Just wanted to note too, there is no such thing as 'black' music.

"The industry just doesn't know how to shop around black music played by someone like me," he says.

"And all the black music was happening at my house," she said.

In following years, Franklin changed along with black music - perhaps neither always for the best.

I was just pointing out there is no such thing as black (or white) music.

A white child act performing black music seemed like a joke.

Romantic black music must be the best kind of pop.

This research on black music and culture provides an appropriate background for his current work.

He also liked black American music for its sophisticated movement and clear speech.

Atlanta is a major center for black music, film, theater, and visual arts.