When the rise of techno music began to happen, there were three important people associated with the increase of popularity. These people included Juan Atkins,
During the rise of rap/hip-hop in the 1980s and 90s, there was extremely explicit sexual content in the lyrics as well as the music videos
Mahalia Jackson Mahalia Jackson was a prevalent gospel artist between the late 1920s and 1960s. Her music style of gospel music had an element of
During the 1940s, the term R&B was coined after World War II (Henry, 2018). Although the music genre itself was not new in the culture,
Life and Death Chester Arthur Burnett also known as Howlin Wolf was born in White Station, Mississippi on June 10, 1910. He died on January
Cecil taylor was born on March 25, in 1929 in Corona, Queens, New York. He started playing the piano at a really young age and
Origins The Dixie Hummingbirds originated from Greenville, South Carolina in 1928. James Davis is credited as the member to first create the group as well
Negro Spirituals originated from The Great Awakening era, during the 16th century. During this time, Christianity was forced on enslaved African Americans by their owners.
African American Folk music along with the instruments primarily used for folk music were originally created by Africans. Africans used instruments like the djembe drum
