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Music in Slavery
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The Great Awakening
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Negro Spirituals
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Louis Armstrong is born
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The Opening of the Apollo Theater
played a major role in the exposure to jazz, swing, gospel, blues, and soul music
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Clara Ward
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The First Gospel Chorus
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James Brown
singer, songwriter, dancer, and record producer -
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Rhythm & Blues
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Disco
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Funk
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Sugarhill Gang's "Rappers Delight" becomes the first known rap hit
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Hip Hop
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Kurtis Blow
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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N.W.A first album release
American hip hop group from Compton, California
https://www.songfacts.com/blog/writing/nwa-vs-the-world
