August 14th:
On his Birthday, remembering James Horner [James Roy Horner; 1953-2015]; composer, conductor, and orchestrator of film scores....
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August 14th:
On his Birthday, remembering James Horner [James Roy Horner; 1953-2015]; composer, conductor, and orchestrator of film scores....
August 14th:
Happy Birthday to Connie Smith [Constance June Meador]; country music singer and songwriter....
August 14th:
Happy Birthday to Valerie Gell [1945-2016]; rock vocalist, guitarist and co-founder of The Liver Birds....
August 14th:
Happy Birthday to Maddy Prior [Madelaine Edith Prior]; folk singer; lead vocalist with Steeleye Span.....
August 14th:
Happy Birthday to Chris Perez [Christopher Gilbert Perez]; rock and Latin rock guitarist, songwriter and author; Selena y Los Dios.....
August 15th:
Quote for the Day:
"The people who are making money are the ones who are writing and singing their own songs."
Happy Birthday to Jimmy Webb [Jimmy Layne Webb]; pop, country and rock songwriter, composer and singer....
August 15th:
Happy Birthday to Billy Griffin [William L. Griffin]; rhythm and blues, soul, pop and disco singer and songwriter; The Miracles.....
August 15th:
On his Birthday, remembering Bill Pinkney [Willie Pinkney; 1925-2007]; doo-wop, rhythm and blues and soul singer; The Drifters.....
August 15th:
On his Birthday, remembering Buster Brown [1911-1976]; blues and rhythm and blues singer; 'Fannie Mae', 1959.....
August 15th:
On his Birthday, remembering Bobby Byrd [Bobby Howard Byrd; 1934-2007]; rhythm and blues and soul singer, songwriter, bandleader, talent scout, record producer and musician.....
August 15th:
On his Birthday, remembering Bobby Caldwell [Robert Hunter Caldwell; 1951-2023]; rhythm and blues, smooth jazz and traditional pop singer and songwriter.....
August 15th:
Happy Birthday to Floyd Ashton; rhythm and blues singer; The Tams....
August 15th:
Happy Birthday to Frederick Knight; rhythm and blues singer, songwriter and record producer....
August 15th:
Happy Birthday to Stix Hooper [Nesbert Hooper]; jazz, soul jazz and jazz funk drummer; founding member of The Crusaders....
August 15th:
Happy Birthday to Little Beaver [Willie George Hale]; rhythm and blues guitarist, singer and songwriter....
August 15th:
Happy Birthday to Gerardo 'Jerry' Velez; jazz fusion, funk rock and soul percussionist and drummer.....
August 15th:
On his Birthday, remembering Oscar Peterson [1925-2007]; jazz pianist and composer....
August 15th:
Happy Birthday to Joe Jonas [Joseph Adam Jonas]; pop, rock and rhythm and blues singer and actor; The Jonas Brothers....
August 15th:
Happy Birthday to Pete York [Peter York]; hard rock drummer; The Spencer Davis Group....
August 15th:
Happy Birthday to Tommy Aldridge; heavy metal and hard rock drummer; Whitesnake; Ozzy Osbourne.....
August 15th:
On his Birthday, remembering Bobby Helms [Robert Lee Helms; 1933-1997]; country music singer....
August 15th:
On his Birthday, remembering Ned Washington [Edward Michael Washington; 1901-1976]; lyricist; 'When You Wish Upon A Star'....
August 15th:
On his Birthday, remembering Rose Maddox [Roselea Arbana Maddox; 1925-1998; country music singer-songwriter and fiddle player; The Maddox Brothers and Rose, and solo career.....
August 15th:
On his Birthday, remembering Don Rich [Donald Eugene Ulrich; 1941-1974]; country musician, guitarist, fiddler and singer; The Buckaroos.....
August 15th:
Happy Birthday to Eddie Phillips [Edwin Michael Phillips]; guitarist; The Creation....
August 15th:
On his Birthday, remembering Mike Somerville [Michael A. Somerville; 1952-2020] ; rock guitarist and songwriter; Head East.....
August 15th:
Happy Birthday to Tom Johnston [Charles Thomas Johnston]; rock guitarist, lead vocalist, songwriter and founding member of The Doobie Brothers, and solo career.....
August 16th:
Quote for the Day:
"A lot of people are afraid to say what they want.
That's why they don't get what they want."
Happy Birthday to Madonna [Madonna Louise Ciccone]; pop, electronic and dance singer; songwriter, actress and businesswoman.....
August 16th:
On her Birthday, remembering Eydie Gorme [Edith Gormezano; 1928-2013]; pop, traditional pop and Latin pop singer....
August 16th:
On her Birthday, remembering Jean DuShon [Anna Jean Harris, later Atwell; 1935-2019]; jazz and rhythm and blues singer, songwriter and actress; first artist to record 'For Once In My Life'....
August 16th:
Happy Birthday to James 'J.T.' Warren Taylor; rhythm and blues, soul and funk singer and actor; former lead singer with Kool & The Gang.....
August 16th:
On his Birthday, remembering Robert 'Squirrel' Lester [Robert Earl Lester; 1942-2010]; rhythm and blues, and soul singer; The Chi-Lites.....
August 16th:
Happy Birthday to Ketty Lester [Revoyda Frierson]; traditional pop and rhythm and blues singer, and actress.....
August 16th:
On his Birthday, remembering Bill Evans [William John Evans;1928-1980]; jazz pianist and composer.....
August 16th:
On his Birthday, remembering Eddie Kirkland [1923-2011]; electric blues guitarist, harmonicist, singer and songwriter.....
August 17th:
Quote for the Day:
"I don't want to be in some big beautiful place that nobody want me, because I play the blues."
On his Birthday, remembering Luther Allison [Luther Sylvester Allison; 1939-1997]; blues singer-songwriter and guitarist.....
August 17th:
On his Birthday, remembering Huey Davis [Huey Marvin Davis; 1929-2002]; rhythm and blues, and soul guitarist; The Contours.....
August 17th:
On his Birthday, remembering Baby Huey [James Thomas Ramey; 1944-1970]; soul, psychedelic soul, and rhythm and blues singer; Baby Huey & The Babysitters.....
August 17th:
Happy Birthday to Maysa Leak [aka Maysa]; jazz, rhythm and blues and soul singer, songwriter and record producer....
August 17th:
On his Birthday, remembering Floyd Newman [1931-2023]; jazz saxophonist, session musician and bandleader; The Mar-Keys; The Memphis Horns....