Barbara Charline Jordan 1936-1996 Barbara Charline Jordan devoted her life to politics by using her exceptional oratory abilities to address issues that affected...
Clyde McPhatter 1932-1972 Clyde McPhatter was one of the great lead R&B singers of the 1950s. His emotive high tenor voice led...
Howlin’ Wolf 1910-1976 Chester Arthur Burnett, aka Howlin’ Wolf, projected the elemental power of the blues through his six-foot, three-inch, 275-pound frame,...
Ma Rainey 1886-1939 Ma Rainey was the first known minstrel and variety performer to incorporate the “country blues” style in her singing,...
Muddy Waters 1915-1983 Muddy Waters was the first to make the leap from acoustic Delta Blues to amplified electric Chicago Blues. In...
