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Article: There's no business like Black show business.
- Article from:
- Ebony
- Article date:
- August 1, 1991
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FROM the very beginning the Black musical mainstream has defined and redefined all American tributaries. From the great well of Black creativity came the blues, jazz and rock 'n' roll. And it was on the foundation of Black dance and Black music that the business of American show business was constructed.
In recent years, wave after wave of Black artists have continued the Black vanguard role, introducing a new era of the multidimensional artist who dances, sings, writers and produces. In the process, Black creativity has changed the rhythms and the colors of a whole generation of Whites and has left an indelible Black mark on the recording industry, the video ...