What 10 music artist do you think define Black music in the 20th century?

[BrownBunny]

In no order:

1. Ella Fitzgerald
2. Stevie Wonder
3. Aretha Franklin
4. James Brown
5. Micheal Jackson
6. Tupac( can’t ignore Rap)
7. Chuck Berry
8. Duke Ellington
9. Nina Simone
10. Ray Charles

It’s mainly in regards to their influence rather than personal taste. For instance, Aretha’s the most influential singer of the last 60 years.

 

[Drew Wonder]

Gotta have Marvin Gaye and Prince somewhere in there

 

[BrownBunny]

Gotta have Marvin Gaye and Prince somewhere in there

They would definitely be honorable mentions and Prince is probably my favorite male music artist but as far as influence, I think MJ and Stevie cover their areas more extensively. There’s a lot of overlap with Marvin and Stevie as well as MJ and Prince.

 

[Sinnerman]

No Miles Davis?

 

[Elfuego]

1.BB KING
2. James Brown
3. Aretha Franklin
4. Rosetta Tharpe
5. Maze/Franky Beverly
6. George Clinton
7.Luther VanDross
8.Jay Z
9.Jimi Hendrix
10. Outkast

 

[AV Dicey]

Robert Nesta Marley

 

[TEH]

In no order:

1. Ella Fitzgerald
2. Stevie Wonder
3. Aretha Franklin
4. James Brown
5. Micheal Jackson
6. Tupac( can’t ignore Rap)
7. Chuck Berry
8. Duke Ellington
9. Nina Simone
10. Ray Charles

It’s mainly in regards to their influence rather than personal taste. For instance, Aretha’s the most influential singer of the last 60 years.

Great list

you need classic Jazz there

so Miles Davis or John Coltrane instead of Ella Fitzgerald

Duke Ellington can represent early Jazz by himself

 

[Cel 510 kid ados forever]

No mahalia jackson

Lena horne?

List is pretty good tho

I add Whitney houston and janet jackson

Prince

 

[KodeBlue]

Michael Jackson
Prince
Tupac
Aretha
Whitney
Temptations
James Brown
Luther Vandross
Little Richard
Run DMC

 

[get these nets]

"Music knows it is and always will
Be one of the things that life just won't quit
But here are some of music's pioneers
That time will not allow us to forget
For there's Basie, Miller, Satchmo
And the king of all Sir Duke
And with a voice like Ella's ringing out
There's no way the band can lose"

Words from the GOAT

 

[Low End Derrick]

mobb deep
heltah skeltah
ditc
wu tang
mop
lost boyz
onyx
cnn
camp lo
digable planets

 

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

 

[KodeBlue]

I gotta do another list. I'm missing important people

 

[TEH]

No mahalia jackson

Lena horne?

List is pretty good tho

I add Whitney houston and janet jackson

Prince

True I forgot about gospel

You can replace Nina Simone with Mahalia Jackson but frankly (pun intended) Aretha Franklyn is a certified gospel singer herself.

 

[TEH]

honorary

Only Janet, Outkast and Missy are 20th century artists

Come on son