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These Are The Gays Of Our Lives17 Musician Series: Bessie Smith And Josephine BakerIn this episode, Sarah and Drew explore the lives of LGBTQ musicians, starting with Bessie Smith and Josephine Baker. This conversation delves into the life of Bessie Smith, a pioneering blues singer known for her complex personality, turbulent relationships, and significant impact on music and culture. The discussion highlights her rise to fame, struggles with family and marriage, exploration of sexuality, confrontations with racism, and the powerful messages in her lyrics. Bessie's legacy is marked by her boldness and defiance, as well as her tragic end, which left a lasting impression on the music world. This conversation delves into...2025-03-141h 26
Black History for Us AllBlack History for Us All: Bessie Coleman – The First Black Woman Pilot✈️ Black History for Us All: Bessie Coleman – The First Black Woman Pilot 🌤️🎯 In this episode of Black History for Us All, we honor Bessie Coleman, a daring aviator who broke barriers in the sky and in society. As the first Black woman to earn a pilot’s license, she defied racism and sexism to pursue her dream—and inspired generations to follow. 🔎 In this episode, you’ll learn: ✅ How Bessie Coleman became a pilot despite U.S. restrictions ✅ Her groundbreaking aviation career and daredevil stunts ✅ How she inspired Black communities to reach for the skies 🎧 Liste...2025-02-1704 min
Jazz Profiles presented by Tim Owens & 32 Bar BluesBessie SmithBessie Smith (ca. 1895–1937) was a blues and jazz singer from the Harlem Renaissance who is remembered as the “Empress of the Blues.” Famous for the majesty and power with which she belted out tunes, Bessie had an unforgettable voice and stage presence – and she captivated black and white audiences alike. As part of the Peabody Award-winning documentary series “Jazz Profiles,” this episode about Bessie Smith was produced in 1996 by Rolando Arrieta and narrated by the show host Nancy Wilson. The “Jazz Profiles” shows – nearly 200 of them – are part of the Tim Owens Jazz & Broadcast Collection at the University of N...2025-02-0458 min
Stars of the Golden AgeBessie SmithBessie Smith, Empress of the Blues. She rose from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential blues singers of all times. She fought through racism, abuse, attacks, and even a standoff with the KKK. She was tough, and she fought the fight for those who came after her.
As we recognize Black History Month, Bessie Smith's story is the first in my 4-week installment of influential black individuals in music and film from the 20s, 30s, and 40s that helped pave the way for equality in the entertainment industry.
PATREON...2025-02-0445 min
The Jeff and Sam ShowSN15 - Bessie ColemanIn honor of Black History Month, we bring you the story of Bessie Coleman—who is known for being the first African American female pilot. Brave Bessie became a pioneer and inspiration for women of color who demanded and deserved more.Visit us on Linktree for the collection of links, Instagram, or email us at downtherabbitholethepod@gmail.com.Sources Bessie Coleman - PBS Bessie Coleman - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum2025-02-0309 min
Scenic RootsAt The Bessie, A Black History Month For One And For AllThe Bessie Smith Cultural Center in downtown Chattanooga.(The Bessie Smith Cultural Center)For this Black History Month, art, tradition, film, sports and music are on the calendar that begins Saturday at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center in downtown Chattanooga.Elijah Cameron is with The Bessie.(The Bessie Smith Cultural Center)2025-01-3103 min
Unexplained Podcast | HomeSeason 8 Episode 09: The River Always BeckonsIn October 1929, Bessie and Glen Hyde set out to become the fastest people ever to traverse the Grand Canyon by boat.For a landscape so saturated in mystery, the story of the Hydes might be one of its greatest... This episode was written by Neil McRobert and produced by Richard MacLean Smith. Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.2024-11-0800 min
