Occupation – Entertainer – Classical Musician
Walter Franklin Anderson (1915-2003)
The grandson of formerly enslaved people, Walter Franklin Anderson, classical pianist, organist, composer, jazz musician, community activist, and academician, was...
Adele Darlene Allen (1953- )
Physician, concert pianist, and conductor, Adele Darlene Allen was born March 19, 1953, in Brooklyn, New York, to Oscar Clement...
Take 6 (1980- )
A cappella doo-wop, gospel sextet Take 6 was formed on the only Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Seventh Day...
Terence Blanchard (1962- )
Composer, conductor, trumpeter Terence Oliver Blanchard, Sr. was born on March 13, 1962, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Joseph O....
Muriel Burrell Smith (1923-1985)
Mezzo-soprano Muriel Burrell Smith was born on February 23, 1923, in Harlem, New York City, to Sigourney Burrell Smith and...
Emmanuel “Manu” N’Djoké Dibango (1933-2020)
Manu Dibango was a saxophonist from Cameroon whose 60 years of experience in the music industry inspired some of the...
Kermit Moore (1929-2013)
Over a long distinguished career Kermit Moore has been a cellist of outstanding acclaim, an orchestra conductor, composer, teacher, and...
