The local soul-singing star will take the stage in November for the Broadway musical ‘TINA.’
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Marian Anderson: The Most Modest Trailblazer | NPR
By Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR Classical singer Marian Anderson was one of the all-time greats — both as an artist, and as a cultural figure who broke down racial barriers. She is best known for performing at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, after she was denied permission to sing for an integrated audience at Washington’s DAR Constitution […]
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Alicia Keys Will Be the First Female Grammy Host in 14 Years | Slate
The 2019 Grammy Awards has found its host. A year following #GrammysSoMale, the Recording Academy announced that 15-time Grammy Award-winning artist Alicia Keys will host the Feb. 10 show in Los Angeles.
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Finding Foundation: How Bobby McFerrin And His Daughter Make Music A Family Affair | NPR
The love of music has been passed down in the McFerrin family for generations.
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Dianne Reeves magnificent at Lincoln Center | New York Amsterdam News
In a jazz career that has spanned more than 30 years, Reeves has created 18 recordings and won five Grammy Awards.
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Welcoming a Black Female Composer Into the Canon. Finally. | The New York Times
“Florence Price is a representation in music of what it means to be a black artist living within a white canon and trying to work within the classical realm…”
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Unreleased Ella Fitzgerald Live Album, ‘Ella At Zardi’s’, Unearthed From Verve’s Vaults 60+ Years Later In Celebration Of Jazz Legend’s Centennial | PR Newswire
Available December 1 via Verve Records/UMe. WBGO Premiers Rare Opening Track “It All Depends On You”
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Diana Ross to Receive American Music Award of Lifetime Achievement at 2017 AMAs | Billboard
Diana Ross will receive the American Music Award of Lifetime Achievement at the 2017 American Music Awards, Dick Clark Productions and ABC announced Wednesday (Oct. 18).
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Watch: This African American folk legend won her first Grammy at age 90 | Timeline
Elizabeth Cotten played her guitar upside down
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The story of Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, America’s first black pop star | The Conversation
Largely self-taught as a singer, she began her concert career in New York with the support of the Buffalo Musical Association. In Buffalo, she was saddled with the nickname “the Black Swan,” a crude attempt to play off the popularity of Jenny Lind – known as “the Swedish Nightingale” – who was wrapping up one of the most popular concert tours in American history.
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