West,please remind ms.moe[superstar]that she does have[two]fans left in da hood and duufuss is president or accident of her fanclub,so she has nothing to worry about.
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West,please remind ms.moe[superstar]that she does have[two]fans left in da hood and duufuss is president or accident of her fanclub,so she has nothing to worry about.
She's worried.
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aa...you two are about to become the[george burns&gracy allen]of sdf,haaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
We're worried.
Midnight Johnny's Annual Birthday Show is tonight.
Westgrand, sit & have some tea. We'll worry together!
144man, what's the birthday show?
October 24th, my brother Robert!Quote:
Originally Posted by westgrandboulevard
It's being broadcast now. Midnight Johnny has a special show every year to celebrate his birthday. This year he's repeating an interview with Claudette Robinson. There's a thread about it in the Motown Forum.Quote:
Originally Posted by moe
October 28th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :
Telma Hopkins :
singer and actress.
Julia Roberts :
film and television actress, and producer.
Bill Gates :
business magnate, philanthropist, investor, computer programmer and inventor.
Matt Smith :
English actor and director.
Caitlyn Jenner :
television personality and retired athletic champion.
Cleo Laine :
English jazz and pop singer, and actress.
Joaquin Phoenix :
actor, producer, video director, musician and activist.
Annie Potts :
stage, television and film actress.
Charlie Daniels :
musician, singer and songwriter.
Remembering : those also born on this date, but who have since passed away :
David Van De Pitte [[1941-2009) :
music arranger and bass player.
Elsa Lanchester : [[1902-1986) :
English stage, television and film actress.
Jonas Salk [[1914-1995) :
medical researcher and virologist.
Happy Birthday : to everyone celebrating Birthdays on October 28th :)
You two[worry]too much,relax and sip some of this mysterious tea that madame teapot has sent over by special homing buzzard just for you!!
Thank you, Arr&bee. We'll boil some water, add the tea and let it infuse for a few minutes, before we try it out on the house plants.
Ohh, our poor house plants!
Yes Moe, especially as they're plastic......
UMM,I WOULD HOLD OFF ON POURING THAT TEA OVER PLANTS,PLASTIC OR REAL,YOU SEE NOBODY IN THE WORLD HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S IN THOSE TEA BAGS...[scientist are stumped]...[science scientist-social scientist-religious scientist-mad scientist-food scientist]NONE HAVE COME CLOSE TO HAVING A GLUE,THEY POURED SOME TEA ONTO A TINY PLANT,AND TWO HOURS LATER THAT PLANT WAS A THOUSAND FOOT TALL REDWOOD WITH FLAMING BRANCHES,AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO KILL IT,SO BEWARE.
I think we're talking Evolution on fast forward, here.
October 29th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :
Randy Jackson :
Steven Randall Jackson; singer and musician, best known as a member of The Jacksons.
King Errisson :
musician, playing percussion, congas and tambourine. Session musician in Los Angeles for Motown.
Melba Moore :
Beatrice Melba Hill; singer, actress and entertainer.
Toby Smith :
Toby Grafftey-Smith; musician, best known as keyboardist and co-songwriter for Jamiroquai 1992-2002, latterly music producer and manager for The Hoosiers.
Winona Ryder:
Winona Laura Horowitz; television and film actress.
Tracee Ellis Ross :
actress, model, comedian, producer and television host.
Kate Jackson :
television and film actress, director and producer, best known for her role as Sabrina Duncan in TV series 'Charlie's Angels'.
Richard Dreyfuss :
stage, television and film actor.
Dan Castellaneta :
actor, voice actor, comedian and screenwriter.
Remembering : those who were also born on this date, but have since passed away :
Eugene 'Bird' Daughtry [[1939-1994) :
soul singer; best remembered as a member of The Intruders.
Fanny Brice [[1891-1951) :
illustrated song model, comedian, singer, stage and film actress.
Happy Birthday : to everyone celebrating Birthdays on October 29th :)
WGB....
Eddie Holland's birthday is on October 29th
October 30th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :
Eddie Holland :
[[while almost all references state October 30th as the date of birth for Eddie Holland, October 29th has also been quoted)
Detroit born R&B/soul singer, songwriter and record producer.
Otis Williams :
Otis Miles, Jr., R&B/soul singer, best known as a co-founder and last surviving member of the original Temptations.
Grace Slick :
singer, songwriter, artist and former model. Best known as lead singer of The Great Society, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Starship.
