Marion Walter Jacobs, known as Little Walter, was an American blues musician, singer, and songwriter, whose revolutionary approach to the harmonica and impact on succeeding generations has earned him comparisons to such seminal artists as Django Reinhardt, Charlie Parker and Jimi Hendrix. Continue reading Profile: Little Walter (1930-1968)
Charles Edward Anderson Berry was an American singer and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. Continue reading Profile: Chuck Berry (1926-2017)
Jamesetta Hawkins, best known as Etta James was an American singer who performed in various genres, including blues, R&B, soul, rock and roll, jazz and gospel. Continue reading Profile: Etta James (1938-2012)
Shuffle Along is a musical with music and lyrics by Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake, and a thin revue-style connecting plot about a mayoral race, written by Flournoy Miller and Aubrey Lyles. The piece premiered on Broadway in 1921, running for 504 performances – an unusually long run during that decade. Continue reading Shuffle Along (1921)
Black Art Story 