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Late 20th Century
Hip Hop & Rap
A) poet, B) rebel, C) gangsta, D) All the above √
R&B
The Princess of R&B.
Civil Rights Era
Soul
The Reverend Al
The Queen of Soul.
Mid 20th Century
Electric Blues
The King of the Electric Blues.
Post-Civil Rights Era
Rock
Banned in D.C.
Disco
Known for his distinctive baritone and classic love songs.
Early 20th Century
Blues
The Empress of the Blues.
Rhythm & Blues
The mother of rock & roll.
Soul music's unassuming everyman.
Jazz
Lady Day.
Wrote and recorded "Black Snake Moan."
Funk
The first great funk bass player.
Swing
The Hi-De-Ho man.
The Queen of Funk.
Country and Folk
The Jackie Robinson of country music.
Bebop
The Bird.
Architects of disco's greatest dance tracks.
Rock & Roll
The Father of Rock and Roll.
Leader of the famous Count Basie Orchestra.
Revered contributor to gospel, soul, and funk music.
Neo Soul
The founder of 1990s neo soul.
He rose above many hardships to become a country icon.
Before punk came to life, there was Death.
Techno
The Belleville Three: The Innovator
Pop
Soul, R&B, and pop music's most sophisticated voice.
Innovator of bebop and Afro-Cuban jazz.
The Queen of Disco.
One of the greatest composers and performers of soul ever.
The most significant composer in jazz history.
The elemental forces of funk.
A folk guitar master. She won her first Grammy at age 90.
The First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, Lady Ella.
Pre-Civil War
Call & Response
Avatar: The countless enslaved people who changed history.
The Queen of Neo Soul.
The powerful singer "At Last" and "Tell Mama."
Theater & Spoken Word
The duo brought Black artistry to the American stage.
The most popular Black rock and roll artist of the 1950s.
The father of jazz piano.
Late 19th Century
Spirituals
They preserved the tradition of Negro spirituals.
House
The "Godfather of House Music."
The singer-songwriter of "Why Do Fools Fall In Love."
The Maestro of P-Funk.
Political conscience street poet and singer.
Cool & Post Bop
Keyboardist, bandleader, and jazz innovator.
One of the most potent live acts in music.
Writer, producer, performer and self-titled "Black Moses."
The Godfather.
The composers of "Lift Every Voice And Sing."
Known for her dynamic live performances and music videos.
Ragtime
A pivotal artist during the transition from ragtime to jazz.
Rock's most innovative and imitated guitarist.
He pushed the boundaries of jazz.
The soft-voiced romantic crooner who set hearts aflutter.
The Belleville Three: The Godfather
The Belleville Three: The Elevator
She helped pave the way for rock and roll.
Mr. Fingers. The father of "deep house" music.
Rap + soul + reggae + genius = Lauryn Hill.
The deeply influential pioneer of American roots music.
An instrumental figure in the birth of country music.
The trailblazing Black female country star.
Mixing gospel and the profane, he's rock & roll personified.
Pops was the first superstar of jazz music.
The King of The Jukebox.
A velvet-voiced tenor and romantic music icon.
Mother of the Blues.
Gospel
Considered the greatest gospel vocalist of all time.
Motown
Equally sensual and poetic, a singer-songwriter unrivaled.
Boundary breaking jazz composer, arranger, and pianist.
The most popular solo music artist of all time.
A jazz maverick and creative force in music 40+ years.
Missy Misdemeanor conquered a male dominated genre.
The Hoochie Coochie Man defined Chicago blues.
Unapologetic conveyors of urban life in LA.
Jazz pianist and vocalist extradanaire.
The High Priestess of Soul.
The King of Soul and Stax Records' greatest icon.
Singer, actor, athlete, lawyer, activist, Renaissance man.
Prince
His royal badness.
They brought a political consciousness to hip-hop.
Brother Ray.
The Freaky One.
The King of the Delta Blues.
The Kings of Rock from Hollis, Queens.
The most transcendent artist to come out of the soul genre.
The Divine One.
The King of Ragtime.
"The Gothfather." Pioneer of theatrical shock rock.
Blended spiritual lyrics, bluesy style, and electric guitar.
Psychedelic Soul
The premiere artists of the psychedelic soul genre.
Leader of The Miracles, songwriter, and Motown pioneer.
His name says it all. He is indeed a wonder.
The gender-bending diva of disco.
Pioneer of "jump blues" and a blues guitar legend.
Best known for their 1967 hit "Time Has Come Today."
Doo-Wop
They recorded 13 Billboard top-30 hits.
The genre and decade-spanning hit makers from Cincinnati.
New Orleans funk originators.
Brooklyn's Big Poppa.
