Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Cassandra Wilson (born December 4, 1955) is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi. [1] She is one of the most successful female jazz singers and has been described by critic Gary Giddins [2] as "a singer blessed with an unmistakable timbre and attack [who has] expanded the playing field" by incorporating blues, country, and folk music into her work.
Diane Joan Schuur (born December 10, 1953), nicknamed " Deedles ", is an American jazz singer and pianist. As of 2015, Schuur had released 23 albums, and had extended her jazz repertoire to include essences of Latin, gospel, pop and country music. Her most successful album is Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra, which remained number one ...
In the 1920s, women singing jazz music were not many, but women playing instruments in jazz music were even less common. Mary Lou Williams, known for her talent as a piano player, is deemed as one of the "mothers of jazz" due to her singing while playing the piano at the same time. [4] Lovie Austin (1887–1972) was a piano player and bandleader.
Alyson Cambridge (born 1980): operatic soprano and classical music, jazz, and American popular song singer Cam'ron : Hip hop Mariah Carey (born 1969): R&B, pop, hip-hop, soul
Beyoncé Knowles, is another example of a black woman in the music industry that has impacted the industry significantly. Beyoncé has won the most Grammys of all time with 32 Grammys (as of 2024), and is the only artist in history to have all of her eight studio albums reach the top of Billboard's album charts.
The Rebecca Moses portraits of eight strong and influential Black female jazz singers will be exhibited at the Ralph Pucci International gallery in Los Angeles.
Pete Brown (jazz musician) Ray Brown (musician) Tom Browne (trumpeter) Walter Buchanan (musician) Belden Bullock. Billy Burns (trombonist) Charles Burrell (musician) Yvonne Busch. Erskine Butterfield.
Dinah Washington (/ ˈdaɪnə /; born Ruth Lee Jones; August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) was an American singer and pianist, one of the most popular black female recording artists of the 1950s. [1] Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performed and recorded in a wide variety of styles including blues, R&B, and traditional pop music, [1] and gave ...