Yvonne Staples, one third of the powerhouse soul trio the Staple Singers, has died, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. She was 80. Together with sisters Mavis and Cleotha and their father, Pop on guitar, the Staple Singers were critical to the rise of gospel, R&B and soul and dabbled often in rock, pop and folk music […]
Black Music Month originated in 1979. President Jimmy Carter proclaimed the month of June as Black Music Month to celebrate the wonderful music, achievements, births, important timelines, events and to remember those we lost.
With the increasing number of films aimed towards black audiences in the early 1970s, filmmakers realized that they couldn’t turn to Henry Mancini to provide the musical backdrops for these movies.