Tom Browne :
jazz trumpeter, best known for work with Sonny Fortune. R&B chart hits with 'Funkin' For Jamaica [[N.Y.)' and 'Thighs High [[Grip Your Hips And Move)'.
Diego Maradona :
Diego Armando Maradona Franco; retired Argentine professional footballer.
Henry Winkler :
actor, director, comedian, producer and author. Best known for his role as Arthur Fonzarelli [['The Fonz' or 'Fonzie') in the 1970s TV sitcom, 'Happy Days'.
Harry Hamlin :
film and television actor, best known for roles as Perseus in 'Clash of the Titans' [[1981), and as Michael Kuzak in the legal drama series 'L.A.Law'.
Remembering : those also born on this date, but who have since passed away :
Clifford Brown [[1930-1956) :
Clifford 'Brownie' Brown; jazz trumpeter. Worked with Art Blakey, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, Sonny Rollins, Lionel Hampton and Max Roach. Composer of 'Joy Spring' and 'Daahoud'.
John Adams [[1735-1826) :
lawyer,author, statesman and diplomat. Served as the second President of the United States [[1797-1801), the first Vice-President [[1789-1797) and was one of the Founding Fathers.
Ezra Pound [[1885-1972) :
poet and critic, who was a major figure in the early modernist movement. Best known works include 'Ripostes' [[1912), 'Hugh Selwyn Mauberley' [[1920) and the unfinished 'The Cantos' [[1917-1969).
Happy Birthday : to everyone celebrating Birthdays on October 30th :)
October 31st : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :
Christophe, the partner of our very own SDF member, theboyfromxtown.
Happy Birthday, Christophe! Hope you both very much enjoy the day, and make plenty of time for 'cafe et croissants, alors que vous etes ensemble en France' !
Dooley Silverspoon :
disco soul singer; originally known as 'Little Dooley', best remembered recordings include [['It's Got To Be) Now Or Never', 'Bump Me Baby' 'Let Me Be The No. 1 [[Love In Your Life)', a #44 UK hit.
Vanilla Ice :
Robert Matthew Van Winkle; rapper, actor and television host.
Smokie Norful :
Willie Ray Norful Jr., gospel singer and pianist.
Dan Rather :
journalist and the former news anchor for CBS Evening News. Currently managing editor and anchor of TV news programme, 'Dan Rather Reports'.
Remembering : those also born on this date, but who have since passed away :
Bernard Edwards [[1952-1996) :
bass player, singer, songwriter and record producer, both on his own projects, and with Chic.
Illinois Jacquet [[1922-2004 ) :
Jean-Baptiste lllinois Jacquet; jazz tenor saxophonist. Best known for sax solo on 'Flying Home' [[Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra, 1942), widely regarded as the first R&B saxophone solo. Also played alto saxophone and bassoon.
John Candy [[1950-1994 ) :
Canadian-born television and film actor and comedian. Notable film appearances include 'Spaceballs', 'Only The Lonely', 'JFK' and 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles'.
Michael Landon [[1936-1991) :
Eugene Maurice Orowitz; television and film actor, writer, director and producer. Best remembered for roles as Little Joe Cartwright in 'Bonanza' [[1959-1973), Charles Ingalls in 'Little House On The Prairie' [[1974-1983) and Jonathan Swift in 'Stairway to Heaven',[[1984-1989).
Dale Evans [[1912-2001) :
At birth, named Lucille Wood Smith, then renamed Frances Octavia Smith. Writer, film star and singer-songwriter. Wife of Roy Rogers, and starred with him in 'San Fernando Valley' [[1944), 'Don't Fence Me In' [[1945), 'Along The Navajo Trail' [[1945) and 'The Golden Stallion' [[1949).
Christopher Columbus [[1451-1506) :
Cristoforo Colombo; Italian explorer, navigator, coloniser and citizen of the Republic of Genoa. Completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, initiating Spanish colonisation of the New World.
Happy Birthday : to everyone celebrating Birthdays on October 31st :)
Trick or Treat!!;)
Since it's you, Moe - Treat!
Keep a close eye on the window by your front door - and that door must be kept firmly locked and bolted.
Arr&bee knows some very dubious characters.
Birds of a feather, etc.
You know just what I'm talking about....:rolleyes:
Ohhhhhh yes westgrand!!!
No masks or horror make-up needed there.....
