Jazz Age Illustration” at the Norman Rockwell Museum through April 6, 2026, explores the era’s vibrant social change and ...

September 12, 1951, passed away on December 4, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert C Smith; mother, Bessie Wojtowicz; sister, Barbara Patterson; ...

Headed to Chattanooga, huh? Instead of Nashville or Memphis, or Atlanta even? No apologies necessary. More than a century ago, Chattanooga-born blues legend Bessie Smith crooned it best: “Tain’t ...

Joyce Runnette Smith, 81, entered into rest Friday, November 21, 2025. She was born in Kite, GA to the late Bessie and Euylas Lamb. She worked as a clerk at the Columbia County Tag Office. Runnette ...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Mr. Skiry Jackson, 95, of Youngstown, departed this life Saturday, November 22, 2025.

Blues music was born in the Mississippi River delta, a pivotal event in American music history. You can visit the place ...

Economics Arkansas has recognized 13 outstanding educators from across the state as recipients of the 2025 Bessie B. Moore ...

Long before superstardom existed, Bessie Smith showed the world what it meant to be a legend. Born into poverty, she turned her pain into art and her art into power. Her songs defined the blues, her ...

The Emmy nominee and Artois Award winner also worked on two ‘Die Hard’ films, two ‘Predator’ movies and four ‘Hunger Games’ features. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Burch died Sunday at her home in ...

She embodied the meaning of the blues, living the life she sang about. Bessie Smith set the standard for blues singers on how it should be done. Bessie Smith, born on Apr. 15, 1894, in Chattanooga, ...

Tika Sumpter plays Bessie Smith’s lover, Lucille, in the Queen Latifah-led HBO biopic premiering this weekend. Days after it was announced she would be playing First Lady Michelle Obama in another ...

A local historical society believes America is a nation filled with music as diverse as its people, influenced by cultures from around the world. That’s why a program called “From Bessie Smith to ...