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* Today in Black History - March 3 *
1931 - Cab Calloway records the classic "Minnie The Moocher," a song that
would be forever linked to him. The song combined scat-singing
with nonsense syllables and lyrics of drug use, recounting how
Minnie and her cocaine-using lover, Smokey Joe, went to
Chinatown, where "he showed her how to kick the gong around" -
slang for opium smoking.
* Today in Black History - March 4 *
1932 - Miriam Zenzi Makeba, "Empress of African Song," is born in Prospect
Township, South Africa. Although exiled from her homeland, Makeba
will become an internationally known singer and critic of apartheid.
Throughout her life and singing career, She will use her voice to
to draw the attention of the world to the music of South Africa and
to its oppressive system of racial separation. After appearing in
the semi-documentary antiapartheid film, "Come Back, Africa," she
will attract international attention. This will include meeting
Harry Belafonte, who will become her sponsor and promoter in the
United States. Because her music always contained a political
component - the denunciation of apartheid, her South African
passport will be revoked in 1960. Her career in the United States
will be crippled by her marriage to Stokely Carmichael (later
Kwame Ture'), who was active in the Black Panther Party. Her
career will continue to flourish in Europe. She will later become
a United Nations delegate from Guinea and will continue to record
and perform. She will return to her homeland, South Africa, in
1990 and in 1991, will make her first performance there in over
thirty years.
1934 - Barbara McNair is born in Racine, Wisconsin. She will become a
singer and actress, and will host her own television program (The
Barbara McNair Show). The glamorous actress will moonlight as a
pop singer between TV and film roles during the 1960s. She will be
a classy addition to Berry Gordy's talent roster when his firm
attempts to diversify its appeal. She will cut a pair of albums
for Motown in 1966 and 1969.
1944 - Bobby Womack is born in Cleveland, Ohio. He will become a Rhythm
and Blues performer and guitarist.
* Today in Black History - March 6 *
1944 - Mary Wilson is born in Greenville, Mississippi. In 1959, she will
begin singing with a group called the "Primettes", a sister group
to a male group, The Primes." The Primes will become "The
Temptations" and the Primettes will become "The Supremes." The
Supremes will become the only American act to have five
consecutive number one hits! From their beginning to the end of
the group, the Supremes will have 33 songs reach the top 40.
After the group disbands in 1977, Mary Wilson will become a
successful businesswoman, author, lecturer, actress, and singer of
not just pop music, but Jazz, Rock, R&B, and Dance. She will
author the best-seller "Dreamgirl-My Life as a Supreme." In 1988,
Mary Wilson will become the first female rock star to accept her
lifetime achievement award from the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame.
2000 - Earth, Wind and Fire are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame.
* Today in Black History - March 7 *
1985 - The record "We Are the World" is released as a single. The song,
whose proceeds benefit African famine relief efforts, is
written by Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson and produced by
Quincy Jones, with the singing participants organized by Jones,
Harry Belafonte, and Ken Kragen. To insure that the all-night
recording session went off without a hitch and that the true
cause of the song was etched into the hearts and minds of the
wide array of internationally known talent performing, a hand-
written sign is placed outside the studio at A&M Records in
Hollywood which simply said, "Check Your Egos at the Door."
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