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Delta blues [40] Coot Grant: 1893 1970 Alabama Classic female blues [41] Lil Green: 1919* 1954 Mississippi Urban blues [42] Shirley Griffith: 1907 1974 Mississippi Country blues [43] Richard "Hacksaw" Harney: 1902 1973 Mississippi Delta blues [44] Lucille Hegamin: 1897* 1970 Georgia Classic female blues [45] Edmonia Henderson: 1898 1947 ...
In the 1980s and 1990s, blues rock was more roots-oriented than in the 1960s and 1970s, even when artists such as the Fabulous Thunderbirds and Stevie Ray Vaughan flirted with rock stardom. [1] Solo artists are listed alphabetically by last name, and groups are listed alphabetically by the first letter (not including the prefix "the", "a" or "an").
The artists of the 1970s produced so many chart-topping hits we compiled a list. ... Arguably one of the best decades of music, the 1970s saw the rise of disco, long shaggy hair, the continuation ...
Arzell J. "Z. Z." Hill (September 30, 1935 – April 27, 1984) [1] was an American blues singer best known for his recordings in the 1970s and early 1980s, including his 1982 album for Malaco Records, Down Home, which stayed on the Billboard soul album chart for nearly two years. [1]
Leon Redbone (born Dickran Gobalian; [2] [3] August 26, 1949 – May 30, 2019) was a singer-songwriter and musician specializing in jazz, blues, and Tin Pan Alley classics. Recognized by his hat (often a Panama), dark sunglasses, and black tie, he was born in Cyprus of Armenian ancestry and first appeared on stage in Toronto, Canada, in the ...
The Bee Gees scored the most number-one hits (9 songs) and had the longest cumulative run atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart (27 weeks) during the 1970s. Rod Stewart remained at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 17 weeks during the 1970s. Elton John amassed the second-most number-one hits on the Hot 100 chart during the 1970s (6 songs). #
Sylvester James Jr. (September 6, 1947 – December 16, 1988), known simply as Sylvester, was an American singer-songwriter.Primarily active in the genres of disco, rhythm and blues, and soul, he was known for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance, falsetto singing voice, and hit disco singles in the late 1970s and 1980s.
The Inglewood resident was one of very few Black men to have success in country music in the 1970s, and one of two known Black male artists from California who performed at a nationally-charting ...