Dee Dee Warwick
Delia Juanita Warrick (September 25, 1942 – October 18, 2008), known as Dee Dee Warwick, was an American soul singer....
Diane Washington
Jack McDuffe
Jack McDuff Benefit at Showman's Cafe in NYC - 11/20/00 Last night my brother Mike and I attended this event,...
John Lee Hooker
On August 22, 1917, John Lee Hooker was born. He was an African American blues singer and pioneer of the...
Robert Johnson
By Dianne Washington On August 16 in 1938, bluesman Robert Johnson was murdered. Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 –...
Phyllis Hyman
Hyman is best known for her music during the late 1970s through the early 1990s, some of her most notable...
Bobby Short
Robert Waltrip "Bobby" Short (September 15, 1924 – March 21, 2005) was an American cabaret singer and pianist, best known...
Nas
On this date in 1973, Nas was born. He is a Black is a Black rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur, and investor....
Faye Treadwell
Faye Treadwell was born on this date in 1926. She was an African American music business manager. The oldest of...
Macy Grey
Macy Gray (born Natalie Renée McIntyre; September 6, 1967) is an American R&B, jazz and soul singer, songwriter, musician, record...
Major Lance
Major Lance (April 4, 1939, 1941 or 1942 – September 3, 1994) was an American R&B singer. After a number...
