You could describe Ray Charles as one of the most famous Black blues singers from the 50s, but that would mean discounting ...

Ethel Waters was a pioneering jazz and blues singer whose career began in the 1920s and continued into the ’50s and ’60s. Her powerful voice and dynamic performances made her a standout artist.

Karole Foreman, who plays the Woman of the World, represents the Black blues women of the late 1930s-’50s, who found crossover success as big band and solo artists, like Kay Davis, Billie ...

John Lodge keeping Moody Blues music alive more than 50 years later Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook; Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X; ...

You can’t study the history of popular music without familiarizing yourself with the best Black singers from the 50s. In fact, […] Black singers from the 1950s: Influence, legacy, and cultural ...

Impact and Influence of Black Singers from the 1950s 15th September 1954: Keith Edwards and Queenie Marques, two newly arrived immigrants from Jamaica relax to the sound of Keith’s trumpet playing.