Category : Performance

Jazz pianist and music professor Ellis Louis Marsalis, Jr., was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on November 14, 1934. As a youth, Marsalis played clarinet....

Tina Turner is a name that needs no introduction. The American singer, songwriter, and actress has cemented her place in the music industry as one...

Sammy Davis Jr. was a multi-talented American entertainer who achieved success in the fields of singing, dancing, acting, and comedy. Born on December 8, 1925,...

Angela Bassett attended the Yale School of Drama and went on to star in the Tina Turner biopic What’s Love Got to Do With It,...

Sylvia Vanderpool Robinson was an African American singer, songwriter, musician, record label executive, and record producer, best known for her work as founder and CEO...

For more than 30 years, GRAMMY’s award-winning, multi-platinum music icon Teddy Riley has embodied the spirit of innovation and ingenuity as a recording artist, songwriter,...

Actress Marla Gibbs was born on June 14, 1931, to Douglas Bradley and Ophelia Kemp in Chicago, Illinois. After graduating from Wendell Phillips High School...

Despite a recording career that extended for nearly two decades, including a stint at the famed Motown label, Barbara McNair remains better known as an...

Della Reese, born Delloresse Patricia Early on July 6, 1931, in the Black Bottom neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan, is best known for her work as...

Janet Jackson is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer who has made a significant impact on the entertainment industry. Born on May 16, 1966,...