Buddy Guy Mya Gibbs December 4, 2017 George “Buddy” Guy is a blues guitarist and singer from Lettsworth, Louisiana. He has played an key role in Chicago blues by influencing artists such Read More »
Billy Taylor Mya Gibbs November 27, 2017 Billy Taylor was born on July 24th, 1921 and he was an jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator. Taylor was born in North Carolina, but Read More »
Richie Havens Mya Gibbs November 27, 2017 Born in Bed-Stuy New York, Richie Havens was the eldest of nine other children. At the age of 16 he was organizing his friends on Read More »
Creators of Techno Mya Gibbs November 20, 2017 The three people most associated with the creation of Detroit Techno are Juan Atkins , Kevin Saunderson , and Derrick May. They were known as Read More »
General History of Disco Mya Gibbs November 13, 2017 Disco, an abbreviation of the French word discothèque, is a musical genre that came from underground dance venues in New York City during the 1970’s. Read More »
What Difference Does It Make? Mya Gibbs November 10, 2017 Music has many different influences on people around the world, but in our case, as African Americans, why is it important to study our music? Read More »
Whitney Houston Mya Gibbs November 7, 2017 Whitney Houston was a singer, actress, producer and model and is one of the most best-selling artists of all time with over 200 million records Read More »
Fred Hammond Mya Gibbs November 1, 2017 Fred Hammond was born December 27th, 1960 in Detroit MI. Gospel singer, bass player, and record producer Has won multiple Grammy, Dove, and Stellar awards Read More »