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  1. Molly Ringwald Rediscovers Her Jazz Roots

    Thu, 18 Apr 2013

    reeling off the names of those who most influenced her: Bessie Smith , Ella Fitzgerald, Anita O'Day, Blossom Dearie and Sacramento-based Fulton Street Jazz Band singing Fats Waller and Bessie Smith songs. She recorded her first jazz album, "I Wanna

  2. See Lady Gaga's meat dress at D.C. museum

    Sat, 8 Sep 2012

    from her "Blonde Ambition" tour. Other items date back to jazz singer Billie Holiday, first blues recording artists Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey and country music trailblazer Mother Maybelle Carter. Lynn's country song, "The Pill," was considered

  3. Fans pay tribute to Michael Jackson at sites around the world

    Wed, 1 Jul 2009

    the not-for-profit theater offers group tours and still hosts the Amateur Nights that showcased such stars as Bessie Smith and Billie Holliday. •Motown Historical Museum, Detroit:The onetime record studio where the Jackson 5 launched their

  4. Tour Shows Audience a New Badu

    Thu, 15 Feb 2001

    appearing at the recently refurbished performance hall that appropriately dates back to the jazz age of Badu's idols Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday. The show began awkwardly, as her backing group, dressed in dark, nondescript coveralls, walked

  5. Tour Shows Audience a New Badu

    Wed, 14 Feb 2001

    appearing at the recently refurbished performance hall that appropriately dates back to the jazz age of Badu's idols Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday. The show began awkwardly, as her backing group, dressed in dark, nondescript coveralls, walked

  6. Tour Shows Audience a New Badu

    Wed, 14 Feb 2001

    appearing at the recently refurbished performance hall that appropriately dates back to the jazz age of Badu's idols Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday. The show began awkwardly, as her backing group, dressed in dark, nondescript coveralls, walked

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  1. Tour Shows Audience a New Badu

    Tue, 13 Feb 2001

    appearing at the recently refurbished performance hall that appropriately dates back to the jazz age of Badu's idols Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday. The show began awkwardly, as her backing group, dressed in dark, nondescript coveralls, walked

  2. Tour Shows Audience a New Badu

    Tue, 13 Feb 2001

    appearing at the recently refurbished performance hall that appropriately dates back to the jazz age of Badu's idols Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday. The show began awkwardly, as her backing group, dressed in dark, nondescript coveralls, walked

  3. Tour Shows Audience a New Badu

    Mon, 12 Feb 2001

    appearing at the recently refurbished performance hall that appropriately dates back to the jazz age of Badu's idols Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday. The show began awkwardly, as her backing group, dressed in dark, nondescript coveralls, walked

  4. Erykah Badu Tour Opener

    Mon, 12 Feb 2001

    appearing at the recently refurbished performance hall that appropriately dates back to the jazz age of Badu's idols Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday. The show began awkwardly, as her backing group, dressed in dark, nondescript coveralls, walked

  5. Rock Hall Honors Bessie Smith , Plans Expansions

    Mon, 29 Jan 2001

    museum to the nearby Great Lakes Science Center. President and CEO Stewart also announced that the museum has chosen Bessie Smith as this year's American Music Masters series honoree, and Hank Williams as next year's. An announcement of the

  6. Rock Hall Honors Bessie Smith , Plans Expansions

    Fri, 26 Jan 2001

    museum to the nearby Great Lakes Science Center. President and CEO Stewart also announced that the museum has chosen Bessie Smith as this year's American Music Masters series honoree, and Hank Williams as next year's. An announcement of the

  7. Rock Hall Honors Bessie Smith , Plans Expansions

    Fri, 26 Jan 2001

    museum to the nearby Great Lakes Science Center. President and CEO Stewart also announced that the museum has chosen Bessie Smith as this year's American Music Masters series honoree, and Hank Williams as next year's. An announcement of the

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