by David H. Jackson Jr. | Jan 14, 2022 | African American History, People
Composer, pianist/ singer Ivory Joe Hunter was born on October 10, 1914, in Kirbyville, Texas to Dave Hunter, a blues guitarist, and Anna Smith Hunter, a pianist/ gospel singer. Ivory began piano lessons at age 5 with his mother. After his mother died when he was 13,...
by David H. Jackson Jr. | May 4, 2021 | African American History, People
Lyric Contralto and songwriter Mickey Guyton was born in Arlington, Texas, on June 17, 1983, to Michael Eugene Guyton and Phyllis Ann Roddy. However, her name at birth was Candace Mycale Guyton, and she was the second child of four children. As a youth, she sang in...
by PhillipsChieko | Jan 11, 2014 | African American History, People
Singer and songwriter Darius Rucker was born on May 13, 1966, to Carolyn Rucker in Charleston, South Carolina. His mother, a nurse, supported him and his five brothers and sisters because his father, a traveling musician, was rarely able to spend time with the family....
by PartinElliot | Apr 16, 2008 | African American History, People
Charley Pride, born on March 18, 1938, on a cotton farm in Sledge, Mississippi, eventually became one of the most successful black entertainers in country music. Although he loved music and taught himself to play the guitar as a teenager, Pride’s first dream was to...
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