The African oral tradition of work chanting ... Meanwhile, the blues and the electric guitar would pave the way for Black American musicians to invent rock ‘n’ roll. By the 1970s, Black ...

African American musicians and other people of color are underrepresented in many industry awards. With this in mind, these achievements are both a recognition of the awarded artist's talent and hard ...

so portraits of African American musicians, much like other markers of status that were long denied to people of color in European-controlled territories, serve as a cultural acknowledgment of their ...

While the title of Preston Lauterbach's book, “Before Elvis — the African American Musicians Who Made the King” (Hachette Book Group, $15.99) might be deemed provocative, the author offers ...

Most black urban musicians practiced their trade in less formal settings. African American fiddlers were popular fixtures in dance halls, where they spun out the jigs and reels that kept white ...

The Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival features 13 folk musicians playing a variety of music from the early to mid-1900s, including blues, bluegrass, folk, and gospel. The festival ...

The Chitlin Circuit was a collection of hotels, performance venues and businesses where Black musicians are artists could travel. During segregation, African-American artists couldn’t perform at ...