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

[arr&bee]

Umm excuse my ignorance,but who's emma???

[westgrandboulevard]

Check out post # 617.....

[westgrandboulevard]

December 15th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :


Our fellow Soulful Detroit member, platters81.

Hope you enjoy your special day, platters81!


Cindy Birdsong :
Cynthia Ann Birdsong; R&B and soul singer. Best known as a member of Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles, and The Supremes.

Ken Knox :
R&B and soul singer. Best known as member of Chairmen Of The Board.

Byron Cage :
Detroit born gospel recording artist.

Don Johnson :
television and film actor, producer, director, singer and songwriter.

Dave Clark :
English musician, songwriter, record producer and entrepreneur. Best known as leader, drummer and manager of The Dave Clark Five.



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



Harry Ray [[1946-1992) :
R&B singer. Best known as a member of The Moments, and Ray, Goodman and Brown.

Stan Kenton [[1911-1979) :
bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger.

Alan Freed [[1921-1965) :
Albert James Freed; 'Moondog'; disc jockey, television and screen personality.

John Hammond [[1910-1987) :
record producer, talent scout, civil rights activist, and music critic.

Jerry Wallace [[1928-2008) :
country music, easy listening and traditional pop singer.

Jesse Belvin [[1932-1960) :
R&B singer, pianist and songwriter.

Gustave Eiffel [[1832-1923) :
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel; French civil engineer and architect. Best known for the Eiffel Tower, 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris, and his contribution to building the Statue Of Liberty.

Nero [[37-68AD) :
Roman Emperor from 54 to 68 AD, and the last in the Julio-Claudian dynasty.


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

[westgrandboulevard]

December 16th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :


Michael McCary :
R&B, soul and new jack swing vocalist. Best known as a member of Boyz II Men,1985-2003.

Lalah Hathaway :
Eulaulah Donyll Hathaway; R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger, pianist; daughter of Donny Hathaway.

Benny Andersson :
Goran Bror Andersson; Swedish musician, composer, former member of ABBA, and co-composer of the musicals 'Chess' and 'Mamma Mia!'

Liv Ullman :
Norwegian stage and film actress, and film director.

Tony Hicks :
English rock and pop guitarist , vocalist and musician. Best known as a member of The Hollies.



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


Shelby Singleton [[1931-2009) :
'Sumpter'; record producer and record label owner.

Turk Murphy [[1915-1987) :
Melvin Edward Alton Murphy; traditional and dixieland jazz trombonist, vocalist and bandleader.

Noel Coward [[1899-1973) :
English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer.

V.S. Pritchett [[1900-1997) :
Victor Sawdon Pritchett; English writer and literary critic.

Margaret Mead [[1901-1978) :
cultural anthropologist, author and speaker.

Arthur C. Clarke [[1917-2008) :
English science fiction writer, science writer and futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television host.

Ludwig van Beethoven [[1770-1827) :
German composer and pianist.

Jane Austen [[1775-1817) :
English romantic novelist.

Wassily Kandinsky [[1866-1944) :
Russian born expressionist and abstract art painter, and art theorist. Became French citizen in 1939.

Catherine Of Aragon [[1485-1536) :
Queen of England, 1509-1533, as first wife of King Henry VIII.


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

[arr&bee]

OH THAT EMMA,OK COOL BUT ACCORDING TO THE RECORDS IN DA HOOD[45's-lp's]MS.CURLLERBURNS IS THE OLDEST WOMAN ALIVE AT[127.5-10%].

[westgrandboulevard]

Emma and Ms. Curllerburns must be running turkey neck and turkey neck, in the race to be oldest.....

[arr&bee]

WELL WEST WORD IN DA HOOD SAYS THAT AFTER MS.CURLLERBURNS READ YOUR POST SHE PASSED OUT,CAN'T SAY IF SHE'S DEAD OR ALIVE SINCE SHE HASN'T HAD A PULSE SINCE[1940]WORD HAS GONE OUT TO HER PERSONAL PHYSICIAN..DR.MAL PRAK-TISS[he's French]ONLY PROBLEM IS HE LIVE WAY UP IN THE FRENCH ALPS AND NOBODY HAS SEEN HIM SINCE[1918]I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED.

[westgrandboulevard]

I wish you would.....

[moe]

Send the St Bernard for the doc pronto!

[arr&bee]

WELL AS I LIVE AND BREATH,IS IT REALLY YOU-MS.MOE[SUPERSTAR]....GOOD SINCE I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION LET ME ASSURE YOU THAT YOUR STARRING ROLE IN MY NEWEST POLARIOD CLASSIC[to be named later]WILL NOT BE HELD UP BECAUSE OF THIS TURN OF EVENTS, I HAVE CONTACTED THAT INTERDIMENTIONAL HAIRDRESSER OF THE STARS...MADAME MAY B. KNOTT ALL THE WAY FROM THE OTHER END OF DA HOOD TO GIVE YOU THE LOOK WE NEED FOR THIS POLARIOD CLASSIC[to be named later]SO DON'T WORRY[much]JUST CHILL!!!

[westgrandboulevard]

December 17th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :



Wanda Hutchinson :
R&B and soul singer; best known as a member [[with her sisters Sheila and Jeanette) of The Emotions.

Art Neville :
Arthur Lanon Neville; R&B, funk and soul singer, keyboardist, songwriter and bandleader. Best known as a member of The Neville Brothers [[with his siblings, Cyril, Aaron and Charles), The Meters, and The Funky Meters.

Sam Dees :
soul singer, songwriter and record producer.

Tommy Steele :
Thomas William Hicks; English stage and film entertainer, and former rock and roll star.

Pope Francis :
Jorge Mario Bergoglio; Argentinian Archbishop, 266th and current Pope of the Roman Catholic Church.



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


Eddie Kendricks [[1939-1992) :
Edward James Kendrick; R&B and soul singer, best known as a member of The Temptations, and also for a successful solo career.

James Booker [[1939-1983) :
R&B and jazz musician.

Dave Dee [[1941-2009) :
David John Harman; English singer-songwriter, musician, A&R manager, fundraiser and businessman. Best known as leader of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich.

Arthur Fiedler [[1894 - 1979) :
Conductor of the Boston Pops Symphony Orchestra, for half a century.




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

[robb_k]

I wish you would.....

As Billy Boy Arnold once sang.

[westgrandboulevard]

December 18th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :


Christina Aguilera :
singer, songwriter and actress.

DMX :
Earl Simmons; 'Dark Man X', rapper and actor.

Angie Stone :
Angela Laverne Brown; soul and neo soul singer-songwriter, record producer and actress.

Keith Richards :
English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. Best known as an original member of The Rolling Stones.

Brad Pitt :
William Bradley Pitt; television and film actor, and film producer.

Steven Spielberg :
film director, film producer and screenwriter.


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


Allen Klein [[1931-2009) :
businessman, music publisher, writers' representative, film maker and record label representative.

Chas Chandler [[1938-1996) :
Bryan James Chandler; English R&B and rock musician and vocalist, record producer and manager. Best known as original bass guitarist with The Animals.

Bobby Keys [[1943-2014 ) :
rock and jazz saxophonist, playing in horn sections as a session musician.

Betty Grable [[1916-1973) :
Elizabeth Ruth Grable; stage and film actress, pin-up model, dancer and singer.

Joseph Stalin [[1878-1953) :
leader of the Soviet Union, from the mid 1920s until his death.

Franz Ferdinand [[1863-1914) :
Archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian and Royal Prince of Hungary, and of Bohemia. From 1896 until his death, heir-presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne.

Saki [[1870-1916) :
Hector Hugh Munro ; British author and playwright.

Paul Klee [[1879-1940) :
Swiss-German expressionist, cubist and surrealist painter.



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

[arr&bee]

HEY WEST,GOOD NEWS..AFTER AN EXTENSIVE SEARCH THEY FOUND MS.CURLLERBURNS PULSE...SHE LOCKED IT IN THE LIQUOR CABINET[and lost the key]SO SHE'LL BE OK AND WILL SOON BE RETURNING TO THE SET OF THIS CLASSIC POLARIOD CLASSIC[to be named later]SO RELATE THIS GOOD NEWS TO YOUR NUMBER ONE CLIENT-MS.MOE[SUPERSTAR]...UH OH,HER WHEELCHAIR LOST IT'S BREAKS AND IS ROLLING DOWN THE HILLSIDE,GOTTA TRY TO CATCH HER BEFORE SHE GETS A SPEEDING TICKET!!!

[westgrandboulevard]

Arr&bee, I will surely pass that information to my client, Ms Moe [[Superstar).

Moe is currently engaged on a goodwill mission to the North Pole, keeping Santa and his helpers fully entertained with her glamour and star quality, at this most busiest time of their year.

