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Theodore DeReese Pendergrass (March 26, 1950 – January 13, 2010) was an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter. He was born in Kingstree, South Carolina. [2] [3] [4] Pendergrass lived most of his life in the Philadelphia area, and initially rose to musical fame as the lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes.
As lead singer of The Supremes and later a celebrated solo artist, Ross snatched up 13 Grammy nominations, a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award and six No. 1 hits, including “Love ...
The Inglewood resident was one of very few Black men to have success in country music in the 1970s, and one of two known Black male artists from California who performed at a nationally-charting ...
Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), known professionally as Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer.He is best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including "Tired of Being Alone" (1971), "I'm Still in Love with You" (1972), "Love and Happiness" (1973), "Take Me to the River" (1974), and his signature song, "Let's Stay ...
Black Ivory celebrated their 50th Anniversary in 2019 in the music industry. They received multiple awards [13] [14] and proclamations throughout 2019 commemorating their milestone including a 13-page article in the London magazine, The Soul Survivors. [2] They performed and received awards at London's Famous Jazz Cafe on October 19, 2019.
The historical significance of Black popular music in American culture is powerful. Even former President Jimmy Carter dedicated a month to African American music appreciation beginning in 1979.