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* Today in Black History - December 15 *
1939 - Cindy Birdsong is born. She will become a singer with Patti
LaBelle and the Bluebells and Diana Ross and the Supremes.
1941 - Lena Horne records the torch classic for Victor Records, that will
become her signature song: "Stormy Weather."
1943 - Thomas W. "Fats" Waller joins the ancestors, outside Kansas City,
Missouri at the age of 39, from pneumonia. The self-taught piano
player began recording as a teenager and became one of a small
group of African American pianists to make piano rolls for the
growing player piano industry. Waller's first solo recording in
1926 led to his own radio show and three tours of France. Waller
was known for such popular songs as "Ain't Misbehavin'," "I'm Gonna
Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter," and "Honeysuckle Rose."
He also wrote music for the stage and the movies, most notably
"Stormy Weather."
* Today in Black History - December 16 *
1895 - Andy Razafkerief(Razaf) is born in Washington, DC. He will
become an important lyricist and musical collaborator with Eubie
Blake and Fats Waller. His most famous songs will include "Ain't
Misbehavin'," "Honeysuckle Rose," and the lyrics to "Stomping
at the Savoy." He will be inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of
Fame in 1972.
1937 - Augusta Savage, sculptress, is commissioned to sculpt a piece for
the 1939 New York World's Fair. The sculpture is to symbolize the
African American contribution to the field of music. It is the
first such commission given to an African American.
* Today in Black History - December 17 *
1937 - Art Neville is born. He will become a member of the popular
singing group, "The Neville Brothers."
1939 - Eddie Kendricks is born in Union Springs, Alabama. He will become
one of the original members of the Motown group, "The Temptations".
He will begin a solo career in 1971 and will have many successful
hits such as "Keep on Truckin" and "Boogie Down." In 1982, he will
rejoin the Temptations for a reunion tour and again in 1989, when
the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He
will succumb to cancer in 1992.
1975 - Noble Sissle joins the ancestors in Tampa, Florida at the age of 86.
A protege of James Reese Europe, Sissle traveled with the famous
bandleader to Europe as the drum major in the 369th Regimental Band
and teamed with Eubie Blake to form the writing team of Sissle and
Blake. Together with Flourney Miller and Aubrey Lyles, Sissle
and Blake wrote "Shuffle Along" and other musicals. A founding
member of the Negro Actor's Guild, Sissle was a successful
orchestra and bandleader in his own right, touring Europe in
the 1930's and with the USO during World War II.
1999 - Jazz great Grover Washington, Jr. joins the ancestors resulting
from a heart attack following a taping session.
* Today in Black History - December 18 *
1964 - Funeral services are held in Chicago for Sam Cooke. Hundreds
of fans will cause damage to the A.R. Leak Funeral Home, where
Cooke's body is on display.
* Today in Black History - December 19 *
1941 - Maurice White is born. He will become a singer, musician (drummer)
and founder of Earth, Wind & Fire. Some of his hits include
"Shining Star," "Sing a Song," "Got to Get You into My Life,"
"After the Love Has Gone," and "Best of My Love".
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