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Bettye Swann (1944- )
Bettye Swann is a popular American soul singer known for the hit song “Make Me Yours.” Born Bettye Jean Champion...
Doris Troy (1937-2004)
R&B Singer Doris Troy was born Doris Elaine Higginsen in the Bronx, New York, on January 6, 1937. Both a...
Morris Eugene Day (1956- )
Multi-talented musician Morris Eugene Day was born on December 13, 1956, in Springfield, Illinois, to LaVonne Daugherty. When he was...
Jill Scott (1972- )
Often called the Queen of Neo-Soul, R&B lyricist, vocalist, poet, actor, and social activist Jill Heather Scott was born on...
Brothers Johnson (1973- )
Classic Funk/ R&B band the Brothers Johnson comprised two biological brothers and bandmates, composer/ guitarist/ vocalist George “Lightnin’ Licks” Johnson,...
The Fifth Dimension (1965- )
The Fifth Dimension emerged with clean, breezy harmonies in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, as the Versatiles. The group was...
Sonny Charles and the Checkmates (1969-2008)
Sonny Charles Hemphill, arranger, tenor, and director, was born in Blytheville, Arkansas, on September 4, 1940, to sharecroppers. However, at...
Edwin Hawkins Singers (1967 – 2018)
In 1967, Edwin Reuben Hawkins, who was born on August 19, 1943, in Oakland, California and had been playing the...
Louise Thompson Patterson (1901-1999)
Louise Alone Thompson Patterson, civil rights activist, communist, and educator, was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 9, 1901 to...
