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  2. List of African-American singers - Wikipedia

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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)

  3. Elizabeth Greenfield - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. 25 famous Black singers and their songs - AOL

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    Over the years, Black singers have used their voices to tell powerful stories, break racial barriers and transform lives. ... NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 19: Aretha Franklin performs onstage during the ...

  5. Gladys Bentley - Wikipedia

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    Gladys Alberta Bentley (August 12, 1907 – January 18, 1960) [1] was an American blues singer, pianist, and entertainer during the Harlem Renaissance.. Her career skyrocketed when she appeared at Harry Hansberry's Clam House, a well-known gay speakeasy in New York in the 1920s, as a black, lesbian, cross-dressing performer.

  6. Q Lazzarus - Wikipedia

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    She then appeared in Demme's next film, 1993's Philadelphia, in which she performed a cover of the Talking Heads song "Heaven". [7] [8] In 1996, Q Lazzarus disappeared from the public eye. [9] As of 2015, she had been working as a bus driver in Staten Island, and filed a lawsuit against a Hasidic bus company for not hiring female bus drivers. [3]

  7. Black singers from the 1950s: Influence, legacy, and cultural ...

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    Famous for his trademark dark sunglasses, skillful piano playing, and resonant voice, Ray Charles (1930-2004) is still considered one of the most influential American artists of all time.

  8. Teddy Pendergrass - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. ‘Their voices made me cry.’ How two Black singers are ...

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    Piper Brown said her breakout lead role was Esther the seamstress in a 2022 operatic adaptation of Lynn Nottage’s play “Intimate Apparel” at New York’s Lincoln Center, part of the PBS ...