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
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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
Happy Birthday Little Willie John You Gave Us Fever
🎂William Edward John (aka Little Willie John)(born November 15, 1937) in Cullendale, Arkansas, but moved to Detroit as a youngster, with his parents and nine... Read More
The Bells for Baby Washington’s Birthday
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🎂Baby Washington, (aka Justine Washington) born November 13, 1940 in Bamberg, South Carolina — but was raised in Harlem, New York. She is one of... Read More
Happy Birthday Hammond B-3 Organ Booker T. Jones!
🍾Booker T. Jones, born November 11, 1944, in Memphis, Tennessee, is one of Soul and Rock music’s premier musicians — a multi-instrumentalist and a musical... Read More
Happy Birthday Always Go with the Feeling Hannibal Lokumbe
🍾Hannibal Lokumbe (aka Marvin Peterson), born November 11, 1948, is a composer and jazz trumpeter. Over the past 4 decades, he has composed classical works for... 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