Ron Scott

Salute to Melba Moore on Her Birthday 2 min read

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Salute to Melba Moore on Her Birthday

Ron Scott 4 years ago

🎂Melba Moore  (aka Beatrice Melba Hill) was born October 29, 1945 in New York City — she was raised in Harlem. She is an actress, singer,... Read More

Happy Birthday to Ya Andy Bey 1 min read

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Happy Birthday to Ya Andy Bey

Ron Scott 4 years ago

🍾Andrew “Andy” W. Bey was born on October 28, 1939, in Newark, New Jersey. The vocalist and pianist is one of the most underrated musicians... Read More

Joyeux anniversaire Richard Bona 1 min read

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Joyeux anniversaire Richard Bona

Ron Scott 4 years ago

🎂Richard Bona, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist (who favors the electric bass) was born on October 28, 1967, in Minta, Cameroon. His vocal swing tinged with a George... Read More

Birthday Greetings Ruby Dee Actress, Poet, Journalist … . 2 min read

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Birthday Greetings Ruby Dee Actress, Poet, Journalist … .

Ron Scott 4 years ago

🎂Ruby Dee (aka Ruby Ann Wallace) was born October 27, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Harlem, New York. Ruby was an actress, poet, journalist,... Read More

Birthday Greetings Mahalia Jackson the “Queen of Gospel” 1 min read

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Birthday Greetings Mahalia Jackson the “Queen of Gospel”

Ron Scott 4 years ago

🎂Mahalia Jackson earning the title as the “Queen of Gospel” was born on (October 26, 1911), in New Orleans. With her potent contralto voice and huge range,... Read More

Happy Birthday Precious Dianne Reeves 1 min read

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Happy Birthday Precious Dianne Reeves

Ron Scott 4 years ago

🎂The jazz vocal stylist Dianne Reeves was born October 23, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan and was raised in Denver, Colorado by her mother after the... Read More

Today Celebrate Bebop Dizzy’s Birthday 1 min read

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Today Celebrate Bebop Dizzy’s Birthday

Ron Scott 4 years ago

🍾 Dizzy Gillespie (Aka John Birks Gillespie) born October 21, 1917, was an innovative jazz trumpeter, composer, bandleader, educator, and singer who was iconized by his uniquely... Read More

Bassist Ron The Ever “Dressed to the Nines” Carter 4 min read

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Bassist Ron The Ever “Dressed to the Nines” Carter

Ron Scott 4 years ago

When Harlem was jumping and cats would rather “go to Harlem than to Heaven,” Jazz musicians performed there, more often than not, “dressed to the nines.”... Read More