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

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April 8th:


Quote for the Day:

"A great song has to make you feel a certain way.

Songs can make you happy and sad, they can help you fall in love.

They have to do something. That's when you get a reaction.

There are some songs on the radio that just play, and you don't even know they're there. You hear others, and immediately turn it up.

There's something to that. It's got to capture your ears, because that's where it hits you first.

Then it's got to soothe your soul."

- Leon Huff; interview with SongwriterUniverse.



If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Leon Huff [[songwriter and record producer) -
Brenda Russell [[Brenda Gordon; pop, R&B and jazz singer, songwriter and keyboardist) -
Biz Markie [[Marcel Theo Hall; rapper, beatboxer, DJ, comedian, actor and singer) -

Julian Lennon [[John Charles Julian Lennon; pop rock musician and photographer) -

Izzy Stradlin [[Jeffrey Dean Isbell; rhythm guitarist, singer and songwriter; Guns N' Roses) -

Patricia Arquette [[actress) -
John Schneider [[actor and country music singer) -
Jack O'Halloran [[former boxer and actor) -

Stuart Pankin [[actor) -
Robin Wright [[actress and director) -
Katee Sackhoff [[Kathryn Ann Sackhoff; actress) -

Vivienne Westwood [[Vivienne Isabel Swire; fashion designer and businesswoman) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


Michael Bennett [[Michael Bennett DiFiglia; 1943-1987; musical theatre director, writer, choreographer and dancer) -
Jacques Brel [[1929-1978; singer, songwriter, actor and director) -
Fred Ebb [[1928-2004; musician theatre lyricist; Kander and Ebb) -

Kofi Annan [[1938-2018; diplomat; Secretary-General of the United Nations, 1997-2006) -

Hywel Bennett [[1944-2017; actor) -
John Gavin [[Juan Vincent Apablasa, Jr; 1931-2018; actor) -
Edward Mulhare [[1923-1997; actor) -
Carmen McRae [[1922-1994; jazz singer) -

Ilka Chase [[1905-1978; actress and novelist) -
Yip Harburg [[Edgar Yipsel Harburg; 1896-1981; popular song lyricist) -
Mary Pickford [[Gladys Louise Smith; 1892-1979; actress and producer) -
Walter Connolly [[1887-1940; actor) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 8th.

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April 9th:


Quote for the Day:

"As an artist, I come to sing; but as a citizen, I will always speak for peace, and no one can silence me in this."

- Paul Robeson.


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:

Tom Lehrer [[musician, singer-songwriter, satirist and mathematician) -
Steve Gadd [[jazz, rock, blues and R&B drummer, percussionist and session musician) -
Jazmine Sullivan [[R&B, pop, hip hop, soul and reggae singer-songwriter) -

Reuben Wilson [[jazz organist) -
Gerard Way [[singer, songwriter, musician and comic book writer) -
Jean-Paul Belmondo [[actor) -

Michael Learned [[actress) -
Dennis Quaid [[actor) -
Jesse McCartney [[actor, singer and songwriter) -

Cynthia Nixon [[actress, activist and politician) -
Keshia Knight Pulliam [[actress) -
Kristen Stewart [[actress, model and director) -
Paula Stewart [[actress) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


Carl Perkins [[1932-1998; singer-songwriter) -
Nathan Cook [[1950-1988; actor) -
Brandon de Wilde [[Andre Brandon deWilde; 1942-1972; actor) -

Brad Dexter [[Boris Michel Soso; 1917-2002; actor and film producer) -
Virginia Gibson [[Virginia Gorski; 1925-2013; dancer, singer and actress) -
Hugh Hefner [[1926-2017; men's lifestyle magazine publisher, businessman and playboy) -

Elizabeth Allan [[1910-1990; actress) -

Ward Bond [[Wardell Edwin Bond; 1903-1960; actor) -
Paul Robeson [[1898-1976; bass baritone concert artist and actor) -
Victor Gollancz [[1893-1967; publisher and humanitarian) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 9th.

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April 10th:


Quote for the Day:

"Every chance we got, we'd be in the studio, singing background on other people's songs to make money.

Plus, they had a programme called Artist Development, where they'd teach you dance steps and various other things, to make you more professional.

So, while the groups who had hits were out on the road, we'd be working with the Artist Development people, perfecting our craft. Because we'd have no engagements!

Also, in addition to that, Pervis worked as a clerk in the Shipping Department for a while; Henry used to drive Berry's Gordy's mother around...while I used to drive one of the company station wagons.

As a matter of fact, I drove The Temptations' limousine during one of their tours!

And, I also once went out with Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, as their chauffeur and chaperone!".

- Bobby Smith; interview with Blues and Soul, February 2009.



If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Babyface [[Kenneth Brian Edmonds; R&B and new jack swing singer, songwriter and record producer) -
Kenny Lattimore [[R&B, soul, gospel and jazz singer) -
Bunny Wailer [[Neville O'Riley Livingston; reggae and ska singer, songwriter and percussionist; The Wailers) -

Sophie Ellis-Bextor [[pop, disco and house rock singer, songwriter and model) -
Q-Tip [[Kamaal Ibn John Fareed; Jonathan William Davis; hip hop rapper, singer, actor, record producer and DJ) -
Mandy Moore [[Amanda Leigh Moore; actress, singer and songwriter) -
Charlie Hunnam [[actor) -

Liz Sheridan [[actress) -
Peter MacNicol [[actor) -
Haley Joel Osment [[actor) -

Paul Theroux [[travel writer and novelist) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


Bobby Smith [[1936-2013; R&B and soul singer, co-lead and co-founder of The Spinners) -
Eddie Hazel [[1950-1992; funk, soul and rock guitarist; Parliament-Funkadelic) -
Poncie Ponce [[Ponciano Hernandez; 1933-2013; actor, musician and stand-up comedian) -

Omar Sharif [[Michel Dimitri Chalhoub; 1932-2015; actor) -
Max Von Sydow [[Carl Adolf von Sydow; 1929-2020; actor) -
Barbara Lea [[Barbara Ann LeCocq; 1929-2011; jazz singer) -
Lyndon Brook [[1926-2004; actor) -

Jane Kean [[1923-2013; actress and singer) -
Chuck Connors [[Kevin Joseph Aloysius; 1921-1992; actor, writer and professional basketball and baseball player) -
Harry Morgan [[Harry Bratsberg; 1915-2011; actor) -
George Arliss [[Augustus George Andrews; 1868-1946; actor) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 10th.

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April 11th:


Quote for the Day:

"When I was eight, I went to the theatre,
and I remember looking at the stage afterward
and pointing and saying, 'I want to do that'.

I don't think that's ever changed."

- Joel Grey.



If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Joss Stone [[Joscelyn Eve Stoker; R&B and blue-eyed soul singer, songwriter and actress) -
Lisa Stansfield [[R&B, soul and pop singer, songwriter and actress; 'All Around The World') -
Angie Sylvers [[Angelia Maria Sylvers; R&B/soul singer; The Sylvers) -

Delroy Pearson [[singer, songwriter and musician; Five Star) -
Cerys Matthews [[singer, songwriter, author and broadcaster; Catalonia) -
Neville Staple [[2 Tone, ska and new wave vocalist; The Specials) -

Bob Harris [['Whispering Bob Harris'; music presenter; 'The Old Grey Whistle Test'; co-founder of 'Time Out' magazine) -

Joel Grey [[actor, singer, dancer, director and choreographer; 'Cabaret') -
Jennifer Esposito [[actress and author, Ria in 'Crash') -
Tricia Helfer [[former model and actress; Number Six on 'Battlestar Galactica') -

Louise Lasser [[actress, television writer and performing arts teacher and director; 'Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman') -

Bill Irwin [[actor, clown and comedian; Tony Award for Best Actor, 'Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?') -

Kelli Garner [[actress) -

John Milius [[screenwriter, film director and film producer; 'Conan The Barbarian') -

Thomas Harris [[novelist; creator of Hannibal Lecter) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


Freddie Gorman [[1939-2006; R&B and soul singer, songwriter and record producer; The Originals) -
Richard Berry [[1935-1997; doo-wop and R&B singer, songwriter and musician; 'Louie Louie'; The Flairs, The Robins) -
Jimmy Lewis [[1918-2000; double bass and guitarist) -

Meshach Taylor [[1947-2014; actor) -
Johnny Sheffield [[1931-2010; actor; 'Boy' in the Tarzan films) -
Howard W. Koch [[1916-2001; film and television producer; 'The Manchurian Candidate') -
Paul Douglas [[Paul Douglas Fleischer; 1907-1959; actor; Aloysius X. 'Guffy' McGovern in 'Angels In The Outfield') -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 11th.