[westgrandboulevard]

December 19th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :


Chuckii Booker :
Eugene Allen Booker, Jr; R&B and new jack swing musician, singer, songwriter, producer and bandleader.

Maurice White :
soul, funk, R&B and jazz singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and bandleader. Founder of Earth, Wind and Fire.

Lenny White :
jazz fusion and funk drummer, bandleader and producer.

Jake Gyllenhaal :
Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal; stage and film actor.

Cicely Tyson :
stage, television and film actress.

Jennifer Beals :
former teen model, and television and film actress.


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


Edith Piaf [[1915-1963) :
Edith Giovanna Gassion; 'La Mome Piaf'; 'The Little Sparrow'; French cabaret singer, songwriter and actress.

Jimmy Dickens [[1920-2015) :
James Cecil Dickens; 'Little Jimmy Dickens'; country music singer of novelty songs.


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

[westgrandboulevard]

December 20th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :


Kim Weston :
Agatha Natalia Weston; Detroit born soul and R&B singer. Most notable for her Motown repertoire, including solo recordings 'Love Me All The Way', 'Take In Your Arms [[Rock Me A Little While)' and 'Helpless'; also duet recordings with Marvin Gaye, most successfully 'It Takes Two'.

Anita Ward :
disco and R&B singer, best known for 'Ring My Bell', 1979.

Bobby Colomby :
jazz rock fusion drummer; best known as an original member of Blood, Sweat And Tears.

Peter Criss :
George Peter John Criscuola; 'The Catman'; musician, songwriter, producer, actor and author. Best known as co-founder, original drummer and occasional vocalist of Kiss.

Alan Parsons :
English audio engineer, composer, musician, record producer and director.

Stevie Wright :
'Little Stevie'; Australian rock and pop musician and songwriter. Best known as lead singer with The Easybeats; most notable recording 'Friday On My Mind', 1966.

Uri Geller :
Israeli illusionist and television personality.



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


Pat Hare [[1930-1980) :
Auburn Hare; Memphis electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter.

Irene Dunne [[1898-1990) :
radio, stage, television and film actress.



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

[westgrandboulevard]

December 21st : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :


Betty Wright :
Bessie Regina Norris; R&B and soul singer-songwriter. Notable recordings include 'Clean Up Woman'.

Carla Thomas :
Memphis and Southern soul singer. Notable recordings include 'Gee Whiz [[Look At His Eyes)', 'B-A-B-Y', and also 'Tramp', duet with Otis Redding.

Hank Crawford :
Bennie Ross Crawford Jr., R&B, hard bop, jazz-funk, soul jazz alto saxophonist, arranger and songwriter.

Gwen McCrae :
soul and R& singer, best known for 'Rockin' Chair', 1975.

Delious Kennedy :
R&B and pop singer. Best known as a member of All-4-One; most notable recording, 'I Swear', 1994.

Samuel L. Jackson :
Samuel Leroy Jackson; stage, television and film actor.

Kiefer Sutherland :
London-born Canadian actor; film producer and film director.

Jane Fonda :
Jayne Seymour Fonda; stage, television and film actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model and fitness guru.

Chris Evert :
former World No. 1 female professional tennis player.



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


Frank Zappa [[1940-1993) :
musician, songwriter, composer, record producer, actor and film maker.

Florence Griffith Joyner [[1959-1998) :
'Flo-Jo'; track and field athlete, considered the fastest woman of all time.

Carl Wilson [[1946-1998) :
musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. Best remembered as co-founder and lead guitarist of the Beach Boys.



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

[westgrandboulevard]

December 22nd : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :


Jordin Sparks :
R&B and pop singer, songwriter and actress.

Ralph Fiennes :
English stage, television and film actor, director and producer.



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



Hoagy Carmichael [[1899-1981) :
Howard Hoagland Carmichael; composer, pianist, singer, actor and bandleader.

Lil Green [[1919-1954) :
Lillian Green; blues singer and songwriter, notable for 'Romance In The Dark' and 'Why Don't You Do Right?'

Robin Gibb [[1949-2012) and Maurice Gibb [[1949-2003) :
British born twins; singers, songwriters, multi-instrumentalists and record producers. Best known as members, with brother Barry, of The Bee Gees.

Lady Bird Johnson [[1912-2007) :
Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson; First Lady of the United States 1963-1969, as the wife of the 36th President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson.



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

[westgrandboulevard]

December 23rd : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :


Dave Murray :
English heavy metal and hard rock guitarist and songwriter. Best known as a member of Iron Maiden.


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

Buddy Harman [[1928-2008) :
Murrey Mizell Harman, Jr; country music session drummer.

Johnny Kidd [[1935-1966) :
Frederick Albert Heath; English rock and roll and beat singer and songwriter. Best known as front man of Johnny Kidd and The Pirates; most notable recording, 'Shakin' All Over', 1960.

Eugene Record [[1940-2005) :
soul and R&B singer, songwriter and record producer. As well as for solo career, best known as lead vocalist of The Chi-lites.

Esther Phillips [[1935-1984) :
Esther Mae Jones; 'Little Esther Phillips'. R&B singer, also of pop, country, jazz, blues and soul music.

Tim Hardin [[1941-1980) :
James Timothy Hardin; folk music singer and songwriter, guitarist and pianist.



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

[westgrandboulevard]

December 24th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :


Ricky Martin :
Enrique Martin Morales; Puerto Rican singer, actor and author.

John Luongo :
disc jockey and remixer.

Lee Daniels :
film producer, director, screenwriter and actor.

Dave Bartholomew :
Davis Bartholomew; R&B, big band, swing and jazz musician, bandleader, composer, arranger and record producer.




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


Lee Dorsey [[1924-1986) :
Irving Lee Dorsey; R&B, soul and pop singer. Notable recordings include 'Ya Ya' [[1961), and 'Working In The Coal Mine' [[1966).

Woody Shaw [[1944-1989) :
Woody Herman Shaw Jr; jazz and bop virtuoso trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer and bandleader.

Ava Gardner [[1922-1990) :
film and television actress.

Howard Hughes [[1905-1976) :
business tycoon, entrepreneur, investor, aviator, aerospace engineer, inventor, film maker and philanthropist.

King John [[1166-1216) :
John Lackland; King of England, from 1199 until his death in 1216.



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

[westgrandboulevard]

December 25th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :



Bob James :
smooth jazz keyboardist, arranger and record producer.

John Edwards :
R&B and soul singer; solo career, before becoming best known as a member of The Spinners.

Sheree Brown :
R&B singer and songwriter.

Little Richard :
Richard Wayne Penniman; rock and roll, R&B, gospel and soul singer, songwriter and musician.

Merry Clayton :
soul and gospel singer, session singer, and actress.

Ryan Shaw :
R&B singer and musician.

Jimmy Buffett :
country, pop, folk and rock singer-songwriter, author, actor and businessman.

Annie Lennox :
Scottish singer, songwriter, political activist and philanthropist.

Sissy Spacek :
Mary Elizabeth Spacek; television and film actress, and singer.

Barbara Mandrell :
country music and pop singer, and actress.

Alannah Myles :
Canadian singer-songwriter, and actress.




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


O'Kelly 'Kelly' Isley [[1937-1986) :
R&B and soul singer, best known as member of The Isley Brothers.

Steve Mancha [[1945-2011) :
Clyde Darnell Wilson; R&B and soul singer; best known for solo career, recording under both names, and also as a member of 100 Proof Aged In Soul, The 8th Day, and Parliament.

Chris Kenner [[1929-1976) :
R&B singer and songwriter, best known for 'I Like it Like That', and 'Land Of A Thousand Dances'.

Noel Redding [[1945-2003) :
rock bass and guitarist, vocalist and musician, best known for being a member of the Jimi Hendrix Experience.

Tony Martin [[1913-2012) :
Alvin Morris; actor, big band and pop singer.

Humphrey Bogart [[1899-1957) :
radio, stage, television and film actor.

Rod Serling [[1924-1975) :
Rodman Edward Serling; screenwriter, playwright, television producer; also narrator, known for live television dramas of the 1950s, and science fiction anthology series ' The Twilight Zone'.

Conrad Hilton [[1887-1979) :
hotelier and the founder of the Hilton Hotels chain.

Mabel King [[1932-1999) :
Mabel Elizabeth Washington; stage, television and film actress; best known for her roles as Mabel 'Mama' Thomas on ABC series 'What's Happening!!', and as Evillene the Witch, in the stage and film productions of 'The Wiz'.

Cab Calloway [[1907-1994) :
Cabell Calloway III, jazz, blues and swing singer-songwriter and bandleader.

