Today’s Soul Birthdays – January 28
Phil Flowers - American singer and composer.
Phil Flowers - American singer and composer.
Chuck Willis - American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter. His biggest hits, "C. C. Rider" and "What Am I Living For", both reached No.1 on the Billboard R&B chart. He was known as The King of the Stroll for his performance of the 1950s dance the stroll. Marvin Junior […]
Rick James - American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, James began his musical career in his teen years. Sadao Watanabe - Japanese jazz musician who plays alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone, and flute. He is known for his bossa nova recordings, although his work encompasses many styles, with collaborations […]
Sonny Stitt - American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. Alphonso Jonhnson - American jazz bassist active since the early 1970s. Stan Getz - American jazz saxophonist. Al Mackey - American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. He is a former member of The Watts 103rd Rhythm Street Band and Earth, Wind & Fire.
Dennis Edwards - American soul and R&B singer who was best known as the frontman in The Temptations, on Motown Records. John Handy - American jazz musician most commonly associated with the alto saxophone. Johnny Bristol - American musician, most famous as a songwriter and record producer for the Motown label in the late 1960s […]
Kae Williams - American DJ, record label owner and producer. Florence LaRue - American singer and actress, best known as an original member of the 5th Dimension.
King Curtis - American saxophonist who played rhythm and blues, jazz, and rock and roll. A bandleader, band member, and session musician, he was also a musical director and record producer. A master of the instrument, he played tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone.
Otis Leavill - American R&B singer, songwriter and record company executive. Ron Tyson - First tenor and lead vocalist for the Temptations.
Barbara Lewis - American singer and songwriter whose smooth style influenced rhythm and blues. Major Harris - American R&B singer, associated with the Philadelphia soul sound and the Delfonics. His biggest hit as a solo artist was the 1975 single "Love Won't Let Me Wait". Carole King - American singer, songwriter, and musician who has […]
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Roberta Flack - American singer. She is known for her No. 1 singles "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Killing Me Softly with His Song", "Feel Like Makin' Love"; and "Where Is the Love" and "The Closer I Get to You", two of her many duets with Donny Hathaway. Smiley Culture - British […]
D'Angelo - American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He is associated with the neo soul movement, along with artists like Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, Maxwell, and collaborator Angie Stone. Rochelle Fleming - Lead singer from disco group, First Choice. Brandy - American singer, songwriter, model, and actress. Leon Haywood - American funk and soul […]