African American Music History
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Updated: 7 Feb 2020
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Created byMaxwell Dexter
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The Birth of Duke EllingtonThe First Grammy'sW.C. Handy StampEarliest Possible Recording of "King of Bungaloo"Sister Rosetta Tharpe releases
"Down by the Riverside"Marian Anderson at the
Lincoln MemorialThe Nat King Cole ShowBeyoncé is hailed as the best-selling
artist of the 2000sThis is AmericaKendrick Lamar's Pulitzer PrizeRap surpasses rock as the most
popular music in the US.W.C. Handy, publishes the sheet
music for "Memphis Blues"The Apollo Theater opensBenny Goodman Trio is the
"First known interracial jazz group"From Spirituals to SwingMiles Davis released "100 greatest
and most influential musical
compilations since 1954,"Slave trade beginsFirst band in New Orleans to
play instrumental blues.
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