Welcome back to a very special episode of Music With Mal!  In this episode we are honoring the Black Women and Men that helped shape the music world and paved the way for future artists to come.  In Part 1 of the Black History Month series we take it way back and deep dive into 6 different artists that emerged in the 50's, 60's and 70's.  This episode was so much fun to create and it was an honor to do the research and learn all about these amazing artists, their story, and backgrounds.  Thanks for being here, I hope you get as inspired from this episode as I did!  Xoxo Mal

Artists Backgrounds Covered In This Episode:

1. Howlin' Wolf - Birth name: Charles Arthur Burnett

2. Dinah Washington 

3. Parliament - Funkadelic aka P-Funk

4. Marian Anderson

5. Jimi Hendrix - Birth name: Johnny Allen Hendrix

6. Aretha Franklin

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*Other artists mentioned in this episode: Curtis Mayfield, Ruth Brown, The Impressions, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Smokey Robinson + The Miracles, Nina Simone, Lauryn Hill, Mary J. Blige, Otis Redding, The Supremes, Little Richard, BB King, Marvin Gaye, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Stevie Wonder, Chuck Berry, Louis Armstrong, Bob Marley, Teddy Richards, Vickie Jones, Sam Cooke, Charley Patton, Floyd Jones, Johnny Shines, Honeyboy Edwards, Willie Johnson, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, The Blues Project, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, T-Bone Walker, Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Slim Harpo, Magic Sam, Freddie King, Sallie Martin, Billy Holiday, Clifford Brown, Cannonball, Adderley, Clark Terry, Ben Webster, Wynton Kelly, Joe Zawinul, Ray Charles, Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson, Etta Jones, Betty Carter, Carmen McRae, George Clinton, Sly Stone, Frank Zappa, Billy Bass Nelson, Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon, Grady Thomas, Bernie Worrell, William Bootsy Collins, Eddie Hazel, Maceo Parker, Walter Junie Morrison, Garry Diaperman Shider, Michael Kidd Funkadelic, Glenn Coins, Jerome Bigfoot Brailey, Ramon Tiki Fulwood, Cordell Boogie Msson, Ray Stingray Davis, Robert Johnson, Hank Ballard, & Billy Davis.