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

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December 16th:


Quote for the Day:

"It's not what we say or feel that makes us who we are.

It is what we do.

Or fail to do..."

- spoken by the character of Marianne Dashwood, in Jane Austen's 'Sense And Sensibility', BBC TV adaptation, 2008.


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


Michael McCary [[R&B singer; Boyz II Men) -
Lalah Hathaway [[Eulaulah Donyll Hathaway; R&B, soul, jazz and gospel singer) -
Benny Andersson [[Goran Bror Andersson; musician and composer; ABBA) -

Tony Hicks [[Anthony Christopher Hicks; guitarist and singer; The Hollies) -
Billy Gibbons [[William Frederick Gibbons; musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor; guitarist and lead singer with Z.Z. Top) -


Liv Ullmann [[Liv Johanne Ullmann; actress and film director) -
Christopher Biggins [[Christopher Kenneth Biggins; actor and television presenter) -
Benjamin Bratt [[actor, producer and activist) -

Joyce Bulifant [[Joyce Collins Bulifant: actress) -
Daniel Cosgrove [[Daniel Thomas Cosgrove; actor) -

Maruschka Detmers [[actress) -
Hallee Hirsh [[Hallee Leah Hirsh; actress) -
Catherine Jacob [[actress) -

Theo James [[actor and model) -
Alison La Placa [[actress) -
Miranda Otto [[Miranda Lin Otto; actress) -

Anna Popplewell [[Anna Katherine Popplewell; actress) -
Krysten Ritter [[Krysten Alyce Ritter; actress, model, musician and author) -
Sam Robards [[Samuel Prideaux Robards; actor) -

Jonathan Scarfe [[actor) -
Jon Tenney [[Jonathan Frederick Tenney; actor) -
Paul Vogt [[Paul Calvin Vogt; actor and comedian) -
Peter Vogt [[Peter Allen Vogt; actor and writer)


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


Patty Deutsch [[[[143-2017; actress and comedian) -
Shelby Singleton [[1931-2009; record producer and record label owner) -

Ben Cross [[Harry Bernard Cross; 1947-2020; actor) -

Cy Leslie [[1922-2008; Pickwick Records, and MGM/UA Home Entertainment Group) -

Jim Glaser [[1937-2019; country musician) -
Karl Denver [[1931-1998; singer) -

Robert Urich [[1936-2002; actor and television producer) -
James McCracken [[1926-1988; operatic tenor) -
Arthur C. Clarke [[1917-2008; science fiction writer, science writer and futurist, inventor, undersea explorer and television series host) -

Barbara Kent [[1907-2011; actress) -
Hardie Albright [[1903-1975; actor) -
Noel Coward [[1899-1973; playwright, composer, director, actor and singer) -

Max Linder [[1883-1925; actor, director, screenwriter, producer and comedian) -
William Duncan [[1879-1961; actor, producer, writer and director of film serials) -
Jane Austen [[1775-1817; novelist) -


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

[moe]

I love the quote, westgrand!!!

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December 17th:


Quote for the Day:

"We would be in there with the rhythm section, and singing at the same time that the rhythm section was putting their music down.

Not only did you get the warmth and integrity of the vocals and instruments together, but the technical stuff didn't get in the way.

That is the difference with [[today's music), not that they haven't come up with something that is cool, with this digital stuff, but they are [[told) to sing it one time, and then they just keep looping it.

Where is the warmth in that?

I think that we have lost something."

- Wanda Hutchinson, The Emotions; interview with Riveting Riffs Magazine.


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


Sam Dees [[soul singer, songwriter and record producer) -
Wanda Hutchinson [[soul/R&B singer; The Emotions) -

Paul Rodgers [[Paul Bernard Rodgers; rock singer, songwriter and musician; Free; Bad Company) -

Mike Mills [[Michael Edward Mills; alternative rock bassist and multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer; founding member of R.E.M.) -

Ikue Mori [[experimental drummer, electronic musician, composer and graphic designer) -

Nat Woolf [[Nathaniel Marvin Woolf; actor, musician and singer-songwriter; The Naked Brothers Band) -

John Abraham [[actor, producer and former model) -
Joel Brooks [[actor) -
Jayne Eastwood [[actress) -

Jaimee Foxworth [[Jaimee Monae Foxworth; actress and model) -
Bernard Hill [[actor) -
Laurie Holden [[Heather Laurie Holden; actress, producer, model and human rights activist) -

Ernie Hudson [[Earnest Lee Hudson; actor) -
Mila Jovovich [[Milica Bogdanovna Jovovich; actress, model and musician) -
Barry Livingston [[Barry Gordon Livingston; actor) -

Armin Mueller-Stahl [[actor, painter and author) -
Sarah Paulson [[Sarah Catharine Paulson; actress) -
Bill Pullman [[William Pullman; actor) -
Giovanni Ribisi [[Antonino Giovanni Ribisi; actor) -

Marissa Ribisi [[Santina Marissa Ribisi; actress and writer) -
Wes Studi [[Wesley Studi; actor and film producer) -
Sean Patrick Thomas [[actor and producer) -
Tommy Steele [[Thomas Hicks; actor and singer) -


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

Eddie Kendricks [[Eddie James Kendrick; 1939-1992; R&B, soul and disco singer and songwriter; The Temptations) -

Art Neville [[Arthur Lanon Neville; 1937-2019; funk, R&B and soul singer, songwriter and keyboardist; The Neville Brothers) -

Christopher Cazenove [[1943-2010; actor) -
Dave Madden [[1931-2014; actor) -
Paul Butterfield [[1942-1987; blues harmonica player and singer) -

Dave Dee [[David John Harman; 1941-2009; singer-songwriter; musician, A&R manager, fundraiser and businessman; Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich) -

James Booker [[1939-1983; R&B keyboardist) -
Paul Benedict [[1938-2008; actor) -

George Lindsey [[1928-2012; actor) -
Richard Long [[1927-1974; actor) -
Patrice Wymore [[Patrice Wymore Flynn; 1926-2014; actress) -

Ray Noble [[1903-1978; bandleader, composer, arranger, radio comedian and actor) -
Katina Paxinou [[1900-1973; actress) -
Arthur Fiedler [[1894-1979; conductor, The Boston Pops Orchestra) -
Herbert Beerbohm Tree [[1853-1917; actor and theatre manager) -


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

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December 18th:

Quote for the Day:


"I phoned my grandparents, and my grandfather said 'We saw your movie.'

