http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians View images of famous female African American singers and musicians. en Copyright 2013, History.com Sun, 26 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-05-26T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo1 Aretha Franklin (1942-) is known as the "Queen of Soul" and is an iconic figure of 1960s soul music. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo1 http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo2 Beyonce, full name Beyonce Knowles, got her start with the Grammy-winning group Destiny's Child but has had multi-platinum success as a solo artist. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo2 http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo3 Tina Turner (1939- ) in concert, January 1, 1970. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo3 http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo4 After being barred from singing in the concert hall of the Daughters of the American Revolution, singer Marian Anderson, gave a free, open-air recital on the steps of Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1939 before a crowd estimated at 75,000. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo4 http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo5 Marian Anderson (1897-1993) was an internationally celebrated contralto singer and the first African American to sing at the New York Metropolitan Opera. Image ca. 1920s-1930s. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo5 http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo6 Billie Holiday (1915-1959), nicknamed "Lady Day," was one of the most celebrated jazz singers of the earlier 20th century. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo6 http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo7 Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981) was a jazz pianist and arranger. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo7 http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo8 Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) recorded over 200 albums and around 2,000 songs in her lifetime. She helped popularize the vocal improvisation style of "scatting" which became her signature sound. Fitzgerald was the first African American woman to win a grammy. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo8 http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo9 Etta James (1938-), well known for her ballad "At Last," continues to perform and won her most recent Grammy Award in 2004. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo9 http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo10 Lena Horne (1917-), a singer and actress, her in the film Stormy Weather (1943) included her rendition of the title song, which became her trademark. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo10 http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo11 The folk singer, Odetta (1930-2008), performs at the Berkeley Community Center in 1958. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo11 http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo12 Leontyne Price (1927-), a lyric soprano, performed on Broadway, on television and in opera houses. She was one of the first African Americans to achieve international acclaim on the opera stage. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo12 http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo13 The Supremes, L-R: Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, Diana Ross, performing in London in 1965. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo13 http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo14 Singer Chaka Khan performs with the group Rufus on the "Soul Train" televison show. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo14 http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo15 Patti LaBelle holding the award she won for Best Females R&B Vocal Performance at the 1992 Grammy Awards. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo15 http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo16 Natalie Cole (1950), the daughter of Nat King Cole, is a Grammy Award winning musician in her own right. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo16 http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo17 Whitney Houston (1963) is an American singer and actress whose first four albums, released between 1985 and 1992, amassed global sales in excess of 86 million copies. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo17 http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo18 Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, and Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins of TLC in 1999. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo18 http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo19 Queen Latifah (1970-) earned a Grammy Award in 1993 for her single "U.N.I.T.Y.," which decried sexism and violence against women. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo19 http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo20 Lauren Hill's (1975- ) 1998 album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was nominated for 10 Grammy Awards, winning 5. http://www.history.com/photos/black-women-musicians/photo20