Marian Anderson - (February 27, 1897 - April 8, 1993)
                                     Marian Anderson's Biography - AfroCentric Voices: Marian Anderson
                                     Marian Anderson's Biography - Biography.com
                                     Marian Anderson's Biography - Noteable Biographies
                                     Marian Anderson's Biography - Women in History

Louis Armstrong - (August 1, 1904 - April 6, 1971)
                                     Louis Armstrong's Biography - Swingmusic.net
                                     Louis Armstrong's Biography - Redhotjazz..com
                                     Louis Armstrong's Biography - PBS.org - You can LISTEN to his music!

Ella Fitzgerald - ( August 25, 1917 - June 15, 1996)
                                      Ella Fitzgerald Biography - PBS.org - You can LISTEN to her music!
                                      Ella Fitzgerald Official Website
                                      Ella Fitzgerald's Biography - About.com/jazz                                                     
                                                     

Michael Jackson - (August 29, 1958 - June 25, 2009)
                                      Michael Jackson's Biography - All Michael Jackson.com
                                      Michael Jackson's Biography - Allmusic.com
                                      Michael Jackson's Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame
                                      IMBD for Michael Jackson - interesting facts and tidbits about Michael Jackson's career
                                                      

Chuck Berry - (October 18, 1926 -                        )
                                      Chuck Berry's Official Site
                                      Chuck Berry's Biography - Biography.com
                                      Chuck Berry's Musical Biography - poemhunter.com

Ray Charles - (September 23, 1932 - June 10, 2004)
                                      Ray Charles Offical Site
                                      Ray Charles' Biography - swingmusic.net
                                      Ray Charles' Biography - HistoryLink.org

Nat King Cole - (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965) -
                                      Nat King Cole - Notable Biographies
                                      Nat King Cole - 8notes.com; list of songs located at the bottom of the page
                                      Nat King Cole - Gale Cengage Learning

Count Basie - (August 21, 1904 - April 26, 1984) -
                                      Count Basie - PBS.org (biography)
                                      Count Basie - Swingmusic.net (biography)
                                      Count Basie - A complete list of biography and accomplishments

Leontyne Price - (February 10, 1927 -                     ) -
                                      Leontyne Price - biography and photos
                                      Leontyne Price - Major Works, Biography, and Timeline
                                      Leontyne Price - AfroCentric Voices Biography of Leontyne Price
 

Stevie Wonder - (May 13, 1950 -                     ) -
                                      Stevie Wonder - current news, photographs
                                      Stevie Wonder - biography, discography, timeline
                                      Stevie Wonder - biography, StevieWonder.org

Duke Ellington - (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974)
                                      Duke Ellington - Official Site of Jazz Legend
                                      Duke Ellington - timeline, biography, for kids
                                      Duke Ellington - mini biography for kids

Mahalia Jackson - (October 26, 1911 - January 27, 1972) -
                                      Mahalia Jackson - Noteable Women in History Biography
                                      Mahalia Jackson - timeline, photos, listen to her music
                                      Mahalia Jackson - a book review, colorful cover pictures in the middle of this page

Vanessa Williams - (March 18, 1963 -      ) -
                                      Vanessa Williams - Official Site, (the words will move on their own, read quickly)
                                      Vanessa Williams - Photos, current news, and biography
                                      Vanessa Williams - Biography.com

Dizzy Gillespie - ( October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) -
                                      Dizzy Gillespie - A picture of Dizzy blowing a bubble with chewing gum, this is a biography with no pictures
                                      Dizzy Gillespie - Jazz Trumpet Soloist; discography and few photos
                                      Dizzy Gillespie - a hometown salute, from Cheraw, South Carolina