Some of the most important musical contributions to modern American music have come from African Americans, whose musical roots in African slave spirituals evolved into all our favorite styles: jazz, hip-hop, soul, funk, country, pop and rock.

Today Erthe St. James, the Duke of Soul joins me to take a casual look at modern black musicians that have inspired us from James Brown, Quincy Jones and Nile Rogers, to Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston and Erika Badu.

Plus—

➤ Roseanne blames her racist tweets on Ambien, the Pharmaceutical company who makes the sleeping drug says racism is not a known side effect.

➤ How techno musicians are fighting Nazi’s in Germany.

➤ Alaska Thudnerfun announces she’ll be starring in the final Sharknado film: The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time.
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