Music – Soul
Earth, Wind & Fire (1970-2013)
Earth, Wind & Fire (EWF) is multi-genre band that spans across R&B, soul, jazz, disco, funk, rock, and Latin musical...
The Temptations (1960- )
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Formed in 1960, The Temptations were an American vocal group widely recognized for their blended harmonies and detailed choreography. As...
Tyrone Davis (1938-2005)
Tyrone Davis was an American R&B performer, popular especially as part of the soul music scene of the 1970s. Davis...
Erykah Badu (1971- )
Erykah Badu is an award-winning singer and songwriter who has been hailed as one of the most gifted rhythm and blues singers of the...
The Chi-Lites (1959- )
The Chi-Lites is an R&B and Soul vocal group from Chicago, Illinois who rose up to fame in the early 1970s. The group was...
Barry White/Barry Eugene Carter (1944-2003)
Barry Eugene Carter, commonly known as Barry White, was a three-time Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, and arranger. His music focused primarily...
Sharon Lafaye Jones (1956–2016)
Rhythm and blues artist Sharon Lafaye Jones was born in Augusta, Georgia, on May 4, 1956. She was the youngest...
WDIA Radio Station (1947- )
The first radio station in the United States programmed by and for African Americans, WDIA was one of only six...
The Black Arts Movement (1965-1975)
The Black Arts Movement was the name given to a group of politically motivated black poets, artists, dramatists, musicians, and...