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April 12th:


Quote for the Day:

"The worst tempered people I have ever met were those who knew that they were wrong."

- David Letterman.


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Lois Reeves [[Sandra Delores Reeves; R&B, soul and pop singer; Martha Reeves & The Vandellas) -

Herbie Hancock [[jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor) -

J.D. Nicholas [[James Dean Nicholas; funk, soul, R&B and pop vocalist and keyboardist; The Commodores) -

Phil Hurtt [[songwriter, record producer and singer) -

Guy Berryman [[rock bassist, multi-instrumentalist and producer; Coldplay) -

Will Sergeant [[post punk and rock guitarist; Echo & The Bunnymen) -
Vince Gill [[country music singer) -

Brendon Urie [[pop rock singer, songwriter, musician and multi-instrumentalist; 'Panic! at the Disco') -

Jane Withers [[actress, model and singer) -

Hardy Kruger [[Franz Eberhard August Kruger; actor; Heinrich Dorfmann in 'The Flight Of The Phoenix') -

Claire Danes [[actress; Angela Chase on 'My So-Called Life'; Carrie Mathison on 'Homeland') -

Shannen Doherty [[actress, producer, author and television director; Brenda Walsh on 'Beverly Hills 90210') -

Andy Garcia [[Andres Arturo Garcia Menendez; actor and director; 'Ocean's Eleven'; 'The Godfather, Part III') -

Saoirse Rona [[actress, Briony Tallis in 'Atonement'; Ellis Lacey in 'Brooklyn') -

Nicholas Brendon [[Nicholas Brendon Schultz; actor and writer) -
Suzzane Douglas [[actress) -

Jennifer Morrison [[actress, producer, director and former child model) -
Ed O'Neill [[actor and comedian) -

David Letterman [[television host, comedian, writer and producer) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


David Cassidy [[1950-2017; actor, singer,songwriter and guitarist; The Partridge Family) -

Tiny Tim [[Herbert Buckingham Khaury; 1932-1996; singer, ukulele player and musical archivist; 'Tiptoe Through The Tulips) -

Montserrat Caballe [[Maria de Montserrat Viviana Concepion Caballe i Folch; 1933-2018; operatic soprano) -

Frank Bank [[1942-2013; Lumpy on 'Leave It To Beaver') -

Ann Miller [[Johnnie Lucille Collier; 1923-2004; dancer, singer and actress) -

Helen Forrest [[Helen Fogel; 1917-1999 - singer with Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman and Harry James) -

Lily Pons [[Alice Josephine Pons; 1898-1976; operatic soprano and actress) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 12th.

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April 13th:


Quote for the Day:

"No child wants to fail.

Everyone wants to succeed."

- Al Green. -



If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Al Green [[Albert Leornes Greene; soul, R&B, gospel and blues singer, songwriter and record producer) -
Peabo Bryson [[Robert Peapo Bryson; R&B and soul singer-songwriter) -
Wayne Lewis [[R&B keyboardist and vocalist; Atlantic Starr) -

Lou Bega [[David Lubega; pop, latin and mambo singer, songwriter and mambo musician; 'Mambo No. 5') -
Jack Casady [[John William Casady; bass guitarist; Jefferson Airplane) -
Max Weinberg [[drummer with Bruce Springsteen, and Conan O'Brien) -
Chris Bangs [[DJ and record producer) -

Bill Conti [[composer and conductor) -

Peter Davison [[Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett; actor; the fifth Doctor Who) -
Tony Dow [[film producer, director, sculptor and actor; Wally Cleaver on 'Leave It To Beaver') -

Edward Fox [[actor; The Jackal in 'The Day Of The Jackal'; King Edward III in 'Edward And Mrs. Simpson') -

Rick Shroder [[actor and film director; 'The Champ'; 'Silver Spoons') -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


Louis Johnson [[1955-2015; musician and bass guitarist; The Brothers Johnson) -

Lyle Waggoner [[Lyle Wesley Waggoner; 1935-2020; actor and former model; Steve Trevor on 'Wonder Woman' and 'The Carol Burnett Show') -

Stanley Donen [[1924-2019; film director and choreographer; 'Singin' In The Rain' and 'On The Town') -

Don Adams [[Donald James Yarmy; 1923-2005; actor, comedian and director; Maxwell Smart on 'Get Smart') -

Jack Lambert [[1920-2002; actor; Steve 'The Claw' Michael in 'Dick Tracy's Dilemma') -

Howard Keel [[Harold Clifford Keel; 1919-2004; actor and singer, Clayton Farlow on 'Dallas') -

Christian Rub [[1886-1956; actor; the voice of Gepetto in Disney's 'Pinocchio') -

Butch Cassidy [[Robert LeRoy Parker; 1866- c.1908; train and bank robber) -

Guy Fawkes [[1570-1606; soldier and co-planner of The Gunpowder Plot, 1605) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 13th.

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April 14th:


Quote for the Day:

' The Sound Of Young America' - Motown Records;


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:

Motown: incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on this date in 1960, in Detroit Michigan;

- also -


Loretta Lynn [[Loretta Webb; country singer and songwriter) -
Ritchie Blackmore [[Richard Blackmore; rock and heavy metal guitarist and songwriter; Deep Purple) -

Peter Capaldi [[actor, writer and director; twelfth Doctor Who; Malcolm Tucker in 'The Thick Of It') -

Robert Carlyle [[actor; 'The Full Monty'; 'Stargate Universe') -
Julie Christie [[actress; 'Darling'; 'McCabe And Mrs Miller') -
Abigail Breslin [[actress and singer) -

Adrien Brody [[actor and producer) -
Brad Garrett [[Brad H. Gerstenfeld; comedian and actor) -
Gina McKee [[Georgina McKee; actress) -
Lloyd Owen [[Richard Lloyd Owen; actor) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


Rod Steiger [[Rodney Stephen Steiger; 1925-2002; actor; Police Chief Bill Gillespie, 'In The Heat Of The Night') -

Bradford Dillman [[1930-2018; actor and author; Captain Briggs in 'Sudden Impact') -

Jay Robinson [[1930-2013; actor) -
Gloria Jean [[Gloria Jean Schoonover;1926-2018; actress and singer) -
Shorty Rogers [[Milton Rajonsky; 1924-1994; jazz musician) -

Audrey Long [[1922-2014; actress) -
Valerie Hobson [[Babette Valerie Louise Hobson; 1917-1998; actress; 'Kind Hearts And Coronets') -
John Gielgud [[1904-2000; actor and theatre director; Hobson in 'Arthur') -

Lee Tracy [[William Lee Tracy; 1898-1968; actor) -

J. Farrell MacDonald [[John Farrell MacDonald; 1875-1952; actor and director) -
[[some sources state June 6th as date of birth)

Anne Sullivan [[Johanna Mansfield Sullivan; 1866-1936; teacher, instructor and lifelong companion of Helen Keller) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 14th.

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April 15th:


Quote for the Day:

"It's unfortunate, and I really wish I wouldn't have to say this, but I really like people who have suffered. They're kinder."

- Emma Thompson.


