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"I stole everything I ever heard,
but mostly I stole from the horns" –Ella Fitzgerald

Some of the most influential musicians both vocally and lyrically throughout the past century have been women. Among these women were some very prolific African American singers, composers, divas, how ever you chose to classify them. These women were pioneers of their time and laid an easier path for future African American female musicians to walk upon. Their music has been revered and kept alive through the generations that have come and gone, and still our ears burn at the sounds of their voices. To be a female in this society means that your citizenship is that of second class, but to be African American and female means it will be that much harder for success to come your way. Artists such as Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Lina Horne, and Aretha Franklin have been pioneers of their time; without these artists there could have never been the space provided for musicians such as......

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