Bessie Smith: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Singer\Jazz singer Bessie Smith: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Singer\Rhythm and blues singer ...

Bessie Smith: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Singer\Jazz singer Bessie Smith: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Singer\Rhythm and blues singer ...

NEW YORK (AP) — "There's some that calls the blues the devil's music. Well, honey, I done danced to the devil's music. So, I gotta give the devil his due." So says blues icon Bessie Smith, to whom the ...

The Bessie Smith Cultural Center will present a full month of events this June celebrating African American history, culture and music. "From honoring Negro League baseball legends to uplifting ...

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