by David H. Jackson Jr. | Jun 25, 2021 | African American History, Groups & Organizations
The Clark Sisters, an African American gospel ensemble comprising five daughters, established in 1966, is the highest-selling female gospel group in United States history. The singers are Jackie, born in 1948 in Selma, Alabama, from the first marriage of Leo H....
by David H. Jackson Jr. | Jun 25, 2021 | African American History, People
The legendary vocalist and lyricist Denise LaSalle was born Ora Denise Allen on July 16, 1934, on a plantation in Sidon, Leflore County, Mississippi. Her parents were Nathaniel A. Allen Sr. and Nancy Cooper. In 1947, when LaSalle was seven and the youngest of eight...
by MikellRobert | Jun 24, 2021 | African American History, People
Gabrielle Gorman is a film writer, producer, director, and activist. Gorman was born on March 7, 1998 in Los Angeles, California, and is the twin sister of poet Amanda Gorman. The sisters and their sibling were raised by single mother Joan Wicks, a sixth grade English...
by MikellRobert | Jun 23, 2021 | African American History, People
American singer Gloria Fowles is best known by her stage name Gloria Gaynor. She was born on September 7, 1943 to Daniel Fowles and Queenie Mae Proctor in Newark, New Jersey. Fowles grew up with music in her home, as her father played the guitar, ukulele, and sang in...
by David H. Jackson Jr. | Jun 23, 2021 | African American History, Groups & Organizations
The Ohio Players who first called themselves the Ohio Untouchables, was a pioneering vocal and instrumental funk ensemble out of Dayton, Ohio. Established in 1959, the group comprised its organizer, pianist/principal vocalist Walter Morrison, trumpeters Bruce Napier...
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