# Who are some black rock singers? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 11, 2007, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-black-rock-singers/425982 "2007-11-11T02:37:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Pithy\_Moniker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@Pithy\_Moniker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pithy_Moniker)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-black-rock-singers/425982/21 "2007-11-11T04:17:44Z")
Tracy Chapman? Prince? Michael Jackson? ---
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-black-rock-singers/425982/22 "2007-11-11T04:26:33Z")
Detroit garage rockers the Bellrays have a black woman as their lead singer, as do Seattle equivalent Thee Emergency (the brilliant Dita Vox). Both groups are otherwise white acts. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-black-rock-singers/425982/23 "2007-11-11T10:28:55Z")
Roland Gift of **Fine Young Cannibals** That woman from **Skunk Anansie** ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-black-rock-singers/425982/24 "2007-11-11T13:31:02Z")
[Wiki list of black rock musicians](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Black_rock_musicians) A few noteworthy ones: [24-7 Spyz](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24-7_Spyz) [Black Death](http://www.cleveland-metal.com/history/blackdeath.php). An all-black heavy metal group. The pic on [this](http://www.wkdu.org/node/1685) page is a must-see. [Vic Johnson](http://www.redrocker.com/index.php?s=band&id=3) [Body Count](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_Count) ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-black-rock-singers/425982/25 "2007-11-11T13:42:46Z")
Was just perusing the Internet. You can listen to Black Death [here](http://vibrationsofdoom.com/test/test2/BlackDeath.html). _Night Of The Living Death_ is pure genius. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-black-rock-singers/425982/26 "2007-11-11T14:00:08Z")
[Mother’s Finest](http://wc08.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll) How can you not love a (mostly) black rock band who sing a song called Niggazz Can’t Sing Rock 'n Roll? ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-black-rock-singers/425982/27 "2007-11-11T15:02:15Z")
Well, Freddie Mercury was an African. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-black-rock-singers/425982/28 "2007-11-11T15:49:30Z")
Waymon Boone of (the sadly defunct) Splender and Headrush. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-black-rock-singers/425982/29 "2007-11-11T15:55:33Z")
[QUOTE=Earl Snake-Hips Tucker] Well, Freddie Mercury was an African. [/QUOTE] So is Dave Matthews. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-black-rock-singers/425982/30 "2007-11-11T16:07:35Z")
Funny, but he said black. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-black-rock-singers/425982/31 "2007-11-11T16:13:52Z")
[QUOTE=Aesiron] Funny, but he said black. [/QUOTE] But Earl didn’t. It was a joke. And I continued it. Sorry if it offended you. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-black-rock-singers/425982/32 "2007-11-11T16:18:26Z")
Not offended at all. ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-black-rock-singers/425982/33 "2007-11-11T17:16:30Z")
Saul Williams ---
**Author:** ![lexi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lexi/32/6806_2.png) [@lexi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lexi)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-black-rock-singers/425982/34 "2007-11-11T17:45:13Z")
Another Detroit band - Dirtbombs lead singer, Mick Collins [http://www.thedirtbombs.net/](http://www.thedirtbombs.net/) ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-black-rock-singers/425982/35 "2007-11-11T18:11:35Z")
Ok, so I read the OP and now realize that I totally was thinking of something else. [Mayhem](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayhem_%28band%29)’s Sven Kristiansen is right out. ---
**Author:** ![lexan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/73ab20/32.png) [@lexan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lexan)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-black-rock-singers/425982/36 "2007-11-11T18:28:30Z")
[QUOTE=lexi] Another Detroit band - Dirtbombs lead singer, Mick Collins > **[the dirtbombs](http://dirtbombs.net)** [/QUOTE] The Dirtbombs are amazing; Mick Collins has played in a bunch of other bands as well. The Gories are my favorite of his bands. I love their blend of garage punk and classic R&B. There’s a list of his other bands in his [allmusic bio](http://wc05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hvfqxqqkldhe~T1), all of them are worth a listen. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisBooth12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-black-rock-singers/425982/37 "2007-11-11T18:43:18Z")
jimi hendrix anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-black-rock-singers/425982/38 "2007-11-11T18:48:52Z")
[Xavion](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSf6MkkCKDc). More [here](http://www.regmemphis.com/artists/xavion/). [Black Merda](http://www.blackmerda.com/), the first all-black rock band? ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-black-rock-singers/425982/39 "2007-11-11T18:56:05Z")
[QUOTE=panamajack] Vernon Reid of Living Colour [/QUOTE] Wasn’t Vernon the lead guitar? Corey Glover was the singer IIRC, also had a role in “Platoon”. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-black-rock-singers/425982/40 "2007-11-11T19:19:37Z")
[QUOTE=ChrisBooth12] jimi hendrix anyone? [/QUOTE] Psst. Check out post #1 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-black-rock-singers/425982.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-black-rock-singers/425982.md?page=3)