August 25th:
Happy Birthday to Elvis Costello [Declan Patrick MacManus]; musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, actor, author and television personality; bassist and co-lead singer with Kiss.....
August 25th:
Happy Birthday to Elvis Costello [Declan Patrick MacManus]; musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, actor, author and television personality; bassist and co-lead singer with Kiss.....
August 25th:
Happy Birthday to Viv Campbell [Vivian Patrick Campbell]; hard rock and blues rock guitarist and vocalist; Def Leppard.....
August 26th:
Quote for the Day:
"My daughters are here, and that makes me feel good.
And with the spirit of Nick Ashford, I think I'll make it through.
I have no choice."
Happy Birthday to Valerie Simpson; rhythm and blues, soul, funk, disco and gospel songwriter, producer, singer and pianist.....
August 26th:
Happy Birthday to Branford Marsalis; saxophonist, composer and bandleader.....
August 26th:
Happy Birthday to Evan Ross [Evan Olav Ross-Naess] ; actor and musician.....
August 26th:
On his Birthday, remembering Jimmy Rushing [James Andrew Rushing; 1901-1972]; blues shouter, balladeer swing jazz singer and pianist; featured vocalist with Count Basie Orchestra....
August 26th:
On his Birthday, remembering Leon Redbone [Dickran Gobalian; 1949-2019]; vaudeville, ragtime, jazz and blues singer-songwriter and musician....
August 26th:
On his Birthday, remembering Chris Curtis [Christopher Crummey; 1941-2005]; Merseybeat drummer and singer; The Searchers.....
August 26th:
Happy Birthday to Bob Cowsill; bubblegum pop guitarist and singer; The Cowsills.....
August 26th:
On his Birthday, remembering Richard 'Dickie' Cowsill [Richard James Cowsill; 1949-2014]; latterly bubblegum singer, and road manager; The Cowsills....
August 26th:
On his Birthday, remembering Jet Black [Brian John Duffy; 1938-2022]; punk rock/new wave drummer; founding member of The Stranglers.....
August 26th:
On his Birthday, remembering Nik Turner [Nicholas Robert Turner; 1940-2022]; saxophonist and flautist, singer and composer; Hawkwind.....
August 26th:
Happy Birthday to Michael Chetwood; pop keyboardist; T'Pau.....
August 26th:
Happy Birthday to John O'Neill [John Joseph O'Neill]; punk rock/new wave rhythm guitarist and principal songwriter; The Undertones....
August 26th:
Happy Birthday to Cassie [Casandra Elizabeth Ventura]; rhythm and blues, pop and hip hop singer, songwriter, model, actress and dancer......
August 26th:
Happy Birthday to Vic Dana [Samuel Mendola]; traditional pop singer, dancer and actor....
August 26th:
Happy Birthday to Shirley Manson [Shirley Ann Manson] ; alternative rock singer, songwriter, musician and record producer; lead singer with Garbage....
August 26th:
Happy Birthday to Thalia [Ariadna Thalia Sodi Miranda]; Latin pop singer, songwriter and businesswoman.....
August 26th:
Happy Birthday to Moe Tucker [Maureen Ann Tucker]; experimental rock musician and singer; drummer with Velvet Underground....
August 27th:
Quote for the Day:
"Time is clay.
Go make something."
Happy Birthday to Barbara Bach [Lady Starkey, formerly Barbara Goldbach]; actress and former model.......
August 27th:
On his Birthday, remembering Edward Patten [Edward Roy Patten; 1939-2005]; rhythm and blues, and soul singer, songwriter and producer; The Pips......
August 27th:
Happy Birthday to Yolanda Adams [Yolanda Yvette Adams]; gospel singer, record producer, actress and former radio host.....
August 27th:
On his Birthday, remembering Lester Young [1909-1959]; jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinettist....
August 27th:
Happy Birthday to Tommy Sands [Thomas Adrian Sands]; country and rockabilly singer and actor....
August 28th:
Quote for the Day:
"I showed [Mickey Stevenson] the stuff that I had, which we never used.
But from that, he decided that he would like for me to be his partner, and we did 50/50 on whatever he did, and whatever I did. And it worked out pretty good.....
