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Inviting all Icons to stand up and take a bow for Black History Month.

It's the biggest of throwbacks as we salute the icons who do it best. Black History Month storytellers, pioneers and legends unite for an hour of the biggest and best throwbacks. Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Bob Marley, Whitney Houston, Lauren Hill, Prince to name just a few.

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Music Played

  • Aretha Franklin

    Respect

    • WSM/BMG.

  • Beyoncé

    Love On Top

    • 4.
    • Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia.
    • 1.

  • The Temptations

    Get Ready (feat. Eddie Kendricks)

    • My Girl.
    • 2014 Autarc Media GmbH, CH..
    • 11.

  • TLC

    Waterfalls

    • Waterfalls.
    • La Face/Arista.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Three Little Birds

    • Tuff Gong.

  • Rihanna

    Umbrella (feat. JAY-Z)

    • Def Jam.

  • Stevie Wonder

    Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours

    • UNI/MOTOWN.

  • Usher & Alicia Keys

    My Boo

    • Arista.

  • Rick James

    Super Freak

    • Universal Music LLC.

  • Whitney Houston

    I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)

    • Universal.

  • Prince & The Revolution

    Purple Rain

    • Paisley Park/Warner Bros.

  • Lauryn Hill

    Doo Wop (That Thing)

    • Columbia.

  • JAY-Z

    Change Clothes (feat. Pharrell Williams)

    • Change Clothes.
    • Roc-A-Fella Records.

  • Mary J. Blige

    Real Love

    • Uptown.

  • A Tribe Called Quest

    Can I Kick It?

    • Can I Kick It?.
    • 1.

  • Janet Jackson

    Rhythm Nation

  • Roy Ayers

    Everybody Loves The Sunshine

    • Everybody Loves The Sunshine.
    • Polygram.

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