America Quote by Redd Foxx

I think music is one of the hero/sheroes of the African-American existence.

— Maya Angelou

My people had used music to soothe slavery's torment or to propitiate God, or to describe the sweetness of love and the distress of…

— Maya Angelou

America is deeply rooted in Negro culture: its colloquialisms; its humor; its music.

— Sonny Rollins

In a country that was still racially segregated and prejudiced, music was among the first domains in which African-Americans thrived alongside whites.

— Daniel Levitin

Black musicians were either trying to be American or trying to play down their Caribbean roots.

— Jazzie B

That is the thing that brought the Black community through so many of the hardships that we've faced historically. It's the ability to love…

— KiKi Layne

In terms of black music - the only music that we can call our own, that was really born here - I don't think…

— Tom Waits

The good and bad are all tangled up together. American popular music is loved around the world because of its African rhythm. But that…

— Pete Seeger

I'm admitting that I don't know that to be true, but it does sound pretty good. So a big part of my childhood was…

— Moshe Kasher

Music absolutely played a massive role in bridging many gaps in the racial divides I would encounter.

— Daryl Davis

Historically, black music has influenced other cultures and other genres and created other genres.

— Miguel

African-American music tends to have, at the very least, a glimmer of hope to it - sometimes full-fledged hope.

— Jordan Peele