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Ed O'Brien [[Edward John O'Brien; rock guitarist; Radiohead) -
Sy Johnson [[jazz arranger and pianist) -
Dave Edmunds [[rok and roll, pub rock and new wave singer-songwriter and record producer) -
Linda Perry [[singer-songwriter and record producer) -

Emma Thompson [[actress and screenwriter) -
Emma Watson [[actress) -
Flex Alexander [[Mark Alexander Knox; actor, comedian and dancer) -

Maureen Arthur [[actress) -
Josiane Balasko [[Josiane Balaskovic; actress, writer and director) -
Alice Braga [[Alice Braga Moraes; actress) -
Claudia Cardinale [[Claude Josephine Rose Cardinale; actress) -

Lois Chiles [[actress) -
Luke Evans [[actor) -
Tom Kane [[Thomas Kane Roberts; actor) -
Sam McMurray [[actor) -

Danny Pino [[actor) -
Seth Rogen [[actor, comedian, writer, producer and director) -
Julie Sommars [[Juliana Edith Sommars; actress)
Douglas Spain [[actor, director and producer) -

Michael Tucci [[actor) -
Susan Ward [[actress) -
Thomas F. Wilson [[Thomas Francis Wilson, Jr; actor) -

Jeffrey Archer [[novelist and politician) -



Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


Mighty Sam McClain [[Samuel McClain; 1943-2015; blues singer and songwriter) -
Glenn Shadix [[William Glenn Shadix; 1952-2010; actor) -
Michael Kamen [[1948-2003; film composer and conductor) -
Elizabeth Montgomery [[1933-1995; actress) -

Robert Walker, Jr. [[Robert Hudson Walker, Jr;1940-2019; actor) -
Roy Clark [[1933-2018; singer and musician) -
Harvey Lembeck [[1923-1982; actor) -
Michael Ansara [[1922-2013; actor) -

Hans Conried [[1917-1982; actor) -
Helene Hanff [[1916-1997; author) -
Marian Jordan [[1898-1961; actress) -

Bessie Smith [[1894-1937; blues singer; 'The Empress Of The Blues') -
Wallace Reid [[1891-1923; actor and director) -
Florence Bates [[Florence Rabe; 1888-1954; actress) -

Albert Sharpe [[1885-1970; actor) -
Henry James [[1843-1916; author) -
Leonardo Da Vinci [[Leonardo di ser Piero de Vinci; 1452-1519; artist) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 15th.

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April 16th:

Quote for the Day:

"You have to love dancing to stick to it.

It gives you nothing back,
no manuscripts to store away,
no paintings to show on walls and maybe hang in museums,
no poems to be printed and sold,
nothing but that single fleeting moment when you feel alive."

- Merce Cunningham.


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Bobby Vinton [[Stanley Robert Vinton, Jr; pop singer and songwriter) -
Jimmy Osmond [[James Arthur Osmond; pop singer, actor, and businessman; The Osmonds) -
Akon [[Aliaume Damara Badala Akon Thiam; singer, rapper, songwriter, businessman, record producer and actor) -

Ellen Barkin [[actress and film producer) -
Peter Billingsley [[actor, director and producer) -
Jon Cryer [[Jonathan Niven Cryer; actor, comedian and television director) -
Peter Mark Richman [[actor) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


Ed Townsend [[1929-2003; singer, songwriter, producer and attorney) -

Dusty Springfield [[Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien; 1939-1999; pop, R&B and blue-eyed soul singer and record producer) -

Herbie Mann [[Herbert Jay Solomon; 1930-2003; jazz flautist, musician and record label executive) -

Roy Hamilton [[1929-1969; pop, show tune and swing singer) -

Edie Adams [[Edith Elizabeth Enke; 1927-2008; comedienne, actress, singer and businesswoman) -

Henry Mancini [[Enrico Nicola Mancini; 1924-1994; composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flautist) -

Warren Barker [[1923-2006; composer for film, radio and television) -
Kingsley Amis [[1922-1995; novelist, poet, critic and teacher) -
Peter Ustinov [[1921-2004; actor, writer, dramatist and film maker) -

Merce Cunningham [[Mercier Philip Cunningham; 1919-2009; dancer and choreographer) -

Billy Benedict [[William Benedict; 1917-1999; actor) -
Barry Nelson [[Robert Haakon Nielsen; 1917-2007; actor) -

Alfonso Bedoya [[Benito Alfonso Bedoya y Diaz de Guzman; 1904-1957; actor) -

Charlie Chaplin [[Charles Spencer Chaplin; 1889-1977; 'The Tramp'; comic actor, film maker and composer) -

Wilbur Wright [[1867-1912; aviation pioneer, co-inventor of the world's first successful motor-operated aeroplane; The Wright Brothers) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 16th.

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April 17th:


Quote for the Day:

"The other day I drove into the garage of my Palm Springs house with some groceries.

Suddenly, one of those tour buses pulled up and a voice said, 'This is William Holden's house, and I think I just saw him pull in'.

I flattened myself against the garage wall - the garage was separate from the house - and tried to hide.

But the bags got heavy, so I thought 'To hell with it' and walked out.

And the voice said, 'There he is, folks. I told you he'd come out sooner or later."

- William Holden.


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Redman [[Reginald 'Reggie' Noble; rapper, DJ, record producer and actor) -
Michael Sembello [[HI-NRG and new wave singer, musician and songwriter) -
Jan Hammer [[jazz fusion and synthpop musician, composer and record producer) -

Chris Barber [[skiffle, ragtime, swing, blues, trad jazz and folk musician, bandleader and trombonist) -

Sean Bean [[Shaun Mark Bean; actor; Boromir in 'The Lord Of The Rings' film series; Simon/Tracie on BBC television series 'Accused') -

David Bradley [[actor; Argus Filch in the 'Harry Potter' film series; Walter Frey in HBO fantasy series 'Games Of Thrones') -

Teri Austin [[Teresa Austin; actress; Jill Bennett on 'Knots Landing') -
Olivia Hussey [[Olivia Osuna; actress; Juliet in 'Romeo and Juliet') -

Victoria Beckham [[businesswoman, fashion desigher, model and singer; The Spice Girls) -



Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


Valorie Jones [[1956-2001; R&B singer; The Jones Girls) -

Jerry Knight [[1952-1996; R&B vocalist and bass guitarist; co-founding member of Raydio) -

Chris Bartley [[Leroy Bartley; 1947-2009; R&B singer)-
Billy Fury [[Ronald Wycherley; 1940-1983; singer) -

Richard Marquand [[1938-1987; film director; 'Return Of The Jedi') -
Joan Lorring [[1926-2014; actress and singer; Bessy Watty in 'The Corn Is Green') -
Lindsay Anderson [[1923-1994; film director; 'If...') -

William Holden [[William Franklin Beedle, Jr; 1918-1981; actor; 'Stalag 17'; 'Sunset Boulevard'; 'Network') -

Anne Shirley [[Dawn Evelyn Paris; 1918-1993; actress; Laurel Dallas in 'Stella Dallas') -

Arthur Lake [[Arthur Silverlake, Jr; 1905-1987; actor; Dagwood Bumstead in the 'Blondie' film series) -

Thornton Wilder [[Thornton Niven Wilder; 1897-1975; playwright and novelist; 'The Bridge Of San Luis Rey') -

Senor Wences [[Wenceslao Moreno; 1896-1999; ventriloquist; characters included 'Johnny' and 'Pedro') -

Irene Castle [[Irene Foote; 1893-1969; dancer; Vernon and Irene Castle) -

Karen Blixen [[Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke; born Dinesen; 1885-1962; novelist; 'Babette's Feast' and 'Out Of Africa') -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 17th.

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April 18th:


Quote for the Day:

"I'm so unorthodox, a lot of people can't handle it."

- Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown.



