Today’s Soul Birthdays – August 31
Bobby Parker (American blues-rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter) Wilton Felder (American saxophone and bass player) Van Morrison (Singer and songwriter)
Bobby Parker (American blues-rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter) Wilton Felder (American saxophone and bass player) Van Morrison (Singer and songwriter)
Archie Bell (American solo singer and former lead singer of Archie Bell & the Drells) Donald Blackman (American jazz-funk pianist, singer, and songwriter. He performed with Louis Hayes, Earth, Wind and Fire, and Nicolas Dietz) Terry Callier (American soul, folk and jazz guitarist and singer-songwriter) General Johnson ( Frontman off Chairmen of the Board and an […]
Sam Gooden (American soul singer! He is best known for being an original member of the successful group The Impressions ) Bobby Purify (Singer from R&B singing duo James & Bobby Purify) Horace Silver (American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) Joe Simon (American soul and R&B musician)
Memphis Slim (American blues pianist, singer, and composer) PIANIST MEMPHIS SLIM (1915-1988, ALIAS JOHN LEN AND LATER PETER CHATMAN) HERE C. 1945 © AGIP/AD
Beyonce Knowles-Carter (American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress and filmmaker) Lawrence Hilton Jacobs (American actor and singer) Ronald Lapraed (Singer and musician from R&B soul group The Commodores) Jerry Ragavoy ( American songwriter and record producer)
Terry Ellis (American singer–songwriter and actress. Ellis is best known as a founding member of the R&B/Pop vocal group En Vogue which formed in 1989) Buddy Miles (American rock drummer, vocalist, composer, and producer.)
CeCe Peniston (American singer and former beauty queen)
Gloria Gaynor (American singer, best known for the disco hit "I Will Survive" ) Latimore (American blues and R&B singer, songwriter and pianist) Beloyd (Songwriter and musician for soul R&B group Earth, Wind & Fire) Little Milton (American blues singer and guitarist, best known for his number-one R&B single "We're Gonna Make It".) Sonny Rollins […]
David Lewis (Singer from R&B group Atlantic Starr) Earl Nelson (American soul singer and songwriter)
Billy Preston (American musician whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel) Inez Foxx (American rhythm and blues singer from duo Inez and Charlie Foxx) Dee Dee Sharp Gamble (American R&B singer) Elvin Ray Jones (American jazz drummer of the post-bop era) Otis Redding (American singer, songwriter, record producer, arranger, and talent scout. He […]
Roy Ayers (American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer) Jose Feliciano (Puerto Rican musician, singer and composer)
Harry Connick Jr. (American singer, pianist, composer, actor, and television host.) Estelle Stewart Axton (American record executive and co-founder of Stax Records, along with her brother Jim Stewart) Hiram Bullock (American jazz funk and jazz fusion guitarist)