Today’s Soul Birthdays – November 15

Clyde McPhatter – American rhythm and blues, soul, and rock and roll singer. He was one of the most widely imitated R&B singers of the 1950s and early 1960s and was a key figure in the shaping of doo-wop and R&B.

Camelle Hinds – Singer, song writer and bassist.

Jimmy Ellis – American singer and lead singer of soul group, The Trammps.

Frankie Gaye – American recording artist and the brother of fellow recording artist Marvin Gaye. Gaye’s recollections of his tenure in the Vietnam War inspired Marvin’s song “What’s Happening, Brother,” from the album What’s Going On.