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Happy Birthday Little Willie John You Gave Us Fever 2 min read

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Happy Birthday Little Willie John You Gave Us Fever

Ellen Levitt 4 years ago

🎂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

Ozier Muhammad’s Photographs at the Keith De Lellis Gallery 6 min read

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Ozier Muhammad’s Photographs at the Keith De Lellis Gallery

Ellen Levitt 4 years ago

In late October, Ozier Muhammad began our conversation at the Keith de Lellis Gallery in midtown Manhattan by contemplating his college years. “One of my professors suggested... Read More

The Bells for Baby Washington’s Birthday 1 min read

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The Bells for Baby Washington’s Birthday

Ronald Bunn 4 years ago

🎂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 Tell Your Own Story Benny Andrews 2 min read

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Happy Birthday Tell Your Own Story Benny Andrews

Ronald Bunn 4 years ago

🎂Benny Andrews, born November 13, 1930 in rural Plainview, Georgia, was a painter, collagist, educator and activist. From his early childhood poverty years in Plainview, Georgia, Andrews,... Read More

Birthday Greetings Star Trekkie Whoopi Goldberg 2 min read

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Birthday Greetings Star Trekkie Whoopi Goldberg

Ellen Levitt 4 years ago

🍾Whoopi Goldberg, (aka Caryn Elaine Johnson), born November 13, 1955, in Manhattan — her growing up turf was in a housing project in the Chelsea section... Read More

Happy Birthday Hammond B-3 Organ Booker T. Jones! 2 min read

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Happy Birthday Hammond B-3 Organ Booker T. Jones!

Ellen Levitt 4 years ago

🍾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 2 min read

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Happy Birthday Always Go with the Feeling Hannibal Lokumbe

Ellen Levitt 4 years ago

🍾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 2 min read

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Happy Birthday Down Beats’ # 1 Flutist Hubert Laws

Ron Scott 4 years ago

🍾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