Black History Month Collection

We've compiled a list of musicians we have within the archive that you should know as part of Black History Month.

Discover the music behind these musicians.

Big Maybelle

Chuck Berry

Count Basie

     

Esther Bigeou

Blind Blake

Big Bill Broonzy

     

Bessie Brown

Duke Ellington

The Inkspots

     

Lillian Glinn

Lil Green

Coleman Hawkins

     

Billie Holiday

Rosetta Howard

Alberta Hunter

     

Blind Lemon Jefferson

Lonnie Johnson

Pete Johnson

     

Robert Johnson

Huddie LeadBelly

Eartha Kitt

     

Blind Willie McTell

Lizzie Miles

Memphis Minnie

     

Ma Rainey

Tampa Red

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

     

The Crows

The Dominoes

The Orioles

The Platters

Bessie Smith

Clara Smith

     

Victoria Spivey

Maxine Sullivan

Sippie Wallace

     

Fats Waller

Ethel Waters

Bert Williams

 

 

 

 

 

Please note, due to copyright some items may only be available as a 45 second snippet.

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