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Bessie Smith never sang this one but that doesn't diminish the otherworldly, warped 78 rpm-ness of 's latest. Ostensibly the brainchild of Brit Steven Stapleton, NWW is impossible to stuff into any ordinary descriptive language. There's something of advanced intellectual music experiments (a la John Cage) but also gothic tinges, bits of Ornette and Eno, all out industrial noise, things approaching...
In "St. Louis Blues," blues great Bessie Smith sang:I hate to see the evening sun go down I hate to see the evening sun go down It makes me think I’m on my last go-round Sarah Palin was on her last go-round last night. With growing skepticism about her readiness to be Vice President, Palin had to deliver a solid performance. From the moment Palin walked out on stage at Washington University in St....
"The most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and '30s, Bessie Smith is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era, and along with Louis Armstrong, a major influence on subsequent jazz vocalists." ( Wikipedia ) "He Treats Me Like a Dog" - Bessie Mae Smith (1930)
Five things worth knowing today - Provocateuse Catherine Opie's mid-career survey opens at New York's Guggenheim Museum, featuring photographs of surfers, Wall Street, drag queens, and, of course, her own naked body. - The alleged liar and alleged celebrity square...
"The Drowsy Chaperone" is pure entertainment. This is not the Broadway show you were dragged to that had you checking your watch every other yawn. You can actually leave the watch behind because by the time you take a breath from laughing, it's all over and the curtain is already falling when most shows would only be breaking for intermission.
Posted By:WiB 3 WOMAN Hosted By:M Seidman When: Friday Sep 26, 2008 at 5:30 PM Where:Multiple Venues Wilmington, NC 28401 United States The 3rd National Women in Blues Festival is just a week away with artists like Candye Kane and Gaye Adegbalola, this is a true National event. Check this invite for more details and the rest of the line up...
Carla Bruni performed for the first time on UK TV September 16th, 2008 on Later Live...with Jools Holland. We have a clip of her appearance on the show, which includes an interview with Jools Holland where she discusses her songwriting, her husband French President Nicolas Sarkozy's participation ...
Tennessee state Senator Andy Berke kicked off his campaign for reelection to the 10th District seat this evening at Chattanooga's Bessie Smith Hall. Guests filled the venue to near capacity and ate catered barbecue...
I have been telling you all for years,the woman is INCOMPARABLE. But you don't have to take my word for it : "In all my years of reviewing, I have never seen an opening night audience respond to a singer as they did for "The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith...." More on Miche Braden at her website . This feed contains copyrighted material from Professor Kim's News Notes . If you are...
A collaboration between the Kronos Quartet and Azerbaijani singer Alim Qasimov is a stunning prospect. But what happens when such different musical worlds collide? Michael Church reports They [Kronos Quartet] have made a speciality of cross-cultural collaborations, the most notable being with the Bollywood diva Asha Bhosle. Their leader, David Harrington, has long been mesmerised by Qasimov. [...]
In an effort to revitalize the MLK Boulevard area, the Bessie Smith Hall and the Chattanooga African-American Museum are hosting the first ever Bessie Smith Heritage Festival this Saturday, August 23rd. MLK Blvd., or "the Big Nine"was once a music mecca for the blues and jazz, rivaling Beale Street in Memphis and Bourbon Street in New Orleans. What now provides little more than a link between downtown...
1. Who’ll Stop the Rain… Creedence Clearwater Revival 2. Lula Lula Don’t You Go To Bingo… Boozoo Chavis 3. Hot Time in the Old Time Tonight… Bessie Smith 4. Eye of Danger… Michigan & Smiley 5. I [...]
