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Nicky Thomas - Is It Because I'm Black? — DeepCutsArchive
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Nicky Thomas - Is It Because I'm Black?

R.E.M.Ed KingY&T
1970s1973Rareyoutube

Nicky Thomas performing the extremely powerful Is It Because I'm Black? from the year 1973. Nicky Thomas was a reggae singer who enjoyed considerable chart success in Jamaica and in the United Kingdom at the start of the 1970s. 🎵 Enjoy more from Blue Lantern Records: Lonnie Johnson - Another Night to Cry https://youtu.be/n8fyb9vpIc0 Louis Prima - Banana Split for My Baby https://youtu.be/uJcRoYuV2Q0 Cab Calloway & Nicholas Brothers - Jumpin' Jive https://youtu.be/qXZRWa8kyAE 🛎 Subscribe to Blue Lantern Records for more from America's golden ages of music: https://www.youtube.com/@bluelanternrecords?sub_confirmation=1 #NickyThomas #IsItBecauseImBlack #BlueLanternRecords

About R.E.M.

R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia. R.E.M. was noted for Buck's arpeggiated "jangle" guitar playing; Stipe's distinctive vocal style, unique stage presence, and cryptic lyrics; Mills's countermelodic bass lines and backing vocals; and Berry's tight, economical drumming. In the early 1990s, other alternative rock acts suc...

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Added 10 May 2026



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