List of African-American singers
This is a list of some notable African-American singers that gives their year of birth and music genres with which they are associated.
A
- Aaliyah (1979–2001): R&B, pop
- Marian Anderson (1897–1993): opera
- Louis Armstrong (1901–1971): jazz
B
- Erykah Badu (born 1971): neo soul, R&B, funk, hip-hop
- Mildred Bailey (1907–1951): jazz
- Pearl Bailey (1918–1990): vaudeville
- LaVern Baker (1929–1997): R&B
- Florence Ballard (1943–1976): R&B, pop, soul
- Fantasia Barrino (born 1984): R&B, soul, gospel
- Madeline Bell (born 1942): soul
- Denée Benton (born 1992): Broadway, pop
- Andy Bey (born 1939): jazz
- Beyoncé (born 1981): R&B, pop
- Blind Blake (1896–1934): ragtime, blues
- Jules Bledsoe (1897–1943): opera, Broadway
- Lucille Bogan (1887–1948): blues
- Dee Dee Bridgewater (born 1950): jazz
- James Brown (1933–2006): soul, funk
- Oscar Brown, Jr (1926–2005): jazz
- Peabo Bryson (born 1951): soul, R&B
- Grace Bumbry (born 1937): opera
- Solomon Burke (1940–2010): blues, gospel, R&B, soul, rock and roll
C
- Cab Calloway (1907–1994): jazz
- Betty Carter (1929–1998): jazz
- Tracy Chapman (1964–): folk
- Ray Charles (1930–2004): R&B, soul, blues, gospel, country, jazz, pop, rock and roll
- Nat King Cole (1919–1965): jazz, swing, pop
- Natalie Cole (1950–2015): R&B, pop
- Mitty Collier (born 1941): soul, R&B, gospel
- Sam Cooke (1931–1964): soul, gospel, R&B
- Randy Crawford (born 1952): jazz, R&B, disco
D
- Sammy Davis Jr. (1925–1990): pop, jazz, easy listening, swing
- Bo Diddley (1928–2008): R&B, rock and roll
E
- Billy Eckstine (1914–1993): jazz, pop
- Betty Everett (1939–2001): soul
F
- Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996): jazz
- Roberta Flack (born 1939): jazz, pop
- Aretha Franklin (1942–): soul, gospel
G
- Marvin Gaye (1939–1984): R&B, soul, funk, jazz, pop
- Gloria Gaynor (born 1949): disco, R&B
- Al Green (1946–): R&B, soul
H
- Adelaide Hall (1901–1993): jazz
- Donny Hathaway (1945–1979): soul, jazz, gospel, R&B, blues
- Richie Havens (1941–2013): folk rock, funk, blues, soul
- Isaac Hayes (1942–2008): blues, jazz, soul, funk, disco
- Jon Hendricks (born 1921): jazz
- Nona Hendryx (born 1944): funk, soul, pop, R&B, rock
- Lauryn Hill (born 1975): R&B, neo soul, hip-hop, folk, reggae
- Billie Holiday (1915–1959): soul, blues
- Jennifer Holliday (born 1960): R&B, soul, pop, house, dance, gospel
- Lena Horne (1917–2010): jazz, pop
- Cissy Houston (born 1933): soul, gospel, disco
- Thelma Houston (born 1946): R&B, soul, disco, Motown, gospel
- Whitney Houston (1963–2012):R&B, pop, soul, gospel
- Jennifer Hudson (born 1981): R&B, soul, pop
- Phyllis Hyman (1949–1995): soul, R&B quiet, jazz, disco
I
- Luther Ingram (1937–2007): R&B, soul
- Ronald Isley (born 1941): R&B, soul
J
- Chuck Jackson (born 1937): R&B
- Freddie Jackson (born 1956): soul
- Janet Jackson (1966–): R&B, pop
- La Toya Jackson (born 1956): pop, R&B, soul, dance
- Mahalia Jackson (1911–1972): gospel
- Michael Jackson (1958–2009): pop, soul, R&B, funk, rock
- Millie Jackson (born 1944): soul, disco, R&B
- Etta James (1938–2012): blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel
- Al Jarreau (1940–2017): jazz, R&B, soul
- Etta Jones (1928–2001): jazz
- Valerie June (born 1982): folk, blues, soul, bluegrass, pop
L
- Patti LaBelle (born 1944): R&B, soul, disco, dance, gospel, funk
- Kendrick Lamar (1987–): hip-hop, rap
- John Larkin (1877–1936): minstrel, vaudeville
- Frankie Lymon (1942–1968): R&B, doo-wop, pop, swing
M
- Carmen McRae (1922–1994): jazz
- Johnny Mathis (1935–): pop, jazz
N
- Meshell Ndegeocello (born 1968): funk, soul, jazz, hip-hop, reggae, rock
- Aaron Neville (born 1941): R&B, soul, country, gospel, jazz, pop
- Jessye Norman (born 1945): opera
O
- Odetta (1930–2008): folk, blues, jazz, spirituals
P
- Teddy Pendergrass (1950–2010): R&B, soul, disco, funk
- Billy Preston (1946–2006): R&B, rock, soul, funk, gospel
- Prince (1958–2016): pop, rock
- Leontyne Price (born 1927): opera
R
- Ma Rainey (1882 or 1886–1939): blues
- Otis Redding (1941–1967): soul, R&B, blues
- Della Reese (born 1931): jazz, gospel, pop
- Dianne Reeves (born 1956): jazz
- Martha Reeves (born 1941): R&B, pop
- Lionel Richie (born 1949): soul, R&B, pop, country, gospel
- Minnie Riperton (1947–1979): soul, R&B, jazz, disco
- Paul Robeson (1898–1976): Americana, pop, spirituals, classical, folk
- Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (1878–1949): minstrel, vaudeville, jazz, pop
- Smokey Robinson (born 1940): R&B, soul, pop
- Diana Ross (born 1944): R&B, soul, disco, jazz, pop, dance
- Patrice Rushen (born 1954): R&B
S
- Jimmy Scott (1925–2014): jazz
- Nina Simone (1933–2003): jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, pop
- Bessie Smith (1894–1937): blues
- Sly Stone (1943): funk, R&B
- Donna Summer (1948–2012): disco, rock, dance, R&B
T
- Joe Tex (1933–1982): R&B, soul, funk, disco
- Ike Turner (1931–2007): R&B, blues, rock and roll, funk
- Tammi Terrell (1945–1970): R&B, soul, pop
- Tina Turner (born 1939): R&B, pop, soul, dance, rock and roll
V
- Luther Vandross (1951–2005): soul
- Sarah Vaughan (1924–1990): jazz
W
- Fats Waller (1904–1943): jazz, pop
- William Warfield (1920–2002): opera, pop
- Dionne Warwick (born 1940): gospel, R&B, soul, pop
- Ethel Waters (1896–1977): blues, jazz, Broadway, big band, pop
- Barry White (1944–2003): soul, R&B, pop
- will.i.am (born 1975): hip-hop, pop, R&B
- Bert Williams (1874–1922): Broadway, vaudeville, minstrel
- Lenny Williams (born 1945): soul, R&B, jazz
- Pharrell Williams (born 1973): hip-hop, R&B, funk, pop
- Nancy Wilson (born 1937): jazz
- Bill Withers (born 1938): soul, R&B, smooth soul, blues, funk
- Howlin' Wolf (1910–1976): blues
- Stevie Wonder (born 1950): soul, pop
- Bobby Womack (1944–2014): soul, R&B
- Betty Wright (born 1953): soul, R&B
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