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

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January 7th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Danny Williams (1942-2005; traditional pop singer; UK #1 with 'Moon River', late 1961) -

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January 8th:

Happy Birthday to:

Little Anthony (Jerome Anthony Gourdine; R&B and soul singer; The Imperials) -

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January 8th:

Happy Birthday to:

Wyanetta 'Juanita' Cowart Motley (rock and roll and R&B singer; The Marvelettes) -

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January 8th:

Happy Birthday to:

R. Kelly (Robert Sylvester Kelly; R&B, soul, gospel and hip hop singer, songwriter and producer) -

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January 8th:

Happy Birthday to:

Shirley Bassey (Shirley Veronica Bassey; pop standards, show tunes and torch singer) -

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January 8th:

Happy Birthday to:

Helen Baylor (Helen LaRue Lowe; Christian, gospel, R&B and soul singer-songwriter) -

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January 8th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Marcus Hutson (1943-2000; boogie, soul and funk singer; founding member of The Whispers) -

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January 8th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Soupy Sales (Milton Supman; 1926-2009; comedian, actor, radio/television personality and jazz aficionado;

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January 9th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Barbara Carr (Barbara Jean Crosby; blues and soul-blues singer) -

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January 9th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Haddaway (Nestor Alexander Haddaway; eurodance and electronica singer, songwriter and musician) -

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January 9th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Roy Head (1941-2020; blue-eyed soul, country and R&B singer, songwriter and guitarist) -

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January 9th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Kenneth 'Wally' Kelly (Kenneth Bernard Kelly; 1941-2015; R&B and soul singer; founding member of The Manhattans) -

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January 9th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Al Downing (Big Al Downing; 1940-2005; multi-genre singer, songwriter and pianist) -

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January 9th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Kenny Clarke (Kenneth Clarke Spearman; 'Klook'; 1914-1985; jazz drummer and bandleader) -

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January 9th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Louie Patton (Louis Sanford Patton, Sr; 1949-2020; disco and jazz-funk singer and co-founder of Side Effect) -

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January 9th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Buddy Banks (Edward Lee Banks; 1963-2020; R&B singer and keyboardist; The Rude Boys) -

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January 10th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Cyril Neville (Cyril Garrett Neville; R&B, soul and funk percussionist and vocalist; The Meters; The Neville Brothers Band) -

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January 10th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Luci Martin (disco, funk and R&B singer; Chic) -

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January 10th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Chris 'Daddy Mac' Smith (Christopher H. E. Smith; hip hop rapper, artist, entrepreneur, singer, songwriter and guitarist; Kris Kross) -

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January 10th:

Remembering, on her Birthday:

Fayette Pinkney (Fayette Regina Pinkney; 1948-2009; pop and soul singer; The Three Degrees) -

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January 10th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Jerry Wexler (Gerald Wexler; 1917-2008; music journalist and record producer) -

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January 10th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Max Roach (Maxwell Lemuel Roach; 1924-2007; jazz and bebop drummer and composer) -

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January 10th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Lyle Ritz (Lyle Joseph Ritz; 1930-2017; jazz, blues, rock and Hawaiian musician; ukelele, double and electric bass player; The Wrecking Crew) -

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January 10th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Ronnie Hawkins (Ronald Hawkins; rockabilly, rock and R&B musician, singer and songwriter)

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January 11th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Mary J. Blige (Mary Jane Blige; R&B and hip hop singer, songwriter, actress and philanthropist) -

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January 11th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Chuck Barksdale (Charles Barksdale; 1935-2019; R&B, doo-wop and soul singer; co-founder and bass singer with The Dells) -

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January 11th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Clarence Clemons (Clarence Anicholas Clemons, Jr; 'The Big Man'; 1942-2011; rock and R&B saxophonist, musician and actor) -

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January 11th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Don Cherry (Donald Eugene Cherry; 1936-1995; free jazz and world fusion trumpeter and cornet player) -

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January 11th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Slim Harpo (James Isaac Moore; 1924-1970; blues musician; harmonica, guitar and vocalist)

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January 12th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Phil Perry (Philip Eugene Perry; R&B, soul and jazz singer, songwriter, musician, producer and arranger; former member of The Montclairs) -

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January 12th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

George Duke (George M. Duke; 1946-2013; jazz fusion, R&B and rock keyboardist, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer) -

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January 12th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Abrim Tilmon (Abrim Tilmon, Jr; 1945-1982; R&B and soul singer; The Detroit Emeralds) -

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January 12th:

Remembering, on her Birthday:

Cynthia Robinson (1944-2015; funk, soul and R&B trumpeter and vocalist; founding member of Sly & The Family Stone; also worked with Graham Central Station, George Clinton and Prince) -

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January 12th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Roland Alphonso (1931-1998; 'The Chief Musician'; ska, rock steady and reggae tenor saxophonist; The Skatalites) -

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January 12th:

Remembering, on her Birthday:

Ruth Brown (Ruth Alston Brown, formerly Weston; 1928-2006; R&B, soul and jazz singer, songwriter and actress) -

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January 13th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Fred White (Fred E. White; formerly Frederick Eugene Adams; R&B, funk, disco, soul and classic rock drummer; Earth, Wind & Fire) -

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January 13th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

C.P. Spencer (Crathman Plato Spencer; 1938-2004; R&B and soul singer, songwriter, musician and producer; The Spinners; The Voice Masters; The Originals) -

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January 13th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Bobby Lester (1930-1980; R&B singer; The Moonglows) -

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January 13th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Joe Pass (Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalaqua; 1929-1994; jazz guitarist) -

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January 14th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Clarence Carter (Clarence George Carter; blues and soul singer, songwriter, musician and record producer) -

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January 14th:

Happy Birthday, to:

LL Cool J (James Todd Smith; 'Ladies Love Cool James'; hip hop rapper, record producer, actor, author and entrepreneur) -

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January 14th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Hubert Johnson (1941-1981; R&B singer; original member of The Contours) -

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January 14th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Grady Tate (Grady Bernard Tate; 1932-2017; jazz and soul-jazz drummer and baritone vocalist) -

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January 14th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Allen Toussaint (1938-2015; R&B, soul, funk, blues and jazz musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer) -

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January 14th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Lamar Williams (1949-1983; rock bass guitarist; The Allman Brothers Band; Sea Level) -

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January 15th:

Remembering, on her Birthday:

Joan Marie Johnson (1944-2016; R&B and pop singer; The Dixie Cups) -

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January 15th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Young Dro (D'Juan Montrel Hart; hip hop rapper, singer and songwriter) -

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January 15th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Dave Hamilton (David Lewis Hamilton; 1920-1994; R&B, jazz and funk guitarist and vibraphone player, also songwriter; worked with Funk Brothers on early Motown sessions; before becoming record producer and record label owner) -

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January 15th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Fonce Mizell (Alphonso Mizell; 1943-2011; R&B, jazz, funk, pop and disco record producer, musician and songwriter) -

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January 15th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Sonny Bivins (Edward Jesse Bivins, Jr; 1936-2014; R&B and soul singer-songwriter; founding member of The Manhattans) -