Today’s Soul Birthdays – April 1
Gil Heron Scott - American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s.
Gil Heron Scott - American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s.
Jill Scott - American singer, songwriter, model, poet and actress. Her 2000 debut album, Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol. 1, went platinum, and the follow-ups Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 and The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 both achieved gold status. Maya Angelou - American poet, memoirist, and […]
Bill Bland - American singer and songwriter. Tony Williams - American singer and lead vocalist from The Platters. Lenny Mayes - Member of the American soul music vocal group, T Nicholas Caldwell - American singer and co-founder of The Whispers.
Charlie Rouse - American hard bop tenor saxophonist and flautist. Richard "Popcorn" Wylie - American pianist, bandleader, songwriter, occasional singer, and record producer who was influential in the early years of Motown Records and was later known for his work on many records in the Northern soul genre. Donald Myrick - American saxophonist. He was […]
Billie Holiday - American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday had an innovative influence on jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey - American keyboardist, […]
Deke Richards - American songwriter and record producer who was affiliated with Motown. He was a member of both The Clan and The Corporation, the latter a production team that wrote and produced some of The Jackson 5's early hits.
Cleotha Staples - American singer and member of R&B group, Staples Singers.
Herbie Hancock - American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer, and occasional actor. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. Ron Louis Smith - Trumpet player and songwriter who is perhaps best remembered as an original member of one of the disco era’s biggest and most enduring bands, KC & the Sunshine Band.
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Jerry Knight - American R&B vocalist and bassist who reached prominence in the late 1970s and early 1980s, during which he was part of several groups and had a brief solo career.
Mighty Sam McClain - American soul blues singer and songwriter. Jo Jo Benson - American R&B and soul singer better known under his stage name Jo Jo Benson. He was best known for his recordings in the late 1960s with Peggy Scott. Jeff Golub - American jazz guitarist who had a solo career and who […]
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - American singer and multi-instrumentalist from Louisiana known for his work as a blues musician. He spent his career fighting purism by synthesizing traditional blues and country, jazz, Cajun music and R&B. His work also encompasses rock and roll, rock, folk and Texas blues. Clyde Stubblefield - American drummer best known for […]