Otis Redding
Otis Redding, born on September 9, 1941, in Dawson, Georgia, was a pivotal figure in the evolution of soul music during the 1960s. His influential...
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Rhythm & Blues
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A Soulful Journey Through Music Rhythm and Blues, or R&B as it’s widely known, is a vibrant genre of popular music that first took root...
Jimmy Cliff
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Jimmy Cliff is a Jamaican musician, singer, and actor who has made significant contributions to the world of reggae music and has achieved international fame....
Lee “Scratch” Perry
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Lee “Scratch” Perry, byname of Rainford Hugh Perry, (born March 28, 1936, Kendal, Jamaica), Jamaican producer, songwriter, singer, and disc jockey who helped reshape reggae...
Toots and the Maytals
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Toots and the Maytals is a legendary Jamaican musical group that has made significant contributions to the development and popularization of reggae music. Formed in...
Reggae
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Reggae, style of popular music that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s and quickly emerged as the country’s dominant music. By the 1970s it...
Peter Tosh
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Peter Tosh, born Winston Hubert McIntosh on October 19, 1944, in Grange Hill, Jamaica, was a pioneering reggae musician and a vocal advocate for social...
Bob Marley
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Robert Nesta Marley, born on February 6, 1945, in the rural village of Nine Mile, Jamaica, emerged as a transformative figure in music, becoming a...
James Earl Jones
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James Earl Jones is an American actor known for his deep and resonant voice. Born on January 17, 1931, in Arkabutla, Mississippi, Jones has had...
Selma Hortense Burke
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A Legacy of Artistic Excellence and Social Activism Selma Hortense Burke, born on December 31, 1900, in Mooresville, North Carolina, left an indelible mark on...