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Song Birds
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Hip Hop Royalty
Audio Clue
100
This blind Motown Records star recorded at age 11. Oh, did we mention he sings, plays piano, bass, guitar, drums and composes his own songs?
Who is Stevie Wonder
100
This souls singer got "respect" with 20 number 1 hit singles between the years 1967 and 1985.
Who is Aretha Franklin
100
This icon from Kingston Jamaica died of cancer in 1981 at the age of 36
Who is Bob Marley
100
This Hip Hop "Queen" has written books, stared in features films and is the host of her own talk show?
Who is Queen Latifah
100
The singer heard hear performed at The March on Washington where MLK gave his "I Have a Dream Speech".
Who is Mahalia Jackson.
200
This world renowned percussionists has been profoundly deaf since age 12. She plays barefoot to feel the vibrations of the notes.
Who is Evelyne Glennie
200
This singer song writer from the "concrete jungle" of New York began playing piano at the tender age of 7!
Who is Alicia Keys
200
This female singer of the 1960s died of a drug overdose at the age of 27 leaving us with an empty piece of our hearts....now baby.
Who is Janis Joplin
200
This Hip Hop Mogul is part owner of the Brooklyn Nets.
Who is Jay Z
200
The artist heard hear has the highest selling album of all time.
Who is Michael Jackson
300
This blind R & B singer was sued for refusing to play to a segregated crowd in Georgia in 1961.
Who is Ray Charles
300
Whitney Houston recorded this country singer song "I Will Always Love You" in 1992. It did ok. It sold over 45 million copies.
Who is Dolly Parton
300
This rock guitarist played the National Anthem at Woodstock in 1969. He sadly died that same year at age 27.
Who is Jimi Hendrix
300
This rap group consisted of members Chuck D. and Flavor Flav
Who is Public Enemy
300
The musician heard hear was born in New Orleans in 1920 and died in New York in 1971.
Who is Louis Armstrong
400
This virtuoso jazz pianist was legally blind. That did not prevent him from uses all 88 keys. Listen...
Who is Art Tatum
400
This English song bird took home 6 Grammys in 2012, tying the record for most Grammys for a female artist.
Who is Adele
400
The soul singer, often called the "King of Soul" was murdered during at dispute with a hotel owner in 1963.
Who is Sam Cooke
400
The Hip Hop group of Hollis, Queens were the first to combine Rock and Hip Hop
Who are Run DMC
400
The jazz bass player heard here won four Grammys
Who is Esmaralda Spalding.
500
The jazz great lost the use of his ring and pinky finger in a fire. He still managed to play like this......
Who is Django Reinhardt.
500
This Folk and Blues song bird wanted to play at President Obama's inauguration but sadly passed away 1 month earlier.
Who is Odetta
500
This Latin Pop star was tragically murdered by her best friend at the age of 23
Selina
500
This pioneer Hip Hop group of the South Bronx had one of the first hits in 1978 with "The Message".
Who are Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5
500
The man heard here is often called "The Godfather of Soul".
Who is James Brown
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