Today’s Soul Birthdays – September 9

Billy Preston - American musician, whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Inez Foxx - American R&B singer/songwriter. Dee Dee Sharp Gamble - American R&B singer, who began her career recording as a backing vocalist in 1961. Elvin Ray Jones - American jazz drummer of the post-bop era. Otis Redding - American singer […]

Today’s Soul Birthdays – September 10

Roy Ayers -  American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer. Jose Feliciano - Puerto Rican musician, singer and composer, best known for many international hits, including his rendition of the Doors' "Light My Fire" and the best-selling Christmas single, "Feliz Navidad."

Today’s Soul Birthdays – September 13

Edward "Damian" Broadus - American musician and member of R&B group, Damian Dame. Lewie Steinberg - American musician best known as the original bass guitar player for the soul music group Booker T. & the M.G.'s. Gene Page - American conductor, composer, arranger and record producer, most active from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s. Joni […]

Today’s Soul Birthdays – September 14

Oliver Lake - American jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer, poet, and visual artist. He is known mainly for alto saxophone, but he also performs on soprano and flute. Amy Winehouse -  English singer and songwriter. She was known for her deep, expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, rhythm and blues […]

Today’s Soul Birthdays – September 15

George Howard - American smooth jazz saxophonist. Slyvia Moy - American songwriter and record producer, formerly associated with the Motown Records group. The first woman at the Detroit-based music label to write and produce for Motown acts, she is probably best known for her songs written with and for Stevie Wonder.

Today’s Soul Birthdays – September 16

Earl Klugh - merican acoustic guitarist and composer. He has won one Grammy award and thirteen nominations. Klugh was awarded the “1977” Best Recording Award For Performance and Sound” for his album “Finger Painting” by “Swing Journal” a Japanese jazz magazine. Izora Armstead - American singer-songwriter. Known for her distinctive alto voice, Armstead first achieved […]

Today’s Soul Birthdays – September 17

Jack McDuff - American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader who was most prominent during the hard bop and soul jazz era of the 1960s, often performing with an organ trio. 25 Sep 1961, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA --- A portrait of Jack McDuff as he plays the organ during a Lou Donaldson session. […]

Today’s Soul Birthdays – September 18

Michael Franks - American singer and songwriter, considered a leader of the quiet storm movement. He has recorded with a variety of well-known artists, such as Patti Austin, Art Garfunkel, Brenda Russell, Claus Ogerman, and David Sanborn.

Today’s Soul Birthdays – September 20

Debra Jean Hurd - American singer from R&B group duo, Damian Dame. Eric Gale - American jazz and R&B guitarist. Chico Hamilton - American jazz drummer and bandleader. He came to prominence as sideman for Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, Count Basie, and Lena Horne. Eddie Bo - American singer and pianist from New Orleans. Schooled […]

Today’s Soul Birthdays – September 21

G.C. Cameron - American soul and R&B singer who is currently married to International Recording Artist Linda Dixon Cameron a.k.a. “ Lady L.”. Perhaps best known as the lead singer of supergroup "The Spinners" on their 1970 hit "It's a Shame" and for his 1975 hit "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday".

Today’s Soul Birthdays – September 22

Shirley Jones - American R&B singer best known as a member and lead vocalist of the The Jones Girls, who were a trio of sisters that had a number of hit singles in late 1970's and early 80's. Shirley went on to have a solo career after the group disbanded in 1984. Marlena Shaw - […]

Today’s Soul Birthdays – September 23

John Coltrane - American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes and was at the forefront of free jazz. Ray Charles - American singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. Among friends and fellow musicians he preferred being called "Brother Ray". […]

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