Today’s Soul Birthdays – January 22

Nolan Strong - Detroit based singer of the R&B group The Diablos.   Sam Cooke - American singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He was also influential as a composer and producer, and is commonly known as the King of Soul for his distinctive vocals and significance in popular music.

Today’s Soul Birthdays – January 24

Aaron Neville - American R&B and soul vocalist and musician. He has had four platinum albums and four Top 10 hits in the United States, including three that went to #1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. His debut single, from 1966, was #1 on the Soul chart for five weeks.

Today’s Soul Birthdays – January 25

Etta James - American singer who performed in various genres, including blues, R&B, soul, rock and roll, jazz and gospel. Barbara Carroll- American jazz pianist and vocalist. Edmund Sylvers - American singer–songwriter, actor and musician. Sylvers was best known as the lead singer of the American family disco/soul music vocal group The Sylvers, which had […]

Today’s Soul Birthdays – January 26

Bettye Lavette - American soul singer-songwriter who made her first record at sixteen, but achieved only intermittent fame until 2005, with her album I've Got My Own Hell to Raise. Her eclectic musical style combines elements of soul, blues, rock and roll, funk, gospel, and country music. Anita Baker - American singer-songwriter. She is regarded […]

Today’s Soul Birthdays – January 27

Bobby Blue Bland - American blues singer. Bland developed a sound that mixed gospel with the blues and R&B. L. J. Reynolds - Powerful baritone voiced singer L.J. Reynolds is best known as the lead singer of the Dramatics, a role he has held for more than three decades. Bobby Hutcherson - American jazz vibraphone and marimba […]

Today’s Soul Birthdays – January 28

Phil Flowers - Washington area singer and composer who performed in the United States and abroad since the 1950's. He was sometimes described as "The Black Elvis" and "Skip Manning."

Today’s Soul Birthdays – January 29

Pauline Henry - Jamaican-British recording artist. She was the vocalist in the Scottish band The Chimes, best known for their 1990 cover version of U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", between 1988 and 1991.

Today’s Soul Birthdays – January 30

Jackie Ross - American soul singer. Jody Watley - American singer, songwriter, record producer, and artist whose music crosses genres including pop, R&B, jazz, dance, and electronic soul. Hank Marr -  American jazz musician known for his work on the Hammond B-3 organ. Buddy Montgomery - American jazz vibraphonist and pianist. Ruth Brown - American singer-songwriter […]

Today’s Soul Birthdays – January 31

Chuck Willis - American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter. Marvin Junior Sr.- American singer from R&B vocal group The Dells. Harry Wayne "KC" Casey - American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his band, KC and the Sunshine Band, as a producer of several […]

Today’s Soul Birthdays – February 1

Rick James - American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Sadao Watanabe - Japanese jazz musician who plays alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone, and flute. Joe Sample - American keyboardist and composer. He was one of the founding members of the Jazz Crusaders, the band which became simply the Crusaders in 1971, and remained a part of […]

Today’s Soul Birthdays – February 2

Sonny Stitt - American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. Alphonso Johnson -  American jazz bassist active since the early 1970s. Stan Getz - American jazz saxophonist, professionally known as Stan Getz. Al Mackay - American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer.  

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