American Quote by Lisa Stansfield

I was the first black man on television.

— Scatman Crothers

I naturally gravitated first to R&B and pop: Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle.

— Gabby Barrett

I was never an R&B artist. People coined me one, but that's because, especially if you're in the States, if you're black and you…

— Kelis

There were very few British black women on TV or in music when I was a teenager; when you're growing up, you need someone…

— Alesha Dixon

Many people early on actually thought I was a black performer!

— B. J. Thomas

People say I'm the white Aretha Franklin. I wish I was her.

— Joss Stone

I think the black R&B singers of my day were the best singers of my generation.

— B. J. Thomas

Black women in music are always expected to sing R&B or soul: we are always boxed in.

— Bree Runway

Growing up I thought I might be the only black person in the world.

— Ncuti Gatwa

I'm the 1st black platinum artist in Detroit, solo artist in Detroit.

— Obie Trice

We pushed our first record, 'Boomerang,' to different labels, but it was hard for them to see though the 'white guys singing R&B' thing.

— Isaac Hanson

I was one of I think three white girls in my school. So, I was very much an outsider. And plus I was Jewish…

— Janis Ian