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June 6th:
Quote for the Day:
"Berry Gordy is an absolute genius. You have to remember that at Motown, you had a lot of performers who had never had anything in their lives.
All of a sudden, you get a check that's worth more than you could possibly ever imagine.
So what you do is go out and spend it all, as you should not do, because in your mind you think there's a lot more coming.
What happens then is you end up blaming another individual, for your own mistakes.
Before I came to Motown, I had already worked for a number of record companies. I knew how the game could be played.
And I'm here to tell you that Gordy and Motown did all they could, for all of us."
- Levi Stubbs, interview with Starwatch/Wilmington NC; Feb 25th 1998. -
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Levi Stubbs [Levi Stubbles; 1936-2008; R&B and soul singer; lead vocalist with The Four Tops] -
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June 6th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Gary 'U.S.' Bonds [Gary Levone Anderson; R&B and rock and roll singer; 'New Orleans'; 'Quarter To Three'] -
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June 6th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Richard 'Popcorn' Wylie [Richard Wayne Wylie; 1939-2008; R&B and soul pianist, bandleader, songwriter, singer and record producer] -
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June 6th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Grant Green [1935-1979; jazz, bebop and hard bop guitarist and composer] -
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June 6th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Damion Hall ['Crazy Legs'; contemporary R&B solo singer, and also with new jack swing group Guy; 'Satisfy You'] -
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June 6th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Jimmy Jam [James Samuel Harris III; R&B and pop songwriter and record producer; Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis; most notable work with Janet Jackson] -
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June 6th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Howie Kane [Howard Kirchembaum; rock singer; Jay & The Americans] -
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June 6th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Terry Williams [rock singer-songwriter and guitarist; The First Edition] -
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June 6th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Junior Giscombe [Norman Washington Giscombe; R&b, soul, funk and pop singer-songwriter; 'Mama Used To Say'] -
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June 6th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Tony Levin [Anthony Frederick Levin; rock musician, songwriter and composer; bassist with King Crimson] -
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June 6th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Max Casella [Maximilian Deitch; actor; Benny Fazio on 'The Sopranos'] -
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June 6th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Sandra Bernhard [comedian, singer, actress and author; Masha in 'The King Of Comedy', 1982; Nancy Lynn Bartlett on ABC 'Roseanne', 1988-2018] -
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June 6th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Robert Englund [Robert Barton Englund; actor; Freddy Krueger in 'Nightmare on Elm Street' series] -
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June 6th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Harvey Fierstein [Harvey Forbes Fierstein; actor, playwright and singer, 'Torch Song Trilogy']
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June 6th:
Remembering, on her Birthday: -
Billie Whitelaw [Billie Honor Whitelaw; 1932-2014; actress; Violet Kray in 'The Krays', 1990]
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June 6th:
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Dorothea Kent [Dorothea Schaeffer; 1916-1990; Margie Temple in 'It Happened On Fifth Avenue', 1947] -
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June 6th:
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David Dukes [David Coleman Dukes; 1945-2000; actor; Leslie Slote on 'War And Remembrance'. 1988-1989] -
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June 6th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Arthur Askey [Arthur Bowden Askey; 1900-1982; comedian and actor; "Hello Playmates!"] -
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June 6th:
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Walter Abel [1898-1987; actor; D'Artagnan in 'The Three Musketeers', 1935; Danny Reed in 'Holiday Inn', 1942] -
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June 6th:
Remembering, on her Birthday: -
Judith Barsi [Judith Eva Barsi; 1978-1988; actress; Thea Brody in 'Jaws: The Revenge', 1987; Ducky in 'The Land Before Time', 1988; Anne-Marie in 'All Dogs Go To Heaven', 1989] -
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June 6th:
Remembering, on her Birthday: -
Maria Montez [Maria Africa Gracia Vidal; 'The Queen Of Technicolour'; 1912-1951; actress; Countess Anbella de Courteuil in 'The Exile', 1947]-
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June 6th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Edgar Froese [Edgar Willmar Froese; 1944-2015; electronic musician and songwriter; founder of Tangerine Dream] -
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June 6th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Steve Vai [Steven Siro Vai; instrumental rock and heavy metal guitarist, composer, singer, songwriter and producer] -
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June 6th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Pelle Alsing [Per Gunnar Alsing; 1960-2020; pop rock and adult contemporary drummer, recorded with Roxette] -
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June 6th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Tom Araya [Tomas Enrique Araya Diaz; thrash metal bass guitarist, singer and songwriter with Slayer] -
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June 6th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Jason Isaacs [Jason Michael Isaacs; actor; Lucius Malfoy in the 'Harry Potter' film series] -
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June 7th:
Quote for the Day:
"Negative people will always have something negative to say.
Don't let their fickle opinions bother you."
- Prince -
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Prince [Prince Rogers Nelson; 1958-2016; singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, dancer, actor, and film maker; 'Purple Rain'] -
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June 7th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Billy Butler [1945-2015; soul singer and songwriter; The Enchanters, latterly The Chanters; Infinity; 'I Can't Work No Longer'; 'The Right Track'] -
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June 7th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Tom Jones [Thomas John Woodward; pop, R&B, soul and country singer; 'It's Not Unusual'] -
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June 7th:
Happy Birthday, to:
L. A. Reid [Antonio Marquis Reid; music executive, musician, songwriter, record producer and author] -
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June 7th:
Happy Birthday, to:
James Ivory [James Francis Ivory; film director, producer and screenwriter; 'Room With A View', 1986; 'Maurice', 1987; 'The Remains Of The Day', 1993] -
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June 7th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Virginia McKenna [Virginia Anne McKenna; actress, author and wildlife campaigner; 'Born Free', 1966] -
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June 7th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Liam Neeson [Liam John Neeson; actor; Oskar Schindler in 'Schindler's List'; 'Rob Roy'; 'Gangs Of New York'] -
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June 7th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Colleen Camp [Colleen Celeste Camp; actress and producer; 'The Swinging Cheerleaders'; 'Police Academy 2'; 'Police Academy 4'] -
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June 7th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Gia Carides [actress; Cousin Nikki in 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding', 2002] -
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June 7th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Adrienne Frantz [Adrienne Danielle Frantz; actress and singer-songwriter; 'The Bold And The Beautiful'; 'The Young And The Restless'] -
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June 7th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Karl Urban [Karl-Heinz Urban; actor; Eomer in 'The Lord Of The Rings'] -
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June 7th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Charles Strouse [composer and lyricist; 'Bye Bye Birdie'; 'Applause'; 'Annie'] -
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June 7th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Dean Martin [Dino Paul Crocetti; 1917-1995; traditional pop, country and easy listening singer, actor, comedian and film producer] -
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June 7th:
Remembering, on her Birthday: -
Jessica Tandy [Jessie Alice Tandy; 1909-1994; actress; Daisy Werthan in 'Driving Miss Daisy'] -