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Help select our featured artists for Black History Month 2017

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings performing at Rock the Garden 2010.
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings performing at Rock the Garden 2010.MPR photo / Eamon Coyne

January 16, 2017

February is approaching, and that means it's time to honor Black History Month. As in previous years, The Current is celebrating by spotlighting African-American musical icons from throughout history and across genres.

We've narrowed our list, but we need your help to pick the final four artists. Each one will be featured on-air and online for one week as we move through the month. Check out our poll — the options span decades and genres, with legends of jazz, blues, rock, R&B, soul, funk, spoken word and hip-hop in the mix.

Let us know what you'd like to hear even more of, and we'll find the best deep cuts that will keep you moving next month.

Just as a reminder, here's who we featured the past two years: Stevie Wonder, Sam Cooke, Ella Fitzgerald, A Tribe Called Quest, Al Green, Nina Simone, Tina Turner and John Coltrane.

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