May 10th:
On his Birthday, remembering Bill Coday [1942-2008]; musician and singer....
May 10th:
On his Birthday, remembering Bill Coday [1942-2008]; musician and singer....
May 10th:
On his Birthday, remembering Larry Williams [Lawrence Eugene Williams; aka Lawrence Edward Williams; 1935-1980]; R&B, rock and roll singer, songwriter, producer and pianist....
May 10th:
On his Birthday, remembering Wayne Cochran [Talvin Wayne Cochran; 1939-2017]; blue-eyed soul singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and preacher...
May 10th:
Happy Birthday to Carl Douglas [Carlton George Douglas]; disco and reggae singer-songwriter....
May 10th:
On his Birthday, remembering Nolan Porter [Nolan Frederick Porter; 1949-2021]; R&B singer and songwriter.....
May 10th:
Happy Birthday to Jason Dalyrimple [Jason 'Jase' Oliver Dalyrimple; aka Jase4Real]; R&B and hip hop soul singer; Soul For Real.....
May 10th:
Happy Birthday to Dave Mason; singer-songwriter and guitarist; co-founder of Traffic.....
May 10th:
Happy Birthday to Donovan [Donovan Phillips Leitch]; folk rock singer, songwriter and guitarist.....
May 10th:
Happy Birthday to Sly Dunbar [Lowell Fillmore Dunbar]; reggae drummer; Sly and Robbie....
May 10th:
Happy Birthday to Young M.C [Marvin Young]; hip hop and pop rap singer, rapper and actor.....
May 10th:
Happy Birthday to Judith Jamison [Judith Ann Jamison]; dancer and choreographer; Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre....
May 10th:
On his Birthday, remembering Sid Vicious [John Simon Ritchie; aka John Beverley; 1957-1979]; punk rock bassist and vocalist; The Sex Pistols....
May 10th:
On his Birthday, remembering Jackie Lomax [1944-2013]; guitarist and singer-songwriter....
May 10th:
On her Birthday, remembering Nancy Walker [Anna Myrtle Swoyer; 1922-1992]; stage, screen and television actress, comedian and director....
May 10th:
On his Birthday, remembering David O. Selznick [1902-1965]; film producer, screenwriter and film studio executive; 'Gone With The Wind'; 'Rebecca'.....
May 10th:
On his Birthday, remembering Dimitri Tiomkin [1894-1979; film composer and conductor...
May 10th:
On his Birthday, remembering Max Steiner [Maximilian Raoul Steiner; 1888-1971]; composer for theatre and films, and conductor; 'Gone With The Wind'....
May 10th:
On her Birthday, remembering Mae Murray [Marie Adrienne Koenig; 1885-1965]; actress, dancer, film producer and screenwriter.....
May 11th:
Quote for the Day:
"I was living in a fleabag hotel, and one night I heard these sirens and someone was breaking in a store below.
I looked out and police had surrounded the store, and I turned my tape-recorder on.
I saw 'Bonnie and Clyde' a couple of times, and with those two things that's how I came to write 'Indiana'.
- Melody Maker interview, July 1974 -
On his Birthday, remembering R. Dean Taylor [Richard Dean Taylor; 1939-2022]; pop, rockabilly and soul singer, songwriter and record producer....
May 11th:
Happy Birthday to Wes Henderson; bassist; The Vancouvers.....
May 11th:
On his Birthday, remembering Ewart Abner [Ewart Gladstone Abner, Jr; 1923-1997]; record company executive; President of Motown Records 1973-1975; former manager of Stevie Wonder....
May 11th:
Happy Birthday to Eric Burdon; singer-songwriter; vocalist with The Animals, and War.....
May 11th:
Happy Birthday to Alyson Williams; R&B and house singer......
May 11th:
On his Birthday, remembering Shabba Doo [Adolfo Gutierrez Quinones; Adolfo Gordon Quinones; 1955-2020]; actor, dancer and choreographer....
May 11th:
On his Birthday, remembering Johnny Trudell [John Russell Trudell; 1939-2021]; jazz and studio musician and composer; trumpeter, flugelhornist, valve trombonist and pianist.....
May 11th:
Happy Birthday to Neil Carter [Neil Andrew Carter]; classical music, jazz and hard rock singer and musician......
May 11th:
Happy Birthday to Tom Giuliano; singer; The Happenings....
May 11th:
Happy Birthday to Arnie Satin [Arnie Silver]; singer; The Dovells....
May 11th:
Happy Birthday to Valentino [Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani]; fashion dress designer...
May 11th:
On her Birthday, remembering Natasha Richardson [1963-2009]; actress....
May 11th:
On his Birthday, remembering David Gest [1953-2016]; entertainer, comedian, producer and television personality....
May 11th:
On his Birthday, remembering Les Chadwick [1943-2019]; bass guitarist; Gerry & The Pacemakers....
May 11th:
On his Birthday, remembering Butch Trucks [Claude Hudson Trucks; 1947-2017; drummer; The Allman Brothers Band....
May 11th:
On his Birthday, remembering Doug McClure [1935-1995]; actor; Trampas on 'The Virginian'....
May 11th:
On his Birthday, remembering Bernard Fox [1927-2016]; actor; Dr. Bombay on 'Bewitched'...
May 11th:
On his Birthday, remembering Denver Pyle [1920-1997]; actor; Jesse Duke on 'The Dukes Of Hazzard'....
May 11th:
On his Birthday, remembering Foster Brooks [1912-2001]; actor and comedian.....
May 11th:
On his Birthday, remembering Phil Silvers [1911-1985]; entertainer and comedic actor; 'The Phil Silvers Show'....
May 11th:
On his Birthday, remembering Doodles Weaver [1911-1983]; radio personality; Professor Feetlebaum....
May 11th:
On his Birthday, remembering J.C. Higginbotham [1906-1973]; jazz trombonist....
May 11th:
On his Birthday, remembering Salvador Dali [1904-1989]; surrealist painter....
May 11th:
On her Birthday, remembering Martha Graham [1894-1991]; innovator of modern dance...
May 11th:
On her Birthday, remembering Margaret Rutherford [1892-1972]; actress.....
May 11th:
On his Birthday, remembering Irving Berlin [1888-1989]; composer; 'White Christmas'; 'God Bless America'....
May 11th:
On his Birthday, remembering Joseph 'King' Oliver [1885-1938]; jazz musician; King Oliver Creole Jazz Band....
May 12th:
Quote for the Day:
"...I'd like to be able to pass on some of my knowledge and experience to youngsters who want to learn.
I'd like to teach them how to evaluate a record - after all, Motown had me working in their Quality Control department for thirteen years, so I ought to know!"
- SoulMusic.com interview, February 1977 -
On his Birthday, remembering Norman Whitfield [Norman Jesse Whitfield; 1940-2008]; early head of Motown Quality Control department, then songwriter, arranger and record producer....
May 12th:
On his Birthday, remembering Henry 'Hank' Cosby [Henry R. Cosby; 1928-2002]; jazz saxophonist, songwriter and record producer....
May 12th:
Happy Birthday to Billie Jean Brown; Motown tape librarian, songwriter, producer; head of Quality Control....
May 12th:
On his Birthday, remembering James Lee Purify [1944-2021]; R&B singer; James & Bobby Purify....
May 12th:
Happy Birthday to Burt Bacharach [Burt Freeman Bacharach]; composer, songwriter, record producer, pianist and singer....
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