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

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-04-2022, 04:28 PM

June 2nd:

On his Birthday, remembering Howard Johnson [1887-1941]; lyricist; 'I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For Ice Cream'.....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-04-2022, 04:31 PM

June 2nd:

On his Birthday, remembering Edward Elgar [Edward William Elgar; 1857-1934]; composer; 'Enigma Variations'; 'Pomp And Circumstance Marches'....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-04-2022, 04:41 PM

June 3rd:

Quote for the Day:

"We took our time and worked out what the three guitars were going to do, especially in the beginning.

I did quite a bit of ad lib, because I had more of a blues feel, and my head was full of everything.

Robert [White] was a good rhythm guy, and Joe [Messina] often went note-for-note with the bass. I would ad lib in and out, never covering up anybody.

We had to play according to the record, you know - you didn't want to jam it up with a bunch of crap."

- PopMatters interview with Zeth Lundy; July 2008 -

On his Birthday, remembering Eddie 'Chank' Willis [1936-2018]; soul and R&B guitarist and musician; The Funk Brothers....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-04-2022, 06:33 PM

June 3rd:

Happy Birthday to Deniece Williams [June Deniece Chandler]; soul, R&B, disco and gospel singer, songwriter and record producer; 'Free'; 'Let's Hear It For The Boy'; 'Too Much, Too Little, Too Late', with Johnny Mathis....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-04-2022, 07:03 PM

June 3rd:

Happy Birthday to Eddie Holman; R&B, soul, gospel and pop singer; 'Hey There Lonely Girl'....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 05:37 AM

June 3rd:

On his Birthday, remembering Curtis Mayfield [Curtis Lee Mayfield; 1942-1999]; soul, funk and R&B singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer; The Impressions; 'Superfly'.....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 05:38 AM

June 3rd:

On her Birthday, remembering Dakota Staton [Aliyah Rabia; 1930-2007]; jazz, R&B, soul and blues singer; 'The Late, Late Show'.....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 06:13 AM

June 3rd:

On his Birthday, remembering Boots Randolph [Homer Louis Randolph III; 1927-2007]; saxophonist; 'Yakety Sax'....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 06:16 AM

June 3rd:

On her Birthday, remembering Josephine Baker [Freda Josephine McDonald; 1906-1975]; cabaret and music hall, French pop and jazz singer, dancer and actress.....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 09:03 AM

June 3rd:

Happy Birthday to Ian Hunter [Ian Hunter Patterson]; rock singer, songwriter and musician; lead singer with Mott The Hoople....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 09:04 AM

June 3rd:

Happy Birthday to Suzi Quatro [Susan Kay Quatro]; rock singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actress; 'Can The Can'....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 09:07 AM

June 3rd:

Happy Birthday to Dan Hill [Daniel Grafton Hill IV]; pop singer and songwriter; 'Sometimes When We Touch'.....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 09:09 AM

June 3rd:

Happy Birthday to Mike Freda [Mike Dennis]; doo-wop singer and co-founder of The Dovells; also The Magistrates; 'Bristol Stomp'; 'You Can't Sit Down'....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 09:12 AM

June 3rd:

Happy Birthday to James Purefoy [James Brian Mark Purefoy]; actor; Mark Anthony on HBO series 'Rome'; Joe Carroll on 'The Following'; title role in 'Solomon Kane', 2009....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 09:17 AM

June 3rd:

Happy Birthday to Penelope Wilton [Penelope Alice Wilton]; actress; Isobel Crawley - later Grey - on 'Downton Abbey' television and film series...

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 09:26 AM

June 3rd:

Happy Birthday to Irma P. Hall [Irma Dolores Player Hall]; actress; Aunt T. in 'A Family Thing', 1996; Marva Munson in 'The Ladykillers', 2004; Josephine 'Big Mama Joe' Joseph on 'Soul Food' 1997 film and later television series....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 09:46 AM

June 3rd:

On his Birthday, remembering David Cole [David Byron Cole; 1962-1995]; songwriter, dance and house record producer, remixer, C+C Music Factory.....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 09:48 AM

June 3rd:

On his Birthday, remembering Billy Powell [William Norris Powell; 1952-2009]; rock keyboardist with Lynyrd Skynyrd....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 09:53 AM

June 3rd:

On his Birthday, remembering Dave Alexander [David Michael Alexander; 1947-1975]; protofunk bassist; The Stooges....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 09:55 AM

June 3rd:

On his Birthday, remembering Mickey Finn [Michael Norman Finn; 1947-2003]; psychedelic folk and glam rock percussionist; T. Rex.....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 10:02 AM

June 3rd:

On her Birthday, remembering Paulette Goddard [Marion Levy; 1910-1990]; actress, film producer, dancer and model; 'Reap The Wild Wind'......

