In 1926, a Harvard scholar by the name of Dr. Carter G. Woodson organized the first annual Negro History Week. The said event happened on the second week of February which also coincides with the birthdays of two great civil rights leaders - Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Today, the month of February is known as Black History Month. In honor of this celebration, here are several profiles of famous African-American musicians.
Louis Armstrong - Musician and composer of jazz music, known as one of the founding fathers of jazz. ( You can follow us by : iPhone , Android , Samsung , Windows )