Wander Woman: A Travel PodcastHow far would you walk for a cuppa?Deep in the Rockies in Alberta, Canada, is a small unassuming hut that - unknown to many - houses a teahouse that has been serving hikers since 1904. In the heat of high summer the cabin swarms with hikers in search of a brew. Early or late in the season, though, it’s possible to bag the best view in the house on the porch overlooking Lake Agnes before choosing from the impressive menu of loose-leaf teas in relative tranquillity.Joanna Magee owns the teahouse and has to get up at 4.30am to bake the day’s supply of b...2024-10-1650 min
Is This a Ghost?124. The Caribou HotelIf you're one of those listeners who love our tangets, then you're going to absolutely wet yourself over this episode. If you're one of the folks on Spotify who complains VERY vocally about how we don't stay on track, well...maybe sit this one out?This is the story of the Caribou Hotel. Come for the ghosts, stay for: America's hat; San Francisco, ghost town; they use mice; the Klondike Gold Ease; ITAG at the toe; the Anderson hotel, sponsored by Coca-Cola; and a too-helpful ghost.If you want to give in to Clayton's shameless...2024-10-091h 03
The Syncopated Sisters podcastEpisode 21 - Bessie SmithBessie Smith was the most famous black entertainer in the 1920! Her singing was very iconic and she was a master of telling stories. There is a lot to remembered about her. I am very delighted to do so with Eda Özdek, a dancer, musician, organizer and much more!!References:Brooks, Daphne A. Liner Notes for the Revolution - The Intellectual Life of Black Feminist SoundChris Woodstra et all (1996). Stephen Thomas Erlewine, and Vladimir Bogdanov All Music Guide to BluesDavis, Angela Y. (1998). Blues Legacies and Black FeminismDebra Desalvo (2006). The language of the BluesGaron, Paul (1992). Woman w...2024-08-271h 37Scenic RootsAt The Bessie, A Celebration Of Freedom For This JuneteenthThe Bessie Smith Cultural CenterJuneteenth is a celebration of freedom: the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans after the end of the Civil War.In downtown Chattanooga, one of the celebrations for this year’s holiday on Wednesday will be at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center - 200 E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. - from 11 AM to 6 PM.Elijah Cameron is with the Bessie._____Also on Wednesday in downtown Chattanooga:
The Juneteenth National Freedom Day Parade and Gala. The lineup for the parade begins at 12:30 PM on Peeples St. The para...2024-06-1804 min
Biopic: A Podcast StoryEpisode 7: Bessie, Starring Queen Latifah as Bessie SmithRena and Sara watched Bessie, the 2015 HBO movie starring Queen Latifah as Blues Empress Bessie Smith.
We dissect the glory that is Mo’Nique, the spiritual battle between Dee Rees and Horton Foote, and the world’s fakest-looking pair of emerald earrings as we journey through Bessie Smith’s rise, fall, and recovery (and thankfully, not her tragic death). The all-over-the-place screenplay inspires us to whip out our corkboard, red thread and tinfoil hats with a theory about the 22 year journey the original screenplay took to film. It cannot be overstated: Rena really hates the (extremely fake-looking like t...2024-06-111h 00
Work Your SoulJUNE 2024The 45s that missed out at the Melbourne Soul Weekender - enjoy!
TRACKS:
SAPPHIRES – SLOW FIZZ – ABC
EDDIE KING AND MAE B MAY – ARE YOU PUSHED TO LOVE – CONDUC
BILLY T SOUL – CALL ON BILLY – MUSICOR
DOROTHY BERRY – AIN’T THAT LOVE – PLANETARY
BERRY STREET STATION – KING BEE – LE CAM
FATS DOMINO – WORK MY WAY UP STEADY – BROADMOOR
ANGLOS – SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE – SCEPTER
BERNARD WILLIAMS & THE ORIGINAL BLUE NOTES – IT’S NEEDLESS TO SAY – HARTHON
LEE ANDREWS AND THE HEARTS – NEVER THE LESS – CRIMSON
BARBARA AND BRENDA – DON’T WAIT UP FOR ME MAMA – DYNAMO
PARAMOUNTS – THE GIRLS WITH THE BIG BLACK...2024-05-3159 min
Music History Monday“The Empress” - Bessie Smith (Replay)2024-04-1520 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioThe Lady and the Empress! Lady D's One Woman Bessie Tribute ShowOn this episode of Jack Dappa Blues, enjoy the collaboration
of Jack Dappa Blues Radio and Southern Ohio Folklife for a conversation w/ Lady
D (West Virginia’s First Lady of Soul) to talk about her recent performance of
The Lady and the Empress, a one-woman show about the life and music of Bessie
Smith, the Empress of the Blues. Learn about Bessie Smith, her role in Blues
music, her lasting impact, and why Lady D was drawn to her life story.