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 10:07 AM

June 3rd:

On his Birthday, remembering Tony Curtis [Bernard Schwartz; 1925-2010]; actor; Joe/Josephine/Shell Oil Junior in 'Some Like It Hot', 1959....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 10:12 AM

June 3rd:

On her Birthday, remembering Coleen Dewhurst [Coleen Rose Dewhurst; 1924-1991]; actress; Avery Brown on CBS sitcom 'Murphy Brown'....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 10:16 AM

June 3rd:

On her Birthday, remembering Ellen Corby [Ellen Hansen Corby; 1911-1999]; actress; Aunt Trina in 'I Remember Mama', 1948; Esther 'Grandma' Walton on CBS 'The Waltons'....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 10:21 AM

June 3rd:

On his Birthday, remembering Edward Winter [Edward Dean Winter; 1937-2001]; actor; Colonel Samuel Flagg on 'M*A*S*H; Ernst Ludvig in Broadway production of 'Cabaret', and J. D. Sheldrake in original Broadway production of 'Promises, Promises'...

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 10:28 AM

June 3rd:

On his Birthday, remembering Maurice Evans [Maurice Herbert Evans; 1901-1989]; actor; Dr. Zaius in 'Planet Of The Apes'; Maurice on 'Bewitched'....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 10:31 AM

June 3rd:

On his Birthday, remembering Leo Gorcey [Leo Bernard Gorcey; 1917-1969]; Slip Mahoney in 'The Bowery Boys' films....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 10:34 AM

June 3rd:

On his Birthday, remembering Eddie Acuff [Edward DeKalb Acuff; 1903-1956]; actor; Mr Beasley the postman, in the 'Blondie' films....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 10:36 AM

June 3rd:

On his Birthday, remembering Jan Peerce [Jacob Pincus Perelmuth; 1904-1984; operatic tenor; New York Metropolitan Opera....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 10:46 AM

June 4th:

Quote for the Day:

"When it comes to sex, the most important six inches are the ones between the ears."

Happy Birthday to Ruth Westheimer [Karola Ruth Siegel; 'Dr. Ruth'; sex therapist, media personality, actress, voice actress and author....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 11:56 AM

June 4th:

Happy Birthday to El DeBarge [Eldra Patrick DeBarge]; R&B, soul and pop singer, songwriter, producer and musician; DeBarge....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 11:57 AM

June 4th:

Happy Birthday to Sam Harris [Samuel Kent Harris]; singer, musician and actor....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 11:59 AM

June 4th:

Happy Birthday to Al B.Sure! [Albert Joseph Brown III]; R&B, new jack swing and urban singer, songwriter, record producer, radio host and former recording executive....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 12:01 PM

June 4th:

Happy Birthday to Roger Ball; funk and R&B saxophonist, keyboardist, songwriter and arranger; Average White Band....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 12:02 PM

June 4th:

Happy Birthday to Alain Clark; R&B and pop singer, songwriter and record producer.....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 12:04 PM

June 4th:

Happy Birthday to Leroy Hutson; soul and R&B singer, songwriter, arranger, producer and instrumentalist; The Impressions.....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 12:20 PM

June 4th:

Happy Birthday to Anthony Braxton; avant-garde and free jazz composer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 12:22 PM

June 4th:

Happy Birthday to Michelle Phillips [Holly Michelle Gilliam]; rock and pop singer, songwriter, actress and producer; The Mamas & The Papas....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 12:24 PM

June 4th:

Happy Birthday to Stefan Lessard [Stefan Kahil Lessard]; rock bassist; Steve Matthews Band...

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 12:25 PM

June 4th:

Happy Birthday to Angelina Jolie [Angelina Jolie Voight, later Pitt]; actress, film maker, philanthropist and humanitarian.....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 12:26 PM

June 4th:

Happy Birthday to Bruce Dern [Bruce MacLeish Dern]; actor....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 12:29 PM

June 4th:

On her Birthday, remembering Morgana King [Maria Grazia Morgana Messina; 1930-2018]; jazz singer and actress....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 12:37 PM

June 4th:

On his Birthday, remembering Jimmy McCulloch [1953-1979]; rock musician and songwriter; lead guitar and bass player with Wings....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 12:42 PM

June 4th:

On his Birthday, remembering Raphael Ravenscroft [1954-2014]; rock and jazz saxophonist, composer and author; sax riff on 'Baker Street', by Gerry Rafferty....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 12:46 PM

June 4th:

On his Birthday, remembering Dennis Weaver [William Dennis Weaver; 1924-2006]; actor....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 12:49 PM

June 4th:

On his Birthday, remembering Gordon Waller [Gordon Trueman Riviere Waller]; 1945-2009]; pop singer, songwriter and guitarist; Peter & Gordon....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 12:50 PM

June 4th:

On her Birthday, remembering Rosalind Russell [Catherine Rosalind Russell; 1907-1976]; actress, comedian, screenwriter and singer....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 12:51 PM

June 4th:

On his Birthday, remembering David Haskell [David Michael Haskell; 1948-2000]; actor and singer....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 12:53 PM

June 4th:

On his Birthday, remembering John Drew Barrymore [John Blythe Barrymore, Jr; 1932-2004]; actor....

**westgrandboulevard** · 06-05-2022, 12:55 PM

June 4th:

On her Birthday, remembering Oliver Nelson [Oliver Edward Nelson; 1932-1975]; bebop, hard bop, post-bop and jazz fusion saxophonist, clarinettist, arranger, composer and bandleader....