November 1st : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :
Andre Williams :
Zephire Andre Williams; R&B musician, singer and songwriter. Moved from Alabama to Detroit in his teen years. Became lead singer with The 5 Dollars, of Fortune Records. Often billed as 'Andre Williams and the Don Juans', or 'Andre 'Mr Rhythm' Williams and his New Group'. Notable solo recordings were 'Bacon Fat'[[ R&B chart # 9), 'Jail Bait' and 'Cadillac Jack' [[R&B chart # 46).
Carmen Lundy :
jazz singer, composer, arranger, songwriter, actress and painter.
Phil Terry :
soul singer; co-founding member of The Intruders.
Ronald Bell :
also known as Khalis Bayyan; saxophonist, composer, songwriter, arranger, producer and singer. Co-founding member of Kool & The Gang, with brother Robert 'Kool' Bell [[Muhammad Bayyan)
David Foster :
Canadian musician, record producer, composer, songwriter and arranger.
LaTavia Roberson :
R&B/soul singer, songwriter and actress. Founding member of Destiny's Child.
Anthony Kiedis :
singer-songwriter and musician. Best known as lead vocalist and co-songwriter with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Rick Allen :
English drummer; known as 'The Thunder God'. Best known as a member of Def Leppard.
Toni Collette :
Australian stage, television and film actress, and musician. Lead singer of Toni Collette & The Finish.
Belita Moreno :
Aurabela 'Belita' Moreno; stage, television and film actress. Best known as Benita 'Benny' Lopez on ABC sitcom 'George Lopez', and as Edwina Twinkacetti/Lydia Markham on 'Perfect Strangers'.
Lyle Lovett :
country singer-songwriter and actor.
Gary Player :
South African professional golfer, golf course architect, and author.
Bill Anderson :
country music singer, songwriter and television personality.
Brian Courtney Wilson :
gospel and contemporary Christian music singer
Remembering : those also born on this date, but who have since passed away :
Marcia Wallace [[1942-2013 ) :
stage, film and television actress, voice artist, comedian and game show panellist. Best known for her roles as Carol Kester on 1970s sitcom 'The Bob Newhart Show', and the voice of Edna Krabappel on 'The Simpsons' [[Emmy Award, 1992).
Alfred Wegener [[1880-1930) :
German polar researcher, geophysicist and meteorologist. Originator of the theory of Continental Drift.
Hannah Hoch [[1889-1978) :
German Dada artist. Best known for her work of the Weimar period, when she was one of the originators of photomontage.
Happy Birthday : to everyone celebrating Birthdays on November 1st :)
November 2nd : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :
Maxine Nightingale :
British R&B and soul singer. Best known for 'Right Back Where We Started From', 'Love Hit Me' and 'Lead Me On'.
J. D. Souther :
John David Souther; musician, singer-songwriter and actor.
Nelly :
Cornell Iral Haynes Jr; rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, investor and occasional actor.
David Schwimmer :
stage, television and film actor, producer, director and comedian.
Stefanie Powers :
Stefanie Zofya Paul; stage, television and film actress. Best known for her role as Jennifer Hart in 1980s television series 'Hart To Hart'.
Remembering : those who were also born on this date, but who have since passed away :
Earl 'Speedoo' Carroll [[1937-2012) :
singer, originally lead vocalist of The Carnations, which then became The Cadillacs. Notable recordings include 'Speedoo', 'Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer', 'Peek-A-Boo' and 'What You Bet'.
Burt Lancaster [[1913-1994) :
Burton Steven Lancaster; stage, television and film actor, director, and producer. Began career as a circus performer. Academy Award winner for Best Actor, 'Elmer Gantry', 1960.
Warren G. Harding [[1865-1923) :
Warren Gamaliel Harding; newspaper editor, and 29th President of the United States.
Daniel Boone [[1734-1820) :
pioneer, explorer, woodsman, and frontiersman. Most famous for his exploration and settlement of Kentucky, land which was previously part of Virginia.
Marie Antoinette [[1755-1793) :
Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna; born an Archduchess of Austria. Dauphine of France, [[1770-1774) and Queen of France and Navarre, 1774-1792, as wife of King Louis XVI.
James K. Polk [[1795-1849) :
James Knox Polk; lawyer and planter. 11th President of the United States, 1845-1849.
Happy Birthday : to everyone celebrating Birthdays on November 2nd :)
Sad news....big duufuss went treat or treating and discovered that the state had moved to another continent!!!