On the day of the interview, Lady D later performed at the
Southern Ohi...2024-03-2450 min
Blondie! - The original Radio ShowUncle Gideon Aunt BessieIn 1938, Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake were cast in the Columbia Pictures film Blondie. The film was a box office success and a long-running film series went into production, lasting until 1950 and featuring twenty-eight feature films. As part of the promotion for the first film, Singleton and Lake appeared as Blondie and Dagwood on the December 20, 1938 episode of The Pepsodent Show radio program, which starred Bob Hope.The appearance with Hope led to their own show, beginning July 3, 1939, on CBS as a summer replacement for The Eddie Cantor Show.However, Cantor did not return in the fall, so...2024-02-1129 minScenic RootsThursdays In February: Black History Month At The Bessie(Bessie Smith Cultural Center)For the start of this Black History Month, the Bessie Smith Cultural Center in downtown Chattanooga on Thursday will host the first of four events - one event a week - throughout February.Elijah Cameron is with the Bessie.(Bessie Smith Cultural Center)2024-02-0104 min
Popfilter – Der Song des TagesThemenwoche „These Girls“: Bessie Smith – Kitchen ManIn den 20er-Jahren ist der Weg für Schwarze Frauen aus armen Verhältnissen absehbar. Dass eine dieser Frauen eine eigene Musikkarriere startet und dabei auch noch selbstbewusst ihr Begehren auf der Bühne artikuliert, ist eher ungewöhnlich. Bessie Smith wird so zu einem wichtigen Vorbild für die kommenden Generationen selbstbestimmter, weiblicher Künstlerinnen.
Hier entlang geht’s zu den Links unserer Werbepartner.
Hier findet ihr die Sammelbände „These Girls“ und „These Girls, too“.
>> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/musik/popfilter-bessie-smith-kitchen-man2023-11-1312 minPopfilter – Der Song des TagesThemenwoche „These Girls“: Bessie Smith – Kitchen ManIn den 20er-Jahren ist der Weg für Schwarze Frauen aus armen Verhältnissen absehbar. Dass eine dieser Frauen eine eigene Musikkarriere startet und dabei auch noch selbstbewusst ihr Begehren auf der Bühne artikuliert, ist eher ungewöhnlich. Bessie Smith wird so zu einem wichtigen Vorbild für die kommenden Generationen selbstbestimmter, weiblicher Künstlerinnen.
Hier entlang geht’s zu den Links unserer Werbepartner.
Hier findet ihr die Sammelbände „These Girls“ und „These Girls, too“.
>> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/musik/popfilter-bessie-smith-kitchen-man2023-11-1312 mindetektor.fm | MusikThemenwoche „These Girls“: Bessie Smith – Kitchen ManIn den 20er-Jahren ist der Weg für Schwarze Frauen aus armen Verhältnissen absehbar. Dass eine dieser Frauen eine eigene Musikkarriere startet und dabei auch noch selbstbewusst ihr Begehren auf der Bühne artikuliert, ist eher ungewöhnlich. Bessie Smith wird so zu einem wichtigen Vorbild für die kommenden Generationen selbstbestimmter, weiblicher Künstlerinnen.
Hier entlang geht’s zu den Links unserer Werbepartner.
Hier findet ihr die Sammelbände „These Girls“ und „These Girls, too“.
>> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/musik/popfilter-bessie-smith-kitchen-man2023-11-1312 min
ComplexifiedLosing Everything at Indian Boarding School: Bessie Smith (Dzabahe)One afternoon, her clothes, hair, language, name, and even her parents were taken from her. In this episode, Navajo woman Bessie Smith, who survived the Indian Boarding Schools, shares her story of losing everything and then reclaiming the traditions she learned as a child to find healing. Join us in this episode as we go to Bessie's home in Denver, Colorado, and hear about the day her parents were forced to hand her over to the U.S. Government. Bessie shares with breathtaking detail, remembering the gravity of all she lost. Listen to the full episode for wa...2023-10-1941 min
Historical HomosBessie Smith & Ma Rainey: Bisexual Empresses of the BluesMa Rainey and Bessie Smith were big stars in their own day, and hundred years later they've got BIOPICS on Netflix and HBO. This is what bisexuality can do for you! Join us as we dig into the lives, songs, and loves of these two remarkable Black women. Renowned for their musical talent and big personalities, Ma and Bessie became the first record stars of 1920s America. The Great Depression ruined everything as usual – selfish! – but not before Ma and Bessie had their full of bathtub gin, husbands, cold cash, and yes, chorus-girl-pu$$y.For more, foll...2023-08-121h 05
