In celebration of Black History Month, we’d like to build upon the previous posts in this blog series (including an overview of Black History Month and a feature on African-American female authors and poets). Since the 2012 theme is “Black Women in American Culture and History,” this week we’ve decided to showcase the library’s CDs by and DVDs about African-American female musicians.
In addition to the works of these artists (listed below), you may also enjoy this list of music CDs featuring African-American gospel, folk, blues, R&B, jazz and other musical styles, as well as the DVD tribute to African-American women titled “I Will.” Last but not least, be sure to check out related events at the library, including tomorrow night’s showing of Chris Rock’s documentary Good Hair at Center Aisle Cinema, Doug Hunt’s presentation of Boone County slave Sanford Shirkey’s unlikely emancipation and upcoming performances by storyteller Lyn Ford.
African-American Female Musicians at DBRL
Adams, Yolanda
Adegbalola, Gaye (of the group Saffire—The Uppity Blues Women)
Anderson, Marian
Ashanti
Badu, Erykah
Baker, Anita
Baker, Etta
Battle, Kathleen
Bell, Madeline
Beyoncé
Blige, Mary J.
Brandy
Braxton, Toni
Brown, Ruth
Bumbry, Grace
Carey, Mariah
Carter, Betty
Carter, Regina
Chapman, Tracy
Chrisette Michele
Ciara
Cole, Keyshia
Cole, Natalie
Coltrane-Turiyasangitananda, Alice
Copeland, Shemekia
Coppola, Imani (of the group Little Jackie)
Cotten, Elizabeth
Davis, Betty
Destiny’s Child (Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams)
Doolittle, Melinda
Elliott, Missy
Evans, Faith
Fitzgerald, Ella
Flack, Roberta
Foster, Ruthie
Franklin, Aretha
Giddens, Rhiannon (of the group Carolina Chocolate Drops)
Gray, Macy
Harper, Kalenna (of the group Diddy Dirty Money)
Hathaway, Lalah
Hendricks, Barbara
Hill, Lauryn
Hilson, Keri
Holiday, Billie
Holliday, Jennifer
Horne, Lena
Houston, Whitney
Hudson, Jennifer
India.Arie
Jackson, Janet
Jackson, Mahalia
James, Etta
James, Leela
Jenkins, Ella
Jones, Sharon
Kelis
Larrieux, Amel
Latifah, Queen
LaVette, Bettye
Ledisi
Lee, Julia
Lincoln, Abbey
Love, Darlene
Martha and the Vandellas (Martha Reeves, Rosalind Ashford, Betty Kelly)
Marvelettes, The (Gladys Horton, Katherine Anderson, Georgeanna Tillman, Wanda Young)
Mary Mary (Erica Atkins-Campbell and Trecina Atkins-Campbell)
Maysa
McRae, Carmen
Memphis Minnie
Minaj, Nicki
Monáe, Janelle
MonicaNdegeocello, Meshell
Norman, Jessye
The Pointer Sisters (June, Ruth, Anita, and Bonnie)
Price, Kelly
Price, Leontyne
Rainey, Ma
Reeves, Dianne
Richard, Dawn (of the group Diddy Dirty Money)
Russell, Brenda
Scott, Jill
Simone, Nina
Smith, Bessie
Smith, Willie Mae Ford
Solange
Spalding, Esperanza
Staples, Mavis
Stone, Angie
Sullivan, Jazmine
Summer, Donna
Supremes, The (Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, Florence Ballard)
Tamar-kali
Taylor, Koko
Terrell, Tammi
Tharpe, Rosetta
Thomas, Irma
Turner, Tina
TLC (Rozonda Thomas, Lisa Lopes, Tionne Watkins)
Warwick, Dionne
Washington, Dinah
Wells, Mary
Weston, Kim
Williams, Vanessa
Wilson, Cassandra
Winans, CeCe
Wright, Betty
Credits:
- Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune photo by Gordon Parks, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
- Ella Fitzgerald photo by William P. Gottlieb, William P. Gottlieb/Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Fund Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress. (Part of the Golden Age of Jazz collection that entered the public domain on February 16, 2010.)
- Marian Anderson photo by Harris & Ewing, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
- Shirley Chisholm photo by Thomas J. O’Halloran, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
- Collage format courtesy of Photovisi.com.
