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* Today in Black History - June 24 *
1933 - Dramatic soprano Matilda Sissieretta Jones joins the ancestors
after succumbing to cancer in Providence, Rhode Island. Called
the "the first Negro prima donna," Jones toured with the
Tennessee Jubilee Singers and performed at Carnegie Hall,
Madison Square Garden and at the White House in 1892. She will
be dubbed "Black Patti," a name she reportedly disliked for its
allusion to white contemporary, Adelina Patti.
1949 - "Billboard Magazine" replaces the term 'Race Record' on its record
charts with 'Rhythm & Blues'.
* Today in Black History - June 25 *
1935 - Eddie Floyd, rhythm and blues recording artist ("California Girl,"
"Knock on Wood") is born.
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