Scenic RootsThe Front Lawn Party For This Juneteenth At The BessieBessie Smith Cultural Center.(Bessie Smith Cultural Center)In downtown Chattanooga this weekend, a jam for the Juneteenth holiday at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center.The holiday - which is Monday - commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans after the end of the Civil War.On Saturday, the Bessie will host its Juneteenth Freedom Celebration, from Noon to 6:30 PM.Elijah Cameron is with The Bessie.(Bessie Smith Cultural Center)2023-06-1505 minScenic RootsSounds That Stir And Soar At Bessie Smith’s Big 9 Music FestThis weekend, the music will be jumping at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center in downtown Chattanooga.On Saturday and Sunday, the center hosts Bessie Smith’s Big 9 Music Fest, a celebration of and for the city’s African-American community around the time of the singer’s birth in this city.Elijah Cameron is with the Bessie - and Jake Cash is with Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union, a sponsor of the Fest.2023-04-1303 min
WomanicaMovers and Shakers: Bessie StringfieldBessie Stringfield (1911-1993) was the Motorcycle Queen of Miami, a woman who criss-crossed the US eight times over in her Harley-Davidson motorcycles. This month, we're talking about movers and shakers: dancers, stuntwomen, martial artists, and other pioneering women who've used their physical prowess to shake things up. History classes can get a bad rap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were students, we couldn’t help wondering... where were all the ladies at? Why were so many incredible stories missing from the typical curriculum? Enter, Womanica. On this Wonder Media Network podcast we explore th...2023-03-0304 minScenic RootsOrchestrating The Blues For Chattanooga’s Bessie SmithBessie Smith(Carl Van Vechten / Library of Congress)Bessie Smith - the Black female singer known as the “Empress of the Blues” - was born here in Chattanooga more than a century ago, during the era of Jim Crow segregation.Next Monday, starting at 7:30 PM, a concert at Memorial Auditorium will present full orchestral arrangements of Bessie’s music, commissioned by the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera.The concert is a collaboration between the CSO, the CSO Youth Orchestras and community choral groups in this city.It will also spotlight works by Black composers - such...2023-02-2029 minScenic RootsThe Rest of This Year’s Black History Month At The BessieBessie Smith Cultural Center“Shared Legacies” is this week’s event in the Black History Month calendar at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center here in Chattanooga. Elijah Cameron with the Bessie tells us about the rest of February.2023-02-0604 min
Viaje al mundo del JazzBessie Smith, La Emperatriz del Blues.Bienvenidos amantes de la música,
Bessie Smith “la Emperatriz del Blues” vivió una vida corta pero intensa, apenas 10 años de carrera discográfica que fueron suficientes para dar un sello intenso y clásico a su forma de cantar.
Murió a los 43 años y fue enterrada en una tumba sin lápida. La misma Janis Joplin se encargó de comprarle una que dice así en su epitafio: “La mejor cantante de blues de todo el mundo nunca dejará de cantar. Bessie Smith, 1895-1937”🎤
Los temas son:
1. Downhearted Blues
2. 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
3. St. Louis Blues (con Louis Armstrong)
4...2023-02-0530 min
The Songbirds Radio HourBessie & the Big 9(First aired on WUTC 10/8/2022)The inaugural episode of “The Songbirds Radio Hour” focuses on Chattanooga's famous 9th Street —now known as Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard—and how the thriving Black community helped shape the music career of legendary blues singer Bessie Smith.Guests:— Dr. Michelle Scott, the author of "Blues Empress in Black Chattanooga: Bessie Smith and the Emerging Urban South," which influenced the 2015 film "Bessie." Dr. Scott is a professor of history at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.— Neshawn Calloway - a music teacher at Chattanooga’s Center for C...2023-01-2558 min
QuotomaniaQUOTOMANIA 348: Bessie SmithToday’s Quotation is care of Bessie Smith. Listen in! Subscribe to Quotomania on quotomania.com or search for Quotomania on your favorite podcast app!
