Sirius honoring Black Music Month
Thursday, June 7, 2007 at 3:49 PM
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Sirius is honoring Black Music Month with special programming throughout the month of June. All month long, three of Sirius' channels - Heart & Soul (ch 51), Soul Town (ch 53), and Backspin (ch 43) - will celebrate the music and artists that have shaped American music.
Guest hosts Jamie Foxx, LL Cool J, Kelly Rowland, Isaac Hays, Lionel Richie, Ashford & Simpson, Charlie Wilson, Heather Headley and Anthony Hamilton will spotlight and celebrate some of the great artists, songs and personalities that have influenced African-American music culture.
Since 2002, President Bush every year has proclaimed June to be Black Music Month. This special tribute month is dedicated to celebrating the contribution of African- American artist and culture to the American musical landscape.
Check out the full Black Music Month schedule after the jump...
Black Music Month schedule:
June 9 at 6 pm-8 pm ET
Heart & Soul Sirius channel 51
Ashford & Simpson Celebrates Black Music Month
The Songwriters Hall of Fame(R) Duo, Ashford & Simpson will be guest DJ's spotlighting the Duets of R&B as they celebrate Black Music Month
June 10 at 6 pm-8 pm ET
Heart & Soul Sirius channel 51
Anthony Hamilton Celebrates Black Music Month
Join guest DJ, Anthony Hamilton as he salute some of his favorite Duets.
June 9 and June 10 All Day
Soul Town Sirius channel 53
Salute to the Classic Soul Super-groups.
Every hour starting at Noon ET each day, a different classic soul group will be spotlighted. Hear interviews with groups Tower of Power and Ray, Goodman, and Brown.
June 16 at 6 pm-8 pm ET
Heart & Soul Sirius channel 51
Jamie Foxx Celebrates Black Music Month
Join Oscar(R) and Grammy (R) winner Jamie Foxx as he celebrates Black Music Month. The multi-talented Jamie Foxx will be guest DJ, spotlighting the Men of R&B.
June 16th at 5 pm ET
Soul Town Sirius channel 53
Isaac Hayes will guest host an hour on Stax music 5 pm ET
June 16 and June 17 All Day
Soul Town Sirius channel 53
Classic Black Music Block Party Weekend
Blocks of Stax, Motown, Funk, and Slow Jamz will be featured all weekend.
June 17 at 6 pm-8 pm ET
Heart & Soul Sirius channel 51
Lionel Richie Celebrates Black Music
Join Grammy(R) winner Lionel Richie as he celebrates Black Music Month. The singer/songwriter will be guest DJ, spotlighting the men of R&B.
June 17 at 10 pm ET
Soul Town Sirius channel 53
Ken Webb and Bobby Jay will host a 2-hour special of early R&B classics (1950-1965) 10 pm ET
June 23 at 6 pm-8 pm ET
Heart & Soul Sirius channel 51
Charlie Wilson celebrates Black Music Month
Join guest DJ, Funk icon, Charlie Wilson as he salutes some of his favorite Funkateers celebrating Black Music Month.
June 23 and June 24 All Day
Soul Town Sirius channel 53
Classic Soul Number 1's Weekend- #1's
Number One R&B songs from 1960-1982 will be spotlighted.
June 24 at 4 pm ET
Backspin Sirius channel 43
LL Cool J celebrates Black Music Month
Guest DJ, actor and recording artist LL Cool J salutes James Brown and the indelible stamp he left on the beginnings of hip-hop.Listen for a full hour of hip-hop classics that can be directly traced to original recordings by the Godfather of Soul.
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what about swiss-american music month?
Posted by: FaFaFluFly ? | June 7, 2007 7:18 PM
Swiss-American's don't have a special interest group (or any political action committees), so they don't count.
Posted by: xoxo | June 7, 2007 7:34 PM
Don't take this the wrong way, but are you sure that dude in the picture is black?
Posted by: ChrisM ? | June 8, 2007 8:31 AM
Here is a question that has always confused me. Why is is called black history month, black music but then in descriptions or articles they right the words african american. It is either one or the other. You can not say black and african in the same sentence it is counter productive to the movement.
BTW xoxo. The swiss are part of a bigger audience. Africa is a continent that is why white people should be called european american.
Another question is what are white people that were born in africa that came to the US or black people that are from europe?
Posted by: Confused | June 8, 2007 8:48 AM
"Why is is called black history month, black music but then in descriptions or articles they right the words african american. It is either one or the other. You can not say black and african in the same sentence it is counter productive to the movement."
"Another question is what are white people that were born in africa that came to the US or black people that are from europe?"
Since you're too fucking retarded to understand why, you're certainly not capable of making the rules for anyone else. Are all white people Irish-American? Are all black people from England, African-American? Use your brain so people don't have to waste their keystrokes tell you how much of a dumbfuck you are.
Hopefully for your sake, you weren't joking because it would only make you that much more of a idiot.
Posted by: Schimshamity ? | June 8, 2007 10:41 AM
I'm stupid? My question was simply what do we call black europeans? African europeans? Can we call white people from africa, African Americans?
That is what I was saying Jack.
Posted by: confused | June 8, 2007 3:11 PM