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The museum was proposed by members of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce in 2002 with the vision to preserve and celebrate African American music, art and culture. [8] After a task force met and conducted research to determine if the project was feasible, the project shifted over the course of ten years to focus on music exclusively.
An exhibit at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Museums not only collect and preserve historic and cultural material, their basic purpose is educational or aesthetic. The first African American museum was the College Museum in Hampton, Virginia, established in 1868. [2]
African-American music is a broad term covering a ... 1960s and early 1970s, which revolutionized African-American music. ... Museum of African American Music;
The late, great Donny Hathaway once said in a 1973 Sun-Reporter interview that “American music is Black music.” When asked... View Article The post Museum dedicated to Black American music ...
Nearly 20 years in the making, the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville, Tennessee, has opened its doors. New Nashville museum memorializes Black music's 'origin story' Skip to ...
Every June since the 1970s, across the United States, musicians, fans and industry professionals celebrate Black Music Month. It's an opportunity to highlight the contributions of Black artists ...
Along with disco, funk was one of the most popular genres of music in the 1970s. Primarily an African-American genre, it was characterized by the heavy use of bass and "wah-wah" pedals. Rhythm was emphasized over melody. Artists such as James Brown, The Meters, Parliament-Funkadelic and Sly and the Family Stone pioneered the genre.
Because of this, there was a large amount of influence from the African-American community, influencing the sound of Memphis soul music. By 1970, both Stax and Hi Records (described below) had African-Americans included in ownership. The Stax rhythm section was the epitome of the label's integration.