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throwback facts:
Clifton Davis (Reverend, from the sitcom Amen) wrote Never Can Say Goodbye for the Jackson 5.

Black Swan Records, was the first U.S. record label owned/operated by African-Americans.

Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder have the most #1 hits on the R&B charts with 20 each.

SAM COOKE crossed over into what some called "rhythm and blues," recording "You Send Me," which marked the beginning of the transitional period leading to soul music.

Former Detroit assembly line worker Berry Gordy Jr. founded the Motown label and began mass-marketing black popular music with help from the Miracles, Mabel John, Andre Williams and Marvin Gaye.

JAMES WELDON JOHNSON and J. ROSAMOND JOHNSON composed "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing," the African-American National Anthem, initially for a high school pageant.

After becoming a star, Sammy Davis, Jr. refused to perform in racially segregated venues. At the time, African-American artists were not allowed to stay in the Las Vegas casinos where they performed, but Davis' stand helped lead to desegregation in both the casinos and in Miami Beach nightclubs.

Isaac Hayes became the first African-American to win a non-acting Oscar in 1973. His classic "Theme from Shaft" won Best Original Song, joining the Beatles' "Let It Be" (1971) as the Academy's first recognitions of modern music.