With June being Black Music Month, the buzz on accomplishments of Blacks in the music business is in full throttle. The purpose of Black Music Month is to recognize, preserve and promote the legacy Black artist who have contributed to our nation’s history.
GOSPELCONNOISSEUR.COM will explore the popular Black music genres of Gospel, R&B, Hip-Hop, Blues and Jazz, with daily post on various artist who have had a major impact on the music industry.
Here they are listed in order by days:
June 1 Mahalia Jackson
June 2 Marvin Gaye
June 3 Beyonce
June 4 Rev. James Cleveland
June 5 Brandy
June 8 Prince
June 9 Diana Ross
June 10 Al Green
June 11 Shirley Caesar
June 12 Teddy Pendergrass
June 15 Patti LaBelle
June 16 Luther Vandross
June 17 Mariah Carey
June 18 Kirk Franklin
June 19 Aretha Franklin
June 22 Stevie Wonder
June 23 Whitney Houston
June 24 James Brown
