May 17th:
On his Birthday, remembering Horace McMahon [1906-1971]; actor....
May 17th:
On his Birthday, remembering Horace McMahon [1906-1971]; actor....
May 18th:
Quote for the Day:
"Be happy for this moment.
This moment is your life."
On his Birthday, remembering Omar Khayyam [1048-1131]; mathematician, astronomer, philosopher and poet; 'Rubaiyat'.....
May 18th:
Happy Birthday to Jack Ashford ['Jashford']; percussion and tambourine player; last surviving member of The Funk Brothers....
May 18th:
On his Birthday, remembering Big Joe Turner [Joseph Vernon Turner, Jr; 1911-1985]; blues shouter, known as 'The Boss Of The Blues'; 'Shake, Rattle And Roll'.....
May 18th:
Happy Birthday to Rob Base [Robert Ginyard]; hip hop artist; DJ E-Z Rock; 'It Takes Two'.....
May 18th:
Happy Birthday to Feliciano 'Butch' Tavares; R&B, funk and soul singer; The Tavares.....
May 18th:
Happy Birthday to Rick Wakeman; progressive rock keyboardist, songwriter, television and radio presenter, author; Yes.....
May 18th:
Happy Birthday to Toyah Willcox; punk and rock singer and actress; 'It's A Mystery'; 'Thunder In The Mountains'; 'I Want To Be Free'....
May 18th:
Happy Birthday to George Strait; country music singer, songwriter, actor and record producer.....
May 18th:
Happy Birthday to Jack Johnson; folk and soft rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.....
May 18th:
Happy Birthday to Miriam Margolyes; actress; 'The Age Of Innocence'; The 'Harry Potter' film series....
May 18th:
Happy Birthday to Allen Leech; actor; Tom Branson on 'Downton Abbey'.....
May 18th:
On his Birthday, remembering Robert Morse; actor; J. Pierrepoint Finch in 'How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying'; Bertram Cooper in 'Mad Men'.....
May 18th:
On his Birthday, remembering Perry Como [Pierino Ronald Como; 1912-2001]; singer; 'Catch A Falling Star'; 'It's Impossible'....
May 18th:
On his Birthday, remembering Pernell Roberts [Pernell Elven Roberts, Jr; 1928-2010]; actor; Adam Cartwright in 'Bonanza'; Dr. John McIntyre on 'Trapper John M.D.'.....
May 18th:
On his Birthday, remembering Kai Winding [Kai Chresten Winding; 1922-1983]; trombonist and jazz composer; 'More [Theme From 'Mondo Cane]'.....
May 18th:
On her Birthday, remembering Fran Jefferies [Frances Ann Makris; 1937-2016]; singer, dancer, actress and model....
May 18th:
On her Birthday, remembering Margot Fonteyn [Margaret Evelyn Hookham; 1919-1991]; dancer and prima ballerina....
May 18th:
On his Birthday, remembering Patrick Denis [Edward Everett Tanner III; 1921-1976]; novelist; 'Auntie Mame'.....
May 19th:
Quote for the Day:
"If you are lonely when you are alone, you're in bad company."
- 'I'll Never Write My Memoirs' memoir, 2015 -
Happy Birthday to Grace Jones [Grace Beverly Jones]; R&B, disco and new wave singer, songwriter, lyricist, supermodel, record producer and actress. 'Slave To The Rhythm'; 'Pull Up To The Bumper'....
May 19th:
Happy Birthday to Barbara Joyce Lomas; funk and disco singer; B.T. Express.....
May 19th:
Happy Birthday to Kyle Eastwood; jazz bass musician and actor....
May 19th:
Happy Birthday to Tom Scott; jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, conductor and bandleader; L.A.Express; The Blues Brothers....
May 19th:
Happy Birthday to Sam Smith; pop and soul singer-songwriter; 'Stay With Me'; 'I'm Not The Only One'.....
May 19th:
Happy Birthday to Pete Townshend; rock guitarist; singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist; The Who....
May 19th:
On his Birthday, remembering Dusty Hill [Joseph Michael Hill]; rock bassist, keyboardist and co-vocalist; Z.Z. Top.....
