All About The Music.

This week we continue to recognize the sterling contribution made to American culture by  African American musicians 

Considered by many as the father of Rock and Roll music. Chuck Berry's inimitable style thrilled millions of Americans and others throughout his long career .An American Gem. 

That husky voice that interchanged into a falsetto and a sweet adlib, that evoked  joy and somberness in many of us for decades. "Hit The Road Jack." , "America The Beautiful." and many more. 

Marian Anderson -opera singer. She dared to get into a genre that was almost exclusively for whites singers and performed with class.

Florence Price was a a classical composer, pianist, organist and music teacher. Some of her compositions are:
*Symphony No. 1.
*Symphony No. 3
*The Old Boatman

Yes, if you saw the epic movie " The Sting" with Robert Redford and Paul Newman, then you had the opportunity to hear this classical piece by Scott Joplin, "The Entertainer". Joplin also composed:
*Maple Leaf Rag
*Bethena
*The Easy Winners
*Treemonisha

Mary Lou Williams was a jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and singer. She wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements and recorded more than one hundred songs.
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Thanks for the rich contributions made to American music.