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Her collaboration with Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and other jazz legends solidified her status as a cornerstone of American music. Famous songs: “Summertime,” “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” ...

“African-American musical traditions mixed with others and gradually jazz emerged from a blend of ragtime, marches, blues and other kinds of music,” writes the National Museum of American History.

Mamie Smith was one of the first African American women to record the blues, paving the way for future generations of female jazz and blues singers. Birthplace : Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Years Active ...

Seymour made central to worship the early form of gospel music that blended spirituals with emerging blues, ragtime and jazz music. Another important African American in gospel music history was the ...

The American musical art form jazz emerges in New Orleans around the advent of the 20th century. Jazz blends elements from varied traditions, including African and African American, religious ...

Its narrative arcs spanned centuries, illustrating the evolution of African American music and dance — from spirituals and gospel to blues, jazz and beyond — and how that cultural expression ...

The bassist played with jazz legends Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington, breaking barriers at the Denver and San Francisco ...