The Black Innovators Of Rock And Roll: Part 2
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Black Innovators of Rock And Roll Pt 2
Grace Jones poses for a portrait circa 1985 in Los Angeles. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
Grace Jones poses for a portrait circa 1985 in Los Angeles.
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesPlaylist
- The Temptations, "Psychedelic Shack"
- Shuggie Otis, "Aht Uh Mi Hed"
- Grace Jones, "Pull Up To The Bumper"
- Bam Bam, "Ground Zero"
Last year, to celebrate Black History Month, World Cafe published and broadcasted "The Black Roots of Rock and Roll," a show discussing artists like Sly & The Family Stone, Arthur Lee & Love and TV On The Radio. This year, World Cafe is expanding on that story. Each week, correspondent John Morrison will be dropping by to talk about more Black innovators of the genre: Black artists who invented and re-invented rock, decade by decade.
Today, we make our way into the 1970s and '80s: a time of musical experimentation, especially from artists like Grace Jones and The Temptations.