Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix

male, deceased (1970)
Rock guitarist, musician, guitarist, Monterey Pop Festival, Woodstock Festival, psychedelic…American, African American musician, Black rock musician, African American
Jimi Hendrix was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Hendrix is considered one of the greatest and most influential guitarists in rock...
Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder

male, 59 years old
blind, Blind musician, singer, Motown Records, harmonica, keyboard…African American musician, American male singer, American, musician, American soul musician
Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950, name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris), is an American singer, songwriter,...
R. Kelly

R. Kelly

male, 42 years old
Trapped in the Closet, sex scandal, pop singer, African-American, double up, ignition…African American musician, American R&B singer, Illinois musician, American artist-producer, American rhythm and blues singer-songwriter
Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American Urban R&B singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record...
Little Richard

Little Richard

male, 77 years old
Black rock musician, American Christian, vegetarian, born-again, Tutti Frutti, Long Tall Sally…African American musician, American, musician, African American, African-American
Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5 1932), better known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist, who...
The Notorious B.I.G.

The Notorious B.I.G.

male, deceased (1997)
known by pseudonym, Deaths by firearm, notorious big, East Coast-West Coast Hip Hop Rivalry, East Coast Rapper, East Coast-West Coast hip hop feud…New York City musician, African American musician, Rhythmic contemporary musician, Jamaican American, African American
Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 - March 9, 1997), popularly known as Biggie Smalls (after a gangster in the 1975 film "Let's Do It...
Al Lopez Jarreau

Al Lopez Jarreau

male, 69 years old (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States)
American, singer, Ain't No Sunshine, my old friend, golden record, Alwyn Lopez "Al" Jarreau…Vocal jazz musician, African American musician, jazz musician, Rhythm and blues musician, musician
The only vocalist in history to net Grammy Awards in three different categories (jazz, pop, and R&B, respectively), Al Jarreau was born in...
Jabbo Smith

Jabbo Smith

male, deceased (1991)
Helen Oakley, Jenkins Orphanage, Cladys Smith, Brunswick Records, Jazz trumpeter, trumpet…American, jazz musician, musician, African American, African-American musician
Jabbo Smith, born as Cladys Smith (24 December, 1908 - 16 January, 1991) was a United States jazz musician, known for his hot virtuoso playing on...