Black History In Television

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Lionel Richie.

Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. Born June 20, 1949. Is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, & television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter & the co lead singer of the Motown group Commodores, writing & recording the hit…

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Diana Ross.

Diana Ross. Born March 26, 1944. Is an American singer & actress. She was the lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes, Who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s & one of the world's Best Selling girl groups of all…

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Black History In Television Music History

Billie Holiday. (Lady Day)

Billie Holiday Part 1. Billie Holiday, Born Eleanora Fagan, April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959. Was an American jazz & swing music singer. Nicknamed, Lady Day, By her friend & music partner, Lester Young, Billie Holiday made a significant contribution to jazz…

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Ella Fitzgerald. The First Lady of Song.

Ella Jane Fitzgerald, April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996, Was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the, First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, &, Lady Ella. She was noted for her purity of tone, Impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, intonation,…

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Black History In Television

Eartha Kitt.

Eartha Mae Kitt Born Eartha Mae Keith, January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008. Was an American singer & actress known for her highly distinctive singing style & her 1953 recordings of, C'est si bon, & the Christmas novelty song, Santa Baby. Kitt…

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Nat King Cole. The Voice.

Nathaniel Adams Coles March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965, Known professionally by his stage name Nat King Cole, Was an American singer, jazz pianist, & actor. Cole's career as a jazz & pop vocalist started in the late 1930s & spanned almost…

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Black History In Television

Muhammad Ali. ‘The Greatest’

Muhammad Ali. Born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016. Was an American professional boxer & activist. Nicknamed, The Greatest, He is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th Century & is often regarded…

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Left Eye.

Left Eye. Lisa Nicole Lopes, May 27, 1971 – April 25, 2002, Better known by her stage name Left Eye, Was an American rapper & singer. She was a member of the R&B girl group TLC, alongside Tionne, T-Boz Watkins & Rozonda, Chilli…

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Black History In Television Music History

The Queen of Soul.

Aretha Franklin. Part One. Aretha Louise Franklin March 25, 1942, August 16, 2018. Was an American singer, songwriter & pianist. Honored as the Queen of Soul, Rolling Stone magazine twice named her as the greatest singer of all time. As a child, Franklin…

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Dr. Dre.

Dr. Dre. Part 1 Andre Romell Young. Born February 18, 1965, Known professionally as Dr. Dre, Is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, & actor. He is the founder & CEO of Aftermath Entertainment & Beats Electronics, & co-founded & was the…

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Lionel Richie.

Diana Ross.

Billie Holiday. (Lady Day)

Ella Fitzgerald. The First Lady of Song.

Eartha Kitt.

Nat King Cole. The Voice.

Muhammad Ali. ‘The Greatest’

Left Eye.

The Queen of Soul.

Dr. Dre.

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