Today’s Soul Birthdays – December 1

Billy Paul - American soul singer, known for his 1972 No. 1 single "Me and Mrs. Jones", as well as the 1973 album and single War of the Gods, which blends his more conventional pop, soul, and funk styles with electronic and psychedelic influences. Vesta Williams - American singer-songwriter, who performed across genres such as […]

Today’s Soul Birthdays – December 2

Michael McDonald - American musician, singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and record producer known for his distinctive, soulful voice and as a member of the bands the Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan.  

Today’s Soul Birthdays – December 3

Ronnie Laws - American jazz, jazz fusion, smooth jazz saxophonist. He is the younger brother of jazz flutist Hubert Laws, jazz vocalist Eloise Laws and the older brother of Debra Laws.

Today’s Soul Birthdays – December 6

Willie Hutch - American singer, songwriter as well as a record producer and recording artist for the Motown record label during the 1970s and 1980s.     Frankie Beverly - American singer, musician, songwriter, and producer, known primarily for his recordings with the soul and funk band Maze. Beverly formed Maze, originally called Raw Soul, […]

Today’s Soul Birthdays – December 7

Andre Lewis - American musician known for his synthesizer recordings at Motown. As Andre Lewis he also contributed to Labelle's Moon Shadow and Whitney Houston's Just Whitney. Barbara Weathers - American R&B/soul singer, and former lead singer of R&B vocal group, Atlantic Starr. Brenda Jones - American singer of R&B group, The Jones Girls.

Today’s Soul Birthdays – December 8

Dan Hartman - American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Among songs he wrote and recorded were "Free Ride" with the Edgar Winter Group, and the solo hits "Relight My Fire", "Instant Replay", "I Can Dream About You", "We Are the Young" and "Second Nature". Jerry Butler - American soul singer-songwriter, producer, musician, and retired […]

Neo Soul Cypher Show Guest – Nuwamba!

Wednesday, December 8TH Quash (Q-Man) and Regina come together to interview soul singer/songwriter NUWAMBA! Take a listen to NUWAMBA at: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5wEUlJqSip7J4zKpSEZcA0 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 9

Donald Byrd -  American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was known as one of the rare bebop jazz musicians who successfully explored funk and soul while remaining a jazz artist.

Today’s Soul Birthdays – December 10

Jessica Cleaves - American singer and songwriter. Cleaves was a lead singer of The Friends of Distinction; Earth, Wind & Fire; Parliament Funkadelic; and Raw Silk. Paul Hardcastle -  British composer, musician, producer, songwriter, radio presenter and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for his song "19", which went to number 1 in the UK Singles […]

Today’s Soul Birthday – December 14

Clark Terry - American swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator. He played with Charlie Barnet, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Quincy Jones, and Oscar Peterson. He was with The Tonight Show Band on The Tonight Show from 1962 to 1972.

Today’s Soul Birthdays – December 15

Cindy Birdsong - American singer who became famous as a member of The Supremes in 1967, when she replaced co-founding member Florence Ballard. Birdsong had previously been a member of Patti LaBelle & The Bluebells. Harry Ray - Vocalist & songwriter who came to prominence as a member of American soul & R&B group, Ray, Goodman […]

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