Black musicians

Producer and engineer Malcolm Cecil taught Stevie Wonder how to use the TONTO — the instrument that would change his career forever.

We take a look at the most talented black singers, songwriters and remarkable performers who have transformed the music industry.

Clora Byrant often goes unrecognized as a musical pioneer. Bryant was trumpeter who collaborated with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Bryant played a critical role in paving the way for women instrumentalists in a male-dominated world of jazz. Byrant was born May 30, 1927, in Denison, Texas. She grew up singing in her Baptist church ...

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The name of music writer Peter Guralnick may not resonate with rock music fans the way names like Lester Bangs and Richard Meltzer do, likely because his work is informal, thoughtful, and restrained compared to that of many of his self-aggrandizingly, flamboyantly gonzo contemporaries from the early days of rock writing coming into its own. For example, his scholarly ‘90s Elvis Presley biographies Last Train to Memphis, Careless Love, and the mind-bogglingly granular Elvis Day by Day serve…

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It was an alimony check written from the soul - the Soul of Marvin Gaye. Gaye's "Here, My Dear," originally released in 1978, was a divorce settlement with-then wife Anna (Gordy), who was to receive album profits. Source: celebritypicturesarchive.com The...

In celebration of his birthday, we pay homage to Stevie Wonder - the man who brought colour to the world only he had ever seen