Biggie Smalls/Notorious B.I.G
BIG POPPA! I KNOW YOU GOT DA HEAVENS ON SPIN! BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS KING. ✨On this date, we mark the birth...
Dianne Washington
Johnnie Johnson (the REAL Johnnie B. Goode)
The birth of Johnnie Johnson on this date in 1924 is marked on this date. He was a Black musician...
Fats Waller
Fats Waller, a Black composer, singer, and entertainer, was born on this date in 1904.Thomas Wright ("Fats") Waller grew up...
Levi Stubbs
SIHP Levi, you are sorely missed. ✨ Levi Stubbs (born Levi Stubbles, June 6, 1936 – October 17, 2008) was...
Junior Walker
Autry DeWalt Mixon Jr. (June 14, 1931 – November 23, 1995), known by the stage name Junior Walker, styled as...
Shorty Long
Editors Note: The "Junction" that Shorty Long is talking about is "unknown." It is NOT the "Junction of Flatbush &...
Ronnie Dyson Bio (A truly S.B.A.K.M.F)
EDITOR'S NOTE: I have some great memories and was really pleased when our friend Dianne Washington, decided to do this...
Remembering Betty Wright
EDITORS NOTE: This article is a "compilation" of Betty Wright's "Greatest Soul-Patrol Hits." If you don't like "compilation albums," you...
Independents
The Independents, with Jesse Jackson's brother Chuck. Chuck is my peoples he kept us entertained and liquored up during Jesse's...
Friends of Distinction
The Friends of Distinction were an American vocal group founded by Harry Elston and Floyd Butler, best known for their...
