Music – Jazz
D’Angelo (1974- )
Raised with strong southern gospel influences, piano prodigy Michael D’Angelo Archer spent his music career restoring R&B music to its...
Hemsley Winfield (1907-1934)
Osborne Hemsley Winfield is considered the first African American modern dancer a pioneer of “Negro concert dancing.” Founder of the...
Negro String Quartet (1920-1933)
The Negro String Quartet was founded by Felix Weir in 1920 and remained active until 1933. The Quartet performed in...
San Juan Hill, New York City (ca. 1895-1940)
African Americans began a migration up the island of Manhattan in the early 1800s. Starting in Five Points, which is...
The Afro-Beat in Russia: The Influence of Black Music on Russian Popular Culture, 1890-2002
In the following article, Russian DJ Ivan Tchijevsky describes exclusively for BlackPast.org the long history of black music and black...
Fourth Ward, Houston, Texas (1839- )
Fourth Ward is the oldest established African American neighborhood in Houston, Texas. It was created in 1839 by the city...
Margaret Tynes (1919-2024)
Margaret Tynes is an African American opera, concert, and oratorio soprano and singing actress. Tynes was born on September 11, 1919...
George James (“Buddy”) Catlett (1933-2014)
Buddy Catlett was a solo jazz multi-instrumentalist but is known for playing the bass. Catlett was born in Long Beach, California on May 13, 1933....
The Dells/ The Mighty Dells (1952-1998)
The Dells are an R&B vocal group that was formed in 1952 in Harvey, Illinois. The group included Marvin Junior, Verne Allison, Johnny Funches,...