If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Melissa Joan Hart [[actress, producer and director; 'Sabrina, The Teenage Witch') -
David Hewlett [[actor, writer and director; Dr. Rodney McKay on 'Stargate: Atlantis') -
James Woods [[actor and producer) -

Lee Pattinson [[rock bassist; Echo and the Bunnymen) -
Shirlie Holliman [[pop singer, with Wham!; Pepsi & Shirlie) -
Kim Stone [[rock bassist; Spyro Gyra; Morning Dance) -
Andrew Powell [[composer, performer and music producer) -

Robert Hooks [[Bobby Dean Hooks; actor, producer and activist; Mr. T. in 'Trouble Man') -
John James [[John James Anderson; actor and producer; Jeff Colby on 'Dynasty') -
Sean Maguire [[actor and singer) -

Jane Leeves [[actress, model, producer, comedian, singer and dancer; Daphne Crane on 'Frasier') -

Hayley Mills [[Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills; actress; Susan Evers and Sharon McKendrick in 'The Parent Trap') -

Rick Moranis [[Frederick Allan Moralis; actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, musician and songwriter; 'Second City Television'/ SCTV; 'Honey, I Shrunk The Kids') -

David Tennant [[David John McDonald; actor; the tenth Doctor Who) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


James Drury [[James Child Drury, Jr; 1934-2020; actor, 'The Virginian') -

Clyde Stubblefield [[1943-2017; funk, R&B and soul drummer with James Brown) -
Charles Love [[1945-2014; R&B, soul and funk guitarist and vocalist; Bloodstone) -
Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown [[Clarence Brown, Jr; 1924-2005; blues, also multi-genre singer and multi-instrumentalist) -

Lori Martin [[Dawn Catherine Menzer; 1947-2010; actress; Nancy Bowden in 'Cape Fear') -
Bob Hastings [[1925-2014; actor; Lt. Carpenter on 'McHale's Navy') -
Barbara Hale [[1922-2017; actress; Della Street on 'Perry Mason') -

Virginia O'Brien [[1919-2001; actress; Kitty in 'The Big Store') -
Wendy Barrie [[Marguerite Wendy Jenkins; 1912-1978; actress; 'The Private Life Of Henry VIII') -
Leopold Stokowski [[1882-1977; conductor) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 18th -

[arr&bee]

Hey moe,i'm working on a new polariod classic and as soon as i get my cameras out of the pawn shop-opps,err,ahem,hehe...out of storage,filming will begin-working title-six feet apart..it's love story..stay tuned!!

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April 19th:

Quote for the Day:

"When I'm 100, I'll still be doing pin-ups".

- Jayne Mansfield.



If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Mark Volman [[rock and roll guitarist, vocalist and songwriter; founding member of The Turtles)

Alan Price [[rock and blues rock musician, singer-songwriter and musical arranger; The Animals; The Alan Price Set; worked with Georgie Fame) -

Big Youth [[Manley Augustus Buchanan; Jamaican DJ) -

Hayden Christiansen [[actor and film producer; Sam Monroe in 'Life As A House'; Anakin Skywalker in 'Star Wars; Episodes II and III') -

Tim Curry [[Timothy James Curry; actor and singer; Dr. Frank-N-Furter in 'The Rocky Horror Show') -

Elinor Donahue [[Mary Eleanor Donahue; actress; Betty Anderson on 'Father Knows Best') -
Kate Hudson [[Kate Garry Hudson; actress; Penny Lane in 'Almost Famous') -

Ashley Judd [[Ashley Tyler Ciminella; actress; Rebecca Winstone in 'Missing') -
Tony Plana [[Jose Antonio Plana; actor and director; Ignacio Suarez on 'Ugly Betty') -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


Bernie Worrell [[George Bernard Worrell, Jr; 1944-2016; funk and rock keyboardist and composer; Parliament-Funkadelic) -

Dudley Moore [[1935-2002; actor, comedian, musician and composer; 'Beyond The Fringe', 'Not Only...But Also' with Peter Cook; 'Foul Play'; '10'; 'Arthur') -

Jayne Mansfield [[Vera Jayne Palmer; 1933-1967; actress, nightclub entertainer and singer; Jerri Jordan in 'The Girl Can't Help It') -

Dick Sargent [[Richard Stanford Cox; 1930-1994; actor; replaced Dick York as Darrin Stephens on 'Bewitched') -

Alexis Korner [[Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner; 1928-1984; blues and blues rock musician and radio broadcaster) -

Frank Fontaine [[1920-1978; comedian and singer; Crazy Guggenheim on 'The Jackie Gleason Show') -

George O'Brien [[1899-1985; actor; The Man, in 'Sunrise: A Song Of Two Humans') -

Madge Kennedy [[1891-1987; actress; Judge Anne B. Carroll in 'The Marrying Kind') -

May Robson [[Mary Jeanette Robison; 1858-1942; actress; Apple Annie in 'Lady For A Day') -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 19th.

[westgrandboulevard]

April 20th:


Quote for the Day:

"My livelihood depends on the art of animators."

- Andy Serkis.


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Stephen Marley [[Stephen Robert Nesta 'Raggamuffin' Marley; reggae musician; 'Revelation
Pt. 1 - The Root Of Life') -

Johnny Tillotson [[country and pop singer-songwriter) -

Jimmy Winston [[James Edward Winston Langwith; rock musician and actor; keyboardist with Small Faces) -

Craig Frost [[hard rock keyboardist; Grand Funk Railroad) -

Michael Brandon [[Michael Feldman; actor; Jerry Dempsey on 'Dempsey and Makepeace') -

Jessica Lange [[Jessica Phyllis Lange; actress; Julie Nichols in 'Tootsie'; Carly Marshall in 'Blue Sky') -


Ryan O'Neal [[Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal; actor and former boxer; Oliver Barrett IV in 'Love Story'; Moses 'Moze' Pray in 'Paper Moon') -


Andy Serkis [[Andrew Clement Serkis; actor, director and author; Gollum in 'The Lord Of The Rings' series) -

George Takei [[George Hosato Takei; actor, director, author and activist; Hikaru Sulu on 'Star Trek') -

Gregory Itzin [[Gregory Martin Itzin; actor; President Logan on '24') -

Clint Howard [[Clinton Engle Howard; actor; Jonson Ritter in the 'Austin Powers' films) -

Joey Lawrence [[Joseph Lawrence Mignogna, Jr; actor, musician and game show host; Joey Rosso on 'Blossom') -

Lara Jill Miller [[actress; Samantha 'Sam' Kanisky in 'Gimme A Break!') -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


Luther Vandross [[Luther Ronzoni Vandross, Jr.; 1951-2005; R&B, soul, pop and disco singer, songwriter and record producer) -

Lionel Hampton [[Lionel Leo Hampton;1908-2002; jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist and bandleader) -

James Gammon [[James Richard Gammon; 1940-2010; actor; Lou Brown in the 'Major League' films) -

Elena Verdugo [[Elena Angela Verdugo; 1925-2017; actress; office manager and nurse Consuelo Lopez on 'Marcus Welby, M.D.') -


Nina Foch [[Nina Consuelo Maud Fock; 1924-2008; actress; Erica Martin in 'Executive Suite') -


Tito Puente [[Ernesto Antonio Puente; 1923-2000; mambo and latin jazz musician, songwriter and record producer) -

June Storey [[Mary June Storey; 1918-1991; actress; leading lady to Gene Autry in ten films) -

Bruce Cabot [[Etienne de Pelissier Bujac, Jr; 1904-1972; actor; Jack Driscoll in 'King Kong') -

Harold Lloyd [[Harold Clayton Lloyd Sr; 1893-1971; actor, comedian, film director, film producer, screenwriter and stuntman; 'Safety Last'; 'The Freshman'; 'The Kid Brother') -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 20th.

[westgrandboulevard]

April 21st:


Quote for the Day:

"Smile at a stranger. See what happens."

- Patti LuPone.



