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Welcome to Black Music America “The Rhythm of the Net”. In 2008 we celebrate our 10th anniversary. The purpose of this site is to recognize, preserve and promote the legacy and contribution of Black music and its artist worldwide. BMA goal is to provide our visitors with information, education and connection to Black Music America. Our site explores the popular Black music genres of Rhythm and Blues, Black Gospel, Jazz, Blues and Hip-Hop. Each channel highlights legendary and contemporary artists, up to date industry news, and listings of music events. To date, BMA has experienced more than 25 million visitors for our content worldwide. Thank you for joining our community of Black music enthusiast. We invite you to send your comments and suggestions to BMA@gmail.com . Our mission is to continue to grow and make this site your home for Black Music America.

Jerry Wexler Legendary R&B Pioneer Remembered

Jerry Wexler legendary record producer credited with coining the term Rhythm and Blues for Billboards Black Music charts and exposing the careers of the Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin Wilson Pickett and many others has died at 91.

Among the standards produced by Wexler: Franklin's "Respect, Percy Sledge's ballad "When A Man Loves A Woman" and Wilson Pickett's "In the Midnight Hour,".

The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin said in a 1980 RollingStone Magazine interview ” our collaborations were "among my favorite sessions. I feel the things we did together were dynamite." Wexler was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. Famed R&B artist Solomon Burke told the Associated Press that Wexler “opened the doors and windows in America to Black Music, he made everybody listen”

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BMA Legends Series Continues

Legends Series Artists Featured This Month

R&B Channel:
The Isley Bros
The Ojays
The Pointer Sisters

Gospel Channel:
The Rance Allen Group
The Winans
The Mighty Clouds of Joy

Jazz Channel
 Pieces of A Dream
Jazz Crusaders
Donald Byrd

Hip Hop Channel
Ice Cube
Ice T
Vanilla Ice

Blues Channel
Clarence Carter
Z.Z Hill
Henry Stone

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BMA National Concert Picks

Neyo with Special Guest Plies
Chene Park, Detroit, MI
Sun, Aug 17, 2008 07:30 PM

Erykah Badu
Chastain Park Amphitheatre ASO, Atlanta, GA
Wed, Aug 27, 2008 08:00 PM

A Stevie Wonder Gospel Tribute: Harlem Gospel Choir
B.B. King Blues Club and Grill, New York, NY
Sun, Aug 31, 2008 08:00 PM
Headlines On The Channels:
On BMA Digital West
BMA Digital Networks Launches “The Ride with Doug Banks” (Long Beach)
Upcoming Events West Coast
Isaac Hays Dies
Bernie Mac The Actor and Comedian Has Died
On BMA Midwest Digital
BMA Digital Networks Launches “The Ride with Doug Banks” (MIdwest)

Midwest/Upcoming Schedule of Events
Isaac Hays Dies
Bernie Mac The Actor and Comedian Has Died
On The HipHop Channel

Dr. Dre New CD

Timbaland discusses New CD 
On The Gospel Channel:

Donnie McClurkin Produces Allstar Gospel Concert 
On The Jazz Channel:

Al Jarreau New Holiday CD

Lee Young, Jazz Drummer Dies at 94
On The R&B Channel:

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