May 1st:
On her Birthday, remembering Big Maybelle [Mabel Louise Smith; 1924-1972]; R&B, blues and gospel singer; 'Candy'; '96 Tears'.....
May 1st:
On her Birthday, remembering Big Maybelle [Mabel Louise Smith; 1924-1972]; R&B, blues and gospel singer; 'Candy'; '96 Tears'.....
May 1st:
On her Birthday, remembering Shirley Horn [Shirley Valerie Horn; 1934-2005]; jazz singer and pianist; 'Here's To Life'.....
May 1st:
Happy Birthday to Carlos Ward; jazz alto saxophonist and flautist; B.T. Express.....
May 1st:
On his Birthday, remembering Little Walter [Marion Walter Jacobs; 1930-1968]; blues and R&B harmonica player, musician, singer and songwriter....
May 1st:
Happy Birthday to Judy Collins [Judith Marjorie Collins]; singer, songwriter and musician; 'Both Sides Now'; 'Amazing Grace'; 'Send In The Clowns'.....
May 1st:
Happy Birthday to Rita Coolidge [Rita Coolidge]; R&B, pop, rock, country, jazz and folk singer and songwriter; '[Your Love Has Lifted Me] Higher And Higher'; 'We're All Alone'......
May 1st:
Happy Birthday to Tim McGraw; singer, songwriter and actor; 'It's Your Love' [with Faith Hill]; 'Please Remember Me'....
May 1st:
On his Birthday, remembering Calep Emphrey, Jr; [Calep H. Emphrey Jr; 1949-2017]; blues drummer and bandleader; B. B. King....
May 1st:
On his Birthday, remembering Glenn Ford [1916-2006]; actor; Johnny Farrell/Narrator in 'Gilda'; Richard Dadier in 'Blackboard Jungle'; Dave 'The Dude' Conway in 'Pocketful Of Miracles'.....
May 1st:
On his Birthday, remembering Louis Nye [1913-2005]; actor; Sonny Drysdale on 'The Beverly Hillbillies'.....
May 1st:
On her Birthday, remembering Kate Smith [Kathryn Elizabeth Smith; 1907-1986]; singer; 'God Bless America'....
May 1st:
On his Birthday, remembering Ralph Freed [1907-1973]; lyricist and television producer; co-writer with Burton Lane of 'How About You', from 'Babes On Broadway'...
May 1st:
On her Birthday, remembering Ada Brown [Ada Scott Brown; 1890-1950]; blues singer; 'Ill Natural Blues'; 'Break O'Day Blues'; 'Evil Mama Blues'....
May 1st:
On her Birthday, remembering Calamity Jane [Martha Jane Cannary;1852-1903]; frontiers woman and professional scout; 'Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show'.....
May 2nd:
Quote for the Day:
"On 'Sullivan', you sang live.
Not only that, you sang with a 40-piece band.
So you had instruments that weren't even on the original record!
So this was when the rubber met the road - when you had to really learn how to perform.
And it was for 10 or 20 million people. So that was a challenge."
On her Birthday, remembering Lesley Gore [Lesley Sue Goldstein; 1946-2015]; pop singer, songwriter, actress and activist; 'It's My Party'; 'Maybe I Know'; 'You Don't Own Me'.....
May 2nd:
On his Birthday, remembering Randy Cain [Herbert Randal Cain III; 1945-2009]; soul singer; The Delfonics....
May 2nd:
On his Birthday, remembering Richard 'Groove' Holmes [Richard Arnold Holmes; 1931-1991]; jazz and soul organist, composer and arranger....
May 2nd:
Happy Birthday to Lou Gramm; rock singer and songwriter; original lead singer with Foreigner....
May 2nd:
Happy Birthday to Lily Allen; singer, songwriter, actress and television presenter...
May 2nd:
Happy Birthday to Engelbert Humperdinck [Arnold George Dorsey]; traditional pop and easy listening singer; 'Release Me'; 'The Last Waltz'....
May 3rd:
Quote for the Day:
"It was very important to establish a sound, so that people heard a record on the radio and knew immediately it was you."
Happy Birthday to Frankie Valli [Francesco Stephen Castelluccio]; rock and pop singer and actor; The Four Seasons; 'My Eyes Adored You'; 'Grease'......
May 3rd:
On his Birthday, remembering James Brown [1933-2006]; R&B, soul and funk singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer and bandleader.....
May 3rd:
Happy Birthday to Angela Bofill [Angela Tomasa Bofill]; R&B singer and songwriter....
