Musicians & Entertainers Black History Posters & Prints, “L...-M...-”
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Patti LaBelle
née Patricia Louise Holte
b. 5-24-1944; Philadelphia, PA

Singer and actress Patti LaBelle has been called the Godmother of Soul, the High Priestess of Good Vibrations and the Queen of Rock & Soul, as well as having been listed by Rolling Stone magazine as one of The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.

• Patti LaBelle at Amazon

Patti LaBelle quote ~
• “The smallest deed is greater than the grandest intention.”

Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter
b. January, 1888; Louisiana
d. 12-6-1949; NY

• Lead Belly at Amazon

Frankie Manning: Ambassador of Lindy Hop

Frankie Manning
b. 5-26-1914; Jacksonville, FL
d. 4-27-2009; NYC

Frankie Manning, a dancer, teacher and choreographer, is remembered as one of the founders of the Lindy Hop, a dance that got its name from aviator Charles Lindbergh's “hop” of the Atlantic Ocean in 1927.

Manning, and his partner Frieda Washington, performed the first air step (an aerial) in a swing dance competition. He also worked with singer/dancer Norma Miller, known as the “Queen of Swing”.

Frankie Manning quote ~
• “I never taught people where to step on '2', because when I learned how to dance there was no '2'. We just danced to the music.”

Bob Marley
b. 2-6-1945; Jamaica
d. 5-11-1981; Miami (cancer)

• Bob Marley at Amazon

Wynton Marsalis, 1993, Photo

Wynton Marsalis
b. 10-18-1961; New Orleans, LA

Sarah Martin

Sara Martin
b. 6-18-1884; Louisville, KY
d. 5-24-1955

Blues singer Sara Martin, one of the most popular of the classic blues singers of her time, was billed as “The Famous Moanin' Mama” and “The Colored Sophie Tucker”.

She sang on the African-American vaudeville circuit and had a successful tour and recording career through the 1920s.

Curtis Mayfield
b. 6-3-1942; Chicago, IL
d. 12-26-1999

• Curtis Mayfield at Amazon

Hattie McDaniel
b. 6-10-1895; Wichita, KS
d. 10-26-1952

Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American to win an Academy Award (1939 - Best Supporting Actress for her role of Mammy in Gone with the Wind).

• Hattie McDaniel & Paul Robeson photo
• Paul Robeson photo
• Show Boat poster

The Golden Age of Jazz - Howard McGhee & Miles Davis Fine Art Print

Howard McGhee
b. 3-6-1918; Tulsa, OK (raised in Detroit)
d. 7-17-1987; NYC

Howard McGhee was a Jazz trumpeter best remembered for his fast finger work and high notes.

Oscar Micheaux
b. 1-2-1884; Murphysboro, IL
d. 3-25-1951; Charlotte, NC, buried Great Bend, KS

Author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films, Oscar Micheaux had an informal college education as a porter and South Dakota homesteader prior to his entertainment career.

Mills Brothers Quartet, a jazz and pop vocal group, produced more than 2,000 recordings, selling more than 50 million copies for at least three dozen gold records.

• Black Military History posters
• Best of the Mills Brothers, CD

Charles Mingus Recording Live at the Jazz Workshop, San Francisco, Art Print

Charles Mingus
b. 4-22-1922; Nogales, Arizona
d. 1-5-1979; Cuernavaca, Mexico

Thelonious Monk
b. 10-10-1917; Rocky Mount, NC
d. 2-17-1982

Thelonious Monk was a jazz pianist and composer known for his improvisational style.

• Thelonious Monk - Greatest Hits CD

Wes Montgomery
b. 3-6-1923; Indianapolis, IN
d. 6-15-1968; Indiana (heart attack)

Wes Montgomery is considered one of the greatest Jazz guitarists of all time.

• Incredible Jazz Guitar - Wes Montgomery, audio CD

Ferdinand “Jelly Roll” Morton (née Lamothe)
b. 10-20-1885; New Orleans, LA
d. 7-10-1941

“Jelly Roll” Morton, an American ragtime pianist, bandleader and composer, claimed to be the “originator of jazz”. The musical “Jelly's Last Jam” was based on his life.

• Jelly Roll Morton, Birth of the Hot, CD