Birthday Greetings soft touch Pianist Teddy Wilson
Theodore “Teddy” Shaw Wilson (Teddy Wilson), born November 24, 1912 in Austin, Texas, was a jazz pianist. The graduate of HBCU Tuskegee Institute, had a soft... Read More
Ron Scott
Happy Birthday I’m Glad There was You Gloria Lynne
🍾Gloria Wilson (Aka Gloria Lynne) born November 23, 1929, in Harlem, New York, was a jazz vocalist. Her mother, Mary Wilson, a gospel singer, encouraged young... Read More
Happy Birthday Dean of Saxophonists Coleman Hawkins
🍾Coleman Randolph Hawkins (Aka Hawk and Bean), born November 21, 1904 in St. Joseph, Missouri, was a Jazz tenor saxophonist. Hawkins, known as the Dean of... Read More
Bring in the Noise and the Funk for Savion Glover’s Birthday
🍾Savion Glover, born November 19, 1973 in Newark, New Jersey, is a tap dancer, actor and choreographer. His appearances and performances include television specials, TV... Read More
Happy Birthday Down Beats’ # 1 Flutist Hubert Laws
🍾Hubert Laws was born on November 10, 1939, in Houston, Texas. The flutist and saxophonist, who refuses to be categorized, is enjoying a career spanning... Read More
Happy Birthday Silky Saxophonist Houston Person
🍾Houston Person was born November 10, 1934, in Florence, South Carolina. The jazz tenor saxophonist and record producer attended the HBCU South Carolina State College.... Read More
Happy Birthday to our brilliant actor Alfre Woodard
🎂Alfre Woodard was born on November 8, 1952, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is a prominent theater, television and screen actor; and producer in Hollywood; and committed... Read More
Birthday Greetings Perfect Angel Minnie Riperton Rudolph
🎂Minnie Riperton Rudolph was born November 8, 1947 on the Southside of Chicago, Illinois. The life-cut-too-short singer-songwriter is best known for her four-octave soprano range — rumored... Read More