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Black artists in the music industry have almost always been an anomaly. Most have created and been able to cross many genresn the muisic music industry, but have been credited for few. Then there...

Two Black Country Singers and One Gay Country singer headline a competition on Apple TV+ reveals trailer and contestants for groundbreaking music competition series “My Kind of Country,” premiering globally on March 24 Trailblazing new...

There is a fine line distinction between a remake of a song being different from the original as opposed to flat-out superior. Take, for instance, Louisville, Kentucky-based soul band The New Birth’s recording of...

Black Country Singers? These Black Artists Would also be Great Black Country Singers if they ever wanted to give it a shot. While country music is often disregarded within popular culture, with some insisting that “country lacks diversity and individuality” and others labeling the genre a one-dimensional, “cold beer on a Friday night, a pair of jeans that fit just right… every country song ever,” this underdog of a genre has surprisingly come a long way from its podunk roots. INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 03: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Lil Nas X performs onstage during iHeartRadio 102.7 KIIS FM's Jingle Ball 2021 presented by Capital One at The Forum on December [...]

Everybody loves how it feels when the bass drops…but err’body ain’t able to make it happen. Here are ten of the greatest arbiters of low-end theory for your perusal. Stanley Clarke All hail the king from the streets of Philadelphia! Clarke is most responsible for bringing electric bass out of the background as a lead instrument, kicking out melodies and jaw-dropping solos - from the frenetic to the eloquent. His composition “School Days” is an all-time band jam classic. [...]

The spirit of Howlin’ Wolf stands tall as one of the true giants of the Blues music. As a native son of the Mississippi Delta Blues who brought an authentic rural acoustic essence up from the South to the Midwest, he was a bridge to the more electrified sound of the Chicago Blues scene. American blues singer and musician Howlin' Wolf (1910 - 1976), born Chester Arthur Burnett, in concert, circa 1965. [...]

Black Country Singers have been around for decades but have not been at the forfront in country music as much as their white counterparts. Country music has always been about telling amazing stories. It's a genre that has diehard fans from around the globe and has changed over the years. Many don't realize the impact and participation that Black people have in country music. For example, Ray Charles' Georgia On My Mind is one of the greatest country classics of all time and has been re-recorded several times. [...]

Below is a list of the top 11 black male falsetto singers you deserve to know: Whether it's modern indie rock, Motown, or soul, the falsetto technique of vocalizing has been popular across different genres. Some singers make use of their upper-register head voice to showcase power. Others do so to show vulnerability and fragility emotionally. Eddie Kendricks Michael Jackson - Falsetto Black Male Singers Born on the 29th of August 1958 and known as the ‘King of Pop’, Michael Jackson had a multitude of talents. [...]

The 1970s was a Golden Age for R&B music especially for black female singers.