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Robert Waltrip Short (September 15, 1924 – March 21, 2005) [1] was an American cabaret singer and pianist who interpreted songs by popular composers from the first half of the 20th century such as Rodgers and Hart, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Richard A. Whiting, Vernon Duke, Noël Coward and George and Ira Gershwin.
This is a list of notable African-American singers that gives ... (1927–2022), singerknown as the black ... Ornette Coleman (1930–2015): jazz, free funk;
Noel Pointer (violinist, singer, pianist and composer) Jean-Luc Ponty (Violin) Bill Reichenbach Jr. (Trombone) Noel Webb (Violin) ... List of smooth jazz musicians.
He was named the 49th-greatest singer of all time in a 2010 list published by Rolling Stone. [26] Justin Timberlake called him "the best singer of all time." [ 26 ] Raúl Midón said that Hathaway is "the strongest soul singer that ever existed" and compares his vocal technique to a classical vocalist. [ 25 ] "
Gleason was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and was raised in Yukon, Oklahoma.As of 2013, he lived in Oklahoma City with his cat, Charl. [2] [3] [4] Charl is a black cat who, as of December 2018, has made appearances in every single one of Gleason's videos since early 2013.
For the record: 3:33 p.m. Jan. 30, 2024: An earlier version of this article described DeFord Bailey as the first member of the Grand Ole Opry.He was one of the first members and the first Black member
Colin Vearncombe (26 May 1962 – 26 January 2016), [3] [4] known by his stage name Black, was an English singer-songwriter. He emerged from the punk rock music scene and achieved mainstream pop success in the late 1980s, most notably with the 1986 single " Wonderful Life ", which was an international hit the next year.
Estes performing in August 2019. Simon Estes (born March 2, 1938) is an operatic bass-baritone of African-American descent who had a major international opera career beginning in the 1960s.