Louis Chevrolet [[1878-1941) :
Louis-Joseph Chevrolet; Swiss-born American racing car driver of French descent. Co-founder of the Chevrolet Motor Car Company, and founder of the Frontenac Motor Corporation, which made racing parts for the Ford Model T.



and.........

Jesus :
Jesus of Nazareth, or Jesus Christ. The central figure of Christianity , whom the teachings of most Christian denominations hold to be the Son of God. Christianity regards Jesus as the awaited Messiah [[or Christ) of the Old Testament.




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

[westgrandboulevard]

December 26th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :


Abdul 'Duke' Fakir :
Detroit-born soul, R&B and jazz singer. Best known as an original, and now only surviving member of the Four Tops.

Phil Spector :
Harvey Phillip Spector; record producer, musician and songwriter.

Andre Fischer :
R&B and rock arranger, producer, drummer and musician, working with Rufus and Chaka Khan, Curtis Mayfield, Jerry Butler and Gene Chandler.

Kashif :
Kashif Saleem, previously Michael Jones. Multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, record producer, artist, composer, author, director and educator.

Caroll Spinney :
puppeteer and cartoonist, best known for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, on 'Sesame Street'.



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


Herb Johnson [[1935-2004) :
Herbert Earlshell Johnson Jr, R&B singer. Member of various groups including The Lyrics and The Ambassadors, best known for 'I'm So Glad', with The Impacts.

Steve Allen [[1921-2000) :
television personality, musician, composer, actor, comedian and writer.

Richard Widmark [[1914-2008) :
stage, television and film actor.

Mao Tse Tung [[1893-1976) :
'Chairman Mao'; Chinese Communist revolutionary, and the founding father of the People's Republic of China, which he governed 1949-1976.


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

[westgrandboulevard]

December 27th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :



Fred Hammond :
Detroit born gospel singer, bass guitar player and record producer.

John Amos :
stage, television and film actor.

Scotty Moore :
Winfield Scott Moore III; rock and roll guitarist and recording engineer. Best known for background work with Elvis Presley.

Mike Pinder :
English rock musician, vocalist and songwriter. Best known as founding member and keyboardist of The Moody Blues.

Les Maguire :
English pianist, best known as a member of Gerry and the Pacemakers.

Peter Sinfield :
English poet and songwriter, best known as lyricist and co-founding member of King Crimson.

Mick Jones :
English guitarist, songwriter and record producer, best known as a founding member of Foreigner.

Tracy Nelson :
country-rock singer, also blues, soul and R&B. Best known as lead singer of Mother Earth.

Larry Byrom :
blues and rock guitarist and songwriter, best known for solo career, session work, and for being a member of Steppenwolf.

David Knopfler :
Scottish rhythm guitarist, pianist, record producer and singer-songwriter. Best known for solo career, and for being a member of Dire Straits.



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


Marlene Dietrich [[1901-1992) :
Marie Magdalene Dietrich; German-American stage and film actress, and singer.

Heather O'Rourke [[1975-1988) :
child television and film actress, best known for 'Happy Days [[1982-1983) and, most notably, for her role as Carol Anne Freeling in 'Poltergeist', and the two sequels.

Sydney Greenstreet [[1879-1954) :
English-born American stage, radio and film actor.

John Hughey [[1933-2007) :
country musician, best known for session work with pedal steel guitar.

Louis Pasteur [[1822-1895) :
French chemist and microbiologist, renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurisation.


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

[144man]

Christmas was not celebrated until 300 years after Jesus' death. 25th December was a pagan festival adopted by the Christians. As the Romans would have been unlikely to have had a census in December, there is no evidence to suggest that 25 December really was Jesus' birthday.

[westgrandboulevard]

You're quite right, 144man.

December 25th has, somewhere along the way, become the customary date to celebrate Jesus's birth, for a reason perhaps now long lost 'in the mists of time'.

[144man]

For us Europeans, mid-winter when everyone is feeling low is a good time to have a celebration.

[westgrandboulevard]

December 28th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :



Lonnie Liston Smith :
jazz, soul and funk musician.

John Legend :
John Roger Stephens; R&B, soul and pop singer, songwriter, actor and political activist.

Charles Neville :
R&B, soul and funk singer; best known as a member, with his brothers Art, Aaron and Cyril, of The Neville Brothers.

Edgar Winter :
rock and blues musician, singer, songwriter and producer.

Denzel Washington :
stage, television and film actor, and film maker.

Maggie Smith :
English stage, television and film actress.

Sienna Miller :
American-British stage, television and film actress, model and fashion designer.

Nichelle Nichols :
Grace Dell Nichols; stage, television and film actress, singer and voice artist. Best known as communications officer Lieutenant Uhura [[later promoted to Commander) aboard the USS Enterprise in the 'Star Trek' television and film series.

Richard Clayderman :
Philippe Pages; French easy listening and classical pianist.

Young Jessie :
Odediah Donnell 'Obie' Jessie; R&B, soul and jazz singer, and songwriter



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


Dorsey Burnette [[1932-1979) :
Rockabilly, country, and rock and roll singer and songwriter.

Johnny Otis [[1921-2012) :
Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes; singer, musician, composer, arranger, bandleader, talent scout, disc jockey, record producer, television show host, artist, author, journalist, minister and impresario.

Earl 'Fatha' Hines [[1903-1983) :
jazz, big band and swing pianist and bandleader.

'Pops' Staples [[1914-2000) :
Roebuck Staples; gospel, R&B and blues musician, vocalist and songwriter.

Billy Williams [[1910-1972) :
R&B, gospel and jazz singer.

Alex Chilton [[1950-2010) :
William Alexander Chilton; rock and roll, pop and soul singer. Best known as lead singer of the Box Tops.

Bruce Carter [[1956-2006) :
R&B, funk, soul and jazz musician; best known as drummer with Pleasure.

Martin Milner [[1931-2015) :
Detroit-born stage, radio, television and film actor. Best known for his roles as Tod Stiles in 'Route 66' [[CBS, 1960-1964), and as Pete Malloy in 'Adam-12' [[NBC, 1968-1975).

Woodrow Wilson [[1856-1924) :
Thomas Woodrow Wilson; academic, historian and political scientist, who served as 28th President of the United States, 1913-1921.



Happy Birthday : to everyone celebrating Birthdays on December 28th

[westgrandboulevard]

December 29th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :



Patti Drew :
R&B and pop singer; sang with The Drew-Vels, as well as solo career. Best remembered for 'Tell Him'.

Yvonne Elliman :
Broadway, disco and pop vocalist and songwriter. Best remembered for 'If I Can't Have You', US #1, 1978.

LaToya London :
R&B, soul and jazz singer and actress.

Rob Parissi :
funk rock vocalist and guitarist. Most noted as frontman of Wild Cherry, best remembered for 'Play That Funky Music'.

Bobby Comstock :
rock and roll, and pop singer and musician. Notable for solo career and as a member of Bobby Comstock and the Counts. Best remembered for 'Tennessee Waltz' [[1959) and 'Let's Stomp' [[1963).

Jude Law :
David Jude Heyworth Law; English stage and film actor.

Jon Voight :
stage, television and film actor.

Mary Tyler Moore :
stage, television and film actress.

Ted Danson :
television and film actor.

Ed Bruce :
William Edwin Bruce; country music singer and songwriter.

Ray Thomas :
English singer, songwriter and flautist. Best known as a member of the Moody Blues.

Jerry Summers :
Jerry Gross; co-lead singer of The Dovells, best known for 'The Bristol Stomp'.

Marianne Faithfull :
English rock, folk, jazz and blues singer, songwriter and actress.

Charlie Spinosa :
pop musician; best remembered as trumpeter with John Fred and his Playboy Band.

Laurel Masse :
a cappella, jazz fusion and pop singer, best known as a member of Manhattan Transfer.



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


Virgil Johnson [[1935-2013) :
rock and pop singer, and disc jockey; lead singer of The Velvets, best remembered for 'Tonight [[Could Be The Night)'.

Rick Danko [[1943-1999) :
Canadian musician, bassist, songwriter and singer; best known as a member of The Band.

Cozy Powell [[1947-1998) :
Colin Trevor Powell; English rock drummer, songwriter and producer. Worked with many rock bands, including Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, Robert Plant, Whitesnake, and Black Sabbath.

Andrew Johnson [[1808-1875) :
a tailor by profession, served as 17th President of the United States, 1865-1869.



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

[westgrandboulevard]

December 30th : if this is your birth date; then you share it with :


Chris Jasper :
R&B, soul and jazz singer, composer and producer. Former member of The Isley Brothers, and Isley-Jasper-Isley; writer and producer of the majority of the Isley Brothers' music [[1973-1983), and majority of Isley-Jasper-Isley music [[1984-1987).

