and Performers
Meek Mill/ Robert Rihmeek Williams (1987- )
Robert Rihmeek Williams, also known as Meek Mill, is a rapper, songwriter, and activist. Williams was born on May 6,...
Michael Raphael (1952-2015)
Composer, librettist, and pianist Michael D. Raphael was born January 12, 1952, in Norfolk, Virginia, to Latham Hill, Sr., a...
Mickey Guyton (1983- )
Lyric Contralto and songwriter Mickey Guyton was born in Arlington, Texas, on June 17, 1983, to Michael Eugene Guyton and...
John Legend/John Roger Stephens (1978- )
Composer, baritone, pianist, lyricist, and actor John Legend was born John Roger Stephens on December 28, 1978, in Springfield, Ohio,...
Rosemary Sauvageau Nestingen (1988- )
Rosemary Sauvageau Nestingen is a musical composer, a pianist, and the first African American woman to be crowned Miss North...
Elwyn Albert Adams (1933-1995)
As a child, concert violinist and professor Elwyn A. Adams was a musical prodigy of some notoriety in the African...
Rafael Payare (1980- )
World-class symphony conductor Rafael Payare was born February 23, 1980 in the northern port city of Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela,...
Charlie Wilson (1953- )
American singer, songwriter, and producer, Charles Kent Wilson, best known as Charlie Wilson, was born on January 29, 1953 to...
Terrence Howard (1969- )
Actor, rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer Terrence Deshon Howard is best known for his role as Lucius Lyons, music...
