Chubby Checker - American rock and roll singer and dancer. He is widely known for popularizing many dance styles, including The Twist dance style, with his 1960 hit cover of […]
Walter Bishop Jr. - American jazz pianist. Nona Hendryx - American vocalist, record producer, songwriter, musician, author, and actress. Hendryx is known for her work as a solo artist as […]
Arlene Smith - Lead singer of R&B group The Chantels. Darondo - American soul singer from the San Francisco Bay Area. Richard Street - American soul and R&B singer, most […]
Thomas McClary - American musician, guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer best known as the founder and lead guitarist of The Commodores. McClary is credited with having created the signature […]
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, […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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". […]
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 […]