Queen Latifah gives the most impressive performance of her film career in the upcoming HBO original movie Bessie. Queen brings to life the compelling story of The Empress of Blues, Bessie Smith. “I had to go to a lot of
Bessie Smith's songs read like chapter titles of her tumultuous life: “Down Hearted Blues,” “There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight,” and “Gimme a Pig Foot and a Bottle of Beer.” Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee,
Bessie Smith's songs read like chapter titles of her tumultuous life: “Down Hearted Blues,” “There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight,” and “Gimme a Pig Foot and a Bottle of Beer.” Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee,
Many viewers will come to the HBO biopic "Bessie" with scant knowledge of its subject, blues legend and Chattanooga native Bessie Smith. But in the title role, Queen Latifah schools you with a bruising display of fierce drive, unstoppable talent and a
Can you talk about style a little bit, because the thing about Bessie Smith is: Because she and Rainey and other people in the blues were precursors to the jazz singers that we're all familiar with, we almost take their sound for granted, right? Like