May 19th:
Happy Birthday to Phil Rudd [Philip Hugh Norman Witschke Rudzevecuis; hard rock and blues rock drummer; AC/DC....
May 19th:
Happy Birthday to James Fox [William Fox]; actor....
May 19th:
Happy Birthday to Nancy Kwan; actress; 'The World Of Suzy Wong'; 'Flower Drum Song'....
May 19th:
Happy Birthday to David Hartman; journalist, media host and former actor; 'Good Morning America'....
May 19th:
Happy Birthday to Herbie Flowers [Brian Keith Flowers]; bassist and session musician.....
May 19th:
On his Birthday, remembering Larry Wallis [1949-2019]; rock guitarist, songwriter and producer; The Pink Fairies; Motorhead....
May 19th:
On his Birthday, remembering Stuart Cable [1970-2010]; rock drummer and broadcaster; original drummer with The Stereophonics....
May 19th:
On her Birthday, remembering Nora Ephron [1941-2012]; journalist, writer and film maker; 'Silkwood'; 'When Harry Met Sally'; 'Sleepless In Seattle'.....
May 19th:
On his Birthday, remembering Peter Mayhew [1944-2019] ;actor; Chewbacca in 'Star Wars' film series....
May 19th:
On her Birthday, remembering Victoria Wood [1953-2016]; comedy writer and stand-up comedian; actress, singer, songwriter, producer and director....
May 19th:
On her Birthday, remembering Lorraine Hansberry [Lorraine Vivian Hansberry; 1930-1965]; playwright and writer; 'A Raisin In The Sun'.....
May 19th:
On his Birthday, remembering Joey Ramone [Jeffrey Ross Hyman; 1951-2001]; punk rock musician, singer and songwriter; The Ramones....
May 19th:
On her Birthday, remembering Alma Cogan [Alma Angela Cohen; 1932-1966]; pop singer; known as 'The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice'....
May 19th:
On his Birthday, remembering Daniel Gelin [1921-2002]; actor; 'Rendezvous In July'....
May 19th:
On her Birthday, remembering Nellie Melba [Helen Porter Mitchell; 1861-1931]; operatic soprano.....
May 19th:
On his Birthday, remembering Michael Balcon [1896-1977]; film and television producer; Ealing Studios....
May 19th:
On his Birthday, remembering Robert Wilcox [1910-1955]; actor; 'The Man They Couldn't Hang'....
May 19th:
On his Birthday, remembering Malcolm X [Malcolm Little; El-Hajj Malik El Shabazz; 1925-1965]; Muslim minister and human rights activist.....
May 19th:
On her Birthday, remembering Nancy Astor [Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor; 1879-1964]; politician; first woman in the House Of Commons....
May 20th:
Quote for the Day:
"In the end, I don't think you can find soul.
Soul finds you."
On his Birthday, remembering Joe Cocker [John Robert Cocker; 1944-2014]; rock, blues, soul and pop singer and musician; 'A Little Help From My Friends'; 'You Are So Beautiful'; and 'Up Where We Belong', with Jennifer Warnes......
May 20th:
On his Birthday, remembering Shorty Long [Frederick Earl Long; 1940-1969]; soul singer, songwriter, musician and record producer; 'Function At The Junction'; 'Here Comes The Judge'.....
May 20th:
Happy Birthday to Cher [Cherilyn Sarkisian]; pop, dance and disco singer and actress; 'Bang Bang'; 'If I Could Turn Back Time'; 'Believe'; films include 'Silkwood', 'Mask'; and 'Moonstruck'.....
May 20th:
Happy Birthday to Busta Rhymes [Trevor George Smith, Jr]; hip hop recording artist, actor, record producer and record company executive; 'Woo-Hah! Got You All In Check'.....
May 20th:
Happy Birthday to Jane Wiedlin [Jane Marie Genevieve Wiedlin]; punk and pop rock musician, singer-songwriter, guitarist and actress; rhythm guitarist and background vocalist with The Go-Go's; 'Rush Hour'.....
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