Jayto, here's a link to a classic YouTube video of Lena Horne and Stormy Weather {1943}:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCG3kJtQBKo&feature=related


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And here are several more links to videos of some additional songs by Black singers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvYG7FLL5gU
Barrett Sisters- I Don't Feel No Ways Tired

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSHvUvlzznc
Mahalia Jackson - "Precious Lord Take My Hand"

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL9bW6YRoEg
Hector Lavoe con Willie Colon - Che Che Colé Live

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_XcsRhkfgM
Mighty Sparrow - Dancing Shoes