October 9, 1973 Rosetta Tharpe, gospel singer and songwriter, died. Tharpe was born March 20, 1915 in Cotton Plant, Arkansas. She began performing at the age of 4, accompanying her mother at tent revivals across the South. Tharpe made her recording debut in 1938 and soon became the first great recording star of gospel music.
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October 9th in African American History – Rosetta Tharpe
Tags: Blues Hall of Fame, songwriter
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September 16th in African American History – Riley “B. B.” King
Tags: Blues Hall of Fame, Grammy Award, Presidential Medal of Freedom, R&B, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, singer, songwriter
September 16, 1925 Riley “B. B.” King, blues guitarist and singer/songwriter, was born in Itta Bena, Mississippi. In 1948, King moved to Memphis and worked as a singer and disc jockey at the local R&B radio station. King began recording in 1949 and by the 1950s had become one of the most important names in […]
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September 10th in African American History – Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
Tags: blues, Blues Hall of Fame, Grammy Award, Pioneer Award
September 10, 2005 Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, blues musician, died. Brown was born April 18, 1924 in Vinton, Louisiana. He began his professional career in 1945 and had his recording debut in 1949 with “Mary is Fine” and “My Time is Expensive”. During the 1960s, Brown made several appearances on the television show “Hee Haw” and […]
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