Ray Charles
By Dianne Washington Ray Charles, an African American singer, composer, and arranger, was born on this date in 1930. Born...
Dianne Washington
John Coltrane
John Coltrane Biography by Dianne Washington On this date, in 1926, jazz saxophone player John Coltrane was born. He was...
Whispers
by Dianne Washington The Whispers are an American vocal group from Los Angeles, California, who have scored hit records since...
Chess Records
By Dianne Washington Phil Chess, (wearing hat) passes on October 18, 2016 at the age of 95. Chess Records was...
Marlena Shaw
By Dianne Washington Marlena Shaw, born Marlina Burgess (born September 22, 1942) is an American jazz, blues and soul singer....
Barry White
Remembering Barry White Dear Juice & Lurkers, A truly great person has gone home. Not only a great artist, but...
Inez and Charlie Foxx
By Dianne Washington Inez Foxx (born September 9, 1942 - August 25, 2022) and her elder brother Charlie Foxx (October...
Jimmy Reed
By Dianne Washington On this date in 1925, Jimmy Reed was born. He was an African American blues guitarist and...
Little Milton
By Dianne Washington James Milton Campbell Jr. (September 7, 1934 – August 4, 2005), better known as Little Milton, was...
Horace Silver
By Dianne Washington Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver (September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014) was an American jazz pianist,...
