Ahhh, Carol, I agree with Belafonte! I’ll go with Nat King Cole since my dad was such a huge fan. I can still hear him singing Mona Lisa around the house.

For me, Tina’s right up there…The Best!

My parents were big Nat King Cole fans too - and it rubbed off on me for sure 🙂

People Get Ready/ Aretha Franklin

Gotta have some blues!

I all but bore a hole in this album when it came out. Probably not possible for me to pick a favorite song from it but Anita Baker would definitely be among my favorite black artists.

And since you all know I will forever go down as declaring the 80s as the best decade of music, I'd be remiss not to include some Janet!

and one of my favorites:

I'd better stop now ! Thank you, this topic might go to several parts :))

What's Going On/ Marvin Gaye

I'll Take You There/ The Staple Singers

chuck berry- johnny be goode

I saw Al Green in concert in Chicago a few years ago and was the best concert I've ever attended. What an entertainer!

Jimi Hendrix - The Star Spangled Banner [ National Anthem ] ( Live at Woodstock 1969 )

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower

Love me some Al Green too 🙂

Love And Happiness

Choo Choo Ch'Boogie/ Louis Jordan

You Haven't Done Nothin'/ Stevie Wonder

Whitney Houston 'I Will Always Love You'

Fats Domino - My Blue Heaven

Fats Domino - Ain't That A Shame

Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill

Stand/ Sly & The Family Stone

Ooo Baby Baby/ Smokey Robinson & The Miracles