It has roots deeply embedded in the Black experience. Blues has long been a powerful expression of the struggles, joys and ...

The black female singers of the 1950s and 1960s broke racial and gender barriers, shaping jazz, blues, R&B, soul, and gospel. Their powerful voices and performances brought African American ...

Like avant gardism or creative music without boundaries, the complex rhythm grooves reflect the outer galaxy of the song “Ob-La-Di,” where all blues ... The African aesthetics in American ...

Rhythm and Blues wasn ... (1991). African Americans & the Quest for Civil Rights, 1900-1990. New York: New York University Press. Collier-Thomas, Bettye, and Franklin, V.P. (Eds.). (2001). Sisters in ...

Describing the African-American influence on American music in all of its glory an d variety is an intimidating ... TN Smithsonian American Art Museum Rhythmic Blues National Museum of African ...

“They were story songs introduced by African American musicians ... the country with her unique blues sound. Before long, Bessie was the highest-paid female entertainer in the country, making ...

Black people have been a part of American history since the discovery of the New World and their influences are credited to even before the slave trade. The African ... music and laid the foundations ...

However, the potential for African-American female success in country music -- even after country music has existed for nearly a century -- is entirely unknown. Mickey Guyton, Linda Martell ...

Many activities are on the schedule, including four full days of live blues music. Fans can also ... especially African ...

VocalFlo LLC will host the third annual South Georgia Gospel Music Festival from 3-8 p.m., June 7 at Unity Park in downtown Valdosta in honor of Black Music Month.  The United States has been ...