#blackmusichistory — Public Fediverse posts

We Are Family — The Story of the African American Composer Initiative

with LaDoris Cordell, Jodi Gandolfi, Deanne Tucker
Composers: Regina Baiocchi, Jeremiah Evans, Joshua McGhee
Hosted by Jeannie Gayle Pool

Saturday, 28 February 2026
12pm PST (UTC-08)
Free & Online. Register here:
https://twp.ai/ImvxLc

#ASMAC #AACI #AfricanAmericanComposerInitiative #BlackHistory #BlackMusicHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #AfricanAmericanComposers #Composers #AmericanSocietyofMusicArrangersandComposers

Strange Fruit - #BillieHoliday (1939)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Web007rzSOI

This song was a profound & powerful depiction of Billie Holiday’s horror over a #lynching. It was #BannedInTheUSA radio for its heavy, morbid content upon its release in 1939. As dark as the lyrics were, this was a song that the public truly needed to hear at the time. In 1965, Billie Holiday’s #music was #censored again when #ABCradio refused to play “Love for Sale” as the #song’s #lyrics were about #prostitution.

#BlackWomenInMusic #JazzSinger #BannedMusic #BlackWomenInJazz #BlackMusicHistory #BannedSongs #MusicHistory #JazzMusic

#TheShirelles (November, 1960) “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” is a #song about the day following an intimate encounter with a man. It is nothing less than an #American #music classic. It made history by becoming the first #1 hit by a #BlackFemaleGroup. It was also first #1 on the #BillboardHot100 charts, which debuted in 1958. The song was #banned by #radio stations for its mild sexual content, but it still sold over a million copies.

https://youtu.be/Y2e8B2CmicQ?si=mhB6IMyK9q5exjZv

#OldiesMusic #BlackWomenInMusic #BlackMusicHistory #BannedMusic #MusicHistory