Paul Jackson Jr :
fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist.

Jay Kay :
Jason Luis Cheetham; English musician, best known as lead vocalist of Jamiroquai.

Tyrese :
Tyrese Gibson; R&B and hip hop singer, songwriter, actor, author, television producer, former fashion model, and video jockey for MTV.

Tiger Woods :
Eldrick Tont Woods; professional golfer.

Michael Nesmith :
Robert Michael Nesmith; musician, songwriter, actor, producer, novelist, businessman and philanthropist; best known as a member of The Monkees, and co-star of TV series ' The Monkees', 1966-1968.

Sheryl Lee Ralph :
actress, singer and activist.

Tracey Ullman :
Trace Ullman; English-born stage, television and film actress, comedian, singer, dancer, director, screenwriter, author and businesswoman.

Jeff Lynne :
Jeffrey Lynne; English songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Leader of Electric Light Orchestra [[ELO), and co-founder of The Travelling Wilburys.

Patti Smith :
singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist.



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



Bo Diddley [[1928-2008) :
born Ellas Otha Bates, later Elias McDaniel. 'The Originator'; R&B and Chicago blues vocalist and guitarist, also songwriter and music producer.

Del Shannon [[1934-1990) :
Charles Weedon Westover; rock and roll and country musician and singer-songwriter. Best known for US #1, 'Runaway', 1961.

Viola Wills [[1939-2009) :
Viola Mae Wilkerson. Disco, dance and funk singer. Best known for 'Gonna Get Along Without You Now', 'Both Sides Now' and 'If You Could Read My Mind'.

Davy Jones [[1945-2012) :
English singer-songwriter, musician, actor and businessman. Best known as a member of The Monkees, and co-star of TV series 'The Monkees'.

Skeeter Davis [[1931-2004) :
Mary Frances Penick; country, pop and Nashville sound singer. Notable recordings include 'The End Of The World'.

Jack Lord [[1920-1998) :
John Joseph Patrick Ryan; stage, television and film actor, director and producer. Best known for his role as Steve McGarrett in 'Hawaii Five-O', 1968-1980.

Rudyard Kipling [[1865-1936) :
British short-story writer, poet and novelist. Notable work includes 'The Jungle Book', 1894.





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

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December 31st : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :


Barry Biggs :
Jamaican born reggae singer; best known for 'Sideshow', UK #3, 1977.

Fermin Goytisolo :
percussionist; best known for being a member of KC and the Sunshine Band.

Anthony Hopkins :
Philip Anthony Hopkins; stage, television and film actor.

Val Kilmer :
stage, television and film actor.

Ben Kingsley :
Khrishna Bhanji; stage, television and film actor.

Roy Lee Johnson :
R&B and soul songwriter, singer and guitarist. Best known for his composition 'Mr Moonlight'.

Andy Summers :
English musician, songwriter, photographer and producer. Best known as guitarist with The Police.

Burton Cummings :
Canadian musician and songwriter. Best known as lead singer and keyboardist with The Guess Who.

Tom Hamilton :
musician and songwriter, best known as bass guitarist with Aerosmith.



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


Jonah Jones [[1909-2000) :
Robert Elliott Jones; jazz trumpeter. Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, for 'I Dig Chicks!', 1960.

Donna Summer [[1948-2012) :
LaDonna Adrian Gaines; singer, songwriter and painter. 'The Queen Of Disco'. Notable recordings include 'Love To Love You Baby', 'I Feel Love', 'MacArthur Park', 'Bad Girls', and duet with Barbra Streisand, 'No More Tears [[Enough Is Enough)'.

John Denver [[1943-1997) :
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr; folk, pop and country singer-songwriter, actor, activist, and humanitarian. Notable recordings include 'Take Me Home, Country Roads', 'Annie's Song', 'Rocky Mountain High', 'Thank God I'm A Country Boy', and 'Sunshine On My Shoulders'.

Rex Allen [[1920-1999) :
film actor, singer and songwriter, known as 'The Arizona Cowboy'.

Ross Barbour [[1928-2011) :
jazz, classic pop and barbershop singer with The Four Freshmen.

Odetta [[1930-2008) :
Odetta Holmes; folk, blues and spiritual singer, actress, guitarist, songwriter, civil and human rights activist.

Pete Quaife [[1943-2010) :
English musician, artist and author. Founding member and original bass guitarist with The Kinks.

Michael Hedges [[1953-1997) :
composer, musician, acoustic guitarist [[pioneer of percussive fingerstyle) and singer-songwriter.

Henri Matisse [[1869-1954) :
French artist, draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor, but best known as a painter.




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

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January 1st : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :


Grandmaster Flash :
Joseph Saddler; hip hop recording artist and DJ.

Renn Woods :
film and television actress, and singer.

Michael Wycoff :
R&B, soul and funk singer.



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



Gary B. B. Coleman [[1947-1994) :
soul blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer.

Xavier Cugat [[1900-1990) :
Francisco de Asis Xavier Cugat Mingall de Bru y Deulofeu; Spanish bandleader, singer, songwriter, actor, director, and screenwriter.

J.D.Salinger [[1919-2010) :
Jerome David Salinger; short story writer and novelist. Notable work includes 'The Catcher In The Rye', 1951.


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

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January 2nd : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :


Dawn Silva :
funk vocalist; background vocalist for Sly & The Family Stone, then became member of The Brides Of Funkenstein, working with P-Funk.

Cuba Gooding Jr :
stage, television and film actor.

Kenny Loggins :
soft rock, country and folk singer-songwriter and guitarist. Best known for solo career, and for being one half of Loggins and Messina.

Siobhan Finneran :
English television and film actress.

Mike McGear :
Peter Michael McCartney; comedy and poetry musician and vocalist, and photographer. Best known as a member of Scaffold.



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


Arthur Prysock [[1929-1997) :
jazz singer.

Roger Miller [[1936-1992) :
singer of novelty songs, songwriter, musician and actor. Notable recordings include 'King Of The Road', 'Dang Me' and 'England Swings'.

Nathan Heathman [[1957-2004) :
pianist, vocalist and musician.

Eldee Young [[1936-2007) :
jazz double-bass and cello player. Best known as one half of Young-Holt Unlimited.

Paul Revere [[1938-2014) :
Paul Revere Dick; rock vocalist; best known as a member of Paul Revere & The Raiders.

Glenn Goins [[1954-1978) :
funk and R&B musician, singer, songwriter and producer, best known for work with Parliament-Funkadelic.

Jack Greene [[1930-2013) :
country musician and singer-songwriter; known as 'The Jolly Greene Giant'.

Anna Lee [[1913-2004) :
Joan Boniface Winnifrith; British-American stage, television and film actress.



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

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January 3rd : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :



Van Dyke Parks :
composer, arranger, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, author and actor. Best known for collaborations with Brian Wilson, and contributions to the Beach Boys 'Smile' project.

Stephen Stills :
musician and multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer and political activist. Best known for work with Buffalo Springfield, and also Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.

Thomas Bangalter :
French electronic musician, best known as one half of house music duo, Daft Punk.

Mel Gibson :
Mel Com-Cille Gerard Gibson; stage, television and film actor, and film maker.

John Paul Jones :
John Goodwin; 'JPJ' and 'Jonesy'; English multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, composer, arranger and record producer. Best known for solo career, and as bassist, keyboardist and co-songwriter for Led Zeppelin.

Victoria Principal :
Vicki Ree Principal; television and film actor, author and businesswoman. Best known for her role as Pamela Barnes Ewing on CBS soap opera 'Dallas', 1978-1987.

George Martin :
English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer and musician. Notable for extensive involvement on each of The Beatles' original albums.




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



Danny Overbea [[1926-1994) :
rock and roll/R&B and ballad guitarist and singer. Best known for 'Train, Train and Train', '40 Cups Of Coffee', 'You're Mine' and 'A Toast To Lovers'.

Victor Borge [[1909-2000) :
Borge Rosenbaum; Danish comedian, conductor and classical pianist.

Maxene Andrews [[1916-1995) :
Maxine Angelyn Andrews; soprano, close harmony singer from swing and boogie-woogie eras. Best known for being a member of The Andrews Sisters, with her sisters Patty Andrews and LaVerne Andrews.

J.R.R. Tolkien [[1892-1973) :
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien; English writer, poet, philologist and university professor. Best known as writer of 'The Hobbit', 'The Lord Of The Rings' and 'The Silmarillion'.

Pola Negri [[1897-1987) :
Barbara Apolonia Chalupiec; Polish stage and film actress, singer, ballerina and author.




