Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Black Merda, also known as \"The First All Black Rock Band\" (6) (7) (10) (US /blæk ˈmərdər/ BLAK MURD-ər) is an American rock band from Detroit, Michigan, active from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s and reuniting in 2005. The core band members are guitarist/vocalist Anthony Hawkins, bassist/guitarist/vocalist VC L. Veasey, and guitarist/vocalist Charles Hawkins, plus original drummer/vocalist Tyrone Hite. Hite was a native of Detroit; the Hawkins brothers and Veasey were all born in Mississippi and came of age in Detroit.Some people question whether Black Merda is the first all black rock band. They cite Little Richard and Chuck Berry, to make their case. But Berry and Richard played Rock & Roll. And, although Rock and Rock & Roll, spring from the same source. There is a difference between Rock & Roll and Rock. Rock started, when guitarists, started playing through larger and larger amplifiers, using much louder and harder sounds, than Berry and Richard ever used during their heyday.There were other black musicians playing Rock, most notably, Jimi Hendrix, The Chambers Brothers, and Sly & The Family Stone. But they had white members in their bands as well. All the members of Black Merda are black."@en }
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- Black_Merda abstract "Black Merda, also known as \"The First All Black Rock Band\" (6) (7) (10) (US /blæk ˈmərdər/ BLAK MURD-ər) is an American rock band from Detroit, Michigan, active from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s and reuniting in 2005. The core band members are guitarist/vocalist Anthony Hawkins, bassist/guitarist/vocalist VC L. Veasey, and guitarist/vocalist Charles Hawkins, plus original drummer/vocalist Tyrone Hite. Hite was a native of Detroit; the Hawkins brothers and Veasey were all born in Mississippi and came of age in Detroit.Some people question whether Black Merda is the first all black rock band. They cite Little Richard and Chuck Berry, to make their case. But Berry and Richard played Rock & Roll. And, although Rock and Rock & Roll, spring from the same source. There is a difference between Rock & Roll and Rock. Rock started, when guitarists, started playing through larger and larger amplifiers, using much louder and harder sounds, than Berry and Richard ever used during their heyday.There were other black musicians playing Rock, most notably, Jimi Hendrix, The Chambers Brothers, and Sly & The Family Stone. But they had white members in their bands as well. All the members of Black Merda are black.".