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1927: Josh White

Orb — Sat, 08 Mar 2014 23:03:11 +0000

Biography JOSH WHITE (1914 – 1969) was the artist most responsible for introducing black folk, blues and spiritual music to white America and the rest of the world. He left his home in Greenville, South Carolina at the age of seven to support his family of six, and begin his career in show business (after […]

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1987: Warrior Soul

Orb — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 03:50:41 +0000

Biography Warrior Soul is an American hard rock band formed by lead singer and producer Kory Clarke. Clarke started the band on a bet from a promoter at New York City’s Pyramid Club, after a solo performance art show called “Kory Clarke/Warrior Soul”. Clarke boasted he would have the best rock band in the city […]

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1961: The Toys

Orb — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 22:40:41 +0000

Biography The Toys were an American pop girl group from Jamaica, New York, which was formed in 1961 and disbanded in 1968. The Toys were discovered at a talent show by manager Vince Marc, who introduced them to songwriters Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell. Linzer and Randell wrote most of the songs they recorded, including […]

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1923: Lucille Bogan

Orb — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 21:27:46 +0000

Biography Lucille Bogan (April 1, 1897 – August 10, 1948) was an American blues singer, among the first to be recorded. She also recorded under the pseudonym Bessie Jackson. The music critic and sexologist Ernest Borneman stated that Bogan, along with Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, was in “the big three of the blues” She […]

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1970: Harry Foster Chapin

Orb — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 21:32:53 +0000

Biography (December 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981) was an American singer-songwriter best known for his folk rock songs including “Taxi,” “W*O*L*D,” “Flowers Are Red,” and the No. 1 hit “Cat’s in the Cradle.” Chapin was also a dedicated humanitarian who fought to end world hunger; he was a key participant in the creation of the Presidential Commission on […]

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1955: The Turbans

Orb — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 18:10:45 +0000

Biography The Turbans were an African American doo-wop group, who formed in Philadelphia in 1953. The original members were: Al Banks (lead tenor), Matthew Platt (second tenor), Charlie Williams (baritone), and Andrew “Chet” Jones (bass). They came from Downtown Philadelphia (around Bainbridge and South Street). Around Christmas of 1954, they won first prize in a talent contest singing their rendition of […]

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