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

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January 4th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :


Vanity :
Denise Katrina Matthews; former soul, R&B, funk and pop singer, songwriter, dancer, actress and model; latterly, an evangelist. Best known as solo singer [[notable recordings include 'Pretty Mess', 'Mechanical Emotion' and 'Under The Influence') and also lead singer of Vanity 6, 1981-1983 - notable recordings include 'Nasty Girl', 1982.

Michael Stipe :
John Michael Stipe; singer, songwriter, musician, film producer, music video director and visual artist. Best known as lead singer of R.E.M., 1980-2011.

Dyan Cannon :
Samille Diane Friesen; television and film actress, director, screenwriter, editor and producer.

Patty Loveless :
Patty Lee Ramey; country and bluegrass music singer and guitarist.

John Gorman :
English comedian, vocalist and comedy musician. Best known as a member of The Scaffold.
Notable recordings include 'Lily The Pink', 'Thank U Very Much' and 'Liverpool Lou'.

John McLaughlin :
also known as Mahavishnu John McLaughlin; English jazz and rock guitarist, bandleader and composer.



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


Arthur Conley [[1946-2003) :
soul singer; best known for 'Sweet Soul Music', 1967.

Marcel King [[1958-1995) :
English soul singer; best known as lead vocalist with Sweet Sensation. Notable recordings include 'Sad Sweet Dreamer' and 'Purely By Coincidence'.

Sterling Holloway [[1905-1992) :
radio, stage, television and film actor. Best known as voice actor for Walt Disney Company. Notable performances include Mr Stork [['Dumbo'), 'Winnie the Pooh' and Kaa, [['The Jungle Book').

Sorrell Booke [[1930-1994) :
stage, television and film actor. Best known as Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg, in the television series 'The Dukes Of Hazzard'.

Isaac Newton [[1643-1727) :
English physicist and mathematician, and a key figure in the scientific revolution.

Louis Braille [[1809-1852) :
French educator, and inventor of a system of reading and writing for use by the blind or visually impaired. The system remains in worldwide use, known simply as Braille.



Happy Birthday : to everyone celebrating Birthdays on January 4th.

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January 5th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :



George Brown :
jazz and funk drummer, best known for being a member of Kool & The Gang.

Vincent Calloway :
R&B singer; best known as a member, with brother Reginald, of Calloway. Notable recordings include 'I Wanna Be Rich', 1990.

Grady Thomas :
funk and psychedelic soul singer; best known as a member of Parliament, and also Funkadelic.

Bradley Cooper :
stage, television and film actor, and producer.

Marilyn Manson :
Brian Hugh Warner; musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, shock-rocker, actor, painter, multimedia artist, and former music journalist.

Diane Keaton :
Diane Hall; television and film actress, director, producer and screenwriter.

Robert Duvall :
stage, television and film actor.

Pamela Sue Martin :
television and film actress.

Athol Guy :
folk and pop double bass player and vocalist, best known as a member of The Seekers.



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



Jack Brokensha [[1926-2010) :
John Joseph 'White Jack' Brokensha; Australian-born American jazz vibraphonist. Best known as a member of The Funk Brothers.

Johnny Adams [[1932-1998) :
Laten John Adams; 'The Tan Canary'; blues, jazz and gospel singer. Notable recordings include 'Release Me' and 'Reconsider Me'.

Alvin Ailey [[1931-1989) :
choreographer and activist; founder of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, in New York City.

George Reeves [[1914-1959) :
George Keefer Brewer; television and film actor.

Sam Phillips [[1923-2003) :
musician, businessman, record executive, music producer and disc jockey. Founder of Sun Studio, and Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee.

Elizabeth 'Libba' Cotten [[1893-1987) :
Elizabeth Nevills; blues and folk musician, singer and songwriter.

Wilbert Harrison [[1929-1994) :
R&B singer, pianist, guitarist and harmonica player. Notable recordings include 'Kansas City', 'Let's Stick Together/Let's Work Together', and 'My Heart is Yours'.

Jo Ann Kelly [[1944-1990) :
English blues singer and guitarist.



Happy Birthday : to everyone celebrating Birthdays on January 5th.

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January 6th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :


Shirley Brown :
soul singer; best remembered for Grammy Award nominated 'Woman To Woman', 1975.

Kathy Sledge :
R&B, pop and dance singer; best remembered for solo career [[notable recordings include 'Take Me Back To Love Again') and as a member of Sister Sledge, 1971-1989.

Nino Tempo :
Antonino LoTempio; musician, singer and actor. Best remembered for 'Deep Purple', duet with April Stevens [[his sister Carol), US #1, 1964.

Kim Wilson :
Detroit born blues singer and harmonica player. Best known as lead vocalist and frontman for the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Notable recordings include 'Tuff Enuff' and 'Wrap It Up'.

Jett Williams :
Antha Belle Jett; country music singer.

Mark O'Toole :
English bass guitarist; founding member of Frankie Goes To Hollywood.

Rowan Atkinson :
English actor, comedian and screenwriter, best known for his work on the television series 'Mr Bean' and 'Blackadder'.

Eddie Redmayne :
stage, television and film actor. Academy Award for Best Actor, 'The Theory Of Everything', 2015.

Nigella Lawson :
English journalist, broadcaster, television personality, gourmet and food writer.



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


Doris Troy [[1937-2004) :
Doris Elaine Higgensen; 'Mama Soul'. R&B singer and songwriter. Notable recordings include 'Just One Look', 'Whatcha Gonna Do About It' and 'I'll Do Anything [[He Wants Me To Do)'.

Van McCoy [[1940-1979) :
musician, record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer and orchestra conductor. Best known for 'The Hustle', 1975.

Paul Wilson [[1935-1988) :
R&B and doo wop singer; best known as a member of The Flamingos.

Sandy Denny [[1947-1978) :
Alexandra Elene MacLean Denny; English folk singer and songwriter. Best known as lead singer with Fairport Convention.

Loretta Young [[1913-2000) :
Gretchen Young; radio, television and film actress. Academy Award winner for Best Actress, 'The Farmer's Daughter', 1947.

Earl Scruggs [[1924-2012) :
bluegrass, country and gospel 5-string banjo and guitar player.

Autry Inman [[1929-1988) :
Robert Autry Inman; country and rockabilly guitar player.

Bobby Lord [[1934-2008) :
country music singer, songwriter, guitar player and TV host.

Syd Barrett [[1946-2006) :
Roger Keith Barrett; English rock musician, composer, singer, songwriter and painter. Best known as founding member of Pink Floyd.

Danny Thomas [[1912-1991) :
Amos Muzyad Yakhoob Kairouz; nightclub comedian, singer, television and film actor, and producer.

Joan Of Arc [[1412-1431) :
Jeanne d'Arc; 'The Maid Of Orleans'; French heroine, canonised as a saint, 1920.



Happy Birthday : to everyone celebrating Birthdays on January 6th.

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January 7th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :



Kenny Loggins :
[[birth date incorrectly listed above as January 2nd)
soft rock, country and folk singer-songwriter and guitarist. Best known for solo career, and for being one half of Loggins and Messina.

Taja Sevelle :
Nancy Richardson; singer, songwriter and musician. Best known for 'Love Is Contagious', 1987.

Nicolas Cage :
Nicolas Kim Coppola; film actor and producer.

Helen Worth :
Cathryn Helen Wigglesworth; English television actress. Best known for her role as Gail McIntyre in ITV soap opera, ' Coronation Street'.

Mike McGear :
[[birth date incorrectly listed above as January 2nd)
Peter Michael McCartney; comedy and poetry musician and vocalist, and photographer. Best known as a member of Scaffold.

Robert Hicks :
rocker; best known for being a member of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band.

Leona Williams :
Leona Belle Helton; country music singer.

Dave Cousins :
David Joseph Hindson; English progressive and folk rock musician, singer and songwriter. Best known as leader of The Strawbs [[The Strawberry Hill Boys). Notable recordings include 'Part Of The Union' and 'Lay Down'.

Jann Wenner :
Jann Simon Wenner; co-founder and co-publisher of 'Rolling Stone'.

Andy Brown :
English drummer; best known as a member of The Fortunes, 1963-1977. Notable recordings include 'You've Got Your Troubles', ' Here It Comes Again', and 'Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again'.

Marshall Chapman :
country and rock singer and songwriter, and author.

Earl Lindo :
'Wire' or 'Wya'; Jamaican reggae musician. Best known as a member of The Wailers.

David Lee Murphy :
country music singer, guitarist and songwriter.



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



George 'Horgay' Gordy [[1926-2011) :
George Weldon Gordy Sr; brother of Berry Gordy Jr; Detroit born songwriter for Motown. Notable compositions, where credited as songwriter, include 'Stubborn Kind Of Fellow' [[Marvin Gaye) 'Beechwood 4-5789' [[The Marvelettes), and 'What Christmas Means To Me' [[Stevie Wonder).

