Today’s Soul Birthdays – October 8, 2021

Joshie Jo Armstead – American soul singer and songwriter. Armstead began her career singing backing vocals for blues musician Bobby “Blue” Bland before becoming an Ikette in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue in the early 1960s.

Robert “Kool” Bell – American musician, singer and songwriter. He is one of the founding members of the American funk band Kool & the Gang.