American history Quote by Tom Waits

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

— Miguel

American music culture is black culture.

— Yelawolf

I think America concedes that true American music has sprung from the Negro.

— William Christopher Handy

I think that American music, for me, it's a synthesis of a lot of different things. But for me growing up in North Carolina,…

— James Taylor

My own personal theory is that all popular music, in whatever form it is, to me, it all comes from Africa. Whether it's filtered…

— Paul Weller

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 people, we built America, and we gave it all of its pop culture and all of its great musical genres.

— Robert Glasper

Even though it's called Music Of Black Origin, it's not just music for black people. Music is for everybody. I think it's good that…

— Alesha Dixon

I was attracted to black music for the same reason that I loved those old Irish ballads. Both were social statements of sorts, and…

— Michael McDonald

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

— Maya Angelou

Music is the very cement that has not just held the black community together but holds black selves together in a fundamental sense.

— Cornel West

I believe the history of American music is just as important as anything political because it's changed generations of people.

— Dave Grohl