Eldee Young [[1936-2007) :
[[birth date incorrectly listed above as January 2nd)
jazz double-bass and cello player. Best known as one half of Young-Holt Unlimited.

Paul Revere [[1938-2014) :
[[birth date incorrectly listed above as January 2nd)
Paul Revere Dick; rock vocalist; best known as leader and keyboardist of Paul Revere & The Raiders.

Butterfly McQueen [[1911-1995) :
Thelma McQueen; film and television actress. Best known for her role as Prissy in 'Gone With The Wind', 1939.

Jack Greene [[1930-2013) :
[[birth date incorrectly listed above as January 2nd)
country musician and singer-songwriter; known as 'The Jolly Greene Giant'.

Millard Fillmore [[1800-1874) :
lawyer; served as 13th President of the United States [[1850-1853); the last Whig President, and the last President not to be affiliated with the Democratic or Republican parties.



Happy Birthday : to everyone celebrating Birthdays on January 7th.

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Paul revere was so cool,he saved his money from the revolution and started a singing group.

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Putting one of his records on a turntable started another revolution - which began even faster if you had bought a single....

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January 8th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :


Little Anthony :
Jerome Anthony Gourdine; R&B, soul and doo wop singer. Formerly of The Duponts, before joining The Chesters as lead vocalist, who were then renamed Little Anthony & The Imperials, for which he is best known. Notable recordings include 'Tears On My Pillow', 'I'm On The Outside [[Looking In)', 'Goin' Out Of My Head' and 'Hurts So Bad'.

Shirley Bassey :
Welsh, traditional pop and adult contemporary singer. Notable recordings include 'Goldfinger', 'Something', 'Diamonds Are Forever', and 'Never, Never, Never'.

Helen Baylor :
Helen LaRue Lowe; 'Little Helen'; gospel and R&B singer.

David Bowie :
David Robert Jones; English rock and pop singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, arranger, painter and actor. Notable recordings include 'Space Oddity', 'Changes', 'Star Man', 'The Jean Genie', 'Rebel Rebel', 'Young Americans', 'Fame', and 'Let's Dance'.

Sean Paul :
Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques; Jamaican dancehall rapper, musician, singer, producer and actor.

R. Kelly :
Robert Sylvester Kelly; R&B, soul and gospel recording artist, songwriter, record producer, and former professional basketball player.

Stephen Hawking :
English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author, and Director Of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology, University of Cambridge. Subject of biographical film, 'The Theory Of Everything', 2014 [[Academy Award for Best Actor, Eddie Redmayne)

Carolina Herrera :
Maria Carolina Josefina Pacanins y Nino; Venezuelan-American fashion designer. Notable clients include Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Michelle Obama.

Robby Krieger :
Robert Alan Krieger; rock guitarist and songwriter. In addition to solo career, best known as guitarist and co-songwriter with The Doors. Notable recordings include 'Light My Fire', 'Love Me Two Times', 'Touch Me' and 'Love Her Madly'.

Yvette Mimieux :
Yvette Carmen Mimieux; American born [[of French-Mexican descent) former television and film actress.

Cristy Lane :
Eleanor Johnston; country and gospel music singer. Best known for 'One Day At A Time'.

Lee Jackson :
English bass guitarist and singer-songwriter. Best known as a member of The Nice, Jackson Heights, and Refugee.

Terry Sylvester :
English guitarist and singer, best known for being a member of The Escorts, The Swinging Blue Jeans, and The Hollies.



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



Marcus Hutson [[1943-2000) :
soul, boogie and funk singer. Best known as a member of The Whispers, 1964-1992.

Soupy Sales [[1926-2009) :
Milton Supman; 'Soup Bone' or 'Soupy Hines'. Comedian, actor, radio & television personality and host, and jazz aficionado. Best remembered for television shows 'Lunch With Soupy Sales', 'Soup's On' [[both aired from Detroit), 'What's My Line?' and his own show for WNBC-AM in New York City. Recorded single 'Muck-Arty Park' and album 'A Bag Of Soup' for Motown.

Tampa Red [[1904-1981) :
originally Hudson Woodbridge, then Hudson Whittaker. Chicago blues musician, best known for 'Anna Lou Blues', 'Black Angel Blues', 'Cryin' Won't Help You', 'It Hurts Me Too' and 'Love Her With A Feeling'.

Elvis Presley [[1935-1977) :
Elvis Aron/Aaron Presley; 'The King Of Rock And Roll', or 'The King'. Singer, musician and actor. Eighteen US # 1 hit singles.

Jon Lucien [[1942-2007) :
Lucien Harrigan; British Virgin Islands born; soul and funk vocalist and musician. Notable recordings include 'Rashida' and 'Dindi'.

William Hartnell [[1908-1975) :
Bill or Billy Hartnell; English stage, film and television actor. Best remembered as the original Doctor in BBC television series, 'Doctor Who', 1963-1966.

Windell Middlebrooks [[1979-2015) :
television and film actor. Best remembered for his role as security guard Kirby Morris, on 'The Suite Life On Deck'.

Ron Moody [[1924-2015) :
Ronald Moodnick; English stage, television and film actor, best known for his role as Fagin in the stage and film productions of 'Oliver!'

Graham Chapman [[1941-1989) :
English comedian,writer, actor, best known as a member of the Monty Python team.

Luther Perkins [[1928-1968) :
country and rockabilly music guitarist and member of the Tennessee Three, the backup band for Johnny Cash.

Bill Graham [[1931-1991) :
Wulf Wolodia Grajonca; German-American impresario and rock concert promoter.

John Petersen [[1942-2007 ) :
rock and pop drummer and vocalist, best known as a member of The Beau Brummels [['Laugh, Laugh' and 'Just A Little'), and Harpers Bizarre [['The 59th Street Bridge Song [[Feelin' Groovy)'.

Paul Hester [[1959-2005) :
Australian musician, drummer, vocalist and television personality. Best remembered as drummer with Split Enz, and Crowded House.





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

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January 9th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :


Barbara Carr :
blues and soul-blues musician. Previously sang with her sisters, as The Crosby Singers. Nominated in Soul Blues Female Artist category, Blues Music Awards, 2013 and 2014.

Roy Head :
blue eyed soul and country singer, songwriter and guitarist. Best remembered for 'Treat Her Right', credited to Roy Head and the Traits.

Haddaway :
Nestor Alexander Haddaway; Trinidadian-German dance, electronic and pop musician. Best known for 'What Is Love', 1993.

Paolo Nutini :
Paolo Giovanni Nutini; Scottish rock, soul and folk singer, songwriter and musician.

Bobby Z :
Robert B. Rivkin; drummer, musician and record producer. Best known as a member of Prince's band 1978-1986, and as a member of The Revolution.

Kate Middleton :
Catherine Elizabeth 'Kate' Middleton; now Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. Wife of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, second in line to the British throne.

Jimmy Page :
James Patrick Page Jr; English rock, blues and folk musician, songwriter and record producer. Best known as guitarist and founder of Led Zeppelin.

Crystal Gayle :
Brenda Gail Webb; country, pop and jazz singer, actress, producer and songwriter. Best known for 'Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue'.

J. K. Simmons :
Jonathan Kimble Simmons; Gross-Pointe, Detroit-born stage, television and film actor. Notable television roles include Dr Emil Skoda on 'Law And Order', Vernon Schillinger on 'Oz', and Will Pope on 'The Closer'. Film roles include J. Jonah Jameson in 'Spider-Man' trilogy, and Terence Fletcher in 'Whiplash' [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor).

Imelda Staunton :
Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton; English stage, television and film actress. Notable film work includes 'Sense And Sensibility', 'Shakespeare In Love', 'Vera Drake', My Family And Other Animals', 'Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix', and 'Pride'. Notable television work includes 'Cranford' and 'The Girl'.

Joan Baez :
Joan Chandos Baez; folk, folk rock, country and gospel singer, songwriter, musician and activist. Notable recordings include 'We Shall Overcome', 'Diamonds And Rust', ' There But For Fortune', and 'The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down'.

Scott Engel :
Noel Scott Engel; American born British singer-songwriter, composer and record producer. Latterly avant-garde and experimental musician, but best remembered as Scott Walker, lead vocalist with The Walker Brothers.



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


Al Downing [[1940-2005) :
'Big Al Downing'; entertainer, singer, songwriter and pianist.

Kenneth 'Wally' Kelley [[1941-2015) :
Kenneth Bernard Kelly; R&B singer, best known as a member of The Manhattans.

Betty Roche [[1920-1999) :
Mary Elizabeth 'Betty' Roche; blues singer. Best known for "Take The 'A' Train". Recorded with the Savoy Sultans, Hot Lips Page, Duke Ellington, Charles Brown and Clark Terry.

