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

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January 29th:

Happy Birthday to Jason James Richter; actor and musician.....

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January 30th:

Quote for the Day:

"He [Jackie Wilson] was a family friend. My father was a minister, but he was also a gospel music disc jockey in Chicago at the time, on radio station WVEE.

Ironically, my father knew Don Cornelius back then, but I didn't know until after 'Soul Train'. Because Don Cornelius had worked at the station, too.

But my parents had a lot of friends in show business, too. Jackie Wilson was one. One of the first memories I have going to a concert was Jackie Wilson.

He was the first person to bring me onstage and, I'm telling you, it had such an impact.
To this day, I remember he was such a good-smelling man [laughs].

We used to see him all the time when I was little. As time went on, and our family moved around a lot, we didn't see as much of him. We didn't have a christening or anything like that where he was my godfather, but he'd say "I'm your godfather".

I don't have a lot of pictures from when I was little because some of our things were lost in storage, but I have a picture of Jackie Wilson and my father. It's on my piano."

- interview with Ebony.com, 2012 -

Happy Birthday to Jody Watley [Jody Vanessa Watley]; pop, R&B, jazz, dance and electronic soul singer-songwriter, record producer and artist; Shalamar....

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January 30th:

Happy Birthday to William 'WAK' King; funk, soul and R&B singer, musician and choreographer; founding member of The Commodores.....

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January 30th:

Happy Birthday to Jackie Ross [Jaculyn Bless Ross]; soul singer....

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January 30th:

On his Birthday, remembering Buddy Montgomery [Charles Montgomery; 1930-2009]; jazz vibraphonist and pianist....

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January 30th:

On his Birthday, remembering Hank Marr [1927-2004]; soul jazz and hard bop organist and pianist....

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January 30th:

Happy Birthday to Angie Stone [Angela Laverne Brown]; R&B, soul and neo soul singer, songwriter, actress and record producer....

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January 30th:

Happy Birthday to Phil Collins; singer, songwriter and musician; Genesis......

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January 30th:

Happy Birthday to Jeanne Pruett; country singer and songwriter......

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January 30th:

On his Birthday, remembering Joe Terry [Joseph Terranova; 1941-2019]; doo-wop and rock and roll singer; Danny & The Juniors.....

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January 30th:

Happy Birthday to Sandy Deanne [Sandy Yaguda]; rock singer; founding member of Jay and the Americans....

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January 30th:

Happy Birthday to Trevor Dunn [Trevor Roy Dunn]; avant-garde and heavy metal bass guitarist, double bassist and composer; Mr. Bungle; Trio-Convulsant....

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January 30th:

Happy Birthday to Mark Eitzel; rock singer, songwriter and musician; lead singer with American Music Club....

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January 30th:

Happy Birthday to Kid Cudi [Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi]; rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor.....

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January 30th:

On her Birthday, remembering Norma Tanega [Norma Cecilia Tanega; 1939-2019]; folk and pop singer-songwriter, painter and experimental musician....

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January 30th:

On his Birthday, remembering Steve Marriott [Stephen Peter Marriott; 1947-1991]; rock and R&B guitarist, singer-songwriter and record producer; Small Faces; Humble Pie....

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January 30th:

On his Birthday, remembering Marty Balin [Martin Jerel Buchwald; 1942-2018]; psychedelic rock and folk rock singer, songwriter and musician; Jefferson Airplane; Jefferson Starship.....

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January 30th:

On his Birthday; remembering 'Andy' Anderson [Clifford Leon Anderson; 1951-2019]; progressive rock drummer; The Cure....

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January 30th:

Happy Birthday to Christian Bale; actor.....

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January 30th:

Happy Birthday to Gene Hackman; actor and novelist.....

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January 30th:

Happy Birthday to Vanessa Redgrave; actress.....

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January 30th:

Happy Birthday to Olivia Colman; actress.....

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January 30th:

Happy Birthday to Charles S. Dutton; actor....

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January 30th:

Happy Birthday to Julie McCullough; model, actress and comedian....

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January 30th:

Happy Birthday to Andy Milonakis; actor....

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January 30th:

Happy Birthday to Jake Thomas; actor....

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January 30th:

Happy Birthday to Khleo Thomas; actor.....

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January 30th:

Happy Birthday to Wilmer Valderrama; actor....

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January 30th:

On his Birthday, remembering Harold Prince [Harold Smith Prince; formerly Harold Smith; 1928-2019]; theatrical director and producer in musical theatre....

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January 30th:

On her Birthday, remembering Heidi Bruhl [1942-1991]; actress...

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January 30th:

On his Birthday, remembering Rodd Keith [1937-1974]; multi-instrumentalist and songwriter.....

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January 30th:

On his Birthday, remembering Horst Jankowski [1936-1998]; pianist....

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January 30th:

On her Birthday, remembering Tammy Grimes [1934-2016]; actress.....

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January 30th:

On her Birthday, remembering Dolores Michaels [1933-2001]; actress....

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January 30th:

On her Birthday, remembering Dorothy Malone [1924-2018]; actress....

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January 30th:

On his Birthday, remembering Dick Martin [1922-2008]; comedian and director; 'Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'......

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January 30th:

On his Birthday, remembering David Opatoshu [1918-1996]; actor....

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January 30th:

On his Birthday, remembering David Wayne [1914-1995]; actor....

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January 30th:

On his Birthday, remembering John Ireland [1914-1992]; actor.....

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January 30th:

On his Birthday, remembering Roy Eldridge [1911-1989]; jazz trumpeter....

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January 30th:

On his Birthday, remembering Hugh Marlowe [1911-1982]; actor....

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January 30th:

On her Birthday, remembering Martita Hunt [1899-1969]; theatre and film actress....

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January 31st:

Quote for the Day:

"I'll come and make love to you at five o'clock.

If I'm late, start without me."

On her Birthday, remembering Tallulah Bankhead [Tallulah Brockman Bankhead; 1902-1968]; stage and screen actress....

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January 31st:

On his Birthday, remembering Marvin Junior [Marvin Curtis Junior; 1936-2013]; doo-wop, soul and R&B singer; lead singer and founding member of The Dells....

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January 31st:

On her Birthday, remembering Carol Channing [Carol Elaine Channing; 1921-2019]; actress, singer, dancer and comedienne.....

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January 31st:

Happy Birthday to Harry Casey [Harry Wayne Casey]; disco and blue-eyed soul musician, singer, songwriter and record producer; KC and The Sunshine Band.....

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January 31st:

Happy Birthday to Justin Timberlake [Justin Randall Timberlake]; R&B and pop singer, songwriter, actor and record producer; *NSYNC*.....

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January 31st:

On his Birthday, remembering Terry Kath [Terry Alan Kath; 1946-1978]; rock and hard rock musician and songwriter; founding member of Chicago.....

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January 31st:

On his Birthday, remembering Chuck Willis [Harold Willis; 1926-1958]; blues, R&B and rock and roll singer-songwriter.....

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January 31st:

On his Birthday, remembering Bobby Hackett [Robert Leo Hackett; 1915-1976]; jazz musician......