Bessie Smith (ca. 1895–1937) was a blues and jazz singer from the Harlem Renaissance who is remembered as the Empress of the Blues. Elizabeth “Bessie” Smith was the youngest child of seven, born to Laura and William Smith in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Her father was a Baptist minister and day laborer and her mother a laundress. In 1900, William Smith died in a work accident and his wife and son Bud passed away in 1906. The six rema...2022-11-1402 min
A lista negraBessie Smith (09/10/2022)Bessie Smith foi a cantante de blues máis famosa do seu tempo, a artista negra mellor pagada dos anos 20 do século pasado. Chegou a ter o seu propio vagón de tren personalizado para viaxar pola costa Este e os estados do Sur. Pero Bessie foi moito máis que iso. Tamén foi unha muller adiantada ao seu tempo, rebelde e indomable. Por todo iso merece un programa da Lista Negra en que tamén escoitaremos outra muller, galega neste caso, que lle rende unha fermosa homenaxe: Iria Lis.2022-10-131h 01
5 Things In 15 Minutes: Good Vibes in DEI5 Things in 15 Minutes / High PotentialsThis week I facilitated a conversation with a client about my book Inclusive 360. In the conversation, I was struck by how often my conversations around DEI quickly focus on hiring for diversity. Yes, that’s important, but data tells us that at the entry-level of organizations, the percentage of men vs women, and White people vs BIPOC are fairly balanced. The gaps widen as employees are promoted. Classic unconscious bias.It’s clear to me that organizations should instead prioritize embedding equity into the employee lifecycle to give everyone a fair shot at success and growth. This incl...2022-08-3026 min
Songbook: The White Rabbit Podcast06 Kate Molleson on 'Bessie Smith'Writer and BBC Radio 3 presenter Kate Molleson joins Jude to talk about the book Bessie Smith by Jackie Kay.As well as digging into the life of Bessie they also discuss how music provides solace, childhood encounters with music, whether women are allowed to be straight up authorities on music, radical lyrics and the complications of discussing a female musician’s clothes.Books mentioned in the podcast:Sound Within Sound: Opening Our Ears to the Twentieth Century by Kate Molleson https://bit.ly/3bZkZC2Us Conductors by Sean Mic...2022-08-2537 minScenic RootsChattanooga’s Black Soundtrack - At Home At The BessieA visitor at a kiosk at “Chattanooga’s Black Soundtrack.”(Bessie Smith Cultural Center)Earlier this summer, the Bessie Smith Cultural Center here in downtown Chattanooga opened its latest exhibit.“Chattanooga’s Black Soundtrack” shares the stories of this city’s African-American music makers: the contributions they made across genres and styles, the struggles they endured and the changes they shaped across the generations up to today.Elijah Cameron is with The Bessie.2022-08-0407 min
RIVERTAPEBESSIE SMITH_TAPE 10_ClarksdaleLa storia di Bessie Smith tra luci e ombre. Ascesa e declino dell’imperatrice del blues, in un viaggio tra Harlem e Chattanooga, e poi giù fino a Clarksdale nel cuore dello stato del Mississippi a bordo di una Packard sulla strada di un destino già scritto nelle sue canzoni. Forse. Host: Martina Zaralli Bibliografia e per approfondire: Jackie Jay, Bessie Smith (PLAYGROUND)Ezio Guaitammacchi, Atlante Rock (HOEPLI)Massimo Cotto, Decamerock (MARSILIO CARTABIANCA)Elisa De Munari, Countin’ the blues (ARCANA ED.)Roberto Caselli, La Storia del Blues (HOEPLI)Diego Baldini, Tra Mi...2022-06-1315 min
Gays Gaze55. Bessie, Must've Been Women Cause I Don't Like MenCW: Anti-Black racism, abusive relationships, child abuse, attempted sexual assault
Dee Rees' film Bessie (2015) is an incredible dive into the life and loves of Bessie Smith, famed blues musician played by Queen Latifah. We talk Bessie's life, queerness in the blues, Rees' filmography, and Erin's crush on Queen Latifah.2022-03-2251 min
Trust Me, You Can RelateHow She Became an Airline Pilot at 54 - Carole HopsonLess than 1% of airline pilots are African-American women, and Carole Hopson is determined to change that. At 54, after walking away from a lucrative career in corporate America, Carole achieved her life-long dream of becoming a commercial airline pilot for United Airlines. In her book, "A Pair of Wings", Carole chronicles the life of her inspiration, African-American Aviatrix Bessie Coleman. Bessie Coleman overcame insurmountable odds in 1921 when she became the first woman ever to obtain her international pilots license. She was forced to go to France (and learn to speak French) in order to learn to fly after being denied e...2022-02-1455 min
Fluency w/ Dr. Durell CooperSeason II, Ep. 2 feat. Niegel SmithIn this episode Durell speaks with Niegel Smith. Niegel is a Bessie Award winning theater director and performance artist. He is the Artistic Director of NYC’s Obie Award winning theater, The Flea; board member of A.R.T./New York; and ringleader of Willing Participant (www.willingparticipant.org) an artistic activist organization that whips up urgent poetic responses to crazy shit that happens.His theater work has been produced at The Alley Theater, The Barbican, Classical Theatre of Harlem, The Flea Theater, The Goodman Theatre, HERE Arts Center, Hip Ho...2022-02-1024 min
Readipop - Music Changing LivesSpecial Guests: Don Chandler & Ma BessieWe're back! After a little while away, the Readipop podcast is back. Join Abbie, Pete and Yusef from the team as we get to know more about Reading's This month we're joined by Grammy winning producer Don Chandler and Julia and Matt from local blues royalty Ma Bessie, discussing growing up in Reading (and being schoolmates), playing with your heroes and hiding from your bosses to fit in extra guitar practices. ________________________________Learn more about Don Chandler here, or join almost 30k other subscribers learning reggae bass via his YouTube channel here.2021-12-1247 min
