Introduction. The Great Migration, or the relocation of more than 6 million African Americans from the rural South to the cities of the North, Midwest and West from 1916 to 1970, had a huge impact on urban life in the United States.reat Migration: Life for Migrants in the City. By the end of 1919, some 1 million blacks had left the South, usually traveling by train, boat or bus; a smaller number had automobiles or even horse-drawn carts.
It's going to be a Gray summer for the Dave Matthews Band. Soul singer Macy Gray has been tapped to open at least 14 dates on the Charlottesville, Virginia, jam rockers' summer tour in support of their fourth studio album, Everyday, which hits stores on Tuesday. Gray will join Matthews and company on May 18 in San Francisco and tour with the band until at least July 15 in Dallas.
Average White Band. Average White Band (also AWB) are a Scottish funk and R&B band that had a series of soul and disco hits between 1974 and 1980. They are best known for their million-selling instrumental track Pick Up the Pieces, and their albums AWB and Cut the Cake. The band name was initially proposed by Bonnie Bramlett.