'Which one?', I said.

He shouted 'Betty, what was the name of that movie I didn't like?"

- Brad Pitt.


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


Keith Richards [[rock musician and songwriter; guitarist and founding member of The Rolling Stones) -

Christine Aguilera [[pop, R&B and dance singer, songwriter, actress and television personality) -

Angie Stone [[Angela Laverne Brown; R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer and actress) -

Martha Johnson [[art rock and new wave singer, keyboardist and songwriter; Martha and the Muffins) -

Randy Houser [[Shawn Randolph Houser; country singer-songwriter) -
F. M. Einheit [[Frank-Martin Strauss; industrial and electronic musician, and actor) -
Alejandro Sanz [[Alejandro Sanchez Pizarro; Latin pop and ballad singer-songwriter and musician) -
DMX [[Earl Simmons; hip hop rapper, record producer and actor) -

Brad Pitt [[William Bradley Pitt; actor and film producer) -

Robson Green [[Robson Golightly Green; actor, angler, singer, songwriter and television presenter) -

Ashley Benson [[Ashley Victoria Benson; actress and model) -
Josh Dallas [[Joshua Paul Dallas; actor) -

Caspar Van Dien [[Caspar Robert Van Dien, Jr; actor and producer) -
Katie Holmes [[Kate Noelle Holmes; actress, producer and director) -
Allan Kayser [[Allan Joseph Kayser II; actor) -

Jeff Kober [[actor) -
Gunnel Lindblom [[actress and director) -
Ray Liotta [[actor, film producer and voice actor) -

Bridgit Mendler [[actress, singer and songwriter) -
Roger E. Mosley [[Roger Earl Mosley; actor, director and writer) -
Victoria Pratt [[actress, author and fitness model) -

Steven Spielberg [[Steven Allan Spielberg; film director, producer and screenwriter) -


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


Steve Biko [[1946-1977; anti-apartheid activist) -
Harvey Atkin [[1942-2017; actor) -
Chas Chandler [[1938-1996; bassist with The Animals; manager of Jimi Hendrix, and Slade) -

Bobby Keys [[1943-2014; session and touring saxophonist) -
Sam Andrew [[1941-2015; singer-songwriter; guitarist with Big Brother and the Holding Company) -
Allen Klein [[1931-2009; music publisher and songwriters' representative) -

Joel Hirschhorn [[1937-2005; songwriter) -
Peggy Cummins [[1925-2017; actress) -
Randy Castillo [[1950-2002; drummer, Ozzy Osbourne) -
Ossie Davis [[1917-2005; actor, director, poet, playwright, author and civil rights activist) -

Betty Grable [[1916-1973; actress, pin-up, dancer and singer) -
Lynn Bari [[1913-1989; actress) -
Celia Johnson [[1908-1982; actress) -

Fletcher Henderson [[1897-1952; jazz and swing pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer) -
Gladys Cooper [[1888-1971; actress) -
Raimu [[1883-1946; actor) -
Joseph Grimaldi [[1778-1837; actor, comedian, dancer and clown) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on December 18th.

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December 19th:

Quote for the Day:


"The moment anyone tries to demean or degrade you in any way, you have to know how great you are.

Nobody would bother to beat you down if you were not a threat."

- Cicely Tyson.


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


Cicely Tyson [[actress and former fashion model) -

Limahl [[Christopher Hamill; pop vocalist, Kajagoogoo) -
Lady Sovereign [[Louise Harman; rapper) -

Chuckii Booker [[producer, singer-songwriter. multi-instrumentalist and bandleader) -
Lenny White [[jazz fusion drummer) -
Janie Fricke [[Jane Marie Fricke; country singer) -

Jake Gyllenhaal [[Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal; actor) -
Jennifer Beals [[actress) -
Ben Becker [[actor) -

Rosa Blasi [[actress) -
Scott Cohen [[actor) -
Beatrice Dalle [[Beatrice Cabarrou; actress) -

Elaine Joyce [[Elaine Joyce Pinchot; actress) -
Waise Lee [[Waise Lee Chi-hung; actor) -
Amy Locane [[Amy Rose Locane; actress) -

Mike Lookinland [[Michael Paul Lookinland; actor) -
Ken Marino [[Kenneth Joseph Marino; actor, comedian, director and screenwriter) -
Alyssa Milano [[Alyssa Jane Milano; actress) -

Tim Reid [[Timothy Lee Reid; actor and film director) -
Rufus; sometimes Zio Vittorio [[Jacques Narcy; actor) -
Til Schweiger [[Tilman Valentin Schweiger; actor and film maker) -

Marla Sokoloff [[Marla Lynne Sokoloff; actress) -
Jessica Steen [[actress) -
Kristy Swanson [[Kristen Noel Swanson; actress) -
Matthew Waterhouse [[actor and writer) -


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


Maurice White [[1941-2016; soul, funk, R&B and jazz singer-songwriter, musician and record producer; Earth, Wind & Fire) -

Zal Yanovsky [[Zalman Yanovsky; 1944-2002; folk-rock musician; lead guitarist, The Lovin' Spoonful) -
Alvin Lee [[Graham Anthony Barnes; 1944-2013; blues rock singer, songwriter and guitarist; Ten Years After) -

Phil Ochs [[Philip David Ochs; 1940-1976; folk and protest singer-songwriter) -
James Booth [[David Noel Jeeves; 1927-2005; actor and screenwriter) -
Robert B. Sherman [[Robert Bernard Sherman; 1925-2012; songwriter; The Sherman Brothers)

Edmund Purdom [[Edmund Anthony Cutlar Purdom; 1924-2009; actor and director) -
Gordon Jackson [[Gordon Cameron Jackson; 1923-1990; actor) -
Little Jimmy Dickens [[James Cecil Dickens; 1920-2015; country singer and songwriter) -

Paul Brinegar [[Paul Alden Brinegar, Jr; 1917-1995; actor) -
Edith Piaf [[Edith Giovanna Gassion; 1915-1963; cabaret and torch singer) -
Ralph Richardson [[Ralph David Richardson; 1902-1983; actor) -


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

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December 20th:

Quote for the Day:

"And Motown's reputation for being a family really grew around the way the artists worked with each other.

