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  2. List of African-American singers - Wikipedia

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    Louis Armstrong George Benson Chuck Berry James Brown Ray Charles Nat King Cole John Coltrane Sam Cooke Miles Davis Sammy Davis Jr. Fats Domino Dennis Edwards Duke Ellington Art Farmer Ella Fitzgerald Roberta Flack Aretha Franklin Marvin Gaye Dizzy Gillespie Buddy Guy Isaac Hayes Jimi Hendrix Gil Scott-Heron Billie Holiday John Lee Hooker Whitney Houston Michael Jackson Etta James Rick James ...

  3. Black singers from the 1950s: Influence, legacy, and cultural ...

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    You can’t study the history of popular music without familiarizing yourself with the best Black singers from the 50s. In fact, […]

  4. Black women in the American music industry - Wikipedia

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    For example, Black women have often been labeled as difficult to get along with, which has positioned them in a constant state of comparison and competition, particularly in the eyes of the audience. [1] Despite their significant contributions to American music and culture, the history of Black women in music is often forgotten or erased.

  5. Music history of the United States in the 1960s - Wikipedia

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    Buck Owens, Merle Haggard and Wynn Stewart were some of the top artists adopting this sound, and by the late 1960s they were among country music's top selling artists. Dolly Parton, a native of the Smoky Mountains town of Locust Ridge, Tennessee, gained national exposure on the nationally syndicated program The Porter Wagoner Show. Her mountain ...

  6. List of 1960s musical artists - Wikipedia

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    A list of musical groups and artists who were active in the 1960s and associated with music in the decade This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.

  7. Music history of the United States in the 1950s - Wikipedia

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    Popular music, or "classic pop," dominated the charts for the first half of the 1950s.Vocal-driven classic pop replaced Big Band/Swing at the end of World War II, although it often used orchestras to back the vocalists. 1940s style Crooners vied with a new generation of big voiced singers, many drawing on Italian bel canto traditions.

  8. ‘Their voices made me cry.’ How two Black singers are ...

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    In 2022, he became the first Black singer to sing the role of Radames in “Aida” at the Met — the first in its 240-year history. In 2023 he made his Carnegie Hall debut in “The Ordering of ...

  9. List of 1950s musical artists - Wikipedia

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    Jay & The Americans; The Ames Brothers [1]; The Andrews Sisters; Dave Appell & the Applejacks; Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes; The Bell Notes; Bill Haley & His Comets