New Full Trial Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, WomenBessie Smith: A Poet's Biography of a Blues Legend by Jackie KayPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509087 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bessie Smith: A Poet's Biography of a Blues Legend Author: Jackie Kay Narrator: Jackie Kay, Adjoa Andoh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 24 minutes Release date: September 28, 2021 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: A beautiful genre-bending tribute to the larger-than-life blues singer Bessie Smith. Scotland’s National Poet blends poetry, prose, fiction, and nonfiction to create an entirely unique biography of the Empress of the Blues. There has never been anyone else like Bessie Smith. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1894 and orphaned by the age of nine, Bessie Smith sang on st...2021-09-2810 min
Explore New Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, WomenBessie Smith: A Poet's Biography of a Blues Legend by Jackie KayPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509087to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Bessie Smith: A Poet's Biography of a Blues Legend
Author: Jackie Kay
Narrator: Jackie Kay, Adjoa Andoh
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 24 minutes
Release date: September 28, 2021
Genres: Women
Publisher's Summary:
A beautiful genre-bending tribute to the larger-than-life blues singer Bessie Smith. Scotland’s National Poet blends poetry, prose, fiction, and nonfiction to create an entirely unique biography of the Empress of the Blues. There has never been anyone else like Bessie Smith. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1894 and orphaned by the age of nine, Bessie Smith sang on street co...2021-09-285h 24
Unlock Top Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Arts & EntertainmentBessie Smith: A Poet's Biography of a Blues Legend by Jackie KayPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509087 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bessie Smith: A Poet's Biography of a Blues Legend Author: Jackie Kay Narrator: Jackie Kay, Adjoa Andoh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 24 minutes Release date: September 28, 2021 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: A beautiful genre-bending tribute to the larger-than-life blues singer Bessie Smith. Scotland’s National Poet blends poetry, prose, fiction, and nonfiction to create an entirely unique biography of the Empress of the Blues. There has never been anyone else like Bessie Smith. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1894 and orphaned by the age of nine, Bessie Smith sang on...2021-09-2810 minScenic RootsReopening The Bessie With A Digital Makeover(bessiesmithcc.org)The Bessie Smith Cultural Center here in Chattanooga - closed for more than a year due to the pandemic - will reopen to the public on Friday, with free admission on Friday and Saturday.The center celebrates the African diaspora - and pays tribute to this city’s African-American culture - honoring Bessie Smith, “The Empress of the Blues.”During the shutdown, the inside of the Bessie received a makeover, upgrading its technology and exhibition space.Paula Wilkes is the center’s president - and Elijah Cameron is director of commu...2021-06-2305 min
Start the WeekJackie Kay on Bessie SmithScotland’s former National Poet Jackie Kay celebrates the tempestuous life of the great blues singer, Bessie Smith. Born in Tennessee in 1894 Bessie was a street singer before she made it big at a time of racial violence and segregation. Jackie Kay remembers growing up as a young black girl in Glasgow and she tells Kirsty Wark how she idolised this iconic singer. In Time’s Witness the historian Rosemary Hill explores the historical shift in focus from the grand sweeping narratives of kings and statesmen to a new interest in the lives of ordinary people. She argu...2021-06-2142 min
FaberBooksBessie Smith Audio Book Extract'The most vivid evocation of Bessie Smith I have ever read' - Ian Carr, BBC Music
'[Bessie Smith] showed me the air and taught me how to fill it ... she's the reason I started singing, really' - Janis Joplin
Bessie Smith: singer, icon, pioneer.
Bessie Smith was born in Tennessee in 1894. Orphaned by the age of nine, she sang on street corners before becoming a big name in travelling shows. In 1923 she made her first recording for a new start-up called Columbia Records. It sold 780,000 copies, making her a star. Smith’s life was notoriously difficult: she drank pints of...2021-03-2302 min
Pool Jazz VibesPool Jazz Vibes #41 – Ma Rainey & Bessie SmithPrograma día 20-03-2021 - Pool Jazz Vibes #41 – Ma Rainey & Bessie Smith dirigido por Guillermo Valero.Lo tenían todo para sufrir. Eran mujeres y negras en los años 20. Pero no se callaron. Sus voces expresaron el sentir de toda una generación. Así, Bessie Smith y 'Ma' Rainey grabaron las primeras canciones feministas de la historia.2021-03-201h 00
Bordeaux BluesBessie Smith, l'impératrice du blues !Bessie Smith (1894-1937)
Tout comme BB King ou John Lee Hooker, elle est connue du grand public (plus que Ma Raney et d'autres...). Quand on parle blues, on mentionne en tête Bessie. Contrairement aux idées reçues le blues féminin ne vient pas de la campagne directement, des champs de coton... mais plutôt des gospels chantés dans les églises et du vaudeville itinérant ou fixe ! Marqué dès le début par un côté pré-variétés, ce qu'on a appelé ensuite "blues" a su se démarquer. Bessie Smith, comme d'autres, a eu dans son orch...2021-03-171h 30
Queer Icons3. Bessie Smith: "Empress of Blues"This week Niko and Matthew chatter about tattoos and crazy dreams.
