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
Music
Happy Birthday Jazzberry Jammer Bertha Hope
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🍾Bertha Hope, born November 8, 1936, in Los Angeles, California, is a most accomplished jazz pianist, composer and educator. As an elder in the jazz... Read More
Saxophonist Charlie Yarbird Parker with Strings
This year’s 28th annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in New York City (August 28-29) celebrated the alto saxophonist and composer’s 100th Birthday, born August 29,... Read More
Happy Birthday to Ya Jeremy Pelt
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🍾Jeremy Pelt was born November 4, 1976 in Los Angeles, California. Arriving in the Big Apple (NYC), the trumpeter was the new kid on the... Read More
Happy Birthday Gregory Porter
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🎂Gregory Porter was born on November 4, 1971, in Sacramento, California. The singer/songwriter’s gospel roots come from his mother, who was a minister. As a result of... Read More
Birthday Greetings Sean “Diddy” Combs
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🍾Sean Combs was born on November 4, 1969, in Manhattan’s Harlem in New York City and was raised in Mount Vernon. His long list of aliases have included;... Read More
Birthday Greetings Carmen Lundy
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🍾Carmen Latretta Lundy, born November 1, 1954, is a native of Miami, Florida where she earned a reputation on the local jazz circuit before moving... Read More
Happy Birthday Sweet Pappa Lou Donaldson
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🍾Lou Donaldson was born on November 1, 1926 in Badin, North Carolina. The alto saxophonist and composer will celebrate his 95 years young November 2 at Dizzy’s... Read More