answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Of course not! As long as there have been pianos, there have been people playing them from all races and countries.

User Avatar

Wiki User

16y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Was Ray Charles the first African American to sing and play the piano?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Was Ray Charles the first blind African American man to sing and play the piano?

Yes he was


Who is the man that is African American great musican blind at birth first albumn at age 12 and plays the harmonica piano and more?

Stevie Wonder


What is the name of the African-American in the Gap commercial who sings and plays the piano?

The newest Gap commercials have Common singing. Not sure if he plays a piano....I only saw it once.


Who were some of the heroes of the 1920s?

Some of the heroes during the 1920s were....Jacob Lawrence, an African American artist and painted the Great MigrationLangston Hughes, an African American poetLouis Armstrong, a famous African American jazz playerDuke Ellington, a band leader and a piano playerBabe Ruth,a famous baseball player and played for the New York YankeesAmelia Earhart, the first person to fly solo across the Pacific OceanCharles Lindbergh, the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean


What has the author Charles Dodge written?

Charles Dodge has written: 'Sonata for piano' -- subject(s): Sonatas (Piano)


What has the author Charles Haubiel written?

Charles Haubiel has written: 'Beyond the rivers' -- subject(s): Songs (High voice) with piano 'Portals, for low voice & piano' -- subject(s): Songs (Low voice) with piano 'Oasis' -- subject(s): Songs (Medium voice) with piano 'Portraits, for piano' -- subject(s): Arranged Piano music, Piano music, Arranged 'American rhapsody, a musical interpretation of the poem O, you 48 states' -- subject(s): Piano music 'Metamorphoses, variations on a melody by Stephen Foster, for piano' -- subject(s): Variations (Piano)


Who were some of the heroes of the 1920?

Some of the heroes during the 1920s were....Jacob Lawrence, an African American artist and painted the Great MigrationLangston Hughes, an African American poetLouis Armstrong, a famous African American jazz playerDuke Ellington, a band leader and a piano playerBabe Ruth,a famous baseball player and played for the New York YankeesAmelia Earhart, the first person to fly solo across the Pacific OceanCharles Lindbergh, the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean


What is an African thumb piano?

mbira


Who is duke elligton?

Duke Ellington was a famous African American jazz musician. Duke Elligton lead a Jazz band & played the piano.


What African-American playwright won two Pulitzer Prizes?

African-American playwright August Wilson won two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama. Wilson's play, Fences, won the Prize in 1987; another of his plays, The Piano Lesson, won in 1990.


What was Ray Charles favorite instrument?

Piano


Who was a famousblind piano player?

ray Charles