Allen Quote by Fela Kuti

Without the jazz influence, the Black Sabbath drumming would be very different.

— Bill Ward

With the pervasive popularity of rap music and a black man sitting in the White House, there's no reason to pretend the NBA has…

— Jason Whitlock

I think if it wasn't for the blues, there wouldn't be no jazz.

— T-Bone Walker

Before Eminem, the idea that there would be a white rapper that anybody would really check for was fantastic or amazing or impossible.

— Talib Kweli

Allen Iverson was the Tupac of basketball; he was a true revolutionary.

— Fat Joe

Tony Iommi - the undisputed king of demonic heavy rock riffs. In this area, no one had never surpassed him.

— Ozzy Osbourne

Miles Davis was doing something inherently African, something that has to do with all forms of American music, not just jazz.

— Cassandra Wilson

“ ‘The world doesn’t revolve around Tony [Iommi] ,’ he said. ‘There’ll be other guitarists.’ He was a good guy, my old man. But…

— Ozzy Osbourne

There would be no rock and roll or rhythm and blues without Leo Fenders' contribution ... the tone is everything

— Bonnie Raitt

You cannot mention Harlem Heat without mentioning Sherri Martel at the same time.

— Booker T

It quickly becomes apparent that in the gray area between jazz, R&B and soul, Tony Adamo is one of the top voices.

— Scott Yanow

I suppose it was later on that I realized that there was some reaction among the musicians themselves, some of whom resented the success…

— Ashley Kahn