Phyllis Hyman: The Sophisticated Lady
Deep-voiced and statuesque, Phyllis Hyman sang with a life-affirming energy and emotional intensity found in few other female vocalists....
Harry Pace: Founder of Black Swan, The First Black Record Company
Harry Herbert Pace was the founder of the first black record company, Pace Phonograph Corporation which sold recordings under the Black...
B.B. (Blues Boy) King: Reigning Monarch of Da Blues
B.B. King, Pioneering Blues Musician, Singer-Songwriter, Guitarist. "...the blues came to be the foundation of much of African-American...
Is Rap Tomorrow's Jazz?
NoirKulture Note: Originally written by Thaddeus Russell in the LA Times on August 16, 2005, "Is Rap Tomorrow's Jazz" was prescient in...
Amiri Baraka "Jazz and the White Critic"
Most jazz critics have been white Americans, but most important jazz musicians have not been. This might seem a simple enough reality to...
Edith Wilson - Blues and Jazz Original
Edith Wilson (Goodall) was born to middle-class family in Louisville, Kentucky. Wilson (1896-1961) began a career in music entertainment....
