I have found further information on Wikipedia about 21 of the ‘lesser’ known musicians found in the book *Great Music Greats
I have included Robert Leroy Johnson (1911-1938) because he is known as the father of the blues- the most important blue singer that ever lived - Keith Richards and Eric Clapton.
In alphabetical order:-
Chic - refined a relatively minimalistic disco sound - now called Nile Rodgers & Chic
Donna Summer - birth name (bn) Ladonna Adrian Gaines
Eric B. & Rakim - bns. Eric Barrier and William Michael Griffin Jr. - hip-hop duo
Erykah Badu - singer, song writer, record producer and actress
Fela Kuti - also known as Abami Eda - pioneer of Afrobeat
Fugees - a hip hop trio
Isaac Hayes - singer, songwriter, actor, composer and producer
Lil Wayne - bn. Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. rapper, record exec.& entrepreneur
Miles Davis -trumpeter,band leader and composer - acclaimed figure in Jazz
Missy Elliot -bn. Melissa Arnette Elliot -rapper,singer,songwriter& record producer
Nicky Minaj- bn. Onika Tanta Maraj-Petty -animated rapper,singer & song writer
Nina Simone -bn. Eunice Kathleen Waymon singer, musician, arranger & activist
N.W.A. - abbrev, for Niggaz Wit Attitudes -one of the greatest hip hop groups
Pharrell Williams - record producer, rapper, singer, entrepreneur -won 13 Grammies
Public Enemy - hip hop group -gone through lineup changes over the years
Robert Johnson - father of the blues
Run-DMC or Run-D.M.C. - famous hip hop group in 1980s- read ‘FIRSTs’
Snoop Dogg -(briefly as Snoop Lion) - rapper, songwriter, media personality & actor
The Last Poets -several groups of poets and musicians - start 1960s Black nationalism
The Notorious B.I.G. - bn. Christopher George Latore Wallace - rapper & songwriter
The Sugarhill Gang- hip hop trio- first rap single to become a top 40 hit
Tupac Shakur- 2Pac, bn.Lesane Parish Crooks- rapper and actor
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