May 3rd:
Happy Birthday to Farrah Franklin [Farrah Laron Franklin]; R&B singer-songwriter and actress; Destiny's Child.....
May 3rd:
Happy Birthday to Christopher Cross [Christopher Charles Geppert]; pop rock singer-songwriter; 'Arthur's Theme [Best That You Can Do]'.....
May 3rd:
Happy Birthday to Mary Hopkin; folk singer-songwriter; 'Those Were The Days'.....
May 3rd:
Happy Birthday to Napoleon XIV [Jerrold 'Jerry' Samuels']; comedy and novelty singer, songwriter and record producer; 'They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!'.....
May 3rd:
Happy Birthday to Bruce Hall [Bruce William Hall]; rock bass guitarist; REO Speedwagon.....
May 3rd:
Happy Birthday to David Ball [David James Ball]; record producer and electronic musician; Soft Cell...
May 3rd:
Happy Birthday to Pete Staples; garage rock bass guitarist; The Troggs....
May 3rd:
Happy Birthday to John Richardson; pop and glam rock vocalist and drummer; The Rubettes....
May 3rd:
On his Birthday, remembering Sugar Ray Robinson [Walter Smith, Jr; 1921-1989]; professional boxer; welterweight and middleweight champion....
May 3rd:
On his Birthday, remembering Pete Seeger [1919-2004]; folk singer and social activist...
May 3rd:
On her Birthday, remembering Virginia Vincent [1918-2012]; actress; Peg, in 'I Want To Live!'....
May 3rd:
On her Birthday, remembering Betty Comden [1917-2006]; actress, librettist, lyricist and screenwriter; Comden and Green....
May 3rd:
On her Birthday, remembering Mary Astor [1906-1987]; Brigid O'Shaugnessy in 'The Maltese Falcon'....
May 3rd:
On his Birthday, remembering Bing Crosby [Harry Lillis Crosby, Jr; 1903-1977]; singer and actor; 'White Christmas'....
May 3rd:
On his Birthday, remembering Walter Slezak [1902-1983]; Kapitan Willi in 'Lifeboat'....
May 3rd:
On her Birthday, remembering Beulah Bondi [Beulah Bondy;1889-1981]; actress; Rachel Jackson in 'The Gorgeous Hussy'; Mary Wilkins in 'Of Human Hearts'.....
May 4th:
Quote for the Day:
"I have never stopped performing live.
I've been blessed with the talent to sing and play the piano, so I can fit into a lot of different configurations and venues.
I play public and private performances, and it has served me well.
And I've been fortunate to work in Europe and Asia, as well as the US.
So, for those who have not attended my shows, it doesn't mean I'm not performing."
Happy Birthday to Oleta Adams [Oleta Angela Adams]; soul and gospel singer, and pianist; 'Get Here'....
May 4th:
On his Birthday, remembering Nickolas Ashford [1941-2011]; R&B singer and songwriter; Ashford & Simpson....
May 4th:
On his Birthday, remembering Tyrone Davis [Tyrone D. Fettson; Tyrone D. Branch; 1937-2005]; blue, soul and R&B singer; 'Can I Change My Mind'; 'Turn Back The Hands Of Time'; 'Turn Around'.....
May 4th:
Happy Birthday to Jackie Jackson [Sigmund Esco Jackson]; pop, R&B and soul singer and musician; The Jackson 5; The Jacksons....
May 4th:
Happy Birthday to Katherine Jackson [Katherine Esther Jackson; formerly Kattie B. Screws, later Scruse]; author and mother of The Jackson 5.....
May 4th:
On her Birthday, remembering Sharon Jones [Sharon Lafaye Jones; 1956-2016]; soul, R&B and funk singer; The Dap-Kings....
May 4th:
Happy Birthday to Ron Carter [Ronald Levin Carter]; jazz double bassist and cellist; composer and arranger....
May 4th:
Happy Birthday to Peggy Santiglia; singer and songwriter; The Delicates; Dusk; best known as lead singer with The Angels; 'My Boyfriend's Back'....
May 4th:
On his Birthday, remembering Ronnie Bond [Ronald James Bullis; 1940-1992]; garage rock drummer; The Troggs....
May 4th:
Happy Birthday to Georg 'Jojje' Wadenius; guitarist, bassist, singer and composer; session player and touring musician; lead guitarist with Blood, Sweat & Tears....
May 4th:
On his Birthday, remembering Dick Dale [1937-2019]; surf rock guitarist, musician and vocalist....
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