Black History Album: The Way We Were

A vintage photo blog chronicling the life and times of Blacks in America. How we lived, loved, struggled & triumphed from the end of slavery in 1865 to the Black Power movement of the 1960s.

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ETTA JAMES R.I.P. (January 25, 1938 - January 20, 2012) on Flickr.

Winner of six Grammys and 17 Blues Music Awards. Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, the Blues Hall of Fame in 2001, and the Grammy Hall of Fame in both 1999 and 2008. Ranked number 22 on Rolling Stone’s list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time and number 62 on the list of the 100 Greatest Artists.

Greatest hits include “Dance With Me, Henry”, “At Last”, “Tell Mama”, and “I’d Rather Go Blind.”
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