We genuinely were a family of artists who looked after each other.

While the producers were young people, just like we were - and they were basically experimenting on us.

So it was like a school.

Today, we're not in touch on a regular basis. But, whenever we do see each other, we're usually very glad, and there's a lot of embracing..."

- Kim Weston, Blues & Soul interview, September 1990.



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


Kim Weston [[Agatha Nathalia Weston; soul and R&B singer) -
Anita Ward [[disco and R&B singer and musician) -
Yvonne Gage [[R&B and soul singer) -

Bobby Colomby [[Robert Wayne Colomby; jazz fusion drummer; Blood, Sweat & Tears) -
Peter Criss [[George Peter John Criscuola; hard rock drummer; co-founder and vocalist with KISS) -
Alan Parsons [[audio engineer, songwriter, musician and record producer; The Alan Parsons Project) -
David Cook [[David Roland Cook; rock singer-songwriter) -

Billy Bragg [[Stephen William Bragg; folk punk musician) -
JoJo [[Joanna Noelle Levesque; R&B and pop singer) -
Chris Robinson [[Christopher Mark Robinson; rock singer; co-founder of The Black Crowes) -
Mike Watt [[Michael David Watt; rock bassist, vocalist and songwriter) -

Jenny Agutter [[Jennifer Ann Agutter; actress) -
Michael Badalucco [[actor) -
Nicole de Boer [[actress) -

Joel Gretsch [[actor) -

Jonah Hill [[Jonah Hill Feldstein; actor) -
Angel Tompkins [[Angel Stromberg; actress) -

Uri Geller [[illusionist, magician and television personality) -


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


Steve Wright [[1947-2015; singer; The Easybeats) -
John Spencer [[1946-2005; actor) -
Kathryn Joosten [[1939-2012; actress) -

John Hillerman [[1932-2017; actor) -
Mala Powers [[1931-2007; actress) -
Audrey Totter [[1917-2013; actress) -

Ann Richards [[1917-2006; actress) -
Dennis Morgan [[1908-1994; actor) -
Paul Francis Webster [[1907-1984; songwriter) -

Lowell Gilmore [[1906-1960; actor) -

Albert Dekker [[1905-1968; actor) -
Irene Dunne [[1898-1990; actress) -
Charley Grapewin [[1869-1956; actor) -


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

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December 21st:


Quote for the Day:

"You get to an age where you get tired of hiding behind whatever people think is correct."

- Betty Wright.


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

Carla Thomas [[Carla Venita Thomas; R&B and Memphis Soul singer) -
Gwen McCrae [[formerly Mosley; soul, R&B, gospel and disco singer) -
Ray Hildebrand [[pop singer; 'Paul' of 'Paul and Paula') -

Samuel L. Jackson [[Samuel Leroy Jackson; actor and film producer) -
Jane Fonda [[Jane Seymour Fonda; actress, political activist and former fashion model) -
Keifer Sutherland [[actor, producer, director and singer-songwriter) -

Dennis Boutsikaris [[actor) -
Larry Bryggman [[Arvid Laurence Bryggman; actor) -
Dave Coulier [[David Alan Coulier; actor, impressionist and television host) -

Julie Delpy [[actress, film director, screenwriter and singer-songwriter) -
Lisa Gerritsen [[actress) -
Govinda [[Govinda Arun Ahuja; actor, comedian and dancer) -

Michelle Hurd [[actress) -
Jane Kaczmarek [[actress) -
Josh Mostel [[actor) -

Jack Noseworthy [[Jack Evan Noseworthy, Jr; actor) -
Sergio Rubini [[actor and film director) -
Tom Sturridge [[Thomas Sidney Jerome Sturridge; actor) -

Mike Vitar [[Michael Anthony Vitar; former actor) -
Steven Yeun [[Yeun Sang-yeop; actor) -
Delious Kennedy [[Delious Timothy Kennedy; actor, producer and singer; All-4-One) -


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


Betty Wright [[Bessie Regina Norris; 1953-2020; soul and R&B singer-songwriter) -

Carl Wilson [[1946-1998; musician; The Beach Boys) -
Jack Nance [[1943-1996; actor) -
Jared Martin [[1941-2017; actor) -
Frank Zappa [[1940-1993; musician, composer, activist and film-maker) -

Hank Crawford [[1934-2009; saxophonist, arranger and songwriter) -
Ed Nelson [[1928-2014; actor) -
Paul Winchell [[1922-2005; actor) -
Joe Mantell [[1915-2010; actor) -


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

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December 22nd:

Quote for the Day:

"Little moments can have a feeling and a texture that is very real."

- Ralph Fiennes.


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

Luther Campbell [[Luther Roderick Campbell; hip hop and Miami bass rapper, promoter, radio executive and actor; 2 Live Crew) -

Jordin Sparks [[Jordin Brianna Sparks; R&B and pop singer-songwriter and actress) -
Dick Parry [[Richard Parry; rock saxophonist; Pink Floyd) -
Barry Jenkins [[Colin Ernest Jenkins; R&B and rock drummer; The Animals) -

Ralph Fiennes [[actor, film producer and director) -
Heather Donahue [[writer and retired actress) -
Graham Beckel [[Graham Beckel; actor) -

Chris Carmack [[James Christopher Carmack; actor, singer and former fashion model) -
Traci Dinwiddie [[actress) -
Hector Elizondo [[actor) -

Dina Meyer [[actress) -
Brooke Nevin [[Brooke Candice Nevin; actress) -
Vanessa Paradis [[Vanessa Chantal Paradis; singer, model and actress) -
Bern Nadette Stanis [[Bernadette Stanislaus; actress and author) -



