Remembering Betty Wright
EDITORS NOTE: This article is a "compilation" of Betty Wright's "Greatest Soul-Patrol Hits." If you don't like "compilation albums," you...
Diane Washington
Independents
The Independents, with Jesse Jackson's brother Chuck. Chuck is my peoples he kept us entertained and liquored up during Jesse's...
Friends of Distinction
The Friends of Distinction were an American vocal group founded by Harry Elston and Floyd Butler, best known for their...
Roberta Flack
Roberta Cleopatra Flack (born February 10, 1939 is an American singer and musician. She is best known for her classic...
Marvelettes
Nobody can seem to do these sisters justice, or give them justice, but I will attempt to. The Marvelettes was...
Johnny “Guitar” Watson
John Watson Jr. (February 3, 1935 – May 17, 1996), known professionally as Johnny "Guitar" Watson, was an American blues,...
Bobby Bland
Robert Calvin Bland (born Robert Calvin Brooks; January 27, 1930 – June 23, 2013), known professionally as Bobby "Blue" Bland,...
Eddie Kendricks
On this date in 1939, African American singer Eddie Kendricks was born in Union Springs, AL. He was a founding...
Booker T (of the MG’s)
Booker Taliaferro Jones, Jr. (born November 12, 1944) is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as...
A Short History of Black Radio – “From the All-Negro Hour to Radio One”
By Dianne Washington In 1929, "The All-Negro Hour" premiered on American broadcast radio. This was the first radio program to...
