Famous Black Musicians - List of Famous Black Musicians - page 4

Blacks have revolutionized the music industry with their extraordinary blend of jazz, soul, rock, gospel, and R&B genres. During the 1980’s, people were fascinated with Prince’s music, which included elements of rock, jazz and blues. His music won seven Grammy Awards, an American Music Award, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award. Louis Armstrong, one of the prominent musicians known for jazz is a trumpeter. He was one of those persons, who was socially accepted by whites during the racism period. Whitney Houston, another musician from 1980’s has her name printed in the Guinness book of world records as the most-awarded female artist of all time in 2006. Other black musicians including Aretha Franklin, Nat King Cole, James Brown, Francis Johnson, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Tina Turner have showcased to the world their innate talent.

Check out the list of prominent Black musicians

The Most Famous Black Musicians

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Muddy WatersApril 4, 1913AmericanMuddy Waters was a blues musician referred to as the 'father of modern Chicago blues.'
WaleSeptember 21, 1984AmericanWale is an American rapper of Nigerian descent
Kanye WestJune 8, 1977AmericanKanye West is an American hip-hop musician, rapper, lyricist, record producer, film director and fashion designer.
James BrownMay 3, 1933AmericanJames Brown was an American musician and recording artist regarded as ‘The Godfather of Soul’
Cab CallowayDecember 25, 1907AmericanCab Calloway was a jazz singer and bandleader
Etta JamesJanuary 25, 1938AmericanEtta James was an American singer-songwriter
Michael JacksonAugust 29, 1958AmericanPopularly referred to as King of Pop, Michael Jackson created history in the world of music with his chartbuster albums
Lena HorneJune 30, 1917AmericanLena Horne was a famous American actress and civil rights activist and is remembered for her roles in ‘The Duke Is Tops’ and ‘Cabin in the Sky’
Stevie WonderMay 13, 1950AmericanStevie Wonder is an American musician, singer and songwriter, considered to be one of the most creative musical performers of the 20th century
Bob MarleyFebruary 6, 1945JamaicanBob Marley is a famous Jamaican reggae singer, known for his album ‘Rastaman Vibration’
Kevin Olusola

Kevin Olusola

Kevin Olusola is an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer

AmericanOctober 5, 1988198 views

Scott Joplin

Scott Joplin, ‘King of Ragtime’ was an eminent American composer and pianist of the twentieth century

AmericanNovember 24, 1868173 views

Charlie Parker

Charlie Parker was an American jazz saxophonist and composer

AmericanAugust 29, 1920164 views

Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston was a famous American singer and actress who is known for her songs like ‘Saving All My Love for You’ and ‘Greatest Love of All’

AmericanAugust 9, 1963210 views

Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie was one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all times

AmericanOctober 21, 1917178 views

Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson was a famous American gospel singer

AmericanOctober 26, 1911169 views

Tina Turner

Tina Turner is an American singer, actress, dancer and author, who is also known as the ‘queen of rock’

AmericanNovember 26, 1939222 views

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong was an American jazz trumpeter and singer who was one of the most influential figures in jazz music

AmericanAugust 4, 1901217 views

Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder is an American musician, singer and songwriter, considered to be one of the most creative musical performers of the 20th century

AmericanMay 13, 1950305 views

Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson was an American blues singer-songwriter and musician

AmericanMay 8, 1911217 views