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

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April 24th:

Happy Birthday to Doug Clifford [Douglas Raymond 'Cosmo' Clifford]; rock drummer; founding member of The Creedence Clearwater Revival...

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April 24th:

Happy Birthday to Kelly Clarkson [Kelly Brianne Clarkson]; pop and rock singer and songwriter....

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April 24th:

Happy Birthday to Tony Visconti [Anthony Edward Visconti]; rock and glam rock record producer, musician and singer.....

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April 24th:

Happy Birthday to Dean Armstrong; actor, producer and acting coach; Blake Wyzecki on 'Queer As Folk'....

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April 24th:

Happy Birthday to Cedric The Entertainer [Cedric Antonio Kyles]; actor, comedian, director and game show host....

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April 24th:

Happy Birthday to Aidan Gillen [Aidan Murphy]; actor; Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish on 'Game Of Thrones'; Tommy Carcetti on 'The Wire'....

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April 24th:

Happy Birthday to Shirley MacLaine [Shirley MacLean Beaty]; actress, singer, dancer, activist and author; Aurora Greenway in 'Terms Of Endearment'.....

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April 24th:

Happy Birthday to Jean-Paul Gaultier; haute couture and pret-a-porter fashion designer....

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April 24th:

On his Birthday, remembering St. Clair Lee [Bernard St. Clair Lee; 1944-2011]; R&B, soul and pop vocalist; The Hues Corporation.....

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April 25th:

Quote for the Day:

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

- Not The 'Same Old Song', Hour Detroit, March 2015 -

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

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April 25th:

On her Birthday, remembering Ella Fitzgerald [Ella Jane Fitzgerald; 1917-1996]; jazz singer....

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April 25th:

On his Birthday, remembering Albert King [Albert Nelson; 1923-1992]; blues guitarist and singer....

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April 25th:

Happy Birthday to Linda Womack [Zeriliya Zekkariyas]; singer and songwriter; Womack & Womack....

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April 25th:

Happy Birthday to Bobbi Humphrey; [Barbara Ann Humphrey]; jazz flautist and singer.....

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April 25th:

On his Birthday, remembering Jerry Leiber [1933-2011]; lyricist; Leiber & Stoller....

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April 25th:

On his Birthday, remembering Bob Russell [Sidney Keith Rosenthal; 1914-1970]; songwriter, usually lyricist; 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother'.....

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April 25th:

On his Birthday, remembering Earl Bostic [Eugene Earl Bostic; 1913-1965]; jazz alto saxophonist....

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April 25th:

Happy Birthday to Steve Ferrone; drummer; Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers; Average White Band....

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April 25th:

Happy Birthday to Stu Cook; guitarist, musician, singer and producer; Creedence Clearwater Revival......

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April 25th:

Happy Birthday to Bjorn Ulvaeus; songwriter, producer and composer; ABBA....

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April 25th:

Happy Birthday to Andy Bell [Andrew Ivan Bell]; synth-pop singer; Erasure....

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April 25th:

Happy Birthday to Talia Shire; actress; Connie Corleone in 'The Godfather' films....

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April 25th:

Happy Birthday to Renee Zellweger; actress and film producer; 'The Bridget Jones' films; 'Cold Mountain'....

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April 25th:

On his Birthday, remembering Meadowlark Lemon [Meadow Lemon III; 1932-2015]; basketball player, actor and Christian minister....

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April 25th:

On his Birthday, remembering Ed Murrow [Edward Roscoe Murrow; formerly Egbert Roscoe Murrow; 1908-1965]; broadcast journalist......

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April 25th:

Happy Birthday to Tony Christie [Anthony Fitzgerald]; pop and rock singer-songwriter, actor and musician....

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April 25th:

On his Birthday, remembering Michael Brown [Michael David Lookofsky; 1949-2015]; baroque pop keyboardist and singer; The Left Banke....

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April 26th:

Quote for the Day:

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

On her Birthday, remembering Ma Rainey [Gertrude Pridgett; 1886-1939]; blues singer; 'Mother Of The Blues'.....

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April 26th:

Happy Birthday to D.C. Larue [David Charles L'Heureux]; singer, songwriter and producer.....

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April 26th:

Happy Birthday to Giorgio Moroder; singer, songwriter, DJ and radio producer....

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April 26th:

Happy Birthday to Maurice Williams; doo-wop and R&B singer; Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs; 'Stay'.....

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April 26th:

Happy Birthday to Ms. Dynamite; rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer....

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April 26th:

Happy Birthday to Duane Eddy; guitarist, 'Rebel Rouser'; 'Because They're Young'.....

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April 26th:

On his Birthday, remembering Bobby Rydell [Robert Louis Ridarelli; 1942-2022]; singer, 'Wild One'; 'Volare'; 'Forget Him'....

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April 26th:

Happy Birthday to Roger Taylor [Roger Andrew Taylor]; new wave drummer; Duran Duran....

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April 26th:

Happy Birthday to Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins; singer, songwriter, model, dancer, actress, author and executive producer; lead singer TLC....

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April 26th:

Happy Birthday to Carol Burnett [Carol Creighton Burnett]; actress, comedienne, singer and writer.....

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April 26th:

Happy Birthday to Joan Chen [Chen Chong]; actress, film director, screenwriter and film producer.....

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April 26th:

On his Birthday, remembering Francis Lai [1932-2018]; accordionist and film score composer; 'Love Story'; 'A Man And A Woman'....

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April 26th:

On his Birthday, remembering Preston Love [1921-2004]; alto saxophonist, bandleader and songwriter....

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April 26th:

On her Birthday, remembering Cecilia Parker [1914-1993]; actress; Marian Hardy in the 'Andy Hardy' film series....

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April 26th:

On his Birthday, remembering Douglas Sirk [1897-1987]; film director; 'Magnificent Obsession'; 'All That Heaven Allows'; 'Imitation Of Life'.....

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April 26th:

On her Birthday, remembering Anita Loos [1889-1981]; screenwriter, playwright and author; 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'.....

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April 27th:

Quote for the Day:

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

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

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

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

On his Birthday, remembering Cuba Gooding, Sr; [1944-2017]; singer and actor; The Main Ingredient....

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April 27th:

Happy Birthday to Cornelius Grant; guitarist, composer and bandleader; musical director, guitar player and live show arranger for The Temptations; 1964-1982].....

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April 27th:

Happy Birthday to Ann Peebles [Ann Lee Peebles]; Memphis soul singer and songwriter....

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April 27th:

Happy Birthday to Herb Murrell; Philadelphia soul singer; The Stylistics....

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April 27th:

Happy Birthday to Mica Paris; singer, radio and television presenter and occasional actress....

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April 27th:

Happy Birthday to Sheena Easton; singer and actress......

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April 27th:

Happy Birthday to Ace Frehley; musician and songwriter; lead guitarist and founding member of Kiss....