On this day, 100 years ago, Columbia Records held a ... Bessie Smith's new epitaph read, the greatest blues singer in the world will never stop singing. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "DOWN HEARTED BLUES ...

It has roots deeply embedded in the Black experience. Blues has long been a powerful expression of the struggles, joys and ...

For her new show, “100 Years of Women in the Blues,” which opens Friday ... In her show, Rush is using singers’ favorite songs or best-known works. She’ll include Koko Taylor’s ...