Curated category
20th-century African-American women singers
- Billie HolidayEleanora Fagan was born on the 7th of April 1915, in Philadelphia to an unwed teenage couple named Clarence Halliday and Sarah Julia "Sadie" Fagan.
- Aretha FranklinAretha Louise Franklin was born on the 25th of March 1942, at her family's home located at 406 Lucy Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee.
- Ella FitzgeraldElla Jane Fitzgerald was born on the 25th of April 1917, in Newport News, Virginia. Her mother Temperance Fitzgerald and father William Ashland Fitzgerald…
- AaliyahAaliyah Dana Haughton was born on the 16th of January 1979, in Brooklyn, New York. Her family moved to Detroit when she was five years old.
- Queen LatifahDana Elaine Owens arrived in the world on the 18th of March 1970 within the city limits of Newark, New Jersey. Her childhood unfolded primarily in nearby…
- Mariah CareyMariah Carey was born on the 27th of March 1969, in Huntington, New York. Her name came from the song They Call the Wind Maria, which appeared in the 1951…
- Gloria GaynorGloria Fowles entered the world on the 7th of September 1943 at Beth Israel Hospital in Newark. Her family lived nearby with her grandmother playing a key…
- Sylvia RobinsonSylvia Vanterpool entered the world on the 29th of May 1935, within the vibrant streets of Harlem, New York. Her father Herbert worked for General Motors…
- Marian AndersonMarian Anderson was born on the 27th of February 1897 in Philadelphia. Her father sold ice and coal at the Reading Terminal while her mother worked as a…