Velora Dougless Amos, born on June 16, 1937, in Evergreen, Texas, passed away peacefully at her daughter's home in Spring, ...

At the intersection of Hull Street and Washington Street, Hot Corner is the center of the Black community and businesses in ...

Well, one big, huge bombshell was "The Harry Smith Anthology of American Folk ... Like, she had us, but before she had us, she had Bessie Jones from the Georgia Sea Island Singers, she had Johnny ...

Ralph is survived by his wife, Johnnie Mae Barber Carter, the daughter of the late J.C. Barber and Bessie Mae Taylor Barber ... Sallie Carter Smith and aunt, Lydia Leake Morris of Woodville ...

Ralph is survived by his wife, Johnnie Mae Barber Carter, the daughter of the late J.C. Barber and Bessie Mae Taylor Barber ... Aunt Sallie Carter Smith and Aunt Lydia Leake Morris of Woodville ...

Annie Mae, to those who knew her well ... Arthur Barnes, Rose Hart, Bessie Spires, Mary (Honey) Hutchinson, Jeanette Queener and Ethel Perkins; grandson, Kevin L. Alexander and lifelong friend ...

Both Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith were honored with U.S. Postal Service ... album exactly fifty years after her first release. Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton was a big-voiced singer and ...

Minnie Mae Ziegler, Robert Blackshear, Anita Blackshear and Aleen Blackshear. Lynn was blessed to entrust his fond memories with his loving Godmothers, Charlotte Bradley, Norma Jean Smith and ...