural Center

CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) – Black History is much more than a month at the Bessie Smith Cultural Cent...

Feb 09, 2025 • wdef.com

NC panel recommends against historic marker for Bessie Smith staring down the KKK

If Bessie Smith were alive today, she’d likely be singing the blues about North Carolina. A state ...

May 15, 2024 • Charlotte Observer

Bessie Smith Center Brings Culture To Library Family Pass Program

The Chattanooga Public Library and The Bessie Smith Cultural Center and Chattanooga African American...

Jun 11, 2024 • Chattanoogan.com

Jazz Articles about Bessie Smith

This broadcast continues the celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month with new releases from Trilogy, ...

Apr 27, 2025 • Jazz

The Real Bessie Smith Was Ma Rainey's Protégé Before Becoming Her 'Friendly Rival'

In Netflix's new film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Viola Davis stars as the heavy makeup-wearing, velve...

Dec 18, 2020 • Yahoo

Bessie Smith’s Big 9 Music Fest Returns April 13-14

The Bessie Smith Cultural Center announces the return of the Bessie Smith’s Big 9 Music Fest, taki...

Mar 21, 2024 • Chattanoogan.com

Bessie Smith Cultural Center's mission is to preserve and celebrate African American history and culture in Chattanooga

* History: The Bessie Smith Cultural Center began as the Chattanooga African American Museum, founde...

Mar 30, 2021 • Chattanooga Times Free Press

Bessie Smith At The Crossroads

The Riverside Hotel in Clarksdale, Miss., is located on Sunflower Avenue, a street that winds along ...

Aug 07, 2019 • Capital Public Radio

Bessie Smith Cultural Center Receives FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award

The Bessie Smith Cultural Center is the recipient of the prestigious FBI Director's Community Leader...

Apr 25, 2024 • Chattanoogan.com

New Miss Bessie Smith Selected In The 1st Ever Virtual Scholarship Pageant

Miss Bessie Smith Scholarship Pageant 2020 made history by having the first virtual pageant and the ...

Oct 01, 2020 • Chattanoogan.com