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Musical Tribute
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The world of music is an evolving one. It's always changing,
recreating, and making a voice for the musician creating the music.
The way musicians communicate their message to the masses is unlike any other art form. Music reaches across age barriers, time barriers, and cultural barriers.
As we pay tribute to the many African American leaders of past and present, we remember the pioneers that paved the way in song.
Here are just a few musicians that remain timeless; their work has changed the face of music and broke across barriers that were once unbreakable.
With the help of Songs for Teaching, below are just a few musical selections to observe Black History Month.
Learn more about other famous musicians and their work at Infoplease: Notable African-American Musicians.
The way musicians communicate their message to the masses is unlike any other art form. Music reaches across age barriers, time barriers, and cultural barriers.
As we pay tribute to the many African American leaders of past and present, we remember the pioneers that paved the way in song.
Here are just a few musicians that remain timeless; their work has changed the face of music and broke across barriers that were once unbreakable.
| Aretha Franklin Known as the 'Queen of Soul', Franklin has mastered the many genres of music, including jazz, rock, blues, pop, R&B and gospel. |
| Jimi Hendrix Was one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. |
| Michael Jackson The greatest pop icon of the 20th century. |
| Stevie Wonder An African American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. |
| Billie
Holiday Known as 'Lady Day', she was a renowned jazz singer and performer. |
| Louis
“Satchmo” Armstrong American jazz trumpet virtuoso, and singer. |
| Dizzy
Gillespie Jazz musician and composer. He paved the way for the 'Bebop' movement in modern jazz. |
| Tina
Turner Grammy Award-winning rhythm and blues singer known for her powerful vocals and her athletic dancing. |
| Prince Influential musician/singer whose music combines elements of rock, pop and funk. |
With the help of Songs for Teaching, below are just a few musical selections to observe Black History Month.
| Follow the Drinking Gourd |
| Get on Board, Little Children |
| I Have a Dream - Musical Tribute to MLK |
| I'm On My Way |
| Kumbaya |
| Rosa Parks |
| Stand Up for Your Beliefs |
| We've Got The Whole World In Our Hands |
Learn more about other famous musicians and their work at Infoplease: Notable African-American Musicians.
Black
History Milestones 1850: First organization of black workers is established in New York City, called The American League of Colored Laborers. 1869: National Labor Union becomes first organization of white workers to advocate creation of black labor unions. 1869: The Colored National Labor Union is formed. 1918: First federal bureau to attempt to ease labor-related racial tensions caused by blacks leaving the South is established. 1941: The Fair Employment Practice Commission is established, which is the first federal agency to provide fair employment practices. 1945: In New York, the Ives-Quinn Act is passed. It was the first state legislation prohibiting discrimination in employment on the basis of race, creed or color. 1948: Truman signs Executive Order 9981. 1954: Supreme Court rules on Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas case, which stated segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. 1955: Civil Rights Pioneer Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white passenger; Montgomery Bus Boycott ensues. 1957: Martin Luther King and other African American leaders establish the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. 1963: Nearly 200,000 people join the March on Washington, where Martin Luther King delivers his infamous, "I Have a Dream" speech. 1964: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is passed, making it the first federal fair employment legislation. 1965: The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is passed by Congress, which allows all colors and creeds to vote. |
