February 16th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Otis Blackwell [[aka John Davenport; 1931-2002; blues, rock and roll and R&B songwriter, singer and pianist) -
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February 16th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Otis Blackwell [[aka John Davenport; 1931-2002; blues, rock and roll and R&B songwriter, singer and pianist) -
February 17th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Mickey McGill [[R&B, doo-wop and soul singer; The Dells) -
February 17th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Orville 'Hoppy' Jones [[1905-1944; jazz, R&B, rock and roll and doo-wop singer and cellist; The Ink Spots) -
February 18th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Irma Thomas [[Irma Lee; R&B, soul, blues gospel and pop singer and songwriter) -
February 18th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Randy Crawford [[Veronica Crawford; jazz, R&B and disco singer) -
February 18th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Herman Santiago [[rock and roll and doo-wop singer; The Teenagers) -
February 18th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Bobby Taylor [[Robert Edward Taylor; 1934-2017; R&B and soul singer, songwriter and record producer) -
February 18th:
Remembering, on her Birthday:
Toni Morrison [[Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison; formerly Chloe Ardelia Wofford; 1931-2019; novelist, essayist, children's writer, book editor and college professor) -
February 19th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Smokey Robinson [[William Robinson, Jr; singer, songwriter, record producer and former record label executive; The Miracles) -
February 19th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Bobby Rogers [[Robert Edward Rogers; 1940-2013; R&B, soul and pop singer and musician; The Miracles) -
February 19th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Al Abrams [[1941-2015; journalist and author, National Promotion Director and Director of Public Relations for Motown Records; also PR for Invictus and Hot Wax, Stax-Volt)
February 20th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Lynda Laurence [[Lynda Tucker; R&B, pop and jazz singer; The Third Generation; The Supremes; The FLOS) -
February 20th:
Remembering, on her Birthday:
Nancy Wilson [[Nancy Sue Wilson; 1937-2018; R&B, soul, pop, jazz and blues singer, and actress) -
February 20th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Rihanna [[Robyn Rihanna Fenty; pop, reggae, R&B, hip hop and EDM singer, songwriter, actress and businesswoman) -
February 20th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Sidney Poitier [[retired actor, film director and ambassador) -
February 21st:
Remembering, on her Birthday:
Nina Simone [[Eunice Kathleen Waymon; 1933-2003; R&B, jazz, blues, folk, soul, classical and gospel singer, songwriter, musician, arranger and civil rights activist) -
February 21st:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Ranking Roger [[Roger Charlery; 1963-2019; 2-tone, ska and new wave musician and vocalist) -
February 22nd:
Happy Birthday, to:
Bobby Hendricks [[rock and roll and R&B singer; The Swallows; The Flyers; The Drifters) -
February 22nd:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Robert 'Big Sonny' Edwards [[1942-2016; R&B and soul singer; original member of The Intruders) -
February 22nd:
Remembering, on her Birthday:
Louise Lopez [[1933-2015; disco and soul singer; co-founder of Odyssey) -
February 23rd:
Happy Birthday, to:
Larry 'Squirrel' Demps [[R&B, pop and soul singer; The Dramatics) -
February 23rd:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Johnny Winter [[John Dawson Winter III; 1944-2014; blues, blues rock, and rock and roll singer and guitarist) -
February 23rd:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Patrick Francfort [[1957-2020; Euro disco singer and drummer; The Gibson Brothers) -
February 24th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Michel Legrand [[Michel Jean Legrand; 1932-2019; composer, arranger, conductor and jazz pianist) -
February 25th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Reggie Lucas [[Reginald Grant Lewis; 1953-2018; jazz, soul, disco, R&B and pop musician, songwriter and record producer) -
February 26th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Mitch Ryder [[William Sherill Levise, Jr; rock and roll, R&B and blue-eyed soul singer and musician; The Detroit Wheels) -
February 26th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Erykah Badu [[Erica Abi Wright; R&B, neo soul and hip hop singer-songwriter, record producer and actress) -
February 26th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Michael Bolton [[Michael Bolotin; pop rock, soft rock and blue-eyed soul singer, songwriter and musician) -
February 26th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Fats Domino [[Antoine Dominique Domino, Jr; 1928-2017; rock and roll, boogie-woogie and R&B pianist and singer-songwriter) -
February 27th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas [[Rozonda Ocielian Thomas; R&B, pop, hip hop soul and new jack swing singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, television personality and model; TLC) -
February 28th:
Remembering, on her Birthday:
Barbara Acklin [[Barbara Jean Acklin; 1943-1998; soul singer and songwriter) -
February 28th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Arthur 'T-Boy' Ross [[1949-1996; soul and R&B singer and songwriter) -
February 28th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Don Ciccone [[Donald Joseph Ciccone; 1946-2016; rock and pop singer, songwriter and musician; The Critters; The Four Seasons; The Shondells) -
March 1st:
Happy Birthday, to:
Harry Belafonte [[Harold George Bellanfanti, Jr; calypso, mento, pop and folk singer, songwriter, activist and actor) -
March 1st:
Happy Birthday, to:
Norman Connors [[jazz drummer, composer, arranger and producer) -
March 1st:
Happy Birthday, to:
Sammie [[Sammie Lee Bush, Jr; R&B, soul and hip hop singer and songwriter) -
March 1st:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Willie Mitchell [[William Lawrence Mitchell; 1928-2010; soul, R&B, rock and roll, pop and funk trumpeter, bandleader, record producer and arranger) -
March 1st:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Oliver Sain, Jr; [[1932-2003; R&B, blues, disco and jazz saxophonist, songwriter, bandleader, drummer and record producer) -
March 2nd:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Lawrence Payton [[Lawrence Albert Payton; 1938-1997; soul, R&B and pop singer, songwriter, vocal arranger, musician and record producer; Four Tops) -
March 2nd:
Happy Birthday, to:
Bobby Eli [[Eli Tatarsky; soul, R&B, funk, disco and jazz musician, arranger, composer and record producer; founder member and lead guitarist of MSFB) -