....You write about what you understand. That's the house I live in. If I got a chance to work with an artist, I was not looking for 'the Motown sound'. I took that artist somewhere else. I never did the same song twice. I just did what came naturally."
- Adam White - West Grand Blog - 'A Lonesome Hunter', October 2022 -
On his Birthday, remembering Ivy Jo Hunter [George Ivy Hunter; 1940-2022]; Detroit born rhythm and blues songwriter, record producer and singer.......
August 28th:
On his Birthday, remembering Ormonde Wilson [1920-1975]; lead singer and founder of The Basin Street Boys.....
August 28th:
Happy Birthday to Joe Osborn [Joseph Osborn; 1937-2018]; pop, country and rock bass guitarist; The Wrecking Crew; The Nashville A-Team......
August 28th:
On his Birthday, remembering Kenny Drew [Kenneth Sidney Drew; 1928-1993]; jazz pianist....
August 28th:
Happy Birthday to Shania Twain [Eilleen Regina Twain, formerly Edwards]; country and pop singer-songwriter and actress......
August 28th:
Happy Birthday to Wayne Osmond [Melvin Wayne Osmond]; guitarist, singer and musician; The Osmonds.....
August 28th:
Happy Birthday to Florence Welch [Florence Leontine Mary Welch]; indie rock and indie pop musician, singer, songwriter and producer; Florence and the Machine.....
August 28th:
Happy Birthday to Danny Seraphine [Daniel Peter Seraphine]; rock and jazz drummer, record producer, theatrical producer and film producer; Chicago....
August 28th:
Happy Birthday to John Perkins; traditional pop, doo-wop and big band singer; lead singer with The Crew Cuts......
August 28th:
Happy Birthday to Kim Appleby; dance-pop singer-songwriter; Mel and Kim....
August 28th:
Happy Birthday to David Soul [David Richard Solberg]; actor and singer....
August 29th:
Quote for the Day:
"All of us are products of our childhood."
On his Birthday, remembering Michael Jackson [Michael Joseph Jackson; 1958-2009]; pop, soul and funk singer, songwriter and dancer; The Jackson 5; The Jacksons......
August 29th:
On his Birthday, remembering Gene Allison [Versie Eugene Allison; 1934-2004]; rhythm and blues singer....
August 29th:
On his Birthday, remembering Tyrone 'The Bone' Proctor [Tyrone Wesley Proctor; 1953-2020]; Soul Train dancer....
August 29th:
On her Birthday, remembering Dinah Washington [Ruth Lee Jones; 1924-1963]; jazz, blues, rhythm and blues and traditional pop singer and pianist......
August 29th:
On her Birthday, remembering Marion Williams [1927-1994]; gospel singer; The Stars Of Faith....
August 29th:
On his Birthday, remembering Charlie Parker [Charles Parker, Jr; 1920-1955]; jazz saxophonist , bandleader and composer...
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August 29th:
Happy Birthday to Meshell Ndegeocello [also known as Me'shell Ndegeocello; Michelle Lynn Johnson]; funk, soul, neo soul and jazz singer-songwriter, rapper and bassist....
August 29th:
Happy Birthday to Pebbles [Sister Perri]; singer-songwriter, businesswoman, producer and music executive; creator of TLC....
August 29th:
On his Birthday, remembering Dick Halligan [1943-2022]; musician [keyboard, trombone and flute] and composer; founding member of Blood, Sweat & Tears....
August 29th:
Happy Birthday to Chris Copping; musician and singer-songwriter; Procol Harum.....
August 29th:
Happy Birthday to Liam Payne [Liam James Payne]; pop and rhythm and blues singer and songwriter; One Direction....
August 29th:
Happy Birthday to Eddie Reader [Sadenia Reader]; pop, folk and jazz musician, singer-songwriter and record producer; formerly of Fairground Attraction.....
August 30th:
Quote for the Day:
"Your regrets aren't what you did, but what you didn't do.
So I take every opportunity."
Happy Birthday to Cameron Diaz [Cameron Michelle Diaz]; retired actress, producer, author and fashion model....
August 30th:
Happy Birthday to Gerald Albright; jazz saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist.....
August 30th:
On his Birthday, remembering William 'Smitty' Smith [William Daniel Smith; 1944-1997]; rock, soul and jazz keyboardist and session musician.....
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