List of African-American singers
This is a list of notable African-American singers that gives their year of birth and music genres with which they are associated.
A
- Akon (born 1976): hip hop
- Aaliyah (1979–2001): R&B, pop
- Gregory Abbott (born 1954): soul, R&B, his father was born in Venezuela
- Marian Anderson (1897–1993): opera
- Louis Armstrong (1901–1971): jazz
- Martina Arroyo (born 1936): opera
- Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar (born 1992): hip hop
B
- Erykah Badu (born 1971): neo soul, R&B, funk, hip-hop
- Mildred Bailey (1907–1951): jazz
- Chloe Bailey (born 1998): R&B
- Halle Bailey (born 2000): R&B
- Pearl Bailey (1918–1990): vaudeville
- LaVern Baker (1929–1997): R&B
- Florence Ballard (1943–1976): R&B, pop, soul
- Fantasia Barrino (born 1984): R&B, soul, gospel
- Kathleen Battle (born 1948): opera
- Madeline Bell (born 1942): soul
- Denée Benton (born 1992): Broadway, pop
- Brook Benton (born 1931-1988): Pop, R&B, Soul
- Chuck Berry (1926–2017): rock
- Andy Bey (born 1939): jazz
- Beyoncé (born 1981): R&B, pop
- Blind Blake (1896–1934): ragtime, blues
- Jules Bledsoe (1897–1943): opera, Broadway
- Mary J. Blige (born 1971): R&B, soul, hip hop soul
- Lucille Bogan (1887–1948): blues
- Dee Dee Bridgewater (born 1950): jazz
- James Brown (1933–2006): soul, funk
- Oscar Brown, Jr (1926–2005): jazz
- Peabo Bryson (born 1951): soul, R&B
- Grace Bumbry (born 1937): opera
- Solomon Burke (1940–2010): blues, gospel, R&B, soul, rock and roll
- Brandy Rayana Norwood (born 1979): R&B
C
- Cab Calloway (1907–1994): jazz
- Alyson Cambridge (born 1980): operatic soprano and classical music, jazz, and American popular song singer
- Mariah Carey (born 1969 or 1970): R&B, pop, hip-hop, soul
- Jean Carn (born 1947): jazz, pop
- Betty Carter (1929–1998): jazz
- Gene Chandler (born 1931): R&B, soul, disco
- Tracy Chapman (born 1964): folk
- Ray Charles (1930–2004): R&B, soul, blues, gospel, country, jazz, pop, rock and roll
- Tasha Cobbs (born 1981): contemporary christian music, urban contemporary gospel
- Freddy Cole (born 1931): jazz
- Nat King Cole (1919–1965): jazz, swing, pop
- Natalie Cole (1950–2015): R&B, pop
- Mitty Collier (born 1941): soul, R&B, gospel
- Sam Cooke (1931–1964): soul, gospel, R&B
- Ida Cox (1888 or 1896–1967): blues, jazz
- Randy Crawford (born 1952): jazz, R&B, disco
- Chris Brown (born 1989): R&B, hip hop, pop
D
- Sammy Davis Jr. (1925–1990): pop, jazz, easy listening, swing
- Jason Derulo (born 1989): R&B, hip hop, pop
- Bo Diddley (1928–2008): R&B, rock and roll
E
- Billy Eckstine (1914–1993): jazz, pop
- Betty Everett (1939–2001): soul
- Cassandra Extavour: classical singer
F
- Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996): jazz
- Roberta Flack (born 1939): jazz, pop
- Aretha Franklin (1942–2018): soul, gospel
- Erma Franklin (1938–2002): gospel, soul
- Kirk Franklin (born 1970): soul, gospel
G
- Marvin Gaye (1939–1984): R&B, soul, funk, jazz, pop
- Gloria Gaynor (born 1949): disco, R&B
- Jamie Grace (born 1991): Christian pop, gospel
- Al Green (born 1946): R&B, soul
H
- Adelaide Hall (1901–1993): jazz
- Ciara Harris (born 1985): R&B, hip-hop, crunk&B, pop, dance
- Donny Hathaway (1945–1979): soul, jazz, gospel, R&B, blues
- Richie Havens (1941–2013): folk rock, funk, blues, soul
- Isaac Hayes (1942–2008): blues, jazz, soul, funk, disco
- Jon Hendricks (born 1921): jazz
- Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970): rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
- Nona Hendryx (born 1944): funk, soul, pop, R&B, rock
- Lauryn Hill (born 1975): R&B, neo soul, hip-hop, folk, reggae
- Z. Z. Hill (1935–1984): blues
- Billie Holiday (1915–1959): soul, blues
- Jennifer Holliday (born 1960): R&B, soul, pop, house, dance, gospel
- Shirley Horn (1934–2005): jazz
- Lena Horne (1917–2010): jazz, pop
- Cissy Houston (1933–2016): soul, gospel, disco
- Thelma Houston (born 1946): R&B, soul, disco, Motown, gospel
- Whitney Houston (1963–2012):R&B, pop, soul, gospel
- Jennifer Hudson (born 1981): R&B, soul, pop
- Phyllis Hyman (1949–1995): soul, R&B quiet, jazz, disco
I
- James Ingram (1952–2019)R&B, pop, soul
- Luther Ingram (1937–2007): R&B, soul
- Ronald Isley (born 1941): R&B, soul
J
- Jackson family: pop, R&B, soul, dance
- Rebbie Jackson (born 1950)
- Jackie Jackson (born 1951)
- Tito Jackson (born 1953)
- Jermaine Jackson (born 1954)
- La Toya Jackson (born 1956)
- Marlon Jackson (born 1957)