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


Robin Gibb [[Robin Hugh Gibb; 1949-2012; rock, pop, disco and soul singer; The Bee Gees) -
Maurice Gibb [[Maurice Ernest Gibb; 1949-2003; rock and pop bassist and singer; The Bee Gees) -
Lynne Thigpen [[Cherlynne Theresa Thigpen; 1948-2003; singer) -

Peggie Castle [[1927-1973; actress) -
Ruth Roman [[Norma Roman; 1922-1999; actress) -
Frankie Darro [[Frank Johnson, Jr; 1917-1976; actor and stuntman) -

Barbara Billingsley [[Barbara Lillian Combes; 1915-2010; actress) -
Alan Carney [[David Boughal; 1909-1973; actor) -
Peggy Ashcroft [[Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft; 1907-1991; actress) -

Pierre Brasseur [[Pierre-Albert Espinasse; 1905-1972; actor) -
Minor Watson [[1889-1965; actor) -
Giacomo Puccini [[Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini; 1858-1924; composer) -
Giovanni Bottesini [[1821-1889; composer, conductor and double bass virtuoso) -


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

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December 23rd:

Quote for the Day:

"People understand me through my songs.

It is my one way to communicate."

- Tim Hardin.


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


Adrian Belew [[Robert Steven Belew; progressive rock musician, songwriter and record producer; King Crimson) -
Jorma Kaukonen [[blues, folk and rock guitarist; Jefferson Airplane) -
Anthony Phillips [[Anthony Edwin Phillips; musician, songwriter, producer and singer; original guitarist with Genesis) -

Frederic Forrest [[Frederic Fenimore Forrest, Jr; actor) -
Susan Lucci [[Susan Victoria Lucci; actress, television host, author and entrepreneur) -
Shelley Malil [[Shelley Matthew Malil; actor) -
Nick Moran [[actor) -

Ronnie Schell [[Ronald Ralph Schell; actor and comedian) -
Joan Severance [[actress and former fashion model) -
Harry Shearer [[Harry Julius Shearer; actor) -
Judy Strangis [[Judy Ann Strangis; actress) -


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


Elizabeth Hartman [[1943-1987; actress) -
Tim Hardin [[1941-1980; folk singer-songwriter) -
Eugene Record [[Eugene Booker Record; 1940-2005; R&B and soul singer; The Chi-Lites) -

Johnny Kidd [[1935-1966; rock and roll singer-songwriter) -
Esther Phillips [[Esther Mae Jones; 1935-1984; R&B, blues and jazz singer) -
Corey Haim [[Corey Ian Haim; 1971-2010; actor) -

James Stacy [[1936-2016; actor) -
Chet Baker [[1929-1988; jazz musician) -
Harry Guardino [[1925-1995; actor) -

Gerald S. O'Loughlin [[1921-2015; actor) -
James Gregory [[1911-2002; actor) -
Romo Vincent [[1908-1989; actor) -

Kane Richmond [[1906-1973; actor) -
Noel Purcell [[1900-1985; actor)-
Julien Carette [[1897-1966; actor) -
Eric Blore [[1887-1959; actor) -


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

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December 24th:

Quote for the Day:

"It [[film music) should have simplicity and directness.

It must make its point immediately and strongly.

The emotional impact must come all at once. It's not like concert music which is full of secrets that are learned from long acquaintance and many hearings."

- Franz Waxman; 'A Radio Interview With Franz Waxman'; The Hollywood Film Music Reader, Mervyn Cooke.


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


Ricky Martin [[Enrique Martin Morales; Latin and pop singer, actor and author) -
Robert Schwartzman [[Robert Coppola Schwartzman; actor, screenwriter, director and musician; lead vocalist with Rooney) -
Louis Tomlinson [[Louis William Tomlinson; pop singer, songwriter and television personality; One Direction) -

John Luongo [[D.J. and record mixer) -
Diedrich Bader [[Karl Diedrich Bader; actor and comedian) -
Timothy Carhart [[actor) -
Clarence Gilyard [[Clarence Darnell Gilyard, Jr; actor, college professor and author) -

Anil Kapoor [[actor and producer) -
Amaury Nolasco [[Amaury Nolasco Garrido; actor and producer) -
Matt Passmore [[actor) -
Mark Valley [[Mark Thomas Valley; actor) -


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


Dave Bartholomew [[David - or Davis - Louis Bartholomew; 1920-2019; R&B, big band, swing, rock and roll and Dixieland musician, bandleader, composer, arranger and record producer) -
[[some sources state 1918 as birth year)

Caroline Aherne [[Caroline Mary Aherne; 1963-2016; writer and actress) -
Lemmy [[Ian Fraser Kilmister; 1945-2015; rock bassist and singer-songwriter; Motorhead) -
Woody Shaw [[Woody Herman Shaw, Jr; 1944-1989; jazz musician, bandleader and composer)
Volker Kriegel [[1943-2003; jazz musician and composer) -

Michael Billington [[1941-2005; actor) -
Janet Carroll [[Janet Carol Thiese; 1940-2012; actress) -
Jill Bennett [[Nora Noel Jill Bennett; 1931-1990; actress) -

Norman Rossington [[1928-1999; actor) -
Lee Dorsey [[Irving Lee Dorsey; 1926-1986; pop and R&B singer) -
Carol Haney [[Carolyn Haney; 1924-1964; dancer) -

Ava Gardner [[Ava Lavinia Gardner; 1922-1990; actress) -
Franz Waxman [[formerly Wachsmann; 1906-1967; composer) -
Harry Warren [[Salvatore Antonio Guaragna; 1893-1981; composer and lyricist) -

Ruth Chatterton [[1893-1961; actress) -
Louis Jovet [[Jules Eugene Louis Jouvet; 1887-1951; actor and director) -
Michael Curtiz [[Mano Kaminer; 1886-1962; film director) -

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

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December 25th:

Quote for the Day:

"Manners are a way of getting what you want without appearing to be an absolute swine."

- Quentin Crisp.


