We’re honoring Black History month in February here at XPN with a month’s worth of great content. Tune in every weekday this upcoming month to hear a different featured artist throughout music history. We’re talking the best of the best from the soul, funk, blues, jazz, RnB genres and more like Sly & The Family Stone, who kicks off Black History month programming on February 1st, and Aretha Franklin, who came in #1 on our 885 Greatest Songs by Women Countdown with “Respect.” See below for the full month’s list of featured artists.
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WXPN Celebrates Black History Month 2024
As is tradition at XPN, every weekday of February’s Black History we’ll feature a different legendary artist throughout history, from Muddy Waters to Nina Simone to Janelle Monáe.
Black History Month on WXPN
Date Featured Artist
2/1 Sly & The Family Stone
2/2 TSOP Day
2/3 Motown Monday!
2/6 Nina Simone
2/7 Michael Kiwanuka
2/8 Curtis Mayfield
2/9 Prince
2/10 Stax/Volt Monday
2/13 Janelle Monae
2/14 Stevie Wonder
2/15 Public Enemy
2/16 Erykah Badu
2/19 Aretha Franklin
2/20 Mavis Staples
2/21 The Temptations
2/22 Gary Clark Jr.
2/23 A Tribe Called Quest
2/26 Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
2/27 Muddy Waters
2/28 Bob Marley
2/29 Jimi Hendrix