Here in the U.S., each February is devoted to the celebration the contributions that African Americans have made to society, art, science and culture. This week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine we’ll join the celebration with music from Mavis Staples, Ray Charles, T-Bone Walker, Little Hat Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, The Golden Gate Quartet and many more. Join us as we highlight the contributions Black Americans have made to folk music … this time on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Episode #18-08: Black History MonthHost: Tom DruckenmillerArtist/”Song”/CD/LabelPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysLouis Armstrong / “Knockin' a Jug” / Vol. 5 Louis in New York / ColumbiaMavis Staples / “Little Bit” / If All I Was Was Black / Anti-Staple Singers / “Precious Lord, Take My Hand” / Freedom Highway Complete / Epic LegacyMavis Staples & Aaron Neville / “Respect Yourself” / I'll Take You There / BlackbirdKing Solomon Hill / “Whoopee Blues (take 2)” / Backwood Blues 1926-1935 / DocumentThe Golden Gate Quartet / “Bedside of a Neighbor” / Travelin' Shoes / RCA-BluebirdMississippi Sarah & Daddy Stovepipe / “Burleskin Blues” / Alabama: Black Country Dance Bands / DocumentLittle Hat Jones / “Kentucky Blues” / Texas Blues Guitar / DALouis Armstrong / “Mahogany Hall Stomp” / Vol. 5-Louis in New York / ColumbiaRay Charles / “Mess Around” / Mess Around / ProperElla Fitzgerald / “Let's Call The Whole Thing Off” / Oh Lady Be Good: The Best of the Gershwin Songbook / VerveDuke Ellington w/ Mahalia Jackson / “Part IV (aka Come Sunday) alternate take” / Black, Brown And Beige / ColumbiaJohnnie Johnson / “Tanqueray” / Johnnie B. Bad / Elektra American ExplorerT-Bone Waker / “T-Bone Shuffle” / T-Bone Blues / Atlantic JazzBB King / “Every Day I Have the Blues” / Live at the Regal / MCAPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways