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

Walter "Clyde" Orange - Co-lead singer & songwriter in the American funk, soul & r&b band, The Commodores. Commodores is an American funk/soul band, which was at its peak in the late 1970s through the mid 1980s. Jessica Cleaves - American singer and songwriter. Paul Hardcastle - British composer, musician, producer, songwriter, radio presenter and […]

Today’s Soul Birthdays – December 11

Jermaine Jackson - American singer, songwriter, bass guitarist and member of the Jackson family. Benny Spellman - American R&B singer, best known for the 1962 single "Lipstick Traces" and its B-side "Fortune Teller", both written by Allen Toussaint. McCoy Tyner - American jazz pianist known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet and a […]

Today’s Soul Birthdays – December 12

Dionne Warwick - American singer, actress, television host, and former Goodwill Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization. Sheila E - American percussionist, singer, author, and actress. She began her career in the mid-1970s as a percussionist and singer for The George Duke Band. Joe Williams - American jazz singer. Anna Ruby Gordy Gaye - […]

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 Bluebelles. Harry Ray - Singer from American R&B vocal group, The Moments.

Today’s Soul Birthdays – December 17

Eddie Kendricks - American singer and songwriter. Noted for his distinctive falsetto singing style, Kendricks co-founded the Motown singing group The Temptations, and was one of their lead singers from 1960 until 1971.   Wanda Hutchinson - Vocalist who came to prominence in the American sister Grammy-award winning R&B/soul group, The Emotions. The Emotions are […]

Today’s Soul Birthdays – December 18

Anita O'Day - American jazz singer and self proclaimed “song stylist” widely admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appearances that shattered the traditional image of the "girl singer".

Today’s Soul Birthdays – December 19

Chuckii Booker - American producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and bandleader. Cornell Dupree - American jazz and R&B guitarist. Maurice White - American singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer. He was the founder, leader, main songwriter, and producer of the band Earth, Wind & Fire, and served as the band's co-lead singer with Philip Bailey. Lenny […]

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