today in black history

April 07, 2026

Jazz and Blues vocalist Billie "Lady Day" Holiday was born on this date in 1915 in Philadelphia.

Black Music Month - 2011

POSTED: June 03, 2011, 12:00 am

  • POST
    • Add to Mixx!
  • SEND TO FRIEND
  • Text Size
  • TEXT SIZE
  • CLEARPRINT
  • PDF

Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, with Teddy Pendergrass on lead vocals, singng their consciousness raising hit "Wake Up Everybody" in a peformance on "Soul Train."





Related References