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Shabba Ranks won his first Grammy in 2003. This was for Epic records.
Infoplease.comAfrican-American Firsts: Music and Dance: Female Grammy Award winner: Ella Fitzgerald, 1958.
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The first African American person to receive a Grammy award was Count Basie. The second was singer Ella Fitzgerald. They both won in the same year.
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One of the biggest accomplishments of Mahalia Jackson was winning several Grammy awards for her gospel recordings. Ms. Jackson was one of the first African-American recording artists to win a Grammy award.
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The first African American to win a Golden Globe Award was Sidney Poitier. He won it in 1964 for his performance in 'Lilies of the Field.'
Ella Fitzgerald won 5 Grammy Awards between 1958 and 1959 for: Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance, Soloist (1958) Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (1958) Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (1959) Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance, Soloist (1959 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (1959)
The first African American to win a Golden Globe Award was Sidney Poitier. He won it in 1964 for his performance in 'Lilies of the Field.'
James Baskett was the first African-American man to receive an academy award. He was given an Honorary Academy Award for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in Song of the South(1946)Sidney Poitier was the first African American man to win an academy award. He was nominated for the Best Actor award, and he won for his role in Lilies of the Field(1963).Louis Gossett, Jr. was the first African-American to win the Best Supporting Actor award. He won for his role in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982).
The first Grammy Award was given on May 4, 1959 on NBC.There have been over 8000 GRAMMY Awards awarded.
Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win the Academy Award for best-supporting actress in Gone With The Wind (1939)