Sad to suddenly find oneself incontinent....:[[
November 3rd : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :
Mable John :
blues singer. The first female singer signed to Berry Gordy's Tamla label. Notable Tamla recordings include 'Who Wouldn't Love A Man Like That?', '[[I Guess There's) No Love' and 'Actions Speak Louder Than Words'. Worked with Ray Charles as a member of The Raelettes. Also signed to Stax Records. Notable recordings include 'Your Good Thing Is About To End' [[R&B chart # 6).
Lulu :
Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie; Scottish singer, actress and television personality. Notable recordings include her cover of the Isley Brothers' 'Shout', Boom-Bang-A-Bang', 'The Man With The Golden Gun' and 'To Sir With Love'.
Brian Poole :
singer, guitarist and performer. Lead vocalist of Brian Poole & The Tremeloes, 1957-1967. Notable recordings include covers of the Isley Brothers' 'Twist And Shout' and The Contours' 'Do You Love Me', also 'Candy Man' and 'Someone, Someone'.
Dolph Lundgren :
Hans Lundgren; Swedish actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, martial artist and chemical engineer. Appeared in 'A View To A Kill', 'Rocky IV', 'Masters Of The Universe', 'Universal Soldier' and 'The Expendables'.
Roseanne Barr :
actress, comedian, writer, television producer and director. Emmy and Golden Globe awards for sitcom 'Roseanne', 1988-1997.
Anna Wintour :
English editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine since 1988. Currently artistic director for Conde Nast, publisher of Vogue.
Adam Ant :
Stuart Leslie Goddard; English musician and actor, best known as lead singer of Adam & The Ants, also as a solo artist. Notable recordings include 'Stand And Deliver', 'Prince Charming' and 'Goody Two Shoes'.
Jim Cummings :
voice actor and singer. The current voice of Winnie The Pooh, also Tigger; and other work includes 'The Lion King', 'Aladdin', 'Antz', 'Shrek' and 'The Princess and The Frog'.
Lois Smith :
Lois Arlene Humbert; stage, television and film actress. Tony award nominations for 'The Grapes Of Wrath' and 'Buried Child'. Television work includes 'Desperate Housewives'. Film work includes 'East Of Eden', 'Fatal Attraction, 'Fried Green Tomatoes' and 'Dead Man Walking'.
Remembering : those also born on this date, but who have since passed away :
Joe Turner [[1907-1990) :
jazz pianist. Known for stride piano style, associated with Harlem, New York City. Played with Louis Armstrong and Benny Carter. Lived and performed in Paris from 1962 until the end of his life.
Billy Mitchell [[1926-2001) :
jazz tenor saxophonist. Moved from Kansas with his family to Detroit at an early age. Associated with fellow Detroit musician, trumpeter Thad Jones. Played with Woody Herman, Milt Jackson, Dizzy Gillespie and Count Basie. Served for a time as musical director for Stevie Wonder.
Charles Bronson [[1921-2003) :
Charles Dennis Buchinsky; film and television actor. Notable performances in 'The Magnificent Seven', 'The Dirty Dozen', 'The Great Escape' and the 'Death Wish' series.
Stephen Austin [[1793-1836) :
Virginian born, and Missouri raised empresario; known as the Father of Texas. Led the second and ultimate successful colonisation of Texas with the introduction of 300 families. The Republic of Texas was created by a new constitution on March 2nd, 1836. Both Austin, capital of Texas, and Austin County are named in his honour.
Happy Birthday : to everyone celebrating Birthdays on November 3rd :)
Geez westgrand, maybe he needs some Depends.
Quickly responding to a bad situation would be beneficial, too, Moe.
November 4th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :
Scherrie Payne :
Detroit born R&B/soul singer; member of The Glass House, but best known as co-lead singer of The Supremes, 1973-1977. Currently performs with Former Ladies of The Supremes, in addition to a solo career, which includes collaborations with other established performers.
Jeff Lorber :
keyboardist, composer and record producer. Member of Jeff Lorber Fusion, and also solo career. Grammy Award nominations for 'He Had A Hat', 'Flipside', and 'Hacienda' albums. Other notable recordings include 'Step By Step' [[R&B # 31) and 'Facts Of Love' [[featuring Karyn White), Billboard #27, R&B # 17.
