June 24: This Day in Black Music History

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Black Music Month originated in 1979. Jimmy Carter proclaimed the month of June as Black Music Month to celebrate the wonderful music, the achievements, births, important timelines, events and to remember those we lost.

aretha franklin
Otis Redding
Sam Cooke
Solange Knowles
The Flamingos

3. Fred Anderson

2010: Saxophonist Fred Anderson passed away, aged 81. He opened the Velvet Lounge in Chicago in 1982 which is known as one of the cradles of contemporary jazz.

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3. Fred Anderson

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