Music – Rock and Roll
Bobby Day/Robert James Byrd (1930-1990)
Rock and Roll and R&B singer and songwriter Bobby Day was best known for his only major hit “Rockin’ Robin”...
The Del-Vikings (1955-1973)
The Del-Vikings were the first successful racially integrated Doo-Wop rock and roll ensemble formed in the United States and specifically...
The Chambers Brothers (1954-1975)
The Chambers Brothers, comprising four brothers, were reared in rural Lee County, Mississippi. Their parents were George Chambers Sr., a...
Lenny Kravitz (1964 – )
Rock artist, lyricist, actor Leonard Albert Kravitz was born on May 26, 1964, in Manhattan, New York, to Roxie Albertha...
Daniel Bernard Roumain (1971- )
Opera composer, librettist, composer, violinist, pedagogic, and activist Daniel Bernard Roumain was born on May 3, 1971 in Skokie, Illinois....
Sly and The Family Stone (1966-1983)
Sly and The Family Stone is band from San Francisco, California that was active from 1966 to 1983. The band...
The Platters (1953- )
The Platters was one of the most successful rhythm and blues vocal groups during the rock and roll era. They...
Ben E. King (1938-2015)
Born Benjamin Earl Nelson on September 28, 1938, in Henderson, North Carolina, he and his family moved to Harlem, New York,...
Chic (1977- )
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers both had experience with music coming out of Stuyvesant High School in New York City, New York as trained jazz musicians....