Harry Elston :
R&B/soul singer; co-founder of The Friends Of Distinction. Notable recordings include 'Grazing In The Grass', 'Love Or Let Me Be Lonely' and 'Going In Circles'.
Najee :
Jerome Najee Rasheed; jazz and smooth jazz saxophonist and flautist. Grammy Award nomination for 'Najee's Theme' album.
P. Diddy :
Sean John Combs; rapper, record producer, actor and entrepreneur. Grammy Award winner for 'I'll Be Seeing You', 'No Way Out' album, and 'Shake Ya Tailfeather'.
Loretta Swit :
stage, television and film actress; best remembered for twice Emmy Award winning role of Major Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan, in M*A*S*H.
Doris Roberts :
Doris May Green; stage, film and television actress. Best known for her four Emmy Award winning role as Marie Barone on sitcom 'Everybody Loves Raymond', 1996-2005. Also, Emmy Award winning role on 'St Elsewhere'.
Remembering : those also born on this date, but who have since passed away :
Will Rogers [[1879-1935) :
William Penn Adair Rogers; cowboy, vaudeville performer, humorist, newspaper columnist, social commentator, also stage, silent and sound film actor.
Walter Cronkite [[1916-2009) :
broadcast journalist; best known as anchorman for CBS Evening News, 1962-1981. Reports during career included World War II bombings, The Nuremberg Trials, combat in the Vietnam War, the US space programme, Watergate, the Iran Hostage Crisis, and the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and John Lennon.
Happy Birthday : to everyone celebrating Birthdays on November 4th :)
Hehehe,no see way back as a kid,duufuss went treat or treating but it was christmas and folks in da hood were not happy to see all thier stuff[including the tree]gone,so they made a deal to get out on holloween.
November 5th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :
Charles Bradley :
funk, soul, R&B singer.Subject of the documentary 'Soul Of America', 2012.
Felton Pilate :
singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Best known as a member of Con Funk Shun, and as a collaborator with M C Hammer.
Art Garfunkel :
singer, poet and actor. Best known as one half of duo Simon & Garfunkel, and also for solo career.
Bryan Adams :
Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, social activist and photographer.
Tilda Swinton :
English actress, performance artist, model and fashion icon.
Tatum O'Neal :
actress and author.
Peter Noone :
English singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and actor.
Remembering : those also born on this date, but who have since passed away :
Ike Turner [[1931-2007) :
musician, bandleader, songwriter, arranger, talent scout and record producer.
Loleatta Holloway [[1946-2011) :
soul, disco and gospel singer.
Larry Brown [[1944-2008) :
R&B and soul singer.
Vivien Leigh [[1913-1967) :
English stage and film actress.
Roy Rogers [[1911-1998) :
singer and cowboy actor.
Natalie Schafer [[1900-1991) :
stage, television and film actress.
Washington Allston [[1779-1843) :
painter and poet.
Happy Birthday : to everyone celebrating Birthdays on November 5th :)
November 6th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :
Our very own SDF member : motownjohnny.
Happy Birthday, motownjohnny. Hope you enjoy your day!
Eloise Laws :
Lavern Eloise Laws, R&B and jazz singer.
Arturo Sandoval :
Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer.
Lani Hall :
singer, lyricist and author.
Glenn Frey :
Detroit born musician, singer, songwriter, producer and actor. Best known as a founding member of The Eagles.
Corey Glover :
singer, guitarist and actor. Best known as lead singer with Living Colour, and has also toured as vocalist with Galactic.
Sally Field :
film and television actress.
Ethan Hawke :
stage and film actor.
Thandie Newton :
Thandiwe Newton; English film actress.
Maria Shriver :
journalist, activist, author and former First Lady of California, as then wife of California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2003-2011.
Remembering : those also born on this date, but who have since passed away :
James Naismith [[1861-1931) :
Canadian physical educator, physician, chaplain, sports coach and innovator. Invented the sport of basketball in 1891.
Mike Nichols [[1931-2014) :
Mikhail Igor Peschkowsky; German-born film and theatre director, producer, actor and comedian.
John Philip Sousa [[1854-1932) :
composer and conductor of the late Romantic era, best known for American military and patriotic marches.
Happy Birthday : to everyone celebrating Birthdays on November 6th :)
November 7th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :
Joni Mitchell :
Roberta Joan Mitchell; Canadian singer-songwriter and painter. Grammy Award winner for 'Clouds' album, 'Down To You','Turbulent Indigo' album, 'Both Sides, Now' album, 'River : The Joni Letters' album, and 'One Week Last Summer'. Also Academy Lifetime Achievement Award winner, 2002.
