"Heat Wave: The Life and Career of Ethel Waters" (Harper, $26.99), by Donald Bogle: One of the most celebrated entertainers of mid-20th century America, Ethel Waters was as contradictory as she was ...

The archives of pioneering American Black singer Ethel Waters, a stage, movie and TV star, have been acquired by the Ransom Center at the University of Texas. Ethel Waters (Oct. 31, 1896-Sept. 1, 1977 ...

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There was great anticipation outside what used to be an old Nabisco bakery building on Tuesday night. There was a band playing on the sidewalk and politicians cutting the ribbon and announcing the ...

<p>Bernadine Mitchell is the total package. </p> <p>With Mitchell, who plays the late, great and legendary jazz and blues singer Ethel Waters in the play "His Eye is on the Sparrow," the chemistry is ...

Waters never could read music and didn't engage a voice instructor until well into her career, but she worked over songs like "Heat Wave" and "Stormy Weather" until they carried her unique signature.

One of the most celebrated entertainers of mid-20th-century America, Ethel Waters was as contradictory as she was talented. Waters never could read music and didn't engage a voice instructor until ...

One of the most celebrated entertainers of mid-20th century America, Ethel Waters was as contradictory as she was talented. Waters never could read music and didn’t engage a voice instructor until ...