Occupation-Musician-Composer
James Price Johnson (1894-1955)
Mostly known as the “Father of the Stride Piano,” James Johnson transformed music during the Harlem Renaissance. With his form of composition...
Carrie Burton Overton (1888-1975)
Carrie Burton is best known as the first African American to attend the University of Wyoming. Her parents—mother Katie Burton and...
Harry Lawrence Freeman (1869-1954)
Composer, performer, musical critic/essayist, advocate, and teacher H. Lawrence Freeman was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1869 to Lemuel Freeman...
John Wesley Work III (1901-1967)
John Wesley Work III, internationally acclaimed composer, educator, choral director, and ethnomusicologist, was born in 1901 in Tullahoma, Tennessee to...
Milton Nascimento (1942- )
Milton Nascimento, famous Brazilian singer and composer, was born in October 26, 1942 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After the...
Will Marion Cook (1869-1944)
Will Marion Cook was a talented musician, conductor, and composer born on January 27, 1869 in Washington, D.C. to John...
Noble Sissle (1889-1975)
On July 10, 1889, the musician and lyricist, Noble Sissle, was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. His father, a minister and...
Ray Charles (1930-2004)
Ray Charles Robinson, a talented musician, singer, and composer, was one of the first African American artists to merge the...
