Black Artists

This artist was a gospel singer who pioneered the "shredding" guitar solo.

• Big Mama Thornton

• Laverne Baker

• Hattie McDaniel

• Rosetta Tharp

Though "Hound Dog" was written by the songwriting team of Leiber and Stoller, the first artist to record the song was

• Big Mama Thornton

• Laverne Baker

• Hattie McDaniel

• Rosetta Tharp

This artist won an academy award for a movie but wasn't allowed to attend the premiere because of segregation.

• Big Mama Thornton

• Laverne Baker

• Hattie McDaniel

• Rosetta Tharp

This artist recorded "Tweedle Dee" in 1954 which was the first song that Mr. Olsen downloaded off the internet.

• Big Mama Thornton

• Laverne Baker

• Hattie McDaniel

• Rosetta Tharp

This artist joined the army in 1961 and served in the 101st Airborne Division.

• Sly Stone

• George Clinton

• Charles Mingus

• Jimi Hendrix

This artist recently performed at the Fox Theater in Oakland.

• Sly Stone

• George Clinton

• Charles Mingus

• Jimi Hendrix

This artist led one of the first R&B/Soul bands that was racially integrated and included female intrumentalists.

• Sly Stone

• Otis Redding

• Charles Mingus

• Jimi Hendrix

Jazz band leader who played bass

• Sly Stone

• Otis Redding

• Charles Mingus

• Jimi Hendrix

This artist started writing his most famous song while staying on a friends houseboat in Sausalito. Hint: It's about the bay.

• Sly Stone

• Otis Redding

• Henry Johnson

• Jimi Hendrix

This poet wrote about the hypocracy of sending astronauts to the moon while people suffered from medical debt, high taxes, and urban decay.

• Langston Hughes

• Maya Angelou

• Gil Scott-Heron

• Bobby Seal