The History of Black American Music
Watch the videos of African American music styles. Each style is unique and beautiful.
The styles are very creative and have influenced American music with great impact.
The rhythms are filled with syncopation and reflect the rhythms of our great African ancestors.
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Great African American Musician
Father of Gospel----Thomas Dorsey
Father of Ragtime----Scott Joplin Father of Rock-n-Roll----Little Richard Father of Gospel---------------Thomas Dorsey Father of the Blues------W.C. Handy King of the Blues-------------- B.B. King President of Motown---Berry Gordy Jr. Named Hip Hop-----Afrika Bambaata First Rap Group to Record----Sugar Hill Gang Godfather of Soul------James Brown Queen of Soul-------------Aretha Franklin Jazz Pioneers-------Duke Ellington, Louis "Satchmo" Armstong Scatt Singer-----------------Ella Fitzgerald Opera Singer...Leotyne Price |
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