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


Merry Clayton [[soul and gospel singer) -

Arthur Adams [[blues and R&B guitarist, musician, composer and bandleader) -

John Edwards [[Jonathan Edwards; soul singer; The Spinners)-
Annie Lennox [[Ann Lennox; pop, rock and soul singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist; Eurythmics) -

Barbara Mandrell [[country singer, musician and actress) -
Alannah Myles [[Alannah Byles; rock, pop and blues singer-songwriter) -
Sheree Brown [[R&B and pop singer, songwriter, musician and producer) -

Shane MacGowan [[punk musician; lead singer and songwriter with The Pogues) -
Jimmy Buffett [[country and rock singer-songwriter, musician, author, actor and businessman) -
Dido [[Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong; electropop singer-songwriter) -

Fennesz [[Christian Fennesz; electronic musician, guitarist and composer) -
Josh Freese [[hard rock drummer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and composer) -
Ryan Shaw [[R&B and soul singer and musician) -

Sissy Spacek [[Mary Elizabeth Spacek; actress and singer) -
Dean Cameron [[Dean Eikleberry; actor and musician) -
Twink Caplan [[actress, comedian and producer) -

Dani Crayne [[Darlyne Danielle Goldman; actress) -
Nicholas Hope [[actor and producer) -
CCH Pounder [[Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder; actress) -

Gary Sandy [[Gary Lee Sandy; actor) -
Hal Scardino [[actor and producer) -
Hanna Schygulla [[actress and chanson singer) -
Stuart Wilson [[actor) -


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


O'Kelly Isley, Jr; [[1937-1986; singer, The Isley Brothers) -
Steve Mancha [[1945-2011; singer, songwriter, 100 PROOF [[Aged In Soul) -
Tony Martin [[Alvin Morris; 1913-2012; actor and singer) -

Kenny Everett [[1944-1995; D.J. and television comedy entertainer) -
Noel Redding [[1945-2003; bassist, Jimi Hendrix Experience) -
Ismail Merchant [[1936-2005; film and television producer) -
John Ashley [[1934-1997; actor) -

Mabel King [[1932-1999; actress) -
Chris Kenner [[1929-1976; singer and songwriter) -
Dick Miller [[1928-2019; actor)-

Margaret Early [[1919-2000; actress) -
Marguerite Churchill [[1910-2000; actress) -
Quentin Crisp [[1908-1999; writer and raconteur) -

Helen Twelvetrees [[1908-1959; actress) -
Cab Calloway [[1907-1994; jazz musician) -
Mike Mazurki [[1907-1990; actor) -

Fernand Gravey [[1905-1970; actor) -
J. Edward Bromberg [[1903-1951; actor)-
Barton MacLane [[1902-1969; actor)-

Gladys Swarthout [[1900-1969; operatic mezzo-soprano) -
Humphrey Bogart [[1899-1957; actor) -
Frank Ferguson [[1899-1978; actor) -

Belle Baker [[1893-1957; singer and actress) -
Kid Ory [[1886-1973; jazz musician) -
Clara Barton [[1821-1912; co-founder of the American Red Cross) -

Jesus Christ [[c.4 BC - c.AD 30/33; Jewish preacher and religious leader; central figure of Christianity) -


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

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December 26th:

Quote for the Day:

"People tell me they idolise me, want to be like me, but I tell them "trust me, you don't want my life'. I've been a very tortured soul."

- Phil Spector.


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


Abdul 'Duke' Fakir [[soul and R&B singer, founding member of The Four Tops) -

Phil Spector [[Harvey Phillip Spector; pop, rock and R&B music producer, musician and songwriter; 'The Wall Of Sound') -

Lars Ulrich [[musician, songwriter, record producer and podcaster; heavy metal drummer and co-founder; Metallica) -

Andy Biersack [[Andrew Dennis Biersack; rock singer, songwriter and pianist; founder and lead singer with Black Veil Brides) -

Chris Daughtry [[rock singer, songwriter and actor; lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist with Daughtry) -

Jane Lapotaire [[Jane Elizabeth Marie Lapotaire, formerly Burgess; actress) -
Beth Behrs [[Elizabeth Ann Behrs; actress and writer) -
Nadia Dajani [[actress) -

Jared Leto [[Jared Joseph Leto; actor and songwriter; lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist with Thirty Seconds To Mars) -
John Lynch [[actor and novelist) -

Temuera Morrison [[Temuera Derek Morrison; actor) -
Eden Sher [[Eden Rebecca Sher; actress) -
Tahnee Welch [[Latanne Rene Welch; model and actress) -


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


Kashif [[Kashif Saleem; Michael Jones; 1956-2016; R&B, post-disco, jazz and soul; multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter) -

Herb Johnson [[Herbert Earlshell Johnson, Jr; 1935-2004; R&B, soul and funk singer; The Cruisers; The Impalas) -

Donald Moffat[[1930-2018; actor) -
Denis Quilley [[1927-2003; actor) -

Steve Allen [[1921-2000; talk show host) -
Richard Widmark [[1914-2008; actor and producer) -
Elisha Cook, Jr. [[1903-1995; actor) -
Vladimir Sokoloff [[1889-1962; actor) -


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

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December 27th:


Quote for the Day:

"Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember."

- Oscar Levant.


