Neo Soul Cypher Show Guest – CHARISA!

Wednesday, December 22ND Quash (Q-Man) and Regina come together to interview jazz violinist and vocalist CHARISA! Take a listen to CHARISA at: https://www.theviolindiva.com/ THE NEO SOUL CYPHER SHOW – Relaunched and Reimagined! 9pm ET, 8pm CT, 6pm PT ONLINE: https://neosoulcypher.com/live-streams-and-broadcasts/ Get the latest in Neo Soul and Classic Hip-Hop Music, Culture, Lifestyle and Community!

Today’s Soul Birthdays – December 24

Lee Dorsey - American pop and R&B singer during the 1960s. His biggest hits were "Ya Ya" and "Working in the Coal Mine". Much of his work was produced by Allen Toussaint, with instrumental backing provided by the Meters. Woody Shaw - American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer, arranger, band leader, and educator. Shaw is […]

Today’s Soul Birthdays – December 28

Johnny Otis - American singer, musician, composer, arranger, bandleader, talent scout, disc jockey, record producer, television show host, artist, author, journalist, minister, and impresario. He was a seminal influence on American R&B and rock and roll. Lonnie Liston Smith - American jazz, soul, and funk musician who played with such jazz artists as Pharoah Sanders […]

Today’s Soul Birthdays – December 29

Patti Drew - American pop singer who achieved brief success in the late 1960s. Drew was raised in Nashville, Tennessee and Evanston, Illinois, where she sang in church with her sisters, Lorraine and Erma. Yvonne Elliman - American singer, songwriter, and actress who performed for four years in the first cast of the stage musical […]

Today’s Soul Birthdays – December 30

Chris Jasper - American singer, composer, and producer. Jasper is a former member of the Isley Brothers and Isley-Jasper-Isley and is responsible for writing and producing the majority of the Isley Brothers music and Isley-Jasper-Isley music. Paul Jackson Jr. - American fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist. Bo Diddley - American singer, guitarist, songwriter […]

Today’s Soul Birthdays – December 31

Donna Summer - American singer, songwriter, and actress. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the "Queen of Disco", while her music gained a global following.

Today’s Soul Birthdays – January 3

Willie Mitchell - American trumpeter, bandleader, soul, R&B, rock and roll, pop and funk record producer and arranger who ran Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. Sir George Martin - English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician. He was referred to as the "Fifth Beatle" in reference to his extensive involvement in each […]

Today’s Soul Birthdays – January 4

Arthur Conley - American soul singer, best known for the 1967 hit "Sweet Soul Music". Vanity - Canadian singer, songwriter, model, and actress. Known for her image as a sex symbol in the 1980s, she became an evangelist and renounced her career as Vanity in the 1990s.

Today’s Soul Birthdays – January 5

Johnny Adams - American blues, jazz and gospel singer, known as "The Tan Canary" for the multi-octave range of his singing voice, his swooping vocal mannerisms and falsetto. His biggest hits were his versions of "Release Me" and "Reconsider Me" in the late 1960s. Wilbert Harrison - American rhythm and blues singer, pianist, guitarist and […]

Today’s Soul Birthdays – January 6

Doris Troy - American R&B singer and songwriter, known to her many fans as "Mama Soul". Her biggest hit was "Just One Look", a top 10 hit in 1963. She was also one of the four female back up singers on The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd. Shirley Brown - American R&B […]

Today’s Soul Birthdays – January 7

Kenny Loggins - American musician, singer and songwriter. His early songs were recorded with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1970, which led to seven albums recorded as Loggins and Messina from 1972 to 1977.  

Today’s Soul Birthdays – January 10

Daryl I. Cameron -  American musician and singer. Fayette Pinkney - American singer and one of the original members of musical group The Three Degrees. Donald Fagen - American musician best known as the co-founder, lead singer, co-songwriter, and keyboardist of the band Steely Dan, formed in the early 1970s with musical partner Walter Becker. […]

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