ANN ARBOR, Mich – Ann Arbor's Theatre Nova has announced an extension of its smash hit "The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith" by Angelo Parra. The show was slated to run through April ...

ENID, Okla. — Residents attending Enid Chautauqua on Friday, June 13, 2025, learned about the trials and tribulations of the “Empress of the Blues.” Scholar Rebecca Marks Jimerson portrayed Bessie ...

January 24 -- CLEVELAND — When Terry Stewart took on the top job at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum two years ago, he immediately began talking about expansion. The museum desperately needed ...

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 ...

Miche Braden has been channeling Bessie Smith for over a decade. Now she's bringing her show, The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith, to the St. Luke's Theater Off Broadway, set to open ...

A film clip with Bessie Smith singing in St. Louis Blues. It consists of a single reel of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with variable-area optical sound. The clip opens with Bessie ...