Toni Braxton - American R&B singer. She has sold over 70 million records worldwide and is one of the best-selling female artists in history. Braxton has won seven Grammy Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards, seven American Music Awards, and numerous other accolades.
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The Black Heritage Fest (BHF) presenting by Southeast Management District is an extensive cultural experience that promotes diversity and cultural sensitivity filled with community social responsibility, a two day-long festival honoring local giants, featuring local artists, guest speakers, exhibits, poets, crafts people and culminating with legends of the music industry which draws thousands each year! […]
Ivory Joe Hunter - American rhythm-and-blues singer, songwriter, and pianist. Thelonius Monk - American jazz pianist and composer. Richard Street - American soul and R&B singer, most notable as a member of Motown vocal group The Temptations from 1971 to 1993. Neneh Cherry - Swedish singer-songwriter, rapper, occasional DJ and broadcaster.
Billy Higgins - American jazz drummer. He played mainly free jazz and hard bop. Lester Bowie - American jazz trumpet player and composer. He was a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and co-founded the Art Ensemble of Chicago.
Nappy Brown (featured above) - American R&B singer. His hits include the 1955 Billboard chart No. 2 "Don't Be Angry", "Little By Little", and "Night Time Is the Right Time". --- Sam Moore - American vocalist who was a member of the soul and R&B group Sam & Dave from 1961 to 1981. He is […]
Shirley Caesar - American gospel singer whose career has spanned seven decades. She has won 11 Grammys in addition to Dove Awards and Stellar Awards; Caesar is known as the "First Lady of Gospel Music" and "The Queen of Gospel Music". Dorothy Moore - American blues, gospel, and R&B singer best known for her 1976 […]
This is the second weekend of the Austin City Limits Music Festival, (Zilker Park, Austin TX) features a variety of artists every year with 9 stages, 100+ performances.
Karyn White - American singer who was popular during the late 1980s and early 1990s. She is known for several hit singles including "Superwoman", "Secret Rendezvous", "The Way You Love Me", and the US Hot 100 No. 1 single "Romantic". Robert Parker - American R&B singer and musician. His sole hit was "Barefootin'", and he […]
Keith Sweat, Monica, Tevin Campbell, Tamar Braxton, 112 and Silk,
Marv Johnson - American R&B singer, songwriter and pianist. He was influential in the development of the Motown style of music, primarily for the song "Come to Me," which was the first record issued by Tamla Records, the precursor to the famous label. Nellie Lutcher - American R&B and jazz singer and pianist, who gained […]
Wyclef Jean - Haitian rapper, musician, and actor. At the age of nine, Jean immigrated to the United States with his family. He first achieved fame as a member of the New Jersey hip hop group the Fugees, alongside Lauryn Hill and Pras Michel.
