Today’s Soul Birthdays, August 12
Percy Mayfield (American Rhythm-and-Blues Singer) Pat Metheny (American Jazz Guitarist)
Percy Mayfield (American Rhythm-and-Blues Singer) Pat Metheny (American Jazz Guitarist)
James "Jimmy" McCracklin (American pianist, vocalist and songwriter)
Larry Graham (American Bassist) Howard Tate (American soul singer and songwriter) Sharon Bryant (Lead singer of the R&B group Atlantic Starr)
Billy Griffin (American singer and songwriter) Stix Hooper (American drummer and founding member of The Crusaders) Bobby Byrd (American R&B soul singer/songwriter, bandleader, talent scout, record producer, and musician) Bobby Caldwell (American singer and songwriter) Frederick Knight (American R&B singer, songwriter and record producer) Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist, virtuoso and composer) Little Beaver (American […]
James "J.T." Taylor (American singer, actor and lead singer of the R&B/funk band Kool & the Gang)
Maxine Brown (American soul and R&B singer) Sarah Dash (American singer and actress) Edwin Hawkins (American gospel musician, pianist, choir master, composer and arranger) Ernie Isley (A member of the American musical ensemble The Isley Brothers) Sonny Til (American lead singer of The Orioles) Barbara Harris (American singer)
David Lasley (American recording artist, singer and songwriter) C.L. Blast (American soul singer) Isaac Haynes (American singer, songwriter, actor and producer)
Count Basie (American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader and composer) Â Kim Sledge (American singer from vocal group Sister Sledge)
Roscoe Shelton (American electric blues and R&B singer) Edward Roy Patten (R&B/soul singer, best known as a member of Gladys Knight & the Pips) Chuck Brown (American guitarist, bandleader and singer) James DeBarge (American R&B/soul singer from the group DeBarge)
Pebbles (American singer-songwriter, businesswoman, record producer and music executive.)
Jeffrey Daniel (American dancer, singer-songwriter and choreographer, most notable for being a founding member of the R&B vocal group Shalamar) Dee Harvey (American R&B singer)
Walter Williams (Member of American R&B and soul group The O'Jays) Wayne Shorter (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
Valerie Simpson (American songwriter and singer) Branford Marsalis (American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader) Branford Marsalis at Monterey Jazz Festival CA 9/92 .© Brian McMillen .www.brianmcmillenphotography.com
Lester Young (American jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist) Yolanda Adams (American gospel singer, record producer, actress, and radio host of her own nationally syndicated morning gospel show)
Kenny Drew, Sr. (American jazz pianist) Dennis Davis (American drummer and session musician best known for his work with David Bowie) Kim Appleby (English singer, songwriter, and actress. She participated in the duo Mel and Kim)
Charlie Parker (American jazz saxophonist and composer) Gene Allison (American R&B singer) Meshell Ndegeocello (American singer-songwriter, rapper, and bassist) Â Dinah Washington (American singer and pianist) Michael Jackson (American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century and one […]
Robert Clivilles (American record producer, songwriter, arranger, and music video director) Kenny Dorham (American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer)
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.)