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African-American music is a broad term covering a diverse range of musical genres largely developed by African Americans and their culture.Its origins are in musical forms that developed as a result of the enslavement of African Americans prior to the American Civil War.
You can’t study the history of popular music without familiarizing yourself with the best Black singers from the 50s. In fact, […]
The historical significance of Black popular music in American culture is powerful. Even former President Jimmy Carter dedicated a month to African American music appreciation beginning in 1979.
Over the years, Black singers have used their voices to tell powerful stories, break racial barriers and transform lives. June may have been Black Music Month, but our reverence for the Black ...
Tasha Cobbs (born 1981): contemporary Christian music, urban contemporary gospel; Freddy Cole (1931–2020): jazz; J. Cole (born 1985): hip-hop (African-American father) Keyshia Cole (born 1981): R&B, hip-hop, hip-hop soul; Nat King Cole (1919–1965): jazz, swing, pop; Natalie Cole (1950–2015): R&B, pop; Mitty Collier (born 1941): soul, R&B ...
First African-American musicians inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in the inaugural class: Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, and Little Richard First African-American woman, and first woman, to top the Billboard 200 year-end list: Whitney Houston ( Whitney Houston )
For Black Music Month, Insider honors Black musicians who've pioneered the rock genre, but have often gone uncredited throughout history. For Black Music Month, Insider honors Black musicians who ...
The individual aspects and collectively of black music is surrounded by the culture in itself as well as experience. Black music is centered around a story and origin. Many artist start song with the things they experience firsthand. [2] Musical Blackness was a way of communicating and a way to express themselves during hard times such as slavery.