We discus the Potato Head family and vacationing in Mexico.
We also cover Bessie Smith's Gay and Queer icon status.
Link to "St. Louis Blues"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAIWkANToPA
Intro Audio clip from Bessie Smith "Back Water Blues"2021-03-0838 min
Bugeye's Rock, Pop, RamblesThe Walrus of LoveThis week we are talking about two artists known for their sexy songs inspiring many a couple to hop into the sack. We’re talking about the absolute legend and empress of blues, Bessie Smith and the walrus of love, Barry White. New music this week comes from The Anderson Tapes, Anorak Patch and Naz and Ella. Want to support the show, get access to loads of bonus content and basically hang out with all the cool kids? Get over to https://www.patreon.com/BugeyeSHOW NOTESAno...2021-02-251h 13
Scenic RootsBessie’s Front Porch: “The Day You Begin”(Bessie Smith Cultural Center)“Bessie’s Front Porch” features community members reading children’s books to spur dialogue on race relations.The digital series from the Bessie Smith Cultural Center here in Chattanooga debuted last year - and it is back for this Black History Month.Here’s part of Dionne Jenkins reading “The Day You Begin” - by Jacqueline Woodson.Watch the entire readings from “Bessie’s Front Porch” on the Facebook page - and YouTube channel - for the Bessie Smith Cultural Center. 2021-02-2402 minScenic RootsBessie’s Front Porch: “Martin’s Big Words”“Bessie’s Front Porch” features community members reading children’s books to spur dialogue on race relations.The digital series from the Bessie Smith Cultural Center here in Chattanooga debuted last year - and it is back every day online throughout February for Black History Month.Here’s Judge Curtis Collier reading “Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.” by Doreen Rappaport. Judge Curtis Collier Credit Bessie Smith Cultural Center Edit | Remove Watch the entire readings from “Bessie’s Front Porch” on the Facebook page - an...2021-02-1807 minScenic RootsBessie’s Front Porch: “Hammering For Freedom”(The Bessie Smith Cultural Center)“Bessie’s Front Porch” features community members reading children’s books to spur dialogue on race relations.The digital series from the Bessie Smith Cultural Center here in Chattanooga debuted last year - and it is back every day online throughout February for Black History Month. Here’s an excerpt of Elijah Cameron - reading “Hammering for Freedom,” by Rita Lorraine Hubbard. 2021-02-0303 minScenic RootsA Makeover In Progress For The Bessie(The Bessie Smith Cultural Center)The Bessie Smith Cultural Center here in Chattanooga celebrates the African diaspora - and pays tribute to this city’s African-American culture - honoring Bessie Smith, “The Empress of the Blues.”Now, the center is undergoing a major renovation - and more. Elijah Cameron is director of community relations at The Bessie.2021-01-2709 min
Listen and Learn on the Go With Our Captivating Free AudiobookBessie's Resurrection Audiobook by Kimberly A. CollinsListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 504821
Title: Bessie's Resurrection
Author: Kimberly A. Collins
Narrator: Kimberly A. Collins
Format: Unabridged
Length: 01:16:05
Language: English
Release date: 01-06-21
Publisher: Authors Republic
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Poetry
Summary:
Bessie's Resurrection gives voice to Richard Wright's fictional character Bessie Mears from his novel Native Son (1940). These poems offer Bessie room to articulte her experiences as an African American woman and how she suffes in her unenviable position, powerless and unseen. Here, Bessie's fictive character is self actualized by two historical African American trailblazers: Bessie Coleman and Bessie Smith who...2021-01-061h 16
Discover Top Full Audiobooks in Literature, PoetryBessie's Resurrection by Kimberly A. CollinsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/504821to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Bessie's Resurrection
Author: Kimberly A. Collins
Narrator: Kimberly A. Collins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 1 hour 16 minutes
Release date: January 6, 2021
Genres: Poetry
Publisher's Summary:
Bessie's Resurrection gives voice to Richard Wright's fictional character Bessie Mears from his novel Native Son (1940). These poems offer Bessie room to articulte her experiences as an African American woman and how she suffes in her unenviable position, powerless and unseen. Here, Bessie's fictive character is self actualized by two historical African American trailblazers: Bessie Coleman and Bessie Smith who lived during the same time period...2021-01-061h 16