Johnny Rivers :
John Henry Ramistella; rock 'n' roll singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer.
Jellybean Benitez :
John Benitez; drummer, guitarist, songwriter, DJ, remixer and music producer.
Billy Graham :
Christian evangelist.
Remembering : those who were also born on this date, but who have since passed away :
Dee Clark [[1938-1990) :
Delectus Clark; R&B and soul singer. Formerly a member of The Hambone Kids [[Okeh Records); also a member of The Goldentones, subsequently named the Kool Gents, and who later recorded and released 'The Convention' for Vee-Jay billed as 'The Delegates'. Notable solo recordings include 'Nobody But You' [[1958), 'Just Keep It Up' [[1959), 'Hey Little Girl' [[1959),'How About That' [[1959), 'Raindrops' [[1961) and 'Ride A Wild Horse' [[UK # 16, in 1975).
Leon Trotsky [[1879-1940) :
Lev Davidovich Bronshtein; Marxist revolutionary and theorist, Soviet politician, and founding leader of the Red Army.
Madame Curie [[1867-1934) :
Maria Salomea Sklodowska ; Polish and naturalised-French physicist and chemist, who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity.
Happy Birthday : to everyone celebrating Birthdays on November 7th :)
WGB. French media has just mentioned Alain Delon's 80th birthday is today. He's trying to catch up with Brigitte!
Alain D. gets a mention here, too....when I find the time to do it.... LOL
November 8th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :
Gerald Alston :
R&B singer; best known for being lead singer with The Manhattans, 1970-1988 [[also from 1995 to present date), and also for his solo career, 1988-1995. Notable solo recordings include 'Take Me Where You Want To', 'Slow Motion' and 'Getting Back Into Love'.
Leif Garrett :
Leif Per Nervik; singer, actor and television personality. Notable film and TV work includes 'Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice', the 'Walking Tall' movies, 'Family', 'The Odd Couple' and 'Three For The Road'. Notable recordings include 'Surfin' USA'. 'Runaround Sue', and 'I Was Made For Dancin'.
Jeanette McGruder :
Detroit born singer, musician, comedienne, sketch actress and writer. Played violin with Earl Klugh in group Electrifying Strings. Occasional session work for Motown, at United Sound Studios. As singer, performed with P-Funk, Parliament, Funkadelic, and the Brides Of Funkenstein, as one of the 'Bridesmaids', with Lynn Mabry, Dawn Silva and Sheila Horne. Later became lyricist and lead singer with Cherubim. Appeared on Canadian show 'Thick and Thin', billed as Satori Shakoor.
Bonnie Raitt :
blues singer, songwriter and slide guitar player. Winner of ten Grammy Awards. Notable recordings include 'Nick Of Time', 'I'm In The Mood', 'Something To Talk About', 'Luck Of The Draw', 'Good Man, Good Woman', 'Longing In Their Hearts' album, 'SRV Shuffle' and 'Slipstream' album.
Alain Delon :
French film actor and businessman. Notable work includes 'Rocco And His Brothers' [[1960), 'Purple Noon' [[1960), 'L'Eclisse' [[1962), 'The Leopard' [[1962). 'Lost Command' [[1966) and 'Le Samourai' [[1967).
Remembering : those also born on this date, but who have since passed away :
Minnie Riperton [[1947-1979) :
R&B and jazz singer and songwriter. Sang with The Gems [[also known as The Girls Three, and The Starlets) and Studio Three. Two solo releases billed as Andrea Davis. Joined Rotary Connection. Notable albums include 'Perfect Angel' and 'Adventures in Paradise'. Best known for 'Lovin' You', written by Stevie Wonder, US Billboard #1.
Esther Rolle [[1920-1998) :
stage, television and film actress; best known for role of Florida Evans on CBS sitcom 'Maude' [[1972-1974) and Golden Globe nominated for Best Actress, 'Good Times' [[1974-1977; 1978-1979). Other notable work includes 'Summer Of My German Soldier' [[Emmy Award winner). 'To Kill A Mockingbird', 'Driving Miss Daisy', 'Rosewood' and 'I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings'.
