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Tasha Cobbs (born 1981): contemporary Christian music, urban contemporary gospel Freddy Cole (1931–2020): jazz J. Cole (born 1985): hip-hop ( African-American father)
Pages in category "American women jazz singers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 429 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
June Smith (jazz singer) (1930–2016) Kate Smith (1907–1986) Keely Smith (1928–2017) Frank Sinatra (1915–1998) ... List of jazz vocalists. 2 languages.
In the 1920s, women singing jazz music were not many, but women playing instruments in jazz music were even less common. Mary Lou Williams, known for her talent as a piano player, is deemed as one of the "mothers of jazz" due to her singing while playing the piano at the same time. [4] Lovie Austin (1887–1972) was a piano player and bandleader.
On top of all that, famous Black female singers from the 50s were hit with a double dose of discrimination, facing increased judgment for both their race and their gender. ... American jazz ...
Jazz historian Rosetta Reitz pointed out that by the time Waters returned to Harlem in 1921, women blues singers were among the most powerful entertainers in the country. In 1921, Waters became the fifth black woman to make a record, for tiny Cardinal Records. She later joined Black Swan, where Fletcher Henderson was her accompanist. Waters ...
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 .
Hazel Dorothy Scott (June 11, 1920 – October 2, 1981) was a Trinidadian jazz and classical pianist and singer. She was an outspoken critic of racial discrimination and segregation . She used her influence to improve the representation of Black Americans in film.
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