African-American film score composers

American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (1926–1991)

American jazz pianist and composer (1899–1974)

American R&B and soul singer (1939–1984)

American record producer and composer (1933–2024)

American record producer and songwriter (born 1973)

American jazz pianist and composer (born 1940)

American singer-songwriter

American musician and actor (1942-2008)

American rapper (born 1972)

American jazz musician and educator

American rapper, singer and record producer

American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader

American musician and singer (b. 1986)

Ahmir Khalib Thompson (born January 20, 1971), known professionally as Questlove (stylized as ''''), is an American drummer, record producer, disc jockey, filmmaker, music journalist, and actor. He is the drummer and joint frontman (with Black Thought) for the hip-hop band the Roots. The Roots has been the in-house band for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon since 2014, after having fulfilled the same role on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Questlove is also one of the producers of the 2015 cast album of the Broadway musical Hamilton. He has also co-founded the websites Okayplayer and OkayAf

American musician and composer

American bassist and record producer (1952–1996)

American rapper

American record producer, rapper, singer and songwriter

American composer and pianist

American composer

American-born musician, composer, producer and musical director (1925-2014)

American composer