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Ray Charles was one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Recognized as the “Father of Soul,” Brother Ray made his mark in several genres of music, including country, blues ...
The Pointer Sisters gained their first number one with "How Long (Betcha' Got a Chick on the Side)".. Billboard published a weekly chart in 1975 ranking the top-performing singles in the United States in soul music and related African American-oriented genres; the chart has undergone various name changes over the decades to reflect the evolution of black music and since 2005 has been published ...
This is a list of notable African-American singers that gives their year of birth and music ... (1927–2022), singerknown as the black Marilyn Monroe; C ...
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.
The Inglewood resident was one of very few Black men to have success in country music in the 1970s, ... By the mid-’70s, the elder Glenn had become the pastor of the Second Mt. Nebo Missionary ...
Arzell J. "Z. Z." Hill (September 30, 1935 – April 27, 1984) [1] was an American blues singer best known for his recordings in the 1970s and early 1980s, including his 1982 album for Malaco Records, Down Home, which stayed on the Billboard soul album chart for nearly two years. [1]
B. Jon Batiste; Hinton Battle; Carter Beauford; Ricky Bell (singer) Bobby Bennett (The Famous Flames) Big Boi; Joe Billingslea; Terry Blade; Jake Blount; Everett Bradley (musician)
She became the first Black woman to occupy the top spot on the country singles chart when her line-dance anthem, “Texas Hold ‘Em,” debuted at No. 1. What makes the accomplishment all the ...