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

Mick Jones [[Michael Leslie Jones; rock musician, singer, songwriter and producer; founding member of Foreigner) -

David Knopfler [[rock singer-songwriter, guitarist and songwriter; Dire Straits) -

Mike Pinder [[Michael Thomas Pinder; rock singer-songwriter; founding member and keyboardist of The Moody Blues) -

Fred Hammond [[Frederick William Hammond; gospel singer, bassist and record producer) -
Les Maguire [[Leslie Charles Maguire; Merseybeat and pop pianist; Gerry & The Pacemakers) -
Terry Bozzio [[Terry John Bozzio; rock and jazz fusion drummer; Missing Persons) -

Hayley Williams [[Hayley Nichole Williams; pop punk singer, songwriter and keyboardist; Paramore) -
Youth [[Malcolm Glover; rock bassist, record producer, and founding member with Killing Joke)

Gerard Depardieu [[Gerard Xavier Marcel Depardieu; actor) -
John Amos [[John Allen Amos, Jr; actor) -
Barbara Crampton [[actress) -

Wilson Cruz [[Wilson Echevarria; actor) -
Maryam D'Abo [[actress) -
Tovah Feldshuh [[Terri Sue Feldshuh; actress, singer and playwright) -

Ian Gomez [[Ian Braque Gomez; actor) -
Lisa Jakub [[writer, yoga teacher and former actress) -
Salman Khan [[Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan; actor, producer, occasional singer and television personality) -

Eva LaRue [[Eva Maria LaRue; actress and model) -
Masi Oka [[Masayori Oka; actor, occasional rapper, producer, and digital effects artist) -

Theresa Randle [[actress) -
Emilie de Ravin [[actress) -
Aaron Stanford [[actor) -


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


Heather O'Rourke [[1975-1988; actress) -
Scotty Moore [[1931-2016; guitarist) -
Guy Rolfe [[1911-2003; actor) -

Michel Piccoli [[Jacques Daniel Michel Piccoli; 1925-2020; actor, producer and film director) -

Oscar Levant [[1906-1972; pianist, composer and author) -
Marlene Dietrich [[1901-1992; actress and singer) -
Irene Handl [[1901-1987; actress) -
Sig Arno [[1896-1975; actor) -

Bunk Johnson [[1879-1949; jazz musician) -
[[some sources state 1889 as year of birth)

Sydney Greenstreet [[1879-1954; actor) -
Robert Greig [[1879-1958; actor) -


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

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December 28th:

Quote for the Day:

"You may have holes in your shoes, but don't let people out front know it.

Shine the tops."

- Earl 'Fatha' Hines.


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


Lonnie Liston Smith [[jazz, soul and funk musician) -
John Legend [[John Roger Stephens; R&B, soul and pop; singer-songwriter, producer, actor and philanthropist) -

Nigel Kennedy [[violinist and violist) -
Richard Clayderman [[Philippe Pages; pianist) -
Edgar Winter [[Edgar Holland Winter; rock and blues musician, songwriter and producer) -

David Archuleta [[David James Archuleta; pop singer-songwriter and actor) -

Maggie Smith [[Margaret Natalie Smith; actress) -
Nichelle Nichols [[Grace Dell Nichols; actress, singer and voice artist) -
Denzel Washington [[Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr; actor, director and producer) -

Taylor Ball [[actor) -
Thomas Dekker [[Thomas Alexander Dekker; actor, musician, singer, director and producer) -
Vanessa Ferlito [[actress) -

Beau Garrett [[Beau Jesse Garrett; actress and model) -
Malcolm Gets [[actor) -
Shawn Harrison [[actor)-

Fay Hauser [[actress, producer, director and writer) -
Elaine Hendrix [[Katherine Elaine Hendrix; actress, model, producer, singer, dancer and activist)

Joe Manganiello [[Joseph Michael Manganiello; actor) -
Chad McQueen [[Chadwick Steven McQueen; actor, film producer, martial artist and race car driver) -

Seth Meyers [[Seth Adam Meyers; comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor and television host) -
Sienna Miller [[Sienna Rose Diana Miller; actress) -
Noomi Rapace [[formerly Noren; actress) -
Mackenzie Rosman [[actress) -


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


Pops Staples [[1914-2000; gospel and R&B musician; The Staple Singers) -
Charles Neville [[1938-2018; r&B and jazz musician; The Neville Brothers) -

Young Jessie [[Obediah 'Obie' Donnell Jessie; 1936-2020; R&B, rock and roll, and jazz singer-songwriter) -

Bruce Carter [[1956-2006; drummer; Pleasure) -

Alex Chilton [[1950-2010; singer-songwriter; lead singer; The Box Tops) -
Chas Hodges [[1943-2018; vocalist and musician; Chas & Dave) -
Dorsey Burnette [[1932-1979; singer) -

Martin Milner [[1931-2015; actor) -
Hildegard Knef [[1925-2002; actress) -
Andrew Duggan [[1923-1988; actor)-

Ivan Desny [[1922-2002; actor) -
Johnny Otis [[1921-2012; singer, composer and bandleader) -
Lee Bowman [[1914-1979; actor) -
Lou Jacobi [[1913-2009; actor) -

Lew Ayres [[1908-1996; actor) -
Cliff Arquette [[1905-1974; actor) -
Earl 'Fatha' Hines [[1903-1983; jazz musician) -
Charles Dingle [[1887-1956; actor) -


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

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December 29th:


Quote for the Day:

"Having a dream is what keeps you alive.

Overcoming the challenges makes life worth living."

- Mary Tyler Moore.


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


Yvonne Elliman [[Yvonne Marianne Elliman; singer, songwriter and actress) -
Marianne Faithfull [[Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull; singer-songwriter and actress) -
Rob Parissi [[Robert Parissi; funk singer, songwriter and guitarist; Wild Cherry) -

Midge Bollinger Neel [[singer, songwriter and guitarist; Pixies Three) -
Patti Drew [[pop singer) -
LaToya London [[LaToya Renee London; R&B and soul singer and actress) -

Dexter Holland [[Bryan Keith Holland; punk rock musician and molecular biologist; lead singer with The Offspring) -
Dallas Austin [[Dallas L. Austin; pop, R&B and hip hop musician, songwriter, record producer and film producer) -

Jon Voight [[actor) -
Ted Danson [[Edward Bridge Danson III; actor and producer) -
Jennifer Ehle [[Jennifer Anne Ehle; actress) -

Jude Law [[David Jude Heyworth Law; actor) -
Bernard Cribbins [[Bernard Joseph Cribbins; actor and musical comedian) -
Alison Brie [[Alison Brie Schermerhorn; actress) -

Patricia Clarkson [[Patricia Davies Clarkson; actress) -
Michael Cudlitz [[actor and director) -
Jason Gould [[Jason Emanuel Gould; actor, director, producer, writer and singer) -

