/tags/the-bullpen The Bullpen en-US Copyright Fri, 08 Jun 2018 16:29:26 GMT /arts-culture/2018-06-08/singer-bette-smith-shows-its-never-too-late-for-a-leap-of-faith Bette Smith sang in her church choir and for a while church music was all she knew. She wasn't allowed to listen to secular music. Smith was raised… Fri, 08 Jun 2018 16:29:26 GMT /arts-culture/2018-06-08/singer-bette-smith-shows-its-never-too-late-for-a-leap-of-faith Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-06-08/singer-bette-smith-shows-its-never-too-late-for-a-leap-of-faith Bette Smith sang in her church choir and for a while church music was all she knew. She wasn't allowed to listen to secular music. Smith was raised… Fri, 08 Jun 2018 16:29:26 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-06-08/singer-bette-smith-shows-its-never-too-late-for-a-leap-of-faith Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2017-10-27/the-queen-of-bourbon-street-takes-on-nc-blues Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen started singing blues tunes as a young girl to entertain her parents’ friends at their home in Edison, New Jersey. She later… Fri, 27 Oct 2017 15:40:06 GMT /arts-culture/2017-10-27/the-queen-of-bourbon-street-takes-on-nc-blues Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-10-27/the-queen-of-bourbon-street-takes-on-nc-blues Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen started singing blues tunes as a young girl to entertain her parents’ friends at their home in Edison, New Jersey. She later… Fri, 27 Oct 2017 15:40:06 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-10-27/the-queen-of-bourbon-street-takes-on-nc-blues Anita Rao, Frank Stasio