#bessie smith
Jazzy Halloween Playlist | The Headless Crow
Celebrate spooky season with the best in vintage jazz and blues. Featuring Louis Armstrong, Eartha Kitt, Bessie Smith, Nina Simone, and more. Listen to the playlist now.
What does Charles White sound like?
For WQXR host Terrance McKnight, it’s a medley ranging from soul and blues singers—and Charles White subjects—like Bessie Smith and Mahalia Jackson, to the concert hall music of George Walker and Handel. Working with Museum curator Esther Adler, McKnight developed a playlist for our Charles White exhibition, pairing songs, poetry, and political speeches with the artworks on view.
“I wanted people to take three to five minutes to meditate on these images…to walk away with more empathy and more appreciation of the beauty of what [White] did and what was important for him,” said McKnight. Listen to the exhibition playlist and learn more about McKnight ‘s exploration of the relationship between visual art and music: mo.ma/charleswhitesound
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[Artwork: Charles White. “Bessie Smith.” 1950. Tempera on panel. Private collection. © The Charles White Archives]
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Lady Writes The Blues: Billie Holiday’s Singing and Songwriting Artistry (LISTEN)
Lady Writes The Blues: Billie Holiday’s Singing and Songwriting Artistry (LISTEN)
[Billie Holiday, from March 23, 1949. Photographer: Carl Van Vechten. from the Yale University Archives at Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library]
by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson)
In continued celebration of #JazzAppreciationMonth, today we drop in on Billie Holiday, the singer and artist who not only influenced peers and progeny alike with her innovative interpretation of and…
Down Hearted Blues - Bessie Smith, 1920s
Hurray for the Riff Raff (aka Alynda Segarra) stopped by Amoeba Music in Hollywood during a recent tour stop to give a look at what they’ve been listening to and reading lately, including music by Bessie Smith, The Weather Station, Toots & the Maytals, Bad Bunny, Nina Simone, and more. Hurray for the Riff Raff heads out on tour with music from their new album, LIFE ON EARTH, as special guest of Bright Eyes starting Thursday.
Submission by Greg Desince!
Street Fighter 4 Bessie: Once during an outdoor performance in North Carolina in 1934, the Ku Klux Klan surrounded Bessie Smith’s tent. Smith single handedly confronted the group, asking the sheeted men, “What the fuck you think you’re doin’?” before telling them, “I’ll get the whole damn tent out here if I have to. You just pick up them sheets and run!” The Klansmen were shocked. They quickly turned around and disappeared into the night.
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