Shawn Hatosy [[Shawn Wayne Hatosy; actor and director) -
Jane Levy [[Jane Colburn Levy; actress) -
Diego Luna [[Diego Luna Alexander; actor, director and producer) -

Danny R. McBride [[Daniel Richard McBride; actor, comedian and writer) -
Dylan Minnette [[Dylan Christopher Minnette; actor, singer and musician) -
Katherine Moennig [[Katherine Sian Moennig; actress) -
John Newton [[John Haymes Newton; actor) -

Mekhi Phifer [[actor) -
Barbara Steele [[actress and producer) -
Inga Swenson [[actress) -
Leonor Varela [[Leonor Magdalena Varela Palmer; actress and model) -


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


Ray Thomas [[1941-2018; singer, songwriter, flautist, composer; founding member of The Moody Blues) -

Pimp C [[1973-2007; rapper) -
John Polito [[1950-2016; actor) -
Cozy Powell [[1947-1998; rock drummer) -

Rajesh Khanna [[1942-2012; actor) -
Mary Tyler Moore [[1936-2017; actress) -
Ed Flanders [[1934-1995; actor) -

Joseph Maher [[1933-1998; actor) -
Viveca Lindfors [[1920-1995; actress) -
Ruth Hall [[1910-2003; actress) -

Claire Dodd [[1911-1973; actress) -
[[some sources state 1908 as year of birth)

Pierre Watkin [[1887-1960; actor) -
[[some sources state 1889 as year of birth)

Pablo Casals [[1876-1973; cellist and conductor) -


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

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December 30th:

Quote for the Day:

"If you feel good about who you are inside, it will radiate."

- Patti Smith.


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


Patti Smith [[Patricia Lee Smith; punk rock singer-songwriter) -
Chris Jasper [[Christopher H. Jasper; R&B, soul and jazz singer, composer and producer; The Isley Brothers; Isley-Jasper-Isley) -
Paul Stookey [[Noel Paul Stookey; folk singer-songwriter; 'Paul', of Peter, Paul And Mary) -

Ellie Goulding [[Elena Jane Goulding; electropop singer-songwriter) -
Jeff Lynne [[rock and pop songwriter, singer, record producer and multi-instrumentalist; Electric Light Orchestra/ELO) -
Mike Nesmith [[Robert Michael Nesmith; rock, pop and folk musician and songwriter; The Monkees) -

Dave Stewart [[David Allan Stewart; jazz keyboardist and composer) -

Jay Kay [[Jason Luis Cheetham; R&B, and soul singer-songwriter; co-founder of Jamiroquai) -
Suzy Boggus [[Susan Kay Boggus; country singer-songwriter) -
Paul Jackson, Jr. [[Paul Milton Jackson, Jr; jazz composer and arranger) -

Russ Tamblyn [[Russell Irving Tamblyn; actor and dancer) -
Sheryl Lee Ralph [[actress, singer, author and activist) -
Tracey Ullman [[Trace Ullman; comedy actress) -

Jason Behr [[actor) -
Eliza Dushku [[actress) -
Maureen Flannigan [[actress) -

Robert Hossein [[actor, director and writer) -
Patricia Kalember [[actress) -
Kristen Kreuk [[actress) -

Meredith Monroe [[actress) -
Lucy Punch [[actress) -
Daniel Sunjata [[actor) -

Tyrese Gibson [[actor, singer and writer) -
Fred Ward [[actor) -
Sophie Ward [[actress) -


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


Viola Wills [[1939-2009; singer) -

Bo Diddley [[1928-2008; singer and guitarist) -

Davy Jones [[1945-2012; singer-songwriter, musician and actor; The Monkees) -
Del Shannon [[1934-1990; singer-songwriter) -

Skeeter Davis [[1931-2004; singer) -
Robert Quine [[1942-2004; guitarist) -
Jack Riley [[1935-2016; actor) -

Wolfgang Dauner [[1935-2020; jazz musician) -

Joseph Bologna [[1934-2017; actor) -
Paolo Villaggio [[1932-2017; actor) -

Jack Lord [[1920-1998; actor)-
Nancy Coleman [[1912-2000; actress) -
Jeanette Nolan [[1911-1998; actress) -

Carol Reed [[1906-1976; film director) -
John Litel [[1892-1972; actor) -
Gaston Modot [[1887-1970; actor) -
Rudyard Kipling [[1865-1936; author) -


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

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December 31st:

Quote for the Day:

"I think that it's easy to become captivated by attention, and by people's attention on you.

I tried not to let that happen to myself. I don't think I ever got to a point where I was acting out to get attention, because that's not my nature.

I do think that sometimes the people around you try to create circumstances to keep you in front of the headlines so that they can keep living off of your fame."

- Donna Summer, PopMatters interview, 2008.


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


Andy Summers [[rock singer and guitarist; The Police) -
Roy Lee Johnson [[R&B and soul songwriter, singer and guitarist) -
Burton Cummings [[musician, singer and songwriter; former lead singer and keyboardist with The Guess Who) -

Tom Hamilton [[bassist; Aerosmith; Thin Lizzy) -
Fermin Goytisolo [[percussionist; KC & The Sunshine Band) -
Joey McIntyre [[singer-songwriter and actor; New Kids On The Block) -

Bob Bryar [[drummer; My Chemical Romance) -
Scott Ian [[Scott Ian Rosenfeld; guitarist and vocalist; Anthrax) -
Paul Westerberg [[singer, guitarist and songwriter; The Replacements) -

Anthony Hopkins [[actor, director and producer) -
Val Kilmer [[actor) -
Ben Kingsley [[Krishna Pandit Bhanji; actor) -

Barbara Carrera [[Barbara Kingsbury; actress and former model) -
Sarah Miles [[actress) -
Tim Considine [[former child actor, author, photographer and automotive historian) -

Jane Badler [[actress and singer) -
Joe Dallesandro [[actor) -
Don Diamont [[actor) -

Gong Li [[actress) -
Tim Matheson [[Timothy Lewis Matthieson; actor and director) -
Bebe Neuwirth [[Beatrice Neuwirth; actress, singer and dancer) -

