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7 Trailblazing Black Musicians You Should Know

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1. Ella Fitzgerald Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald were among the most prominent jazz greats in history who enjoyed a friendship that lasted decades, and they even made music history together.

In 1958, Basie and Fitzgerald became the first black GRAMMY winners at the inaugural ceremony.Basie won Best Jazz Performance for his album, Fitzgerald won Best Female Vocal Performance for Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book, and Best Jazz Vocal Performance for The Duke Ellington Songbook.  2.

Nat King Cole With his unforgettable baritone, hit records, and a royal nickname that became his stage moniker, singer-jazz pianist Nat «King» Cole was a pop star in his own right.

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