March 18, 1941 Wilson Pickett, R&B singer and songwriter, was born in Prattville, Alabama. In 1955, Pickett moved to Detroit, Michigan where he joined a gospel group and developed his forceful, passionate style of singing.
Wilson Pickett – March 18th in African American History
Tags: Grammy Award, January 19, March 18, Pioneer Award, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, songwriter
Charley Frank Pride – March 18th in African American History
Tags: Grammy Award, Pioneer Award
March 18, 1938 Charley Frank Pride, country music singer, was born in Sledge, Mississippi. Pride’s initial love and life-long dream was to become a professional baseball player. However after a number of years in the minor leagues and several injuries, he turned to music. In 1966, Pride released “Just Between You and Me” which was […]
July 26th in African American History – Mary Esther Wells
Tags: Pioneer Award, R&B
July 26, 1992 Mary Esther Wells, singer and “The Queen of Motown,” died. Wells was born May 13, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan. By the age of 10, she had moved from singing in church choirs to performing in nightclubs around Detroit. In 1960, she was signed to Tamla Records, a subsidiary of Motown, and wrote […]
May 31st in African American History – Johnnie Harrison Taylor
Tags: blues, gospel music, Pioneer Award
May 31, 2000 Johnnie Harrison Taylor, gospel, blues and soul singer, died. Taylor was born May 5, 1937 in Crawfordsville, Arkansas. In 1957, he was hired to replace Sam Cooke in the gospel group the Soul Stirrers and in 1962 he recorded his first solo, “Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day.” In 1966, Taylor moved […]
May 13th in African American History – Mary Esther Wells
Tags: Grammy Award, Pioneer Award, R&B, singer
May 13, 1943 Mary Esther Wells, singer and The Queen of Motown, was born in Detroit, Michigan. By the age of 10 Wells had moved from singing in church choirs to performing in nightclubs around Detroit. In 1960 she was signed to Tamla Records, a subsidiary of Motown, and wrote and recorded “Bye Bye Baby” […]
May 6th in African American History – Otis Blackwell
Tags: National Academy of Popular Music’s Songwriters Hall of Fame, pianist, Pioneer Award, singer, songwriter
May 6, 2002 Otis Blackwell, singer, pianist, and songwriter, died. Blackwell was born February 16, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York and learned to play the piano as a child. In 1952, Blackwell won a talent contest at the Apollo Theater, but his real love was songwriting. In 1956, he had his first success, composing “Fever,” […]
Jesse Stone – April 1st in African American History
Tags: April 1, November 16, Pioneer Award, R&B
April 1, 1999 Jesse Stone, rhythm and blues musician and songwriter, died. Stone was born November 16, 1901 in Atchison, Kansas. By 1926, Stone had formed a group, the Blue Serenaders, and cut his first record, “Starvation Blues.” Beginning in 1936, he worked as the bandleader at the Apollo Theater for a few years and […]
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