Yes, he played the second judge [[there were 2 cases in that episode).
Yes, he played the second judge [[there were 2 cases in that episode).
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!"
- Norman Whitfield, Soulfulmusic.com interview, February 1977.
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Norman Whitfield [Norman Jesse Whitfield; 1940-2008; early head of Motown Quality Control department, then R&B, soul, pop, funk and disco songwriter, musician, arranger and record producer] -
May 12th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Billie Jean Brown [Motown tape librarian, songwriter, producer; head of Quality Control department] -
May 12th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Hank Cosby [Henry R. Cosby; 1928-2002; songwriter, arranger, producer and jazz saxophonist] -
May 12th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Burt Bacharach [Burt Freeman Bacharach; pop and easy listening composer, songwriter, record producer, pianist, conductor and singer] -
May 12th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Jayotis Washington [Jay Otis Washington; gospel, soul, early rock and jazz a cappella singer; The Persuasions] -
May 12th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
James Purify [James Lee Purify; 1944-2021; R&B singer; James & Bobby Purify] -
May 12th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Willie Parnell [R&B and soul singer; Archie Bell & The Drells] -
May 12th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Ronnie Foster [funk and soul-jazz organist, composer, arranger and record producer] -
May 12th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Greg Phillinganes [Gregory Arthur Phillinganes; pop and progressive rock and R&B keyboardist, singer, songwriter and music director] -
May 12th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Steve Winwood [Stephen Lawrence Winwood; rock, blue-eyed soul and R&B singer, songwriter, keyboardist and musician; Spencer Davis Group; Traffic; Blind Faith] -
May 12th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Billy Swan [William Lance Swan; country and rock and roll singer-songwriter and musician; 'I Can Help'] -
May 12th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Ian McLagan [Ian Patrick McLagan; 1945-2014; rock and roll and R&B keyboardist and songwriter; Small Faces; Faces] -
May 12th:
Remembering on his Birthday: -
Ian Dury [Ian Robins Dury; 1942-2000; new wave and punk rock singer-songwriter, bandleader, artist and actor; Ian Dury and the Blockheads] -
Can you imagine going into a pub & the piano player is a kid? That's what Steve Winwood did, along with his brother.
I remember him at 14 singing with Spencer Davis & friends telling me he was 14!
May 12th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Billy Squier [William Haislip Squier; rock singer, songwriter and musician; The Stroke] -
May 12th:
Happy Birthday, to:
David Walker [rock, pop and rock and roll rhythm guitarist and vocalist; Gary Lewis & The Playboys] -
May 12th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Barbara Dane [Barbara Jean Spillman; folk, blues and jazz singer] -
May 12th:
Remembering, on her Birthday: -
Katherine Hepburn [Katherine Houghton Hepburn; 1907-2003; actress] -
May 12th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Mackenzie Astin [Mackenzie Alexander Astin; actor] -
May 12th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Catherine Tate [Catherine Jane Ford; actress, comedian and writer] -
May 12th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Stephen Baldwin [Stephen Andrew Baldwin; actor, producer, director and political activist] -
May 12th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Bruce Boxleitner [Bruce William Boxleitner; actor and writer] -
May 12th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Gabriel Byrne [Gabriel James Byrne; actor, film director, film producer, writer, cultural ambassador and audiobook narrator] -
May 12th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Lindsay Crouse [Lindsay Ann Crouse; actress] -
May 12th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Susan Hampshire [actress] -
May 12th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
George Carlin [George Denis Patrick Carlin; 1937-2008; comedian, actor, author and social critic] -
May 12th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Leslie Charteris [Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin; 1907-1993; author and screenwriter; 'The Saint'] -
May 12th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Wilfred Hyde-White [Wilfred Hyde White; 1903-1991; actor] -
May 12th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Edward Lear [1812-1888; artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet] -
May 12th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Joe Maphis [Otis Wilson Maphis; 1921-1986; country music guitarist] -
Loved Wilfred Hyde-White.....great actor, especially as Colonel Pickering in "My Fair Lady"
I saw George Carlin in a one man show. Hilarious, especially for his "Seven Things You Never Say On Television."
May 12:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Steve Knight [Stephen Sanders Knight; 1935-2013; rock and jazz keyboardist; Mountain] -
And......Billy Swan was the opening act for Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge. It was at the time his song "I Can Help" hit Number1 [[1974). He was ok.
But I didn't know he wrote Clyde McPhatter's "Lover Please" until recently.
May 12th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Ivan Kral [1948-2020; rock, pop and jazz composer, film maker, record producer, bass guitarist and singer-songwriter] -
May 12th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Ray Gillen [Raymond Arthur Gillen; 1959-1993; hard rock, blues rock and heavy metal singer-songwriter; Black Sabbath 1986-1987] -
May 12th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Billy Duffy [William Henry Duffy; rock guitarist and songwriter; The Cult] -
May 12th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Paul D'Amour [progressive metal and alternative rock musician; first bass guitarist with Tool]
May 12th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Malin Akerman [actress, producer and model; 'The Heartbreak Kid', 2007] -
May 13th:
Quote for the Day:
"Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision."
- Stevie Wonder. -
Happy Birthday, to:
Stevie Wonder [Stevland Hardaway Morris, formerly Judkins; R&B, pop, soul, gospel, funk and jazz singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer] -
May 13th:
Remembering, on her Birthday: -
Mary Wells [Mary Esther Wells; 1943-1992; R&B, pop, soul and disco singer and songwriter]
May 13th:
Remembering, on his Birthday -
Barney Ales [Baldassare Ales; 1934-2020; former head of Motown sales; songwriter, former executive Vice-President, and former President of Motown Records] -
May 13th:
Remembering, on her Birthday: -
Carolyn Franklin [Carolyn Ann Franklin; 1944-1988; soul and R&B singer and songwriter] -
May 13th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Richard Brooks [soul, R&B, gospel and doo wop singer; co-founder of The Impressions, 1958-1962] -
May 13th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Harold Winley [R&B and doo-wop singer; The Clovers; The Ink Spots] -
May 13th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Creed Taylor [jazz trumpeter, record producer and record label founder; CTI Records] -
May 13th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Teddy Randazzo [Allesandro Carmelo Randazzo; 1935-2003; pop songwriter, singer, arranger and producer] -
May 13th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Paul Thompson [glam rock and art rock drummer; Roxy Music] -
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