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* Today in Black History - September 4 *
1942 - Merald 'Bubba' Knight is born in Atlanta, Georgia. He will become a
singer with his sister Gladys Knight as part of her background
group, The Pips. They will record many songs including "Midnight
Train to Georgia," "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me," "I Heard
It Through the Grapevine," "Every Beat of My Heart," "Letter Full
of Tears," and "The Way We Were/Try to Remember" medley.
* Today in Black History - September 5 *
1972 - Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway win a gold record -- for their
duet, "Where is the Love". The song gets to number five on the pop
music charts and is one of two songs for the duo to earn gold. The
other will be "The Closer I Get To You" (1978).
* Today in Black History - September 7 *
1930 - Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins, jazz saxophonist, is born in
New York City. Rollins will grow up in a neighborhood where
Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins (his early idol), and Bud Powell
were playing. After recording with the latter in 1949, Rollins
begins recording with Miles Davis in 1951. During the next three
years he composes three of his best-known tunes, "Oleo," "Doxy,"
and "Airegin," and continues to work with Davis, Charlie Parker,
and others. Following his withdrawal from music in 1954 to cure a
heroin addiction, Rollins re-emerges with the Clifford Brown-Max
Roach quintet in 1955, and the next four years prove to be his most
fertile. He will be awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1972.
1934 - James Milton Campbell, Jr. is born in Inverness, Mississippi. He
will becomes a blues guitar artist better known as "Little Milton."
He started his career playing in blues bands when he was a teenager.
His first recording was accompanying pianist Willie Love in the
early 50s. He then appeared under his own name on three singles
issued on Sam Phillips' Sun label under the guidance of Ike Turner.
His vocal style will be in the mould of Bobby "Blues" Bland and
"T-Bone" Walker. His hits will include "We're Gonna Make It,"
"Who's Cheating Who," "Grits Ain't Groceries," and "That's What
Love Will Do."
1937 - Olly Wilson is born in St. Louis, Missouri. He will become a
classical composer whose works will be played by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra, Oakland City Philharmonic, San Francisco
Symphony Orchestra, and many others.
1949 - Gloria Gaynor is born in Newark New Jersey. She will become a
singer and will be best known for her 1979 hit, "I Will Survive".
The hit tops the charts in both the United Kingdom and the United
States.
1972 - Curtis Mayfield earns a gold record for his album, "Superfly", from
the movie of the same name. The LP contained the hits, "Freddie's
Dead" and "Superfly" -- both songs were also million record sellers.
1980 - Bessie A. Buchanan, the first African American woman to be elected
to the New York State legislature, joins the ancestors in New York
City. Before her political career, she was a Broadway star who had
leading roles in "Shuffle Along" and "Showboat."
* Today in Black History - September 8 *
1965 - Dorothy Dandridge, nominated for an Oscar for her performance
in "Carmen Jones," joins the ancestors at the age of 41 in
Hollywood, California.
* Today in Black History - September 9 *
1941 - Otis Redding is born in Dawson, Georgia, the son of a Baptist
minister. He will become a rhythm and blues musician and singer
and will be best known for his recording of "[Sittin' on] The Dock
of the Bay," which will be released after he is killed in a small
airplane in December, 1967. Some of his other hits were "I've
Been Loving You Too Long", "Respect", and "Try A Little
Tenderness."
1942 - Inez Foxx is born in Greensboro, North Carolina. She will become a
a rhythm and blues singer and will perform as part of a duuo act
with her brother , Charlie. Their biggest hit will be "Mockingbird"
in 1963. They will record together until 1967.
born.
1942 - Luther Simmons is born. He will become a rhythm and blues singer
with the group "Main Ingredient." They will be best known for their
hit, "Everybody Plays the Fool."
1945 - Dione LaRue is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She will become
a rhythm and blues singer better known as "Dee Dee Sharp." Her first
hit will be "It's Mashed Potato Time" in 1962. She will also record
"Gravy" [For My Mashed Potatoes], "Ride!", "Do the Bird", and "Slow
Twistin' "(with Chubby Checker).
1946 - Billy Preston is born in Houston, Texas. He will become a musician
songwriter and singer. His hits will include "Will It Go Round in
Circles", "Nothing from Nothing", "Outa-Space", "Get Back" (with
The Beatles), and "With You I'm Born Again"(with Syreeta). He also
will appear in film: "St. Louis Blues" and play with Little
Richard's Band.
* Today in Black History - September 10 *
1940 - Roy Ayers is born in Los Angeles, California. In high school Ayers
will form his first group, the Latin Lyrics, and in the early 60s
will begin working professionally with flautist/saxophonist Curtis
Amy. He will become a popular jazz vibraphonist and vocalist,
reaching the peak of his commercial popularity during the mid-70s
and early 80s.
* