Episode 113 Exploring Famous Black American Music and Musicians You MUST Know About

This episode is a little different to normal. This month is Black History Month in America, in the UK Black History Month is October. I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce you to four Black American musicians. All four were active at around the same time. All four were active in the American Civil Rights Movement and all four had their own, major impact on music. I managed to figure out how to get some music on the podcast, so you will hear a little clip of each of the songs but if you'd like to hear more then please check out the videos below. I have also made a playlist for you on the YouTube channel. The artists and songs I will talk about today are: Nina Simone, Sinnerman Ray Charles, What'd I Say Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, Summertime I hope you enjoy these songs and find it interesting to learn about these very cool and accomplished people.  See you next week! Vocabulary Civil Rights Movement - In this episode I am referring to the American Civil Rights Movement that fought for equality for Black people in America. The movement is ongoing but is commonly thought of as being at its height in the 50s-60s. If you book Ella - 'book' to reserve or organise for someone to play or to go somewhere. You can 'book a meeting'. on closer inspection - idiom -In the episode I got confused with my idioms! This is what I was going for 'on closer inspection' means when we look closer at something.