Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When most people think of historic Black female recording artists, these and other iconic singers likely come to mind. But ...

She recorded for only 10 years. But during that decade, singer Bessie Smith arguably did more than anyone to advance the blues as a bedrock of American popular music. On Feb. 16, 1923, she walked into ...

Saloon-theaters and park pavilions : the birth of southern vaudeville, 1899-1909 -- The death of J. Ed Green and the birth of State Street vaudeville -- The life, death, and untold legacy of Bluesman ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -The Treelawn in Cleveland’s Waterloo Arts District is celebrating Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day this weekend with a four-day music and arts festival celebrating ...

For Black History Month, we're sharing stories of overlooked entertainment trailblazers: those who made great strides and historic contributions to film, TV, music, literature and more. When most ...