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* Today in Black History - December 1 *
1934 - Billy Paul, rhythm and blues singer, best known for his song,
"Me and Mrs. Jones", is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1935 - Lou Rawls is born in Chicago, Illinois. A successful rhythm,
blues, and jazz singer, he will record over 30 albums
including "Unmistakably Lou", a 1977 Grammy winner for best
R & B vocal performance. He will also be a strong supporter
of African American colleges, as host of the annual UNCF
telethon.
1982 - Michael Jackson's album "Thriller" is released and will go on
to become the best-selling album in history, with over 40
million copies sold worldwide.
* Today in Black History - December 2 *
1866 - Harry T. Burleigh, singer and composer, is born in Erie,
Pennsylvania. He will be educated at the National
Conservatory of Music in New York City, where he will
meet and form a lasting friendship with Anton Dvorak. He
will eventually be awarded the NAACP's Spingarn Medal.
Burleigh will be best known for his arrangements of the
Negro spiritual "Deep River".
1923 - Roland Hayes becomes the first African American to sing in the
Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts.
1943 - "Carmen Jones," a contemporary reworking of the Bizet opera
"Carmen" by Oscar Hammerstein II with an all-black cast, opens
on Broadway.
* Today in Black History - December 4 *
1927 - Duke Ellington's big band opens at the famed Cotton Club in
Harlem. It is the first appearance of the Duke's new and larger
group. He will play the club until 1932.
* Today in Black History - December 5 *
1931 - James Cleveland is born in Chicago, Illinois. He will sing his
first gospel solo at the age of eight in a choir directed by
famed gospel pioneer Thomas Dorsey. He will later sing with
Mahalia Jackson, The Caravans, and other groups before forming
his own group, The Gospel Chimes, in 1959. His recording of
"Peace Be Still" with the James Cleveland Singers and the 300-
voice Angelic Choir of Nutley, New Jersey, will earn him the
title "King of Gospel."
1932 - ("Little") Richard Penniman is born in Macon, Georgia. He will
be known for his flamboyant singing style, which will be
influential to many Rhythm and Blues and British artists.' His
songs will include "Good Golly Miss Molly", "Tutti Frutti", and
"Lucille."
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