Charlie Harris [[1916-2003) :
jazz double-bassist. Together with Charles Mingus, played for Lionel Hampton. Recorded with Dizzy Gillespie in 1940s. Became a member of Nat King Cole trio, playing on 'Unforgettable', and 'Mona Lisa'.

Ed Garland [[1895-1980) :
Edward Bertram Garland; 'Montudie Garland'; New Orleans jazz string bass player. Led his own One-Eleven Jazz Band during the Depression. Appeared in the film 'Imitation of Life' [[1959), as a player in the funeral sequence [['Trouble Of The World') featuring Mahalia Jackson. Died in London, England.

Jimmy Maxwell [[1917-2002) :
swing jazz trumpeter. Played with Benny Goodman's band, 1939-1943. NBC Studio musician from 1943, and first trumpet on hundreds of recordings and commercials, 1950-1980. Played trumpet solo theme for soundtrack of 'The Godfather'.

Bill Cowsill [[1948-2006) :
William 'Bill' Joseph Cowsill Jr; 'Billy Cowsill'. Singer, musician, songwriter and producer. Best known as lead singer and guitarist with The Cowsills.

Gracie Fields [[1898-1979) :
Grace Stansfield; English music hall and film actress, singer and comedienne.Notable recordings include 'Sally', 'Walter, Walter' and 'It's The Biggest Aspidistra In The World'.

Richard Nixon [[1913-1994) :
Richard Milhous Nixon; lawyer and politician; served as 37th President of the United States, 1969-1974, and the only U.S. President to resign from the office.



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

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January 10th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :



George Foreman :
George Edward 'Big George' Foreman; former professional boxer. During his career, was two-time heavyweight champion, and Olympic gold medallist. Later became an ordained minister, author and entrepreneur, with promotion, in association with Russell Hobbs Inc., of the George Foreman grill.

Luci Martin:
disco, funk and soul singer; best known as vocalist with Chic. Notable recordings include 'Le Freak', 'I Want Your Love' and 'Good Times'.

Donald Fagen :
Donald Jay Fagen; musician and songwriter. Best known as co-founder [[with Walter Becker) and lead vocalist of Steely Dan.

Sherrill Milnes :
operatic baritone, most famous for his Verdi roles. Associated with Metropolitan Opera, 1965-1997.

Chris Smith :
'Daddy Mac'; hip hop singer. One half, with James 'Mac Daddy' Kelly, of Kriss Kross. Notable recordings include 'Jump', U.S. #1, 1992.

Rod Stewart :
Roderick David Stewart; English [[with Scottish ancestry) rock and blue-eyed soul singer-songwriter. Notable recordings include 'Maggie May', 'Tonight's The Night [[Gonna Be Alright)', 'Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?', 'The Motown Song', and 'All For Love [[with Bryan Adams and Sting)'.

Pat Benatar :
Patricia Mae Andrzejewski; rock and pop singer-songwriter. Notable recordings include 'Hit Me With Your Best Shot', 'Love Is A Battlefield', 'We Belong' and 'Invincible'.

Aynsley Dunbar :
English rock, jazz, blues and heavy metal drummer, and songwriter. Artists with whom he worked include John Mayall, Frank Zappa, Lou Reed, Jeff Beck and David Bowie.

Bob Lang :
English bassist, best known as a member of The Mindbenders. Notable recordings include 'Game Of Love' and 'A Groovy Kind Of Love'.

Aerle Taree :
alternative hip hop artist and poet. Best known as a member of Arrested Development. Notable recordings include 'Tennessee', 'People Everyday' and 'Mr Wendal'.



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



Jerry Wexler [[1917-2008) :
Gerald 'Jerry' Wexler; journalist for Billboard [[coining the term 'Rhythm and Blues'), songwriter, record producer and A&R man, and co-head [[with Ahmet Etegun) of Atlantic Records, 1953-1975.

Fayette Pinkney [[1948-2009) :
Fayette Regina Pinkney; soul, R&B and disco singer, psychologist and vocal coach. Best remembered as a co-founding member of The Three Degrees, 1963-1976. Notable recordings include 'When Will I See You Again', and 'Take Good Care Of Yourself'.

Teresa Graves [[1948-2002) :
Terresa Graves; television actress and singer.Best remembered for her role as private investigator Christie Love in 'Get Christie Love!'

Johnnie Ray [[1927-1990 ) :
John Alvin 'Johnnie' Ray; traditional pop singer, songwriter and pianist. Best remembered for 'Cry', 'The Little White Cloud That Cried', 'Walkin' My Baby Back Home' and 'Just Walking In The Rain'.

Ray Bolger [[1904-1987) :
Raymond Wallace Bulcao; vaudeville and musical theatre, television and film actor. Best remembered as 'The Scarecrow' in 'The Wizard Of Oz', 1939.

Scott McKenzie [[1939-2012) :
Philip Wallach Blondheim; pop music singer, songwriter and guitarist. Best remembered for 'San Francisco [[Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)', 1967.

Jim Croce [[1943-1973) :
James Joseph 'Jim' Croce; folk and popular rock singer and guitarist. Best remembered for 'Bad, Bad Leroy Brown' and 'Time In A Bottle'.

Max Roach [[1924-2007) :
Maxwell Lemuel 'Max' Roach; jazz, bebop and hard bop percussionist, drummer, composer, educator and civil rights activist. Jazz musicians with whom he worked include Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington and Stan Getz.

Sal Mineo [[1939-1976) :
Salvatore Mineo, Jr; stage, television and film actor, and singer; best remembered for his role as John 'Plato' Crawford in 'Rebel Without A Cause' [[1955), and as Dov Landau in 'Exodus' [[1960).

Roy E. Disney [[1930-2009) :
Roy Edward Disney; senior director for The Walt Disney Company, founded by his father, Roy Oliver Disney, and his uncle, Walt Disney. The last member of the Disney family to be actively involved in the business.

Grigori Rasputin [[1869-1916) :
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin; 'The Mad Monk', or 'The Black Monk'. Russian peasant, mystical faith healer and religious pilgrim. Exerted great influence over Tsar Nicholas II, leader of Russia, and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra.



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

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January 11th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :



Mary J. Blige :
Mary Jane Blige; R&B and soul singer, songwriter, model, record producer and actress. Notable recordings include 'Real Love', 'Not Gon' Cry', 'Family Affair', and 'Be Without You'.

Lee Ritenour :
Lee Mack Ritenour; jazz guitarist, session musician and composer.

Rahsaan Patterson :
singer, songwriter, producer and television actor. Best known for his role as 'The Kid' on 1980s television show 'Kids Incorporated'.

Jamelia :
Jamelia Niela Davis; English R&B, hip hop and soul recording artist, television presenter and actress.

Vicki Peterson :
Victoria Anne Theresa 'Vicki' Peterson Cowsill; rock musician [[lead guitar, vocals), songwriter and record producer. Best known as a member of The Bangles.



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



Clarence Clemons [[1947-2011) :
Clarence Anicholas Clemons, Jr; 'The Big Man'; saxophonist, actor and athlete. Remembered for his contributions to Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, playing tenor saxophone. U.S. Top 20 hit, duet with Jackson Browne, 'You're A Friend Of Mine'.

Rod Taylor [[1930-2015) :
Rodney Sturt 'Rod' Taylor; Australian stage, television and film actor. Notable performances include 'The Time Machine', 'The Birds', 'Young Cassidy' and 'Darker Than Amber'.

Slim Harpo [[1924-1970) :
James Isaac Moore; harmonica, guitar and vocals, swamp blues style musician. Best remembered recordings include 'I'm A King Bee', 'Rainin' In My Heart', and 'Baby Scratch My Back'.

Alice Paul [[1885-1997) :
suffragist, feminist, and women's rights activist.

Darryl Dawkins [[1957-2015) :
'Chocolate Thunder'; professional basketball player, most remembered with the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets.



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

[arr&bee]

More great dates west,when i think of the great[jerry wexler] i always think of clyde mcphatter's drifters and a young aretha.

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And to think he started his working life washing windows with his father......

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January 12th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :



Phil Perry :
Philip Eugene Perry; R&B, soul and jazz singer, songwriter, musician, producer and arranger. Former member of The Montclairs, 1971-1975. Notable solo recordings include 'Call Me', 'Amazing' and 'Forever'.

Brian Culbertson :
contemporary jazz/R&B/funk musician, instrumentalist, producer and performer.

Felipe Rose :
Felipe Ortiz Rose; singer and actor. Best known as a founding member of The Village People. Notable recordings include 'Macho Man', 'Y.M.C.A.', 'In the Navy' and 'Go West'.

