Who was the first African American (male or female) to win a Grammy Award?

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Who was the first African American (male or female) to win a Grammy Award?

2007-01-30 18:19:15 · 4 answers · asked by Howard 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music

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Ella Fitzgerald (1918-1996) and William "Count" Basie (1904-1984) both were the first African-Americans to win Grammy Awards in 1959.

(Sidney Poitier won an OSCAR in 1964)

2007-01-30 18:26:48 · answer #1 · answered by ♫ ♥CC♥ ♫ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I don't know about the first,
but I know Michael Jackson scored 8 grammys for his album Thriller,the most by a single artist in one night.

2007-01-31 03:09:35 · answer #2 · answered by moonwalk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Sidney Pottier ( Male) and Oprahs hero...

2007-01-31 02:24:17 · answer #3 · answered by c d 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋

I think it was Stevie Wonder

2007-01-31 02:26:40 · answer #4 · answered by foleycat 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