Occupation – Entertainment – Singer

Denise Katrina “Vanity” Matthews (1959-2016)
Denise Katrina Matthews—singer, songwriter, actress, model, and dancer—was born on January 4, 1959 to a Polish-German Jewish mother, Helga Senyk,...
June 5th, 2020

Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
Donny Hathaway—singer, pianist, producer, composer, and one of R&B’s strongest talents—was born Donny Edward Pitts on October 1, 1945, in Chicago, Illinois....
September 9th, 2018

John William, a.k.a Ernest Armand Huss (1922-2011)
Ivorian–French pop singer John William was born Ernest Armand Huss on October 9, 1922 in the coastal town of Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire...
November 16th, 2017

Al Jarreau (1940-2017)
Commonly known as Al Jarreau, Alwin Lopez Jarreau was an African-American jazz singer and musician who received a total of...
June 13th, 2017

Cuba Gooding Jr. (1968- )
Since his notable role in the critically acclaimed film Boyz N the Hood (1991), Cuba Gooding Jr. has had a...
June 12th, 2017

Taraji Penda Henson (1970– )
Taraji Penda Henson is an American actress and singer. She was born on September 11, 1970, in Washington, D.C., to...
March 17th, 2017

Gregory Oliver Hines (1946-2003)
Gregory Oliver Hines, an American tap dancer, singer, actor, and choreographer, was a major figure in the revitalization of tap...
July 24th, 2016