Trumpeter Clifford Brown, a brilliant improviser and a model for clean-living in jazz, was born  (October 3) in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1930.Brown was a pioneering trumpeter when it came to bebop and hard-bop, an artist whose effervescent personality, warm tone and...

Clarence Avant, the ‘Godfather of Black entertainment,’ dies at 92. Avant’s unofficial title of the “Black Godfather” spanned the worlds of music, sports, entertainment and politics.Clarence Avant, the ‘Black Godfather’ of the recording industry, dies at 92.  ...

Larry Carlton is an American guitarist who built his career as a studio musician in the 1970s and 1980s for acts such as Steely Dan and Joni Mitchell.

The Godmother of Rock Sister Rosetta Tharpe (March 20, 1915 - October 9, 1973) was an American singer,songwriter,guitarist, was a precursor of rock and roll.Later being referred to as "the original soul sister" and "the Godmother of rock and roll". She influenced...

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