If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Iggy Pop [[James Newell Osterberg, Jr; singer-songwriter, musician, producer and actor; The Stooges) -
Robert Smith [[post punk and gothic rock singer, songwriter and musician; lead singer with The Cure) -

Patti LuPone [[actress and singer; 'Evita'; 'Gypsy') -

Charles Grodin [[actor, comedian, author and former cable talk show host; Jonathan 'The Duke' Mardukas in 'Midnight Run'; George Newton in 'Beethoven'; 'The Tonight Show'; 'The Late Show') -

Andie MacDowell [[Rosalie Anderson MacDowell; actress and fashion model; Ann Bishop Mullany in 'Sex, Lies and Videotape'; Bronte Parrish in 'Green Card'; Carrie in 'Four Weddings And A Funeral') -

James McAvoy [[actor; The Last King Of Scotland'; 'Atonement') -
Toby Stephens [[actor; 'Die Another Day') -

Toby Danza [[Antonio Salvatore Iadanza; actor; Anthony Mark 'Tony' Banta on 'Taxi'; Tony Micella on 'Who's The Boss?') -

Elaine May [[Elaine Iva Berlin; screenwriter, film director, actress and comedian; 'Heaven Can Wait'; 'Primary Colours'; Nichols and May) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


Clara Ward [[1924-1973; gospel singer; The Famous Ward Singers) -
Bobby McClure [[1942-1992; soul singer; 'Don't Mess Up A Good Thing') -
Paul Davis [[1948-2008; blue-eyed soul singer-songwriter; 'I Go Crazy') -
John Mortimer [[1923-2009; playwright; 'Rumpole Of The Bailey') -

Anthony Quinn [[Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca;1915-2001; actor, painter and writer; 'Zorba The Greek'; 'Viva Zapata'; 'Lust For Life') -

Billy Bitzer [[Gottfried Wilhelm Bitzer; 1872-1944; cinematographer; collaborated with D.W.Griffith) -
Charlotte Bronte [[1816-1855; novelist; 'Jane Eyre') -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 21st.

[westgrandboulevard]

April 22nd:


Quote for the Day:

"I don't want people to know what I'm really like.

It's not good for an actor."

- Jack Nicholson.



If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Paul Carrack [[Paul Melvyn Carrack; blue-eyed soul and pop rock singer, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist; solo career and former session musician. Former member of Ace, 'How Long'; Roxy Music; Squeeze 'Tempted'; and Mike + The Mechanics, 'The Living Years') -

Vernon Sawyer [[R&B and soul singer; Blue Magic) -
Mel Carter [[soul and pop singer and actor; 'Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me') -

Arthur Baker [[record producer and DJ) -

Peter Frampton [[Peter Kenneth Frampton; rock musician, singer, songwriter, producer and guitarist; Humble Pie; The Herd) -

Joseph Bottoms [[actor; Robin Lee Graham in 'The Dove'; Rudi Weiss in 'Holocaust'; Lieutenant Charlie Pizer in 'The Black Hole') -

Barry Guy [[composer and jazz double bass player) -
Simon Napier-Bell [[music arranger, author and journalist) -

Jack Nicholson [[John Joseph Nicholson; actor and film maker; 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest'; 'Terms Of Endearment'; 'As Good As It Gets') -

Byron Allen [[Byron Allen Folks; comedian, television producer; founder, chairman and CEO of Entertainment Studios) -



Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


Glen Campbell [[1936-2017; rock and country singer, musician, songwriter, television host and actor; 'Gentle On My Mind'; 'By the Time I Get To Phoenix'; 'Wichita Lineman') -

Charles Mingus [[1922-1979; double bassist, composer and bandleader) -
Bull Moose Jackson [[Benjamin Clarence Jackson; 1919-1989; blues and R&B singer and saxophonist) -

Jason Miller [[John Anthony Miller, Jr; 1939-2001; actor and playwright; Father Damien Karras in 'The Exorcist') -

Aaron Spelling [[1923-2006; film and television producer; 'Charlie's Angels'; 'The Love Boat'; 'Dynasty' and 'Beverly Hills, 90210') -

Charlotte Rae [[Charlotte Rae Lubotsky; 1926-2018; actress, comedian, singer and dancer; Edna Garrett in 'Diff'rent Strokes' and 'The Facts Of Life') -

Bettie Page [[Betty Mae Page; 1923-2008; model; 'Queen Of The Pinups') -

Yehudi Menuhin [[1916-1999; violinist and conductor) -

Eddie Albert [[Edward Albert Heimberger; 1906-2005; actor and activist; Irving Radovich in 'Roman Holiday'; Mr Corcoran in 'The Heartbreak Kid'; Oliver Wendell Douglas in 'Green Acres')

Ralph Byrd [[1909-1952; actor; Dick Tracy) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 22nd.

[moe]

Whom am I supposed to love in your new "classic", R&B??

[arr&bee]

Good question moe,i'm gonna do something different,your love interest will not be seen..because he's always-six feet away,but his voice will be heard and as always i've located the top voice actor in polaroid today-tonsels tony..this guy has been incarcerated-opps-err-ahem-hehe..incorporated in the top behind the scenes stuff going,smile moe,we're back and bigger than ever!!!

[westgrandboulevard]

April 23rd:


Quote for the Day:


"People often ask me how would I like to be remembered,

and I answer that I would simply like to be remembered."

- Roy Orbison.



If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Narada Michael Walden [[Michael Walden; producer, drummer, singer and songwriter) -

Taio Cruz [[Jacob Taio Cruz; Adetayo Ayowale Onile-Ere; R&B and pop singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer; 'Break Your Heart') -

John Miles [[John Errington; progressive rock singer, songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player; 'Music') -

Lee Majors [[Harvey Lee Veary; actor) -
Judy Davis [[Judith Davis; actress) -
Blair Brown [[Bonnie Blair Brown; actress) -

Dev Patel [[actor) -
John Hannah [[John David Hannah; actor) -
Joyce DeWitt [[Joyce Anne DeWitt; actress) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


Roy Orbison [[Roy Kelton Orbison; 1936-1988; singer, songwriter and musician) -
Sandra Dee [[Alexandra Zuck; 1942-2005; actress) -
Shirley Temple Black [[1928-2014; singer, dancer, businesswoman and diplomat) -

Ronald Neame [[Ronald Elwin Neame; 1911-2010; cinematographer, producer, screenwriter and director) -

Simone Simon [[Simone Therese Fernande Simon; 1911-2005; actress) -
[[some sources state 1910 as year of birth) -

Raymond Huntley [[Horace Raymond Huntley; 1904-1990; actor) -
Jimmie Noone [[1895-1944; jazz clarinettist and bandleader) -

Cow Cow Davenport [[Charles Edward Davenport; 1894-1955; boogie-woogie and piano blues player, organist, singer and vaudeville entertainer) -

William Shakespeare [[1564-1616; poet, playwright and actor) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 23rd.

[moe]

R&B,

You sure Tonsil Tony isn't 6 feet under than ^ feet away?

[arr&bee]

MOE THE HIGHLIGHT WILL BE WHEN HE BLOWS YOU A KISS FROM ACROSS THE STREET...[why take chances]THERE WON'T BE A DRY EYE IN THE HOUSE!!

[westgrandboulevard]

Those tears will be from the smell of all that disinfectant the audience has poured over themselves.

Well, The President did suggest it would keep all good folks safe, didn't he?

We know it makes sense, don't we....even if he now says he was just being sarcastic [[lol)

So he must be very intelligent, otherwise how did he ever get to be President?

And if you believe all of that, then I'm Aunt Clara, off 'Bewitched'....

[westgrandboulevard]

April 24th:


Quote for the Day:

"I go by instinct - I don't worry about experience."

- Barbra Streisand.


