Make This A Birthday To Remember.......

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February 12th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Omar Hakim (jazz, jazz fusion, pop, funk and rock drummer, producer, arranger and composer) -

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February 13th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Tennessee Ernie Ford (Ernest Jennings Ford; 1919-1991; country and western, pop and gospel singer, musician and television host) -

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February 13th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

King Floyd (King Floyd III; 1945-2006; soul singer and songwriter) -

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February 13th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Boudleaux Bryant (Diadorius Boudleaux Bryant; 1920-1987; country music and pop songwriter) -

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February 13th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Wardell Gray (1921-1955; jazz, swing and bebop tenor saxophonist) -

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February 14th:

Remembering, on her Birthday:

Hattie Littles (1937-2000; gospel, blues and soul singer) -

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February 14th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Maceo Parker (funk and soul jazz saxophonist, musician and bandleader; James Brown; Parliament-Funkadelic) -

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February 14th:

Happy Birthday, to:

D'wayne Wiggins (soul/R&B musician, blues guitarist, producer and composer; founding member of Tony! Toni! Tone!) -

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February 14th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Jeru The Damaja (Kendrick Jeru Davis; hip hop rapper and record producer) -

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February 14th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Murray The K (Murray Kaufman; 1922-1982; rock and roll impresario and DJ) -

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February 14th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Gregory Hines (Gregory Oliver Hines; 1946-2003; dancer, actor, choreographer and singer;

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February 14th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Merl Saunders (1934-2008; pianist and keyboardist) -

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February 15th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Brian Holland (R&B, funk and soul songwriter, record producer, arranger and singer; Holland-Dozier-Holland) -

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February 15th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Alvin Cash (Alvin Welch; 1939-1999; pop singer and actor) -

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February 15th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

David Brown (1947-2000; alternative rock, rock and jazz fusion bass player and songwriter; Santana) -

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February 16th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

James Ingram (James Edward Ingram; 1952-2019; R&B, pop and soul singer, songwriter, record producer and instrumentalist) -

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February 16th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Leon Ware (1940-2017; R&B, soul, disco, funk and jazz singer, songwriter, musician and producer) -

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February 16th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Marvin Sease (Marvin Monnie Sease; 1946-2011; gospel, blues and soul singer and songwriter) -

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February 16th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Lennie Williams (Leonard Charles Williams; soul, R&B and jazz singer-songwriter and musician; Tower Of Power) -

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February 16th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Ice-T (Tracy Lauren Marrow; hip hop and heavy metal rapper, actor, songwriter and producer)

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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) -

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February 17th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Mickey McGill (R&B, doo-wop and soul singer; The Dells) -

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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) -

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February 18th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Irma Thomas (Irma Lee; R&B, soul, blues gospel and pop singer and songwriter) -

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February 18th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Randy Crawford (Veronica Crawford; jazz, R&B and disco singer) -

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February 18th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Herman Santiago (rock and roll and doo-wop singer; The Teenagers) -

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February 18th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Bobby Taylor (Robert Edward Taylor; 1934-2017; R&B and soul singer, songwriter and record producer) -

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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) -

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February 19th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Smokey Robinson (William Robinson, Jr; singer, songwriter, record producer and former record label executive; The Miracles) -

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February 19th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Bobby Rogers (Robert Edward Rogers; 1940-2013; R&B, soul and pop singer and musician; The Miracles) -

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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)

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February 20th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Lynda Laurence (Lynda Tucker; R&B, pop and jazz singer; The Third Generation; The Supremes; The FLOS) -

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February 20th:

Remembering, on her Birthday:

Nancy Wilson (Nancy Sue Wilson; 1937-2018; R&B, soul, pop, jazz and blues singer, and actress) -

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February 20th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Rihanna (Robyn Rihanna Fenty; pop, reggae, R&B, hip hop and EDM singer, songwriter, actress and businesswoman) -

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February 20th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Sidney Poitier (retired actor, film director and ambassador) -

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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) -

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February 21st:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Ranking Roger (Roger Charlery; 1963-2019; 2-tone, ska and new wave musician and vocalist) -

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February 22nd:

Happy Birthday, to:

Bobby Hendricks (rock and roll and R&B singer; The Swallows; The Flyers; The Drifters) -

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February 22nd:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Robert 'Big Sonny' Edwards (1942-2016; R&B and soul singer; original member of The Intruders) -

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February 22nd:

Remembering, on her Birthday:

Louise Lopez (1933-2015; disco and soul singer; co-founder of Odyssey) -

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February 23rd:

Happy Birthday, to:

Larry 'Squirrel' Demps (R&B, pop and soul singer; The Dramatics) -

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February 23rd:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Johnny Winter (John Dawson Winter III; 1944-2014; blues, blues rock, and rock and roll singer and guitarist) -

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February 23rd:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Patrick Francfort (1957-2020; Euro disco singer and drummer; The Gibson Brothers) -

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February 24th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Michel Legrand (Michel Jean Legrand; 1932-2019; composer, arranger, conductor and jazz pianist) -

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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) -

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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) -

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February 26th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Erykah Badu (Erica Abi Wright; R&B, neo soul and hip hop singer-songwriter, record producer and actress) -

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February 26th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Michael Bolton (Michael Bolotin; pop rock, soft rock and blue-eyed soul singer, songwriter and musician) -

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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) -

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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) -