KRLemmons Women's History Month

Day 8 Woman of the Day: Bessie Smith

Bessie-SmithBessie Smith, jazz and blues singer, is Day 8 Woman of the Day.  Read more about this “Empress of the Blues” below.

Biography.com: http://www.biography.com/people/bessie-smith-9486520

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: https://rockhall.com/inductees/bessie-smith/bio/

PBS.org: http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_smith_bessie.htm

NPR.org: http://www.npr.org/2008/05/07/90206287/bessie-smith-blues-empress

Black Past.org: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/bessie-smith-1894-1937

Youtube videos: “Nobody Know You When You are Down and Out” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MzU8xM99Uo,  “St. Louis Blues”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTXBZFvFXdA

KRLemmons African American Music

June 28 Artist of the Day: Betty Carter

Betty Carter is June 28 Artist of the day.  She is a jazz and blues singer and founder of Jazz Ahead Program.  Read about this multitalented vocalist here:

AllMusic: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/betty-carter-mn0000048908

NPR: http://www.npr.org/artists/93579473/betty-carter, http://www.npr.org/2008/08/14/93572181/betty-carter-fiercely-individual

Kennedy Center: https://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/jazz/jazzahead/, http://www.kennedy-center.org/explorer/artists/?entity_id=9799&source_type=B

Youtube videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6yvktTx2Ug: , “Giant Steps” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4AyCqCHCK0, “How High the Moon” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFywEM5tGOY, Medley http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iemkYXz8UNs