These videos also mirror a complex historical pattern of Black musical innovation being embraced and co-opted by mainstream ...
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How Black musicians are shaping modern musicThe historical significance of Black popular music in American culture is powerful. Even former President Jimmy Carter dedicated a month to African American music appreciation beginning in 1979.
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The little-known story of Mamie Smith, the first African American female singer who gained instant fame but died pennilessThe record became a smash hit in Black communities across the country, revolutionizing the blues genre and opening the doors of popular music to Black female artists. More importantly, the success ...
Received wisdom has it that black popular music arrived in Europe with the Empire Windrush in 1948, but Clarke brings us black sounds recorded in Europe from as far back as 1900. Focusing on early ...
But with MTV the rage of the music world that winter, there was no way Jackson could occupy the central spot in pop culture without its support. And MTV didn’t play black records. CBS gambled ...
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