by David H. Jackson Jr. | Feb 6, 2022 | African American History, People
R&B tenor singer Jimmy J. Hughes was born February 3, 1938, in Leighton, Alabama. At the age of 5, he listened to Radio WLAY, a country music station in Littleton, Alabama. He sang country because that was the only radio station he heard until he began to listen...
by David H. Jackson Jr. | Jun 2, 2021 | African American History, People
Country, R&B singer, arranger, pianist, lyricist Aaron Joseph Neville was born on January 24, 1941, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Arthur Neville, Sr, a merchant marine sailor, and Amelia Neville. He has three brothers, Arthur Neville, II; Charles Neville, Cyril...
by David H. Jackson Jr. | May 25, 2021 | African American History, People
Country baritone singer, lyricist, actor, activist, freestyle rapper was born on September 23, 1994, in Shreveport, Louisiana, to Michael and Delores Jones. He creatively blends hip-hop and country music. During his childhood, Jones wrote verse and improvised music...
by David H. Jackson Jr. | May 25, 2021 | African American History, People
An alternative country blues singer, banjoist, guitarist, composer Amythyst Kiah was born in 1990 in Chattanooga, Tennessee but now resides in Johnson City, Tennessee. At an early age, she was encouraged and supported by her parents to play musical instruments. She...
by David H. Jackson Jr. | May 21, 2021 | African American History, People
Country music singer and lyricist Kane Allen Brown was born on October 21, 1993, in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Tabatha Brown, a European American and an unknown African American father. He experienced homelessness with his mother, living in a car. He has one sister,...
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