January 7th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Danny Williams [[1942-2005; traditional pop singer; UK #1 with 'Moon River', late 1961) -
January 7th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Danny Williams [[1942-2005; traditional pop singer; UK #1 with 'Moon River', late 1961) -
January 8th:
Happy Birthday to:
Little Anthony [[Jerome Anthony Gourdine; R&B and soul singer; The Imperials) -
January 8th:
Happy Birthday to:
Wyanetta 'Juanita' Cowart Motley [[rock and roll and R&B singer; The Marvelettes) -
January 8th:
Happy Birthday to:
R. Kelly [[Robert Sylvester Kelly; R&B, soul, gospel and hip hop singer, songwriter and producer) -
January 8th:
Happy Birthday to:
Shirley Bassey [[Shirley Veronica Bassey; pop standards, show tunes and torch singer) -
January 8th:
Happy Birthday to:
Helen Baylor [[Helen LaRue Lowe; Christian, gospel, R&B and soul singer-songwriter) -
January 8th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Marcus Hutson [[1943-2000; boogie, soul and funk singer; founding member of The Whispers) -
January 8th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Soupy Sales [[Milton Supman; 1926-2009; comedian, actor, radio/television personality and jazz aficionado;
January 9th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Barbara Carr [[Barbara Jean Crosby; blues and soul-blues singer) -
January 9th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Haddaway [[Nestor Alexander Haddaway; eurodance and electronica singer, songwriter and musician) -
January 9th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Roy Head [[1941-2020; blue-eyed soul, country and R&B singer, songwriter and guitarist) -
January 9th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Kenneth 'Wally' Kelly [[Kenneth Bernard Kelly; 1941-2015; R&B and soul singer; founding member of The Manhattans) -
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January 9th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Al Downing [[Big Al Downing; 1940-2005; multi-genre singer, songwriter and pianist) -
January 9th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Kenny Clarke [[Kenneth Clarke Spearman; 'Klook'; 1914-1985; jazz drummer and bandleader) -
January 9th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Louie Patton [[Louis Sanford Patton, Sr; 1949-2020; disco and jazz-funk singer and co-founder of Side Effect) -
January 9th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Buddy Banks [[Edward Lee Banks; 1963-2020; R&B singer and keyboardist; The Rude Boys) -
January 10th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Cyril Neville [[Cyril Garrett Neville; R&B, soul and funk percussionist and vocalist; The Meters; The Neville Brothers Band) -
January 10th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Luci Martin [[disco, funk and R&B singer; Chic) -
January 10th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Chris 'Daddy Mac' Smith [[Christopher H. E. Smith; hip hop rapper, artist, entrepreneur, singer, songwriter and guitarist; Kris Kross) -
January 10th:
Remembering, on her Birthday:
Fayette Pinkney [[Fayette Regina Pinkney; 1948-2009; pop and soul singer; The Three Degrees) -
January 10th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Jerry Wexler [[Gerald Wexler; 1917-2008; music journalist and record producer) -
January 10th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Max Roach [[Maxwell Lemuel Roach; 1924-2007; jazz and bebop drummer and composer) -
January 10th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Lyle Ritz [[Lyle Joseph Ritz; 1930-2017; jazz, blues, rock and Hawaiian musician; ukelele, double and electric bass player; The Wrecking Crew) -
January 10th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Ronnie Hawkins [[Ronald Hawkins; rockabilly, rock and R&B musician, singer and songwriter)
January 11th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Mary J. Blige [[Mary Jane Blige; R&B and hip hop singer, songwriter, actress and philanthropist) -
January 11th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Chuck Barksdale [[Charles Barksdale; 1935-2019; R&B, doo-wop and soul singer; co-founder and bass singer with The Dells) -
January 11th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Clarence Clemons [[Clarence Anicholas Clemons, Jr; 'The Big Man'; 1942-2011; rock and R&B saxophonist, musician and actor) -
January 11th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Don Cherry [[Donald Eugene Cherry; 1936-1995; free jazz and world fusion trumpeter and cornet player) -
January 11th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Slim Harpo [[James Isaac Moore; 1924-1970; blues musician; harmonica, guitar and vocalist)
January 12th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Phil Perry [[Philip Eugene Perry; R&B, soul and jazz singer, songwriter, musician, producer and arranger; former member of The Montclairs) -
January 12th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
George Duke [[George M. Duke; 1946-2013; jazz fusion, R&B and rock keyboardist, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer) -
January 12th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Abrim Tilmon [[Abrim Tilmon, Jr; 1945-1982; R&B and soul singer; The Detroit Emeralds) -
January 12th:
Remembering, on her Birthday:
Cynthia Robinson [[1944-2015; funk, soul and R&B trumpeter and vocalist; founding member of Sly & The Family Stone; also worked with Graham Central Station, George Clinton and Prince) -
January 12th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Roland Alphonso [[1931-1998; 'The Chief Musician'; ska, rock steady and reggae tenor saxophonist; The Skatalites) -
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January 12th:
Remembering, on her Birthday:
Ruth Brown [[Ruth Alston Brown, formerly Weston; 1928-2006; R&B, soul and jazz singer, songwriter and actress) -
January 13th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Fred White [[Fred E. White; formerly Frederick Eugene Adams; R&B, funk, disco, soul and classic rock drummer; Earth, Wind & Fire) -
January 13th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
C.P. Spencer [[Crathman Plato Spencer; 1938-2004; R&B and soul singer, songwriter, musician and producer; The Spinners; The Voice Masters; The Originals) -
January 13th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Bobby Lester [[1930-1980; R&B singer; The Moonglows) -
January 13th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Joe Pass [[Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalaqua; 1929-1994; jazz guitarist) -
January 14th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Clarence Carter [[Clarence George Carter; blues and soul singer, songwriter, musician and record producer) -
January 14th:
Happy Birthday, to:
LL Cool J [[James Todd Smith; 'Ladies Love Cool James'; hip hop rapper, record producer, actor, author and entrepreneur) -
January 14th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Hubert Johnson [[1941-1981; R&B singer; original member of The Contours) -
January 14th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Grady Tate [[Grady Bernard Tate; 1932-2017; jazz and soul-jazz drummer and baritone vocalist) -
January 14th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Allen Toussaint [[1938-2015; R&B, soul, funk, blues and jazz musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer) -
January 14th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Lamar Williams [[1949-1983; rock bass guitarist; The Allman Brothers Band; Sea Level) -
January 15th:
Remembering, on her Birthday:
Joan Marie Johnson [[1944-2016; R&B and pop singer; The Dixie Cups) -
January 15th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Young Dro [[D'Juan Montrel Hart; hip hop rapper, singer and songwriter) -
January 15th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Dave Hamilton [[David Lewis Hamilton; 1920-1994; R&B, jazz and funk guitarist and vibraphone player, also songwriter; worked with Funk Brothers on early Motown sessions; before becoming record producer and record label owner) -
January 15th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Fonce Mizell [[Alphonso Mizell; 1943-2011; R&B, jazz, funk, pop and disco record producer, musician and songwriter) -
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January 15th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Sonny Bivins [[Edward Jesse Bivins, Jr; 1936-2014; R&B and soul singer-songwriter; founding member of The Manhattans) -
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