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Barbra Streisand [[Barbara Joan Streisand; singer, songwriter, actress and film maker) -

Porter Carroll [[Porter Carroll, Jr; R&B and soul singer, songwriter and drummer; Atlantic Starr)

John Williams [[John Christopher Williams; classical guitarist, arranger and composer) -

Captain Sensible [[Raymond Ian Burns; punk rock singer, songwriter, bassist and guitarist; co-founder of The Damned) -

Doug Clifford [[Douglas Raymond 'Cosmo' Clifford; rock drummer; founding member of The Creedence Clearwater Revival) -

Kelly Clarkson [[Kelly Brianne Clarkson; pop and rock singer and songwriter) -

Tony Visconti [[Anthony Edward Visconti; rock and glam rock record producer, musician and singer) -

Dean Armstrong [[actor, producer and acting coach; Blake Wyzecki on 'Queer As Folk') -
Cedric The Entertainer [[Cedric Antonio Kyles; actor, comedian, director and game show host) -

Aidan Gillen [[Aidan Murphy; actor; Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish on 'Game Of Thrones'; Tommy Carcetti on 'The Wire') -

Shirley MacLaine [[Shirley MacLean Beaty; actress, singer, dancer, activist and author; Aurora Greenway in 'Terms Of Endearment') -

Jean-Paul Gaultier [[haute couture and pret-a-porter fashion designer) -

Len Goodman [[Leonard Gordon Goodman; professional ballroom dancer, dance judge and coach; 'Dancing With The Stars'; 'Strictly Come Dancing') -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


Ricky Owens [[Richard Edgar Owens; 1939-1996; R&B and soul singer; The Vibrations; The Temptations) -

Robert Knight [[Robert Henry Peebles; 1945-2017; soul and pop singer; 'Everlasting Love'; 'Love On A Mountain Top') -

Joe Henderson [[1937-2001; jazz tenor saxophonist) -

Jill Ireland [[Jill Dorothy Ireland; 1936-1990; actress and singer; Jackie Pruitt on 'Love And Bullets') -

Freddie Scott [[1933-2007; soul singer and songwriter; 'Hey Girl'; 'Are You Lonely For Me') -

Johnny Griffin [[John Arnold Griffin III; 1928-2008; jazz tenor saxophonist) -



Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 24th.

[sansradio]

My favorite Babs quote: "When I sing, people shut up."

[westgrandboulevard]

Just occasionally, more Barbra Strident, than Barbra Streisand...

[westgrandboulevard]

April 25th:


Quote for the Day:


"It looked like the entire British Navy was on the front lawn of Hitsville."

- Esther Gordy Edwards; Not the 'Same Old Song', Hour Detroit, March 2015.



If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Linda Womack [[Zeriiya Zekkariyas; singer and songwriter; Womack & Womack) -
Bobbi Humphrey [[jazz flautist and singer) -
Steve Ferrone [[drummer; Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers; Average White Band) -

Stu Cook [[guitarist, musician, singer and producer; Creedence Clearwater Revival) -
Bjorn Ulvaeus [[songwriter, producer and composer: ABBA) -
Andy Bell [[singer, Erasure) -

Al Pacino [[actor, film maker and screenwriter) -
Talia Shire [[actress; Connie Corleone in 'The Godfather' films) -
Renee Zellweger [[actress and film producer; 'The Bridget Jones' films; 'Cold Mountain') -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


Esther Gordy Edwards [[1920-2011; artistic booking manager, vice president and chief executive officer for Motown; creator and director of The Motown Historical Museum, 'Hitsville USA') -

Ella Fitzgerald [[1917-1996; jazz singer) -
Albert King [[1923-1992; blues guitarist and singer) -
Jerry Leiber [[1933-2011; lyricist, Leiber and Stoller) -

Bob Russell [[1914-1970; songwriter, usually lyricist; 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother') -
Earl Bostic [[1913-1965; jazz alto saxophonist) -
Meadowlark Lemon [[1932-2015; basketball player, actor and Christian minister) -
Ed Murrow [[1908-1965; broadcast journalist) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 25th.

[westgrandboulevard]

April 26th:


Quote for the Day:

"If you don't like my ocean, don't fish in my sea,
Stay out of my valley, and let my mountain be."

- Ma Rainey.



If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


D.C. LaRue [[singer, songwriter and producer) -
Giorgio Moroder [[singer, songwriter, DJ and record producer) -
Maurice Williams [[doo-wop and R&B singer; Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs; 'Stay') -

Ms. Dynamite [[rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer) -
Duane Eddy [[guitarist; 'Rebel Rouser'; 'Because They're Young') -

Bobby Rydell [[singer; 'Wild One'; 'Volare'; 'Forget Him') -
Roger Taylor [[drummer; Duran Duran) -

Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins [[singer, songwriter, model, dancer, actress, author and executive producer; lead singer TLC) -

Carol Burnett [[actress; comedienne, singer and writer) -

Joan Chen [[actress, film director, screenwriter and film producer) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


Francis Lai [[1932-2018; accordionist and film score composer; 'Love Story'; 'A Man And A Woman') -
Preston Love [[1921-2004; alto saxophonist, bandleader and songwriter) -
Cecilia Parker [[1914-1993; actress; Marian Hardy in the 'Andy Hardy' film series) -

Douglas Sirk [[1897-1987; film director; 'Magnificent Obsession'; 'All That Heaven Allows'; 'Imitation Of Life') -

Anita Loos [[1889-1981; screenwriter, playwright and author; 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes') -

Ma Rainey [[Gertrude Pridgett; 1886-1939; blues singer; 'Mother Of The Blues') -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 26th.

[arr&bee]

those tears will be from the smell of all that disinfectant the audience has poured over themselves.

Well, the president did suggest it would keep all good folks safe, didn't he?

We know it makes sense, don't we....even if he now says he was just being sarcastic [[lol)

so he must be very intelligent, otherwise how did he ever get to be president?

And if you believe all of that, then i'm aunt clara, off 'bewitched'....

west,i'm nominating you for president..all you'll as us to drink is tea!!

[westgrandboulevard]

Arr&bee, I drink as much coffee as I do tea...and both of them on the stronger side.

But either way, I remain sober.

[arr&bee]

Strong is good,i got something strong for that coffee,hehehehe!

[westgrandboulevard]

I need strong, when typing all these lines of words.

The feeling that I'm practically flying, is ideal......

[westgrandboulevard]

April 27th:


Quote for the Day:

"My Mom and Dad were determined that their first-born son would do something in the arts, if I had the talent.

Being born in Harlem had its advantages if you wanted to be an entertainer, because it was literally the entertainment capital of the world.

I lived literally only eight blocks away from the Apollo theatre, and nineteen blocks from Carnegie Hall.

Although Carnegie Hall required a little bit more sneaking in the back."

- Cuba Gooding, Sr.


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Cornelius Grant [[guitarist, composer and bandleader; musical director, guitar player and live show arranger for The Temptations; 1964-1982) -

Ann Peebles [[Memphis soul singer and songwriter) -
Herb Murrell [[Philadelphia soul singer; The Stylistics) -

Mica Paris [[singer, radio and television presenter and occasional actress) -
Sheena Easton [[singer and actress) -
Ace Frehley [[musician and songwriter; lead guitarist and founding member of Kiss) -
Robin S. [[singer and songwriter) -

Anouk Aimee [[actress) -
Kevin McNally [[actor) -
Russell T. Davies [[screenwriter and television producer) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


Cuba Gooding, Sr. [[1944-2017; singer and actor; The Main Ingredient) -
Judy Carne [[1939-2015; actress) -
Sandy Dennis [[1937-1992; actress) -

Casey Kasem [[1932-2014; disc jockey, music historian, radio personality and actor) -
Robert Donner [[1931-2006; actor) -
Maxine Brown [[1931-2019; country singer; The Browns) -
Coretta Scott King [[1927-2006; author, activist and civil rights leader) -

Jack Klugman [[1922-2012; actor) -

Samuel Morse [[1791-1872; painter, inventor of single-wire telegraph system, and co-developer of the Morse Code) -

Mary Wollstonecraft [[1759-1797; writer, philosopher and advocate of women's rights) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 27th.

[arr&bee]

i need strong, when typing all these lines of words.

The feeling that i'm practically flying, is ideal......

west,after one sip with your coffee,tea,you'll be typing without keys,hehehehe!!!

