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* Today in Black History - October 26 *
1911 - Mahalia Jackson is born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Known as the
"Gospel Queen," Jackson will become instrumental in the
popularization of gospel music and songs. Jackson's traditional
gospel audiences transcended beyond African American churchgoers
through her recordings, radio performances and concert tours in
America and abroad. Her recordings will sell millions of copies.
She will join the ancestors on January 27, 1972.
1951 - William Collins is born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He will become a
rhythm and blues performer and bandleader known as "Bootsy"
Collins. He will form his first group, the Pacesetters, in
1968. From 1969 to 1971, the group will function as James
Brown's backup band and will be dubbed the JB's. In 1972,
Bootsy will join George Clinton's Parliament/Funkadelic. He
will launch Bootsy's Rubber Band as a spin-off of P-Funk in
1976. He will record with Warner Brothers from 1976 through
1982. After a six year hiatus, he will sign with Columbia
Records in 1988 and actively record into the 1990s.
* Today in Black History - October 28 *
1948 - Telma Hopkins, singer(Tony Orlando and Dawn) and actress(Family
Matters), is born in Louisville, Kentucky.
1965 - Earl Bostic, popular jazz alto saxophonist and winner of the
1959 Playboy Jazz poll, joins the ancestors in Rochester, New
York. The Tulsa, Oklahoma native had begun his career in the
Midwest and, after studying music and playing with bands in the
South, landed with Lionel Hampton's big band, among others.
* Today in Black History - October 29 *
1902 - The Dinwiddle Quartet from Virginia is the first African
American singing group on record when they record six single
sided discs, including "Down at the Old Camp Ground," on the
Victory Talking Machine Company's Monarch label.
1924 - Dixie to Broadway, "the first real revue by Negroes," opens at
the Broadhurst Theater, New York City, with Florence Mills in
the starring role.
1945 - Beatrice Moore is born in New York, New York. She will
become an actress and singer better known as Melba Moore. Her
big break will come when she joins the cast of the Broadway
musical "Hair." She will eventually win the lead role. It will
be the first time that an African American actress replaces a
white actress (Diane Keaton) for a lead role on Broadway. That
engagement will be followed with another Broadway hit, "Purlie,"
which earns her a Tony Award and rave reviews. This success
will be followed by appearances in film and television. In
addition to her success in acting, she will have a fruitful
recording career.
1961 - Randy Jackson is born in Gary, Indiana. He will become a member
of the famed family group, "The Jackson Five."
* Today in Black History - October 30 *
1939 - Eddie Holland is born in Detroit, Michigan. He will become
one-third of an amazing songwriting and production trio,
Holland-Dozier-Holland. Eddie Holland will not be as successful
on his own as when teamed with brother Brian Holland and Lamont
Dozier. Eddie Holland will score his biggest hit as a solo
artist back in 1962, with "Jamie" reaching number six on the R&B
charts and peaking at #30 pop. He recorded three more songs for
Motown in the mid-'60s, but none of them were hits, and he then
concentrated on songwriting and production. The Holland-Dozier-
Holland trio will write numerous hits for Motown acts through
the '60s before departing in 1968. They will form their own
label in 1970, Hot Wax/Invictus, and will have success for a
while with such acts as The Chairmen Of The Board, Laura Lee,
and the Honey Cone. Some of the songs written by the trio are
"Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love", "Stop! In the Name of
Love", "I Hear a Symphony", "You Keep Me Hangin' On", "Reach
Out", and "I'll Be There." Holland-Dozier-Holland will be
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
1941 - Otis Miles is born in Texarkana, Arkansas. He will become a
rhythm and blues singer known as Otis Williams and will be one
of the original members of the Motown group, The Temptations.
Some of their hits will be "I Can't Get Next to You", "Cloud
Nine", "Runaway Child", "Running Wild", "Just My Imagination",
"Papa was a Rolling Stone", and "Masquerade."
* Today in Black History - November 1 *
1927 - Florence Mills joins the ancestors in New York City after being
hospitalized for an appendectomy at the age of 32. She was one
of the most popular entertainers of her day, appearing in
"Shuffle Along" and "From Broadway to Dixie" as well as having
successful tours in the United States and Europe.
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