It's Black History Month #BHM - so every day I'll try and list a black artist or artist's that have influenced my musical tastes or become part of the soundtrack on my life in the UK. #BHM2021 Today No 28 Mamie Smith - Crazy Blues - 1920 These last two days of Black History Month will be a homage to the blues because if it wasn't for the blues we wouldn't have todays music as we know it. For the last day and last post this is the oldest blues tribute I could find. Apparently

It's Black History Month #BHM - so every day I'll try and list a black artist or artist's that have influenced my musical tastes or become part of the soundtrack on my life in the UK. #BHM2021 Today No 27 - Henry Thomas,(aka Ragtime Texas) (1928) Going Up The Country (aka Bull Doze Blues) These last two days of Black History Month will be a homage to the blues because if it wasn't for the blues we wouldn't have todays music as we know it. I chose this record because I am a fa

It's Black History Month #BHM - so every day I'll try and list a black artist or artist's that have influenced my musical tastes or become part of the soundtrack on my life in the UK. #BHM2021 Today No 26 Rebecca Ferguson - Glitter and Gold I just love her voice... Getting close to the end of the month - so a few more Black British Artists to fit in. https://youtu.be/5j6LjxAaR88

It's Black History Month #BHM- so every day I'll try and list a black artist or artist's that have influenced my musical tastes or become part of the soundtrack on my life in the UK. #BHM2021 Today No 25 - Joan Armatrading - Love and Affection Getting close to the end of the month - so a few more Black British Artists to fit in. https://youtu.be/oag3I4VRXyM

It's Black History Month #BHM - so every day I'll try and list a black artist or artist's that have influenced my musical tastes or become part of the soundtrack on my life in the UK. #BHM2021 Today No 24 - Mark Morrison - Return of the Mack Getting close to the end of the month - so a few more Black British Artists to fit in. https://youtu.be/uB1D9wWxd2w

It's Black History Month#BHM- so every day I'll try and list a black artist or artist's that have influenced my musical tastes or become part of the soundtrack on my life in the UK. #BHM2021 Today No 23 - Cameo - Word Up Gotta love the Funk https://youtu.be/MZjAantupsA

It's Black History Month #BHM - so every day I'll try and list a black artist or artist's that have influenced my musical tastes or become part of the soundtrack on my life in the UK. #BHM2021 Today No 22 - MC Solaar - Solaar pleure https://youtu.be/VK5EAkdUyhk

It's Black History Month #BHM - so every day I'll try and list a black artist or artist's that have influenced my musical tastes or become part of the soundtrack on my life in the UK. #BHM2021 Today No 21 Mory Kante - Yeke Yeke More African music today. This is just so good. https://youtu.be/hdeoNf62A6s

It's Black History Month #BHM - so every day I'll try and list a black artist or artist's that have influenced my musical tastes or become part of the soundtrack on my life in the UK. #BHM2021 Today No 20 Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds Two for one today. Although I did live in Africa in the late 1970's I'm guessing it was Youssou N'Dour who turned me on to African music. https://youtu.be/wqCpjFMvz-k

It's Black History Month #BHM - so every day I'll try and list a black artist or artist's that have influenced my musical tastes or become part of the soundtrack on my life in the UK. #BHM2021 Today No 19 - Jimi Hendrix (playing an acoustic guitar) My music tastes started to change as I got older. I wasn't an immediate fan of Hendrix but started to appreciate his music later - which I guess turned me on to guitar bands in my later life. This is a different film of him playi