- Michael Jackson (1958–2009)
- Randy Jackson (born 1961)
- Janet Jackson (born 1966)
- Chuck Jackson (born 1937): R&B
- Freddie Jackson (born 1956): soul
- Mahalia Jackson (1911–1972): gospel
- Millie Jackson (born 1944): soul, disco, R&B
- Randy Jackson (born 1956)
- Etta James (1938–2012): blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel
- Al Jarreau (1940–2017): jazz, R&B, soul
- Etta Jones (1928–2001): jazz
- Valerie June (born 1982): folk, blues, soul, bluegrass, pop
K
- Eartha Kitt (1927–2008): cabaret, torch, jazz
- Gladys Knight (1944): soul, R&B, pop
- Ben E King (1938–2015): R&B
L
- Patti LaBelle (born 1944): R&B, soul, disco, dance, gospel, funk
- Kendrick Lamar (born 1987): hip-hop, rap
- John Larkin (1877–1936): minstrel, vaudeville
- Kenny Lattimore (born 1970): R&B
- Bettye LaVette (born 1946): soul, blues, rock and roll, funk, gospel, country
- Huddie Ledbetter (1888–1949): folk, blues
- Abbey Lincoln (1930–2010): jazz
- Frankie Lymon (1942–1968): R&B, doo-wop, pop, swing
M
- Johnny Mathis (born 1935): pop, jazz
- Curtis Mayfield (1942–1999): soul, funk, R&B
- China Anne McClain (born 1998): R&B, pop
- Lauryn McClain (born 1997): R&B, pop
- Sierra McClain (born 1994): R&B, pop
- Carmen McRae (1922–1994): jazz
- Wanya Morris (born 1973): R&B, soul
- Janelle Monáe (born 1985): funk, R&B, psychedelic soul, hip-hop
N
- Meshell Ndegeocello (born 1968): funk, soul, jazz, hip-hop, reggae, rock
- Anthony Nelson (born 1975): gospel
- Aaron Neville (born 1941): R&B, soul, country, gospel, jazz, pop
- Jessye Norman (born 1945): opera
- Brandy Norwood (born 1979): R&B, pop, hip-hop
O
- Alexander O'Neal (born 1953): R&B, soul
- Jeffrey Osborne (born 1948): R&B, soul
P
- Teddy Pendergrass (1950–2010): R&B, soul, disco, funk
- Wilson Pickett (1941–2006): R&B, soul
- Gregory Porter (born 1971): jazz
- Billy Preston (1946–2006): R&B, rock, soul, funk, gospel
- Prince (1958–2016): pop, rock
- Leontyne Price (born 1927): opera
- Charlie Pride (born 1934): country
- Arthur Prysock (1924 or 1929–1997): jazz, R&B, easy listening
- Kelly Price (born 1973): gospel
R
- Ma Rainey (1882 or 1886–1939): blues
- Otis Redding (1941–1967): soul, R&B, blues
- Della Reese (born 1931): jazz, gospel, pop
- Dianne Reeves (born 1956): jazz
- Martha Reeves (born 1941): R&B, pop
- Lionel Richie (born 1949): soul, R&B, pop, country, gospel
- Minnie Riperton (1947–1979): soul, R&B, jazz, disco
- Paul Robeson (1898–1976): Americana, pop, spirituals, classical, folk
- Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (1878–1949): minstrel, vaudeville, jazz, pop
- Smokey Robinson (born 1940): R&B, soul, pop
- Diana Ross (born 1944): R&B, soul, disco, jazz, pop, dance
- Kelly Rowland (born 1981): R&B, pop, hip hop, soul, dance
- Patrice Rushen (born 1954): R&B
S
- Jimmy Scott (1925–2014): jazz
- Nina Simone (1933–2003): jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, pop
- Jordin Sparks (born 1989): R&B, pop
- Bessie Smith (1894–1937): blues
- O. C. Smith (1932–2001): R&B, jazz, soul
- Mavis Staples (born 1939): soul, gospel, R&B
- Edwin Starr (1942–2003): soul, R&B, funk, disco
- Candi Staton (born 1940): soul, R&B, gospel, dance, disco
- Dakota Staton (1930–2007): jazz
- Sly Stone (born 1943): funk, R&B
- Maxine Sullivan (1911–1987): jazz
- Donna Summer (1948–2012): disco, rock, dance, R&B
T
- Tammi Terrell (1945–1970): R&B, soul, pop
- Joe Tex (1933–1982): R&B, soul, funk, disco
- Rufus Thomas (1917–2001): R&B, funk, soul, blues
- Ike Turner (1931–2007): R&B, blues, rock and roll, funk
- Tina Turner (born 1939): R&B, pop, soul, dance, rock and roll
V
- Luther Vandross (1951–2005): soul
- Sarah Vaughan (1924–1990): jazz
W
- Fats Waller (1904–1943): jazz, pop
- William Warfield (1920–2002): opera, pop
- Dionne Warwick (born 1940): gospel, R&B, soul, pop
- Ethel Waters (1896–1977): blues, jazz, Broadway, big band, pop
- Barry White (1944–2003): soul, R&B, pop
- will.i.am (born 1975): hip-hop, pop, R&B
- Bert Williams (1874–1922): Broadway, vaudeville, minstrel
- Lenny Williams (born 1945): soul, R&B, jazz
- Pharrell Williams (born 1973): hip-hop, R&B, funk, pop
- Nancy Wilson (born 1937): jazz
- Bill Withers (1938–2020): soul, R&B, smooth soul, blues, funk
- Howlin' Wolf (1910–1976): blues
- Stevie Wonder (born 1950): soul, pop
- Bobby Womack (1944–2014): soul, R&B
- Betty Wright (1953-2020): soul, R&B
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