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Appalachian folk music, fiddle music, gospel, spirituals, and polka have had local scenes in parts of Alabama. The Tuskegee Institute 's School of Music (established 1931), especially the Tuskegee Choir, is an internationally renowned institution.
Adell Hall Ward, better known as Vera Hall (April 6, 1902 – January 29, 1964), [1] was an American folk singer, born in Livingston, Alabama. [2] Best known for her 1937 song "Trouble So Hard", she was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame in 2005.
Singers from Birmingham, Alabama (46 P) R. Rappers from Alabama (21 P) S. Singer-songwriters from Alabama (151 P) Pages in category "Singers from Alabama"
Alabama Ghost Country Music: Nation of Kids 7-inch EP: 2003: Trains Have No Names: Arkam Records CD 2003: Split: Arkam Records 7-inch EP Split with David Dondero, 500 copies pressed on black vinyl. 2004: Those Who Wander: Arkam Records CD 2004: You Bury Your Hate In A Shallow Grave: Lelp Recordings CD 2005: The Pine Hill Haints Meet Clampitt ...
Negro Folk Songs of Alabama is a series of six records put out by Moses Asch and Harold Courlander on Folkways Records in the 1950s. The recordings include traditional African American music forms such as field calls and work songs. [1]
Odetta Holmes (December 31, 1930 – December 2, 2008), [1] [2] known as Odetta, was an American singer, often referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement". [3] Her musical repertoire consisted largely of American folk music, blues, jazz, and spirituals.
The brothers were born into poverty in Elkmont, Alabama, United States, [1] as the sons of tenant farmers amid a rich tradition of gospel music and Appalachian folk. [3] Their mother, Mollie Delmore, wrote and sang gospel songs for their church.
David G. Bronner, CEO for Retirement Systems of Alabama , born in Cresco, Iowa; Mo Brooks, representative from Alabama's 5th congressional district since 2011 ; Janice Rogers Brown, U.S. Court of Appeals judge ; Jerry Dolyn Brown, folk artist, traditional potter