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Some of the most notable nicknames and stage names are listed here. Although the term Jazz royalty exists for "Kings" and similar royal or aristocratic nicknames, there is a wide range of other terms, many of them obscure. Where the origin of the nickname is known, this is explained at each artist's corresponding article.
[5] [6] In the 1930s and 1940s, as jazz and swing music were gaining popularity, it was the more commercially successful white artists Paul Whiteman and Benny Goodman who became known as "the King of Jazz" and "the King of Swing" respectively, despite there being more highly regarded contemporary African-American artists.
A. Loretta Ables Sayre; Titilayo Adedokun; Arooj Aftab; Dianna Agron; Thana Alexa; Dee Alexander; Lorez Alexandria; May Alix; Jackie Allen (musician) Laurie Allyn
Over the years, Black singers have used their voices to tell powerful stories, break racial barriers and transform lives. June […] 25 famous Black singers and their songs
Pages in category "African-American jazz musicians" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 260 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
This is a list of notable African-American singers that gives their year of birth and music genres with ... Jazz; Black Rob: Hip hop; Paul Robeson (1898–1976 ...
Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) was an African-American blues singer widely renowned during the Jazz Age.Nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues", she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1930s.