Otis Brown's PodcastMa Rainey's Black Bottom Bessie Smith and The Classic BluesAll right boys--you done seen the rest, now I'm gonna show you the best. In this episode of Otis Brown Podcast, I comment on the new Netflix film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, staring Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman and situate it, August Wilson's play of the same name and the HBO film Bessie in a conversation about female classic blues singers of the period between 1925 and 1930. Keywords:Bessie SmithMa RaineyLouis ArmstrongThomas "Fatz" Waller"Honeysuckle Rose"August WilsonViola DavisChadwick BosmanQueen Latifah Mo'nique 2020-12-3020 minScenic RootsBessie's Front Porch: "The Other Side"(Bessie Smith Cultural Center)Each week online, the Bessie Smith Cultural Center here in Chattanooga features community members reading children’s books - to spur dialogue on race relations.The digital series is called “Bessie’s Front Porch” - and last week, the center’s president Paula Wilkes read “The Other Side,” by Jacqueline Woodson.Watch the entire readings from “Bessie’s Front Porch” on the Facebook page - and YouTube channel - for the Bessie Smith Cultural Center.The next reading appears online at 11 AM ET on Thursday, October...2020-10-2901 minScenic RootsBessie’s Front Porch: "Chocolate Me!"(Bessie Smith Cultural Center)Each week online, the Bessie Smith Cultural Center here in Chattanooga features community members reading children’s books - to spur dialogue on race relations.The digital series is called “Bessie’s Front Porch” - and last week, the center’s own Danny Toney read “Chocolate Me!”, by Taye Diggs.Watch the entire readings from “Bessie’s Front Porch” on the Facebook page - and YouTube channel - for the Bessie Smith Cultural Center. The next reading appears online at 11 AM on Thursday, October...2020-10-2201 minScenic RootsBessie's Front Porch: "Hammering For Freedom"(Bessie Smith Cultural Center / Facebook)Each week online, the Bessie Smith Cultural Center here in Chattanooga features community members reading children’s books - to spur dialogue on race relations.The digital series is called “Bessie’s Front Porch” - and last week, the center’s own Elijah Cameron read “Hammering for Freedom” by Rita Lorraine Hubbard. Watch the entire readings from “Bessie’s Front Porch” on the Facebook page - and YouTube channel - for the Bessie Smith Cultural Center.The next reading appears online at 11 AM on Thursday, October 15th.Watch Elijah...2020-10-1500 minScenic RootsBessie’s Front Porch: “All Kinds of People”(Bessie Smith Cultural Center)Each week online, the Bessie Smith Cultural Center here in Chattanooga features community members reading children’s books - to spur dialogue on race relations.The digital series is called “Bessie’s Front Porch” - and last week, Varion Walton read “All Kinds of People,” by Shari Safran.Watch the entire readings from “Bessie’s Front Porch” on the Facebook page - and YouTube channel - for the Bessie Smith Cultural Center. The next reading appears online at 11 AM on Thursday, October 8th.Watch Varion Walton...2020-10-0700 min
DreamPath PodcastRemembering Screenwriter Bettina Gilois. July 09 1961 - July 05 2020Screenwriter Bettina Gilois, who was interviewed on the show in July of last year, passed away on July 5 at the age of 58. She was an immensely talented screenwriter, as well as a professor of screenwriting at Chapman University. She was also the mother of two brilliant children. As a tribute to Bettina, we are replaying her episode from last July. The show notes from that episode are below: Bettina Gilois is an award-winning screenwriter and author, whose awards and nominations include the Humanitas Prize, the Black Reelz Award, the Movieguide Award, an ESPY Award, and a nomination f...2020-07-061h 14Wander Woman: A Travel PodcastWaymakingJoin Phoebe Smith as this month she sends her Wander Woman correspondent (and podcast producer) Daniel Neilson to the wild and remote Torngat Mountains - he went for polar bears and icebergs but found so much more.... (in association with Destination Canada); learn how to haggle like a pro in a souk with our Travel Hack of the Month, so you can ensure both you and the vendor leave with smiles on your faces; wanting a city break with some wilderness on the side? Our Top 10 looks at the best urban centres around the globe that offer an abundance...2020-06-2651 min