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The late artist’s most famous songs include “Super Bad,” “I Got You (I Feel Good),” “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” and “I Got the Feelin.'” The funk, soul and hip-hop pioneer’s ...
Famous for his trademark dark sunglasses, skillful piano playing, and resonant voice, Ray Charles (1930-2004) is still considered one of the most influential American artists of all time.
June is Black Music Appreciation Month. What better way to celebrate than with a party playlist featuring the greatest Black artists in music history? You can have great...
Tasha Cobbs (born 1981): contemporary Christian music, urban contemporary gospel Freddy Cole (1931–2020): jazz J. Cole (born 1985): hip-hop ( African-American father)
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.
Coon songs were a genre of music that presented a stereotype of Black people. They were popular in the United States and Australia from around 1880 [ 1 ] to 1920, [ 2 ] though the earliest such songs date from minstrel shows as far back as 1848, when they were not yet identified with the "coon" epithet. [ 3 ]
Whether you're into disco-pop, R&B or hip-hop, we compiled a list of the most popular party songs you can jam to at your next shindig. So, grab a dance 80 Best Party Songs by Black Artists That ...
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics by James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) and set to music by his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954). Written from the context of African Americans in the late 19th century, the hymn is a prayer of thanksgiving to God as well as a prayer for faithfulness and freedom, with imagery that evokes the biblical Exodus from slavery to the freedom ...