{"id":4585,"date":"2020-02-07T12:46:41","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T12:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/?p=4585"},"modified":"2026-02-03T14:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:48:35","slug":"celebrating-black-blues-artists-black-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/music-history\/celebrating-black-blues-artists-black-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Black Blues Artists for Black History Month!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2020-February-celebrating-black-blues-musicians-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"330\" src=\"http:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2020-February-celebrating-black-blues-musicians-1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of vintage sheet music and record covers celebrating Black blues musicians\" class=\"wp-image-4589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2020-February-celebrating-black-blues-musicians-1.jpg 752w, https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2020-February-celebrating-black-blues-musicians-1-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In celebration of Black History Month, the Recorded Sound Archives has curated a collection of Black Blues Artists some of which are currently on display on the 1st floor of the FAU Wimberly Library for the month of February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click to discover <a href=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/role\/black-blues-musicians\"><strong>14 Blues Artists<\/strong><\/a> such as the voices of Huddie Leadbelly, Ethel Waters, Bessie Smith and more in this collection!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In celebration, FAU Libraries and the Recorded Sound Archives have put together a Spotify playlist Celebrating Black Blues Artists coinciding with the exhibit currently on display. 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