African American Music Month
June has been recognized as the month African American artists are appreciated for the contributed to the art. This contribution is so rich and staggeringly important when one considers the obstacles that were there.
We'll start with Billy Erskine
June has been recognized as the month African American artists are appreciated for the contributed to the art. This contribution is so rich and staggeringly important when one considers the obstacles that were there.
We'll start with Billy Erskine
This Black baritone singer performed to integrated audiences in the 50s even though many radio stations were reluctant to play his music. One reason cited was that he was mobbed by white teenage girls at his concerts which didn't go down well with some sections of the segregation society at that time. Billy continued performing until the time of his death in 1993.
Many other talented African American Americans musicians experienced the same fate as Billy Erskine but continued to forge forward creating some of the richest music any American can be proud of. These include: Billie Holiday
Many other talented African American Americans musicians experienced the same fate as Billy Erskine but continued to forge forward creating some of the richest music any American can be proud of. These include: Billie Holiday
Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong
Miles Davis
Nancy Wilson
Dinah Washington
Quincy Jones
Duke Ellington
Big Mama Thornton (You Ain't Nothing But A Hound Dog)
We'll continue this feature next week.
We'll continue this feature next week.