Blackamewricaweb.com in honor of Black Music Month has been doing an exclusive series of articles on the twenty people who changed Black music.
The Prolific Prince, the Fearless, Peerless Rock-Soul Star
Pop Darling Whitney Houston, Queen of the Ballad
James Brown, The First, The Last, The Legend
Veteran Label Executive Sylvia Rhone, the Star-Maker
Revolutionary Poet Gil Scott-Heron, the First Rap Rebel
Famed Pianist Nina Simone, the High Priestess of Soul
Wild Child George Clinton, Funk’s Fearless Godfather
Jazz Trumpeter Miles Davis, the Personification of Cool
Soul-Stirrer Luther Vandross, Balladeer Extraordinaire
Funk Songstress Chaka Khan, the Stand-Out Singer
Michael Jackson, the Child Star-Turned-Adult Enigma
Motown First Lady Diana Ross, the Quintessential Diva
Pioneering Exec Clarence Avant, the Master Mentor
Visionary Artist Stevie Wonder, the Master of Songcraft
Chuck Berry, the Blues Man-Turned-Rock Architect
Rock & Roll Royalty Tina Turner, the Whole Package
Smokey Robinson, the Velvet Voice and Quiet Force
Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles, the Standard Bearers
Teddy Pendergrass, R&B’s Romantic Mood-Setter
Operatic Angel Minnie Riperton, the Voice of Perfection
Check it out. It'll definitely give you some insight on some of the artists and behind the scenes peeps that we love. It'll also give you a taste of the variety of elements that encompass Black music.