What’s my name?
These brothers heard “footsteps in the dark”
The Isley Brothers
This genre was born from samples of soul, funk and jazz music
Hip hop
Born Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr.
Snoop Dogg
She’s been in the headlines for being watched by the FBI after getting involved in the civil rights movement
Aretha Franklin
I’m gonna lay down my burdens….
Down by the river side
This family group is credited with the first major crossover gospel song thanks to their 1967 hit “Oh Happy Day“
Edwin Hawkins Singers
_ & _ is a hallmark of field hollers and work songs that is still seen in music today
Call & Response
Born Patricia Louise Holte
Patti LaBelle
Marvin Gaye took a risk writing about “trigger happy policing” in this 1971 song
Inner City Blues
Every day the sun won’t shine….
But that’s why I love tomorrow
With a name like his, it’s hard to believe he was able to pen something so Ordinary.
John Legend
This genre combines the storytelling of the African tradition with the jazz and blues movements that were popular at the time of its creation in the 1940s
R & B
Born Dana Elaine Owens
Queen Latifah
Known as the father of gospel music, audiences initially thought his blues influences were too wordly for the church.
Thomas A. Dorsey
He taught me how to watch….
fight and pray
She is often referred to as the “first lady of song” or the “queen of jazz”
Ella Fitzgerald
This stringed instrument can be traced back to 17th century Africa and was easily reconstructed by enslaved people. White performers later used it in minstrel shows before making it a staple in bluegrass, folk and country music.
The banjo
Born Richard Wayne Penniman
Little Richard
The King of Pop was called an anti Semite buy some for the lyrics in this 1996 song
They don’t care about us show me 90 going down
For all we know, we….
May never meet again
The King of the Blues
B.B. King
This genre flipped and reversed what Thomas Dorsey did by taking gospel and remixing it into something secular
Soul music
Born Eleanora Fagan
Billie Holiday
Terrace Martin, Kamasi Washington and Denzel Curry collaborated on this new era protest song released in the wake of the death of George Floyd.
Pig Feet
Troubled little angel, inconsistent, flying….
Blind most of the time