The legend of Bessie Smith, who was born on April 15 ... of the Blues” and during that same year she met and married Jack Gee, an illiterate night watchman; they would divorce in 1929.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – This Easter Sunday, the front lawn of the Bessie Smith Cultural Center was filled with warmth, generosity, and hope as the Union Gospel Mission served its 11th Annual ...

Taking place on May 3, registration is now open. On Saturday at 8 a.m., starting from the Bessie Smith Cultural Center, riders will wind their way through downtown city streets in the center of ...

Badou Jack, the WBC cruiserweight world champion, is targeting a title unification with Jai Opetaia or Gilberto Ramirez. But both Chris Billam-Smith and Callum Smith have called out Jack and the ...

Her parents loved music and played records on their Victrola all the time. At the age of 3, little Ernestine was singing along with Bessie Smith or whatever voice she heard coming from the record ...

“Of course, boxing's a business. If it makes sense, then it's a fight,” Smith said. “Of course, there's no bad blood there with me and Jack, but as a fighter, you need the British dance partner ...

“One of the things that I’ve always found with vocalists all throughout the years, the greats, everybody from Bessie Smith to Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Dinah Washingto ...

In that role, he served as spokesman for special counsels Jack Smith and Robert Mueller. Smith brought two federal criminal cases against President Trump after the president's first term.

Ben Smith, the Bermuda national swimming coach, has congratulated Jack Harvey on winning the Male Athlete of Year award at the 43rd Annual Sports Awards held at the Hamilton Princess and Beach ...

CORONATION Street star Colson Smith has revealed the key piece of advice he dished out to co-star Jack P Shepherd ahead of his Celebrity Big Brother stint - which he promptly ignored. The Craig ...