Today’s Soul Birthdays – September 30

Marilyn McCoo (American singer, actress, and television presenter, who is best known for being the lead female vocalist in the group The 5th Dimension, as well as hosting the 1980s music countdown series Solid Gold.)

Cissy Houston (American soul and gospel singer. After a successful career singing backup for such artists as Roy Hamilton, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin, Houston embarked on a solo career, winning two Grammy Awards for her work.)

Basia (Polish singer-songwriter and recording artist noted for her Latin-inspired jazz-pop music.)

Moses Dillard (American musician who had a dual career in music for more than 20 years, leading his own bands, and as a guitarist working out of Muscle Shoals.)

Frankie Lymon (American rock and roll/rhythm and blues singer and songwriter, best known as the boy soprano lead singer of the New York City-based early rock and roll group The Teenagers.)

Patrice Rushen (American jazz pianist and R&B singer. She is also a composer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and music director.)

Z.Z. Hill (American blues singer best known for his recordings in the 1970s and early 1980s, including his 1982 album for Malaco Records, Down Home, which stayed on the Billboard soul album chart for nearly two years.)