[westgrandboulevard]

April 28th:


Quote for the Day:


"When you've got that performing bug, there's no way that you can tear it out, it's there.

When you go out on stage and that first wave of applause comes, you just go "Wow".

- Ann-Margret.


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Too Short [[Todd Anthony Shaw; rapper, producer and actor) -
Steve Khan [[Steven Harris Cahn; jazz guitarist) -
Willie Colon [[William Anthony Colon Roman; salsa musician and social activist) -

Kim Gordon [[Kim Althea Gordon; musician, singer, songwriter and virtual artist) -
Leni Stern [[Magdalena Thora; electric guitarist, singer and ngoni player) -
Ann-Margret [[Ann-Margret Olsson; actress, singer and dancer) -
Penelope Cruz [[Penelope Cruz Sanchez; actress and model) -

Jay Leno [[James Douglas Muir Leno; comedian, actor, philanthropist and television host) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


Scott Putesky [[Scott Mitchell Putesky; 'Daisy Berkowitz'; 1968-2017; industrial metal musician, lead guitarist and co-founder of Marilyn Manson) -

Terry Pratchett [[Terence David John Pratchett; 1948-2015; novelist; Discworld series) -
Madge Sinclair [[Madge Dorita Walters; 1938-1995; actress) -
Carolyn Jones [[Carolyn Sue Jones; 1930-1983; actress) -

Harper Lee [[Nelle Harper Lee; 1926-2016; novelist; 'To Kill A Mockingbird') -
Blossom Dearie [[Magrethe Blossom Dearie; 1924-2009; jazz singer and pianist) -

Ferruccio Lamborghini [[1916-1983; industrialist, creator of Lamborghini sports cars) -
Rose Murphy [[1913-2009; jazz singer and pianist) -

Oskar Schindler [[1908-1974; industrialist, spy and member of Nazi Party; credited with saving the lives of over a thousand Jews during the Holocaust) -

Lionel Barrymore [[Lionel Herbert Blythe; 1878-1954; actor and film director) -
Sidney Toler [[Hooper G. Toler, Jr; 1874-1947; actor, playwright and theatre director) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 28th.

[westgrandboulevard]

April 29th:


Quote for the Day:

"Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results."

- Willie Nelson.


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Erica Campbell [[Erica Monique Campbell; gospel, Christian and contemporary R&B singer, musician and radio host) -

Javier Colon [[R&B and rock singer-songwriter and musician) -

Willie Nelson [[Willie Hugh Nelson; musician, singer, songwriter, author, poet, actor and activist)

Tommy James [[Thomas Gregory Jackson; pop rock musician, singer, songwriter and record producer; Tommy James and the Shondells) -

Carnie Wilson [[pop singer and television host; Wilson Phillips) -
Kian Egan [[Kian John Francis Egan; singer, musician and songwriter; Westlife) -

Master P [[Percy Robert Miller; rapper, actor, businessman, investor, author, film maker, record producer, philanthropist and former basketball player) -

Michelle Pfeiffer [[Michelle Marie Pfeiffer; actress, singer and producer) -
Jerry Seinfeld [[Jerome Allen Seinfeld; comedian, actor, writer, producer and director) -
Uma Thurman [[Uma Karuna Thurman; actress and model) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


Tammi Terrell [[Thomasina Winifred Montgomery; 1945-1970; singer; Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell) -

Carl Gardner [[Carl Edward Gardner; 1928-2011; R&B and rock and roll singer; The Robins; The Coasters) -

Donald Mills [[1915-1999; jazz and traditional pop singer; The Mills Brothers) -

Ray Barretto [[1929-2006; Latin Jazz conguero and bandleader) -

Toots Thielemans [[Jean-Baptiste Frederic Isidor, Baron Thielemans; 1922-2016; jazz and blues harmonica player and musician, and composer)

Duke Ellington [[Edward Kennedy Ellington; 1899-1974; jazz and swing composer, pianist; jazz band and orchestra leader) -

Big Jay McNeely [[Cecil James McNeely; 1927-2018; R&B saxophonist) -

Rod McKuen [[Rodney Marvin McKuen; 1933-2015; singer-songwriter, musician and poet) -

Tom Ewell [[Samuel Yewell Tompkins; 1909-1994; actor and producer; Richard Sherman in 'The Seven Year Itch') -

Celeste Holm [[1917-2012; actress; Anne Dettrey in 'Gentleman's Agreement') -

Lonnie Donegan [[Anthony James Donegan; 1931-2002; skiffle singer, songwriter and musician) -

Russ Morgan [[Russell Morgan; 1904-1969; jazz and swing trombonist, big band and orchestra leader, and arranger) -

Fred Zinnemann [[Alfred Zinnemann; 1907-1997; film director, 'From Here To Eternity', 1953) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 29th.

[moe]

I need strong, when typing all these lines of words.

The feeling that I'm practically flying, is ideal......

And I'm practically flying with laughter over this one

[westgrandboulevard]

Moe, when I'm flying on high caffeine levels, these keys are being hammered.

I could be sitting at a piano keyboard in Carnegie Hall, duelling with the orchestra, as it plays at full volume on Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1..

[arr&bee]

West my good fellow,your super client[and our favorite actress]told me to contact you regarding her support of our own[jerry oz]for president campaine,jerry is the only man for the job,so far i've raised the mighty sum of[3.25]in-dimes,nickles,pennies..but things are looking up as word of his running reached da hood,everyone[who's sober]is excited..now as for moe,madame rummba's house of fine things wants her to fashion the latest in women's fashions to raise money..[she may be able to raise up to 3.75]and dr blindsight who runs the optometry office want moe to fashion his eyewear...[she'll look great in cokebottle spectacles]..madame wigworn has some wigs left over from the last century[she won't say what century]that she can't wait to try on moe...tell her to ignore the moths,and since she'll be wearing a mask the scent of mold won't bother her,word on the street is this event could raise upwards of[5.25]all for a good cause,and the offers are still pouring in such as lilbits entering the hotdog eating contest with moe as judge..[lilbits is trying to beat her personal best and hood record of 400 hotdogs in thirty two seconds]oh folks in da hood love you west,and want you to fly over for this histerical-opps-err-ahem-hehe..historical event..looking forward to hearing from you..pip pip!!!

[westgrandboulevard]

After reading all that, my brain feels like it's in lockdown....

[arr&bee]

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...west-you still...da man,haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa!!!

[westgrandboulevard]

April 30th:


Quote for the Day:

"Life is full of miracles, but they're not always the ones we pray for."

- Eve Arden.


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


CeCe Rogers [[singer, songwriter and record producer) -
Tashan [[Thomas Jerome Pierce; R&B singer) -
Wonder Mike [[Michael Rogers; rapper; Sugarhill Gang) -

Turbo B [[Durron Maurice Butler; musician, rapper and beatboxer; Snap!; 'The Power'; 'Rhythm Is A Dancer') -

Lloyd Banks [[Christopher Charles Lloyd; hip hop artist; G-Unit) -
Sheldon Harnick [[lyricist and songwriter; worked with Jerry Bock; 'Fiddler On The Roof') -

Chloris Leachman [[actress and comedian; Ruth Popper in 'The Last Picture Show') -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


Bobby Vee [[1943-2016; singer; 'Rubber Ball'; 'Take Good Care Of My Baby'; 'Run To Him'; 'The Night Has A Thousand Eyes') -

Eve Arden [[1908-1990; actress and comedian; Ida Corwin in 'Mildred Pierce'; Connie Brooks in 'Our Miss Brooks'' Principal Greta McGee in the 'Grease' films) -

Jill Clayburgh [[1944-2010; actress; Erica Benton in 'An Unmarried Woman'; and Marilyn Holmberg in 'Starting Over') -

Al Lewis [[1923-2006; actor; Officer Leo Schnauser on 'Car 54, Where Are You?', and Vladimir 'Sam' Dracula, Count of Transylvania [[Grandpa) on 'The Munsters') -

Phil Brown [[1916-2006; actor; Owen Lars in 'Star Wars') -

Bobby Marchan [[1930-1999; R&B singer, songwriter, recording artist, bandleader, MC and female impersonator; 'There's Something On Your Mind') -

Bea Wain [[1917-2017; big band singer; worked with Artie Shaw, also as Bea and the Bachelors. Four Number One Hits with Larry Clinton and his Orchestra; 'Cry, Baby, Cry'; 'Deep Purple'; 'Heart And Soul'; 'My Reverie') -

Alice B. Toklas [[1877-1967; homemaker, business and life partner of Gertrude Stein) -

Franz Lehar [[1870-1948; composer; 'The Merry Widow') -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on April 30th.

