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

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January 26th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Anita Baker (Anita Denise Baker; R&B, soul and smooth jazz singer-songwriter) -

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January 26th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Deon Jackson (1946-2014; soul singer and songwriter) -

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January 26th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Huey 'Piano' Smith (Huey Pierce Smith; rock and roll and R&B pianist, songwriter and bandleader) -

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January 26th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Kirk Franklin (Kirk Dewayne Franklin; Christian hip hop and contemporary gospel choir director, gospel musician, singer, songwriter and musician) -

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January 26th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Howard Glover 'Fingers' Whaley (1927-1992; R&B pianist; The Basin Street Boys) -

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January 26th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Jazzie B (Trevor Beresford Romeo; DJ and music producer; founder of Soul II Soul) -

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January 27th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Nedra Talley-Ross (R&B, pop, soul and doo-wop singer; The Ronettes) -

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January 27th:

Happy Birthday, to:

L. J. Reynolds (Larry James Reynolds; R&B, soul and pop singer; The Dramatics) -

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January 27th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Bobby 'Blue' Bland (Robert Calvin Brooks; 1930-2013; blues, soul and R&B singer) -

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January 27th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Elmore James (Elmore Brooks; 1918-1963; blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and bandleader) -

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January 27th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

John Witherspoon (John Weatherspoon; 1942-2019; actor and comedian) -

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January 27th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Bobby Hutcherson (Robert Hutcherson; 1941-2016; jazz vibraphone and marimba player) -

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January 28th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Marvin Sapp (Marvin Louis Sapp; gospel music and singer-songwriter; Commissioned; founder and senior pastor of Lighthouse Full Life Centre Church, Grand Rapids) -

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January 28th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Billy Bass Nelson (William Nelson; funk, soul and psychedelic rock and soul bassist, singer, songwriter and record producer; Parliament-Funkadelic) -

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January 28th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Anthony Hamilton (Anthony Cornelius Hamilton; R&B, soul and neo soul singer, songwriter and record producer) -

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January 28th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Phil Flowers (Philip John Flowers; 1934-2001; rock, blues, gospel and ballad singer and songwriter) -

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January 28th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Rakim (William Michael Griffin, Jr; hip hop rapper, songwriter, musician and record producer; Eric B. & Rakim) -

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January 29th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

James Jamerson (James Lee Jamerson; 1936-1983; R&B, soul, pop, funk and jazz bass player; The Funk Brothers) -

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January 29th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Bettye LaVette (Betty Jo Haskins; soul, blues, rock and roll, funk, gospel and country singer-songwriter) -

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January 29th:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Ron 'Sweets' Townson (Ronald Townson; 1933-2001; pop, R&B, soul and jazz singer; original member of The 5th Dimension) -

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January 29th:

Remembering, on her Birthday:

Felice Taylor (Florain Corella Flanagan; 1944-2017; R&B, pop and soul singer) -

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January 29th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Charlie Wilson (Charles Kent Wilson; 'Uncle Charlie'; R&B, hip hop, soul, funk and gospel singer, songwriter, musician and record producer; The Gap Band) -

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January 30th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Jody Watley (Jody Vanessa Watley; pop, R&B, hip hop and soul singer, songwriter, record producer and artist; Shalamar) -

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January 30th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Jackie Ross (Jaculyn Bless Ross; soul singer) -

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January 30th:

Remembering, on her Birthday:

Norma Tanega (Norma Cecilia Tanega; 1939-2019; folk, pop and latin jazz singer-songwriter, painter and experimental musician) -

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January 30th:

Happy Birthday, to:

William King ('WAK'; funk, soul, R&B and pop singer-songwriter, musician and choreographer; founding member of The Commodores) -

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January 31st:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Marvin Junior (1936-2013; R&B, doo-wop and soul singer; founding member of The Dells) -

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January 31st:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Rick Hall (Roe Erister Hall; 1932-2018; record producer, songwriter and musician; owner of FAME studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama) -

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January 31st:

Remembering, on her Birthday:

Carol Channing (Carol Elaine Channing; 1921-2019; actress, singer, dancer and comedian) -

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January 31st:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Chuck Willis (Harold Willis; 1928-1958; blues, R&B, and rock and roll singer-songwriter) -

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January 31st:

Happy Birthday, to:

Charlie Musselwhite (Charles Douglas Musselwhite; 'Memphis Charlie'; electric blues harmonica player and bandleader) -

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February 1st:

Happy Birthday, to:

Chris Clark (Christine Elizabeth Clark; soul, jazz and blues singer; AA nominated co-screenwriter for 'Lady Sings The Blues', 1972) -

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February 1st:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Rick James (James Ambrose Johnson, Jr; 1948-2004; R&B, soul and funk singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer) -

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February 1st:

Remembering, on her Birthday:

Debbie Dean (Reba Jeanette Smith; 1928-2001; big band singer, songwriter and actress) -

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February 1st:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Joe Sample (Joseph Leslie Sample; 1939-2014; jazz keyboardist, singer, songwriter and composer; founding member of The Jazz Crusaders) -

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February 1st:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Eugene Tanner (Eugene 'Gene' Elijah Tanner, Jr; 1936-1994; R&B singer, The "5" Royales) -

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February 2nd:

Happy Birthday, to:

Shakira (Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll; pop, rock and latin singer, songwriter and musician) -

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February 2nd:

Happy Birthday, to:

Al McKay (funk, jazz, R&B and soul guitarist, songwriter, and record producer; Al McKay All Stars; former member of The Watts 103rd Rhythm Street Band, also Earth, Wind & Fire) -

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February 2nd:

Remembering, on her Birthday:

Edna Wright (aka Sandy Wynns; 1945-2020; R&B, soul and disco singer; Honey Cone) -

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February 2nd:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Stan Getz (Stanley Getz; 1927-1991; jazz, bossa nova and bebop saxophonist) -

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February 2nd:

Happy Birthday, to:

Alphonso Johnson (jazz fusion, jazz and funk bassist, composer and educator) -

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February 2nd:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Sonny Stitt (Edward Hammond Boatner, Jr; 1924-1982; jazz saxophonist) -

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February 2nd:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Eva Cassidy (Eva Marie Cassidy; 1963-1996; jazz, folk and blues singer and guitarist) -

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February 3rd:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Dennis Edwards (1943-2018; soul and R&B singer; The Contours; The Temptations) -

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February 3rd:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Johnny Bristol (John William Bristol; 1939-2004; R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and record producer) -

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February 3rd:

Remembering, on his Birthday:

Johnny Guitar Watson (John Watson, Jr; 1935-1996; blues, soul and funk musician and singer-songwriter) -

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February 3rd:

Remembering, on her Birthday:

Mabel Mercer (1900-1984; jazz and cabaret singer) -

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February 3rd:

Happy Birthday, to:

John Handy (John Richard Handy III; jazz and jazz fusion saxophonist, musician and singer) -

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February 3rd:

Happy Birthday, to:

Angelo D'Aleo (doo-wop singer; Dion & The Belmonts; The Bel-Juniors) -

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February 4th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Florence LaRue (soul, sunshine pop and R&B singer and actress; original member of The 5th Dimension) -