Rock music would not be the same without the contributions of legendary Black musicians. This video looks at 10 Rock Icons In Black History.
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Aretha Franklin – “Chain Of Fools” = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xroRNBvvF9M
Bad Brains – “Big Takeover” = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NAPYIMMbWQ
Bo Diddley – “Bo Diddley” = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeZHB3ozglQ
Chuck Berry – “Johnny B. Goode” = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKCt8ssC7cs
Jimi Hendrix – “Voodoo Child” = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWJwj4tZMOU
Little Richard – “Tutti Frutti” = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj059o9OwqY
Prince – “1999” = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Pb7dINmt10
Ray Charles – “Hit The Road Jack” = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCZl2LKS2tk
Slash – “Godfather” = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvgk7b1YxaU
Sister Rosetta Tharpe – “Down By The Riverside” = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xzr_GBa8qk
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James Marshall “Jimi” Hendrix an American musician, singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century.
Saul Hudson better known as Slash, is a British-American musician, songwriter, and record producer from Stoke-on-Trent, England. He is best known as the lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N’ Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians of his generation, he was known for his flamboyant, androgynous persona and wide vocal range, which included a far-reaching falsetto and high-pitched screams.
Bad Brains are an American rock band formed in Washington, D.C. in 1976. Originally a jazz fusion band under the name Mind Power, they are widely regarded as pioneers of hardcore punk.
Ray Charles Robinson Sr was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers ever, and he was often referred to as “The Genius”.
Aretha Louise Franklin was an American singer, songwriter and pianist.[2] Referred to as the “Queen of Soul”, she has twice been placed ninth in Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Artists of All Time”.
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0:00 – Intro
0:40 – Sister Rosetta Tharpe
1:38 – Bo Diddley
2:46 – Little Richard
3:44 – Chuck Berry
4:39 – Aretha Franklin
5:38 – Ray Charles
6:35 – Bad Brains
7:35 – Prince
8:32 – Slash
9:33 – Jimi Hendrix
10:53 – Thank you, Patrons!