Kirstie Alley :
Kirstie Louise Alley; actress and comedian. Best known for her Emmy, and Golden Globe award winning role, as Rebecca Howe in 'Cheers', 1987-1993.

John Lasseter :
John Alan Lasseter; animator, film director, screenwriter, producer and the chief creative officer of Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios and DisneyToon Studios. Academy Award winner for Animated Short Film [['Tin Toy') and Special Achievement Award [['Toy Story').

Maggie Bell :
Margaret Bell; Scottish R&B, blues and rock singer. Notable recordings include 'Hold Me', duet with B. A. Robertson, UK # 11, in 1981.

Melanie Chisholm :
Melanie Jayne Chisholm; 'Melanie C' or 'Mel C'; English singer-songwriter and actress. Best known for solo career, and as a member of The Spice Girls [['Sporty Spice'). Notable recordings include 'Wannabe'.

and.....

On this date in 1959, Berry Gordy founded Tamla Records [[the first choice for name had been Tammy) with an $800 loan from his family, and from royalties earned writing songs for Jackie Wilson. The company was incorporated as the Motown Record Corporation on April 14th, 1960.



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


Ruth Brown [[1928-2006) :
Ruth Alston Weston; R&B, jazz, and soul singer, songwriter and actress. Best remembered recordings include 'Mama [[He Treats Your Daughter Mean)', 'Lucky Lips', and 'This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'.

Abrim Tilmon [[1945-1982) :
R&B and soul singer and songwriter, arranger and producer. Best remembered for being a member of The Detroit Emeralds. Notable recordings include 'Feel The Need In Me'.

Long John Baldry [[1941-2005) :
John William Baldry; English blues singer and voice actor. Best remembered for 'Let The Heartaches Begin', UK #1 in 1967.

Cynthia Robinson [[1944-2015) :
R&B and soul musician; best remembered for being trumpeter and vocalist with Sly & The Family Stone. Notable recordings include 'Dance To The Music'.

George Duke [[1946-2013) :
jazz and R&B musician, composer, singer and producer. Remembered for his solo career, and for his collaborations with other musicians, including Frank Zappa, Al Jarreau, Michael Jackson, Miles Davis, Deniece Williams and Teena Marie.

Joe Frazier [[1944-2011) :
Joseph William 'Joe' Frazier; 'Smokin' Joe; professional boxer, Olympic gold medallist, and undisputed world heavyweight champion.

Texas Guinan [[1884-1933) :
Mary Louise Cecilia 'Texas' Guinan; stage, silent and sound film actress, producer and entrepreneur.

Jack London [[1876-1916) :
John Griffith 'Jack' London [[born John Griffith Chaney); novelist, journalist, short story writer, essayist and social activist. Notable work includes ' The Call Of The Wild', 'White Fang', 'The Sea Wolf', The Iron Heel' and 'Martin Eden'.

Luise Rainer [[1910-2014) :
German and American stage and film actress. The longest lived [[104 years) individual ever to have won an Academy Award. Notable work includes 'The Great Ziegfeld' [[Academy Award for Best Actress, 1936), and 'The Good Earth' [[Academy Award for Best Actress, 1937)


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

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January 13th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :


Fred White :
R&B, soul, funk and jazz musician, best known as drummer with Earth, Wind & Fire 1975-1981, and brother of lead vocalist, Maurice White.

Orlando Bloom :
English stage, television and film actor. Best known for his role of Legolas in 'The Lord Of The Rings' film series, and Will Turner in the 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' film series.

Trace Adkins :
Tracy Darrell 'Trace' Adkins; country, pop and rock singer, and television and film actor. Notable recordings include '[[This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing', 'Ladies Love Country Boys', 'You're Gonna Miss This' and 'Hillbilly Bone', duet with Blake Shelton.

Suggs :
Graham McPherson; English singer, actor, former radio DJ, television and radio personality. Best known for solo career [[notable recordings include 'I'm Only Sleeping' and 'Cecilia'), and also as lead vocalist with Madness [[notable recordings include 'It Must Be Love', 'Our House', and 'The Sun And The Rain').

Bill Easley :
saxophonist, flautist and clarinettist. Worked with George Benson and Isaac Hayes. Session musician at Stax and Hi Records, with Ann Peebles and Al Green.

Chris Thomas :
English record producer. Worked with The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Queen, Elton John, Paul McCartney and Pete Townshend.


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


C. P. Spencer [[1938-2004) :
Crathman Plato Spencer; Detroit-born singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. Was a member of The Spinners and The Voice Masters, but best known as a member of The Originals.

Bobby Lester [[1930-1980) :
R&B and doo-wop singer; best known as a member of The Moonglows. Notable recordings include 'Sincerely', 'Most Of All', 'See Saw' and 'Ten Commandments Of Love'.

Gwen Verdon [[1925-2000) :
Gwenyth Evelyn 'Gwen' Verdon; stage, television and film actress. Notable work includes 'Damn Yankees', 'Cocoon', 'Marvin's Room', 'Magnum, P.I.','Homicide: Life On The Street', 'New Girl In Town', 'Sweet Charity', 'Can-Can', 'Redhead'' and 'Chicago'.

Sophie Tucker [[1887-1966) :
Sonya Kalish; 'The Last Of The Red Hot Mamas'; Ukranian-born American singer, comedian, actress and radio personality. Notable songs include 'Some of These Days' and 'My Yiddishe Momme'.

Charles Nelson Reilly [[1931-2007) :
stage, television and film actor, comedian, director and drama teacher.

Lester Sill [[1918-1994) :
record label executive; best remembered as Phil Spector's partner in Philles Records, and also the head of Colpix Records and Colgems Records.


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

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January 14th : if this is your birth date, then you share it with :


Clarence Carter :
Clarence George Carter; blues and soul singer, musician, songwriter and record producer. Notable recordings include 'Slip Away', 'Back Door Santa', 'Patches' and 'Strokin'

LL Cool J :
James Todd Smith; 'Ladies Love Cool James'; hip hop recording artist and actor. Notable recordings include 'Hey Lover [[featuring Boyz II Men)', 'Loungin' [[featuring Total)', 'Luv U Better' and 'Control Yourself [[featuring Jennifer Lopez)'.

Marc Broussard :
soul, rock and pop singer-songwriter.

Jack Jones :
John Allan Jones; traditional pop, jazz and big band singer, and actor. Notable recordings include 'Wives And Lovers', 'The Race Is On', 'Lollipops And Roses', 'The Impossible Dream' and 'Call Me Irresponsible'.

Carl Weathers :
television and film actor, and former professional football player. Best known for his role as Apollo Creed in the 'Rocky' film series. Played in the National Football League as linebacker for the Oakland Raiders, 1970-1971.

Faye Dunaway :
Dorothy Faye Dunaway; stage, television and film actress. Notable film performances include 'Bonnie And Clyde', 'The Thomas Crown Affair', 'Chinatown', 'The Towering Inferno', 'Three Days Of The Condor', 'Network' and 'Mommie Dearest'.

Emily Watson :
Emily Margaret Watson; English stage, television and film actress. Academy Award nominations for Best Actress, 'Breaking The Waves' [[1996), and 'Hilary And Jackie' [[1998).

Holland Taylor :
Holland Virginia Taylor; stage, television and film actress, and playwright. Notable roles include Judge Roberta Kittleson in 'The Practice' and Evelyn Harper in 'Two And A Half Men'. Tony Award nomination for Best Actress In A Play, for 'Ann', 2013.



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



Hubert Johnson [[1941-1981) :
Detroit-born R&B singer; cousin of Jackie Wilson. Best known as a member of The Contours, 1960-1964.

Allen Toussaint [[1938-2015) :
soul, funk, blues and jazz musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer. Notable compositions include 'Ride Your Pony', 'Get Out Of My Life, Woman', 'Working In The Coalmine' and 'Yes We Can Can'.

Billie Jo Spears [[1937-2011) :
Billie Jean Spears; also recorded as Billie Jean Moore; country music singer. Best remembered for 'Blanket On The Ground', 1975.

Guy Williams [[1924-1989) :
Armand [[Armando, to his family) Joseph Catalano; actor and former fashion model. Best remembered for playing the title role in the television series 'Zorro', and 'Lost In Space', as the father of the Robinson family.

Andy Rooney [[1919-2011) :
Andrew Aitken 'Andy' Rooney; radio and television writer. Best known for his weekly broadcast 'A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney', featured in CBS News programme '60 Minutes', 1978-2011.

Albert Schweitzer [[1875-1965) :
German-born French theologian, organist, philosopher and physician. Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, for his philosophy of 'Reverence For Life'.


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

[moe]

You do a great job with this, westgrand!