Leonard and Phil Chess
In 1950s Chicago, two Polish Jewish brothers founded the hugely influential Chess Records label. Working with artists like Chuck Berry and Howlin’ Wolf, they released...
Category : Performance
Chess Records
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Founded in 1950, Chess Records captured a vibrant new style of American music with roots in the American South that influenced and inspired rock and...
Charles Stepney
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The formidable skills of arranger/producer Charles Stepney are heard on gold and platinum hits by the Dells and Earth, Wind & Fire, as well as...
Robert Allen Cole
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Robert Allen Cole was born on July 1, 1868, in Athens, Georgia, the son of former slaves. Like Will Marion Cook and James Reese Europe,...
J. Rosamond Johnson (John Rosamond), 1873-1954
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John Rosamond Johnson was one of the more important figures in black music in the first part of the 20th century, usually in partnership with...
The Black National Anthem (1900)
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Words: James Weldon Johnson Music: John Rosamond Johnson Lift every voice and sing, till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of liberty; Let...
Maxine Sullivan
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Maxine Sullivan had very little formal music training. She was discovered while singing at the Benjamin Harrison Literary Club in Pittsburg by Gladys Mosier. Mosier...
Louis Gossett, Jr
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Louis Gossett, Jr., (born May 27, 1936, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.), an American stage, screen, and television character actor, a respected and prolific performer. In...
Fisk Jubilee Singers
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Fisk Jubilee Singers, a group of African American singers established (1871) at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. It is one of the earliest and most-famous...
Roland Hayes
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The tenor Roland Hayes was the first African American man to win international fame as a concert performer. A native of Georgia, he traveled and...