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Settling in Philadelphia, Greenfield ran a music studio and promoted Black singers. Among her voice pupils was Thomas Bowers. [19] [20] She was a member of the Philadelphia Shiloh Baptist Church, and directed its choir. [11] [2] In the 1860s she created an opera troupe, the Black Swan Opera Troupe, with Bowers, which she directed.
Alyson Cambridge (born 1980): operatic soprano and classical music, jazz, and American popular song singer Cam'ron (born 1976): Hip hop Canon (born 1989): Christian hip hop
Categories and articles related to notable musicians presently or previously from Philadelphia. For musical groups associated with Philadelphia, see Category:Musical groups from Philadelphia . The main articles for this category are List of people from Philadelphia and Music of Philadelphia .
She is arguably the best Black singer of all time. 5. Ella Fitzgerald. circa 1948: American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald (1917 – 1996). ... Unlock the most popular music from top Black artists.
In 2016, Philadelphia resident Branford Jones started They Have the Range, a popular Instagram account with one million followers, dedicated to showcasing Black singers. “When I created it ...
He started off his drumming career by joining the Los Angeles punk band Wasted Youth in 1984. After recording two albums and several tours, he left Wasted Youth and joined Sugartooth in 1991. During the summer of 1994, he formed a short-lived punk rock band named Chronic Halitosis. [5] They played punk covers of bands like Misfits and Black ...
Jill Jones (born July 11, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress, who performed as a backing vocalist for Teena Marie and Prince in the 1980s. She is best known for her various collaborative works with Prince in the 1980s and 1990s, including her self-titled debut album in 1987.
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 ...