[westgrandboulevard]

May 1st:


Quote for the Day:


"All you have to be is kind.

That's all you need.

Once you've got that, it virtually rules out everything else."

- Joanna Lumley.


If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Ray Parker, Jr. [[musician-guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer and actor; session musician work including The Love Unlimited Orchestra; Raydio; Theme from 'Ghostbusters') -

Carlos Ward [[jazz alto saxophonist and flautist; B.T. Express) -

Judy Collins [[singer and songwriter; 'Both Sides Now'; 'Amazing Grace'; 'Send In The Clowns')

Rita Coolidge [[singer and songwriter; '[[Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher'; 'We're All Alone') -

Tim McGraw [[singer, songwriter and actor; 'It's Your Love' [[with Faith Hill); 'Please Remember Me') -

Joanna Lumley [[actress, former model, author and activist; Purdey on 'The New Avengers'; Patsy Stone on 'Absolutely Fabulous') -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


Big Maybelle [[1924-1972; R&B singer; 'Candy'; '96 Tears') -
Shirley Horn [[1934-2005; jazz singer and pianist; 'Here's To Life') -

Glenn Ford [[1916-2006; actor; Johnny Farrell / Narrator in 'Gilda'; Richard Dadier in 'Blackboard Jungle'; Dave 'The Dude' Conway in 'Pocketful Of Miracles') -

Louis Nye [[1913-2005; actor; Sonny Drysdale on 'The Beverly Hillbillies') -
Kate Smith [[1907-1986; singer; 'God Bless America') -

Ralph Freed [[1907-1973; lyricist and television producer; co-writer with Burton Lane of 'How About You'. from 'Babes On Broadway') -

Ada Brown [[1890-1950; blues singer; 'Ill Natural Blues'; 'Break O'Day Blues'; 'Evil Mama Blues') -

Calamity Jane [[1852-1903; frontiers woman and professional scout; 'Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show') -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on May 1st.

[westgrandboulevard]

May 2nd:


Quote for the Day:

"On 'Sullivan', you sang live.

Not only that, you sang with a 40-piece band.

So you had instruments that weren't even on the original record!

So this was when the rubber met the road - when you had to really learn how to perform.

And it was for 10 or 20 million people. So that was a challenge."

- Lesley Gore.



If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Lou Gramm [[rock singer and songwriter; original lead singer with Foreigner) -
Lily Allen [[singer, songwriter, actress and television presenter) -
Engelbert Humperdinck [[singer; 'Release Me'; 'The Last Waltz') -

Christine Baranski [[actress, singer and producer; Maryanne Thorpe on 'Cybill') -
David Suchet [[actor; Hercule Poirot) -
Jo Ann Pflug [[actress; Lt. Maria 'Dish' Schneider on 'M*A*S*H') -

Donatella Versace [[fashion designer, Vice President and chief designer of the Versace Group) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


Lesley Gore [[1946-2015; singer, songwriter, actress and activist; 'It's My Party'; 'Maybe I Know'; 'You Don't Own Me') -

Randy Cain [[1945-2009; singer; Blue Magic; The Delfonics) -
Richard 'Groove' Holmes [[1931-1991; jazz organist) -

Theodore Bikel [[1924-2015; actor, folk singer, musician, composer, unionist and political activist; Sheriff Maz Muller in 'The Defiant Ones') -

Roscoe Lee Browne [[1922-2007; actor and director) -

Doris Fisher [[1915-2003; singer and songwriter; 'You Always Hurt The One You Love'; 'That Old Devil Called Love'; 'Put The Blame On Mame') -

Benjamin Spock [[1903-1998; paediatrician; 'Baby And Child Care') -

Brian Aherne [[1902-1986; actor; Maximilian I of Mexico in 'Juarez'; Chief Prosecutor Willy Robertson in 'I Confess') -

John Frederick Coots [[1897-1985; composer; 'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town'; 'You Go To My Head'; 'For All We Know') -

Lorenz Hart [[1895-1943; lyricist; Rodgers And Hart) -

Vernon Castle [[1887-1918; ballroom dancer and dance teacher, on stage and in silent films; Vernon and Irene Castle) -

Hedda Hopper [[1885-1966; actress and gossip columnist) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on May 2nd.

[moe]

After reading all that, my brain feels like it's in lockdown....

You're not the only one, westgrand!!!!

[arr&bee]

Moe,don't worry about any virus germs,mr.morbid from morbid's funeral joint in da hood has some mask made especially for your return,now just hold your breath until the formaldahyde and lartnum wear off and if you're still standing-opps-err-ahem-hehe..and your standing will be secure..da hood awaits!!

[westgrandboulevard]

If it ever happens that Mr. Morbid meets Ms. Moe [[Superstar) then, with one bound, we all find ourselves in the territory of 'His & Hearse'.....

[arr&bee]

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa....what..it's a slow day-haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa!!!!!!!

[westgrandboulevard]

May 3rd:


Quote for the Day:

"It was very important to establish a sound, so that people heard a record on the radio and knew immediately that it was you."

- Frankie Valli.



If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:


Angela Bofill [[Angela Tomasa Bofill; R&B singer and songwriter) -
[[some sources state May 2nd as date of birth)

Frankie Valli [[Francesco Stephen Castelluccio; singer and actor; The Four Seasons; 'My Eyes Adored You'; 'Grease') -

Farrah Franklin [[Farrah Destiny Franklin;singer-songwriter and actress; Destiny's Child) -

Christopher Cross [[Christopher Charles Geppert; singer-songwriter; 'Arthur's Theme [[Best That You Can Do)' -

Mary Hopkin [[singer; 'Those Were The Days') -

Napoleon XIV [[Jerrold 'Jerry' Samuels; singer, songwriter and record producer; 'They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!') -

Bruce Hall [[bass guitarist; REO Speedwagon) -
David Ball [[record producer and electronic musician; Soft Cell) -

Pete Staples [[bass guitarist; The Troggs) -
John Richardson [[vocalist and drummer; The Rubettes) -


Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:


James Brown [[1933-2006; R&B, soul and funk singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer and bandleader) -

Sugar Ray Robinson [[Walter Smith, Jr; 1921-1989; professional boxer; welterweight and middleweight champion) -

Pete Seeger [[1919-2004; folk singer and social activist) -

Virginia Vincent [[1918-2012; actress; Peg in 'I Want To Live!') -

Betty Comden [[1917-2006; actress, librettist, lyricist and screenwriter; Comden and Green) -

Mary Astor [[1906-1987; Brigid O'Shaugnessy in 'The Maltese Falcon') -

Bing Crosby [[1903-1977; singer and actor; 'White Christmas') -

Walter Slezak [[1902-1983; Kapitan Willi in 'Lifeboat') -

Beulah Bondi [[1889-1981; actress; Rachel Jackson in 'The Gorgeous Hussy'; 'Mary Wilkins in 'Of Human Hearts') -



Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on May 3rd.

[moe]

If it ever happens that Mr. Morbid meets Ms. Moe [[Superstar) then, with one bound, we all find ourselves in the territory of 'His & Hearse'.....

Clever, westgrand!!

[westgrandboulevard]

I was high on coffee at the time, Moe....