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Is a famous blues Musician.
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B.B. King
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At the age of 26, became the first African American to conduct the New Yourk Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Dean Dixon
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(Concert singer) was the first African American to sing in Boston's Symphony Hall in 1917.
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Roland Hayes
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Was the first jazz instrumentalist to give a solo recital in the U.S. He composed the popular song "Misty".
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Errol Garner
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Was named the Great Jazz musician, his signature tune was, "Take the A Train".
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Duke Ellington
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Were called slave songs that combined African rhythms with biblical scripture.
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Spirituals
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