Patti Page [[1927-2013) :
Clara Ann Fowler; traditional pop and country singer. Notable recordings include 'All My Love [[Bolero)', 'Tennessee Waltz', 'I Went To Your Wedding',' You Belong To Me', '[[How Much Is That) Doggie In The Window', 'Changing Partners', 'Cross Over The Bridge', 'Allegheny Moon', 'Old Cape Cod' and 'Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte'.
Steven 'DJ Froggy' Howlett [[1949-2008) :
English disc jockey who worked as beatmixer DJ on British club music scene in the 1970s and 1980s, specialising in disco, soul and jazz-funk music. Worked alongside other DJs who became known as 'The Soul Mafia'. Worked for BBC Radio 1, and also London's Capital Radio, presenting 'The Best Disco In Town'.
Margaret Mitchell [[1900-1949) :
author and journalist; best known for 'Gone With The Wind', 1936, the only book published in her lifetime. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 1937, and adapted for film in 1939.
Happy Birthday : to everyone celebrating Birthdays on November 8th.:)
November 9th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :
Sandra 'Pepa' Denton :
Jamaican born hip hop artist/rapper, best known for her work with Salt-N-Pepa. Notable recordings include 'Push It', 'Let's Talk About Sex', 'Shoop', and 'Whatta Man' [[with En Vogue).
Sisqo :
Mark Althavean Andrews; R&B singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer and actor. Lead singer of Dru Hill, also solo career. Notable solo recordings include 'Thong Song' and 'Incomplete'.
Delta Goldrem :
Australian singer-songwriter and actress. Remembered for her role as Nina Tucker in 'Neighbours'. Nine Australian # 1 hits, and three # 1 albums.
Lou Ferrigno :
actor, fitness trainer, fitness consultant and retired professional bodybuilder. Winner of IFBB Mr America title, and two consecutive IFBB Mr Universe titles. Appeared in the bodybuilding documentary 'Pumping Iron'. Best known for his title role in CBS series, 'The Incredible Hulk'.
Hodgy Beats :
Gerard Damien Long; rapper and record producer. Member of hip hop collective OFWGKTA; former duo MellowHype with Left Brain, and MellowHigh with Domo Genesis.
Scarface :
Brad Terrence Jordan; rapper, music producer and author. Former member of The Geto Boys. Notable albums include 'The Diary', 'The Untouchable', 'My Homies' and 'The Fix'.
Donnie McClurkin :
gospel and Contemporary Christian Music singer and minister. Grammy Awards for 'Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs' and 'Again' albums. Other notable recordings include 'Stand' and Grammy Award winning 'Wait On The Lord'.
Karen Dotrice :
British former child actress. Best known for television and film roles in 'The Three Lives Of Thomasina', 'Mary Poppins', 'Bellamira', 'Upstairs, Downstairs', and 'The Thirty Nine Steps'.
Roger McGough :
English poet, performance poet, broadcaster, children's author and playwright. Presenter of BBC Radio 4 programme 'Poetry Please', in addition to presenting his own work. Member of The Scaffold in the 1960s [[best known recordings include 'Thank U Very Much', 'Lily The Pink' and 'Liverpool Lou'), also member of Grimms. Contributed to 'The Mersey Sound' anthology by Liverpool poets.
Remembering : those who were also born on this date, but who have since passed away :
David Ebo [[1950-1993) :
R&B and soul singer, lead singer with Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, following the departure of Teddy Pendergrass.
Dorothy Dandridge [[1922-1965) :
stage and film actress, singer and dancer.
Hedy Lamarr [[1913-2000) :
Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler; Austrian-Hungarian born film actress and inventor. Naturalised American citizen from 1953.
Mary Travers [[1936-2009) :
folk and pop singer-songwriter. Best known as a member of Peter, Paul and Mary.
Ed Wynn [[1886-1966) :
Isaiah Edwin Leopold; comedian, and stage, radio, television and film actor.
Tommy Dorsey [[1905-1956) :
jazz trombonist, trumpeter, composer and bandleader of the Big Band era.
Benjamin Banneker [[1731-1806) :
almanac author, surveyor, naturalist and farmer.
Happy Birthday : to everyone celebrating Birthdays on November 9th.:)
Hey west,thanks for mentioning[benjamin banneker]who assisted l'fant in laying out the city of washington,d.c. .....oh and let me quiet an american myth if i may-when approached by city planners about the layout mr.banneker did not remember off the top of his head[myth]he had the plans in his home.