Lance Reddick [[actor and musician) -
James Remar [[actor) -
Vernon Wells [[actor) -
Chandra West [[actress) -

Diane von Furstenberg [[fashion designer) -


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


Donna Summer [[LaDonna Adrian Gaines; 1948-2012; singer, songwriter and actress) -
John Denver [[1943-1997; country musician) -
Pete Quaife [[1943-2010; bassist; The Kinks) -

Odetta [[Odetta Holmes; 1930-2008; singer, actress, guitarist, lyricist, civil and human rights activist) -
Rosalind Cash [[1938-1995; singer and actress) -
Rex Allen [[1920-1999; actor) -

Pat Brady [[1914-1972; actor) -

Charles Lederer [[1910-1976; screenwriter) -
[[some sources state 1906 or 1911 as year of birth)

Jonah Jones [[1909-2000; jazz trumpeter) -

Theresa Harris [[1906-1985; actress) -
[[some sources state 1909 as year of birth)

Jule Styne [[1905-1994; songwriter) -
Rhys Williams [[1897-1969; actor) -

Pola Negri [[1897-1987; actress) -
[[some sources state 1899 as year of birth)

Jason Robards, Sr; [[1892-1963; actor) -

Elizabeth Arden [[Florence Nightingale Graham; 1878-1966; businesswoman; Elizabeth Arden cosmetics empire) -


Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on December 31st.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

And many Happy Days for all in 2021, from WestGrand

- also -

January 1st:

Happy Birthday, to:

Grandmaster Flash [[Joseph Saddler; hip hop musician and DJ) -

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January 1st:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Arthur Prysock, Jr; [[1924-1997; jazz and R&B singer)

[[some sources state 1929 as year of birth)

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January 1st:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Michael Wycoff [[1956-2019; R&B, soul and funk singer) -

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January 2nd:

Happy Birthday, to:

Cuba Gooding, Jr. [[Cuba Mark Gooding, Jr; actor, writer, producer and director) -

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January 2nd:

Happy Birthday, to:

Dawn Silva [[funk vocalist; Sly & The Family Stone; P-Funk; Brides Of Funkenstein) -
[[other sources state Jan 1st and Jan 3rd as date of birth)

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January 2nd:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Jack Goga [[Jack Alan Goga; 1944-1996; co-songwriter, arranger and producer for Motown Records) -

'Farewell Is A Lonely Sound' - Jimmy Ruffin
'Yesterday's Dreams' - Four Tops
'You' - Marvin Gaye
'No One There' - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
'Bring Back The Love' - The Monitors
'Your Love Is Wonderful' - Four Tops

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January 2nd:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Glenn Goins [[Glenn Lamonte Goins; 1954-1978; funk and R&B singer and guitarist; Parliament-Funkadelic) -

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January 2nd:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Nathan Heathman [[1957-2004; soul, jazz and funk pianist, clarinettist, saxophonist and musical director) -

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January 3rd:

Happy Birthday, to

Nicole Beharie [[actress and singer)

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January 3rd:

Happy Birthday, to:

Lloyd [[Lloyd Harlin Polite, Jr; R&B and hip hop singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer and actor) -

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January 3rd:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Harold Beane [[1947-2020; funk guitarist, singer and songwriter; Funkadelic; Isaac Hayes) -

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January 3rd:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

George Martin [[George Henry Martin; 1926-2016; record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer and musician; 'The Fifth Beatle') -

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January 4th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Grace Bumbry [[Grace Melzia Bumbry; mezzo-soprano opera singer) -

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January 4th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Bill Isles [[William Carvan Isles II; 1941-2019; R&B singer; original member of The O'Jays) -

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January 4th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Arthur Conley [[Arthur Lee Conley; 1946-2003; soul singer) -

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January 4th:

Remembering, on her Birthday:

Vanity [[Denise Katherine Matthews; 1959-2016; R&B, pop, soul, funk and disco singer, songwriter, dancer, model, actress and evangelist) -

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January 4th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Marcel King [[Marcel Neville King; 1957-1995; soul singer; Sweet Sensation)
[[some sources state 1958 as year of birth)

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January 5th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Grady Thomas[['Shady Grady'; funk, R&B and psychedelic soul singer; Parliament and Funkadelic) -

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January 5th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Vincent Calloway [[R&B musician; trombonist, trumpeter and percussionist with Midnight Star; singer with Calloway; record producer) -

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January 5th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Jack Brokensha [[John Joseph 'Jack' Brokensha; 'White Jack'; 1926-2010; jazz vibraphonist and percussionist session man for Motown) -

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January 5th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Bugz [[Karnail Paul Pitts;1978-1999; rapper; D12) -

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January 5th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Alvin Ailey [[Alvin Ailey, Jr; 1931-1989; dancer, director, choreographer and activist) -

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January 5th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Wilbert Harrison [[Wilbert Huntington Harrison; 1929-1994; R&B singer, pianist, guitarist and harmonica player) -

[arr&bee]

West you ol legend,how are you? This post is like the sun...always shining through..you still da man!!!

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Hi Arr&bee...all fine here, in lockdown UK. Hope your New Year is being good to you

Am trying for a new look this year on Birthday thread.....concentrating on selected artists, especially those from the world of R&B, soul and jazz music. Will see how it goes.....

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January 6th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Shirley Brown [[R&B singer) -

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January 6th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Kathy Sledge [[R&B, funk, disco, pop and soul singer-songwriter and producer) -

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January 6th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Nino Tempo [[Antonino LoTempio; pop rock musician, singer and actor) -

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January 6th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Beau Williams [[gospel and R&B singer) -

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January 6th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Van McCoy [[Van Allen Clinton McCoy; 1940-1979; disco, R&B and pop musician, record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer and orchestral conductor) -

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January 6th:

Remembering, on her Birthday:

Doris Troy [[Doris Elaine Higgensen, later Payne; 1937-2004; R&B singer-songwriter) -

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January 6th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Ricky Allen [[Richard A. Allen; 1935-2005; blues singer) -

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January 7th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

George Gordy, Sr; [[George Weldon Gordy, Sr; 1926-2011; songwriter and producer for Motown Records) -