Whether it's rhythm & blues, hip-hop, rap, jazz, soul, blues or gospel, each genre is covered in the pages of On This Day in Black Music History. A book in a calendar format, it covers over 60 years of mind-tickling trivia, history and events with more than 2,000 facts about hundreds of artists, including Aretha, Ella, Whitney, Dionne Warwick, Paula Abdul, Stevie Wonder, Count Basie, Queen Latifah, Ray Charles, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, James Brown, Al Green, P. Diddy, Usher, Destiny's Child, Run DMC and many others. Each page also includes the #1 hit on that day from different years by the best of black music's legendary performers. Truly a nostalgic trip thru time that's entertainingly educational, On This Day in Black Music History definitively demonstrates how black music is interwoven into American history.
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like trivia?,
By Arena Connery "Arena" (Wisconsin USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: On This Day in Black Music History (Paperback)
Are you a trivia nut? Or a lover of history? Find out tons of interesting facts from Black Music History and discover its impact on the music of today. You'll probably just want to read through it like a book, but it's set up as a calendar.
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Great reference book on music history that happened on any date during the year.Great for radio DJ's & nice info.Seller A+.Quick delivery.
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1923 Legendary jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson was born. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pop charters, charted pop, brothers charted, chart debut, biggest pop hit, black music history, performance debut, debut disc, chart singles, annual awards ceremony, chart albums, solo hit, singing lead, pop charts, backup vocals, pioneer awards, chart hits, chart topper, pop hits Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Los Angeles, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Dionne Warwick, Little Richard, Jackie Wilson, Gladys Knight, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Whitney Houston, Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix, Tina Turner, Apollo Theater, Sam Cooke, American Bandstand, Janet Jackson, Fats Domino, Rick James, Four Tops, Chaka Khan New!
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1923 Legendary jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson was born. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pop charters, charted pop, brothers charted, chart debut, biggest pop hit, black music history, performance debut, debut disc, chart singles, annual awards ceremony, chart albums, solo hit, singing lead, pop charts, backup vocals, pioneer awards, chart hits, chart topper, pop hits Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Los Angeles, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Dionne Warwick, Little Richard, Jackie Wilson, Gladys Knight, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Whitney Houston, Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix, Tina Turner, Apollo Theater, Sam Cooke, American Bandstand, Janet Jackson, Fats Domino, Rick James, Four Tops, Chaka Khan New!
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