Today’s Soul Birthdays – May 20

Shorty Long - American soul singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer for Motown's Soul Records imprint. He was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in 1980.

Today’s Soul Birthdays – May 23

Maxwell - American singer-songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Along with fellow musicians D'Angelo and Erykah Badu, Maxwell has been credited as an originator of the "neo soul" movement that rose to prominence during the late 1990s.

Today’s Soul Birthdays – May 24

Patti Labelle - American singer and actress. She began her career in the early 1960s as lead singer and frontwoman of the vocal group Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles. Heavy D - Jamaican-born American rapper, record producer, singer and actor.

Today’s Soul Birthdays – May 25

Donnie Elbert - American soul singer and songwriter, who had a prolific career from the mid-1950s to the late 1970s. Hal David - American lyricist. He grew up in New York City. He was best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach and his association with Dionne Warwick. Clarence Burke - Lead singer of […]

Today’s Soul Birthdays – May 26

Miles Davis - American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Little Willie John - American R&B singer who performed in the 1950s and early 1960s. Oscar Tony Jr. - American soul singer.

Today’s Soul Birthdays – May 27

Dee Dee Bridgewater - American jazz singer. She is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, as well as a Tony Award-winning stage actress. For 23 years, she was the host of National Public Radio's syndicated radio show JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater. Ramsey Lewis - American jazz composer, pianist and radio personality. Lewis has recorded over […]

Today’s Soul Birthdays – May 30

D'Marie Warren - Member the popular disco trio 'Alton, McClain & Destiny'. Roland Bautista - American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Bautista was best known for his work with Earth, Wind & Fire. He also worked with such artists as Ronnie Laws, The Crusaders, George Duke and Randy Crawford. Gladys Horton - American R&B and pop […]

Today’s Soul Birthdays – May 31

Charles Drain - American soul singer. Marlo Henderson -  American guitarist and saxophonist, who played in mainly blues and R&B genres. Paulinho Da Costa - Brazilian percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times.

Today’s Soul Birthdays – June 2

Lesley Gore - American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist. At the age of 16, she recorded the pop hit "It's My Party", a US number one in 1963. She followed it up with ten further Billboard top 40 hits including "Judy's Turn to Cry" and "You Don't Own Me". Randy "Rudy" Cain - Philadelphia soul […]

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