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Impact and Influence of Black Singers from the 1950s 15th September 1954: Keith Edwards and Queenie Marques, two newly arrived immigrants from Jamaica relax to the sound of Keith’s trumpet playing.
As one of the most influential Black women celebrities, Oprah Winfrey is an actress, philanthropist, producer and global media leader. She hosted the highest-rated daytime TV talk show, “The ...
Dinah Washington (/ ˈ d aɪ n ə /; born Ruth Lee Jones; August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) was an American singer and pianist, one of the most popular black female recording artists of the 1950s. [1]
Moore was born Beatrice Melba Smith on October 29, 1945 [1] in New York City to Gertrude Melba Smith (1920–1976), who was a singer professionally known as Bonnie Davis and Teddy Hill (1909–1978), a big band leader. [6]
She was active as a jazz singer throughout the 1930s and 1940s. In 1950, she became the first black American to host her own TV show, The Hazel Scott Show. [3] Her career in the United States faltered after she testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1950 during the era of McCarthyism.
Over the years, Black singers have used their voices to tell powerful stories, break racial barriers and transform lives. June may have been Black Music Month, but our reverence for the Black ...
Barbara Lynn (born Barbara Lynn Ozen, later Barbara Lynn Cumby, January 16, 1942) [2] is an American rhythm and blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. [1] She is best known for her R&B chart -topping hit, " You'll Lose a Good Thing " (1962).
Alyson Cambridge (born 1980): operatic soprano and classical music, jazz, and American popular song singer Cam'ron : Hip hop Mariah Carey (born 1969): R&B, pop, hip-hop, soul