Superfine: Black Male Music Icon’s Who Shape Style
Musician Little Richard (C) and guests attend the opening party for Butler & Wilson Jewelry Store in West Hollywood, California, on June 20, 1988.
Musician Little Richard (C) and guests attend the opening party for Butler & Wilson Jewelry Store in West Hollywood, California, on June 20, 1988.
Singer Marvin Gaye (R) attends the opening of Mr. Chow in Los Angeles on January 24, 1974.
Musician James Brown performs on stage at the Miller Rock Thru Time Celebrating 50 Years of Rock Concert at Roseland September 17, 2004 in New York City.
Ray Charles and Ray Charles, Jr. attend the Beverly Hills B’Nai B’rith tribute to singer Ray Charles at the Beverly Hills Hotel on June 28, 1976.
A promotional portrait of American R&B group, The Temptations, circa 1965. Left to right: Melvin Franklin (1942 – 1995), Paul Williams (1939 – 1973), Eddie Kendricks (1939 – 1992), David Ruffin (1941 – 1991), and Otis Williams.
Ben Vereen attends the opening of the musical “Chicago” at the 46th Street Theatre in New York City on June 3, 1975.
American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926 – 1991) arrives at Heathrow Airport in London, UK, 10th July 1973. On the left is jazz musician James Mtume.
Larry Graham, Jr and Sly Stone (R) at his concert and onstage wedding, to Kathy Silva, at Madison Square Garden in New York City on June 5, 1974.
B.B. King attends a party, raising money for Ramsey Clark’s senatorial campain, at the 58th Street location of Nathan’s Famous in New York City on August 4, 1976.
Little Richard (C) attends the screening of “Three Days of the Condor” at the Westwood Village Theater in Westwood, California, on October 1, 1975.
Michael Jackson attends an event featuring screenings at the Baronet and Coronet theaters, plus an afterparty at Studio 54, in New York City on November 14, 1977.
Quincy Jones attends the Beverly Hills B’Nai B’rith tribute to singer Ray Charles at the Beverly Hills Hotel on June 28, 1976.
Stevie Wonder at the Rock Awards in Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California on September 19, 1977.
Jamaican singer-songwriter and reggae star Bob Marley (1945 – 1981) outside Marylebone Magistrates Court in London on April 6, 1977.
Nickolas Ashford attends a party, celebrating Bette Midler’s run of Radio City Music Hall performances, at Club A in New York City on March 8, 1983.
Rick James (C) and guests attend an event at the Stock Exchange, a nightclub in Los Angeles, California, on August 11, 1987.
Luther Vandross performs during a benefit event for amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, on September 24, 1992.
Prince arrives at the 7th Annual Tiger Woods Tiger Jam, on May 29, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
DJ Jam Master J, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, Joseph “Run” Simmons of Run-DMC attend the MTV awards at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City on September 9, 1999.
(L-R) Michael McCary, Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, and Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men attend an event at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., on October 30, 1993.
William “Mista Lawnge” McLean (L) and Andres “Dres” Vargus-Titus of hip hop duo Black Sheep pose for a portrait on March 8, 1991.
Rappers Calvin Broadus, Jr. AKA Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakar attend the MTV Awards Show at Radio Center Music Hall, on September 5, 1996.
Lenny Kravitz attends an event at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, California, on September 2, 1993.
Benjamin Bixby founder and rapper Andre Benjamin in New York City on July 29, 2008.
Snoop Dogg at the 3rd Annual Give Her FlowHERS Awards Gala at The Beverly Hilton on November 08, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
Usher Raymond at the 55th NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on March 16, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
Hip Hop artist ASAP Rocky arrives for The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Costume Institute’s two-part themed exhibition “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion” gala on September 13, 2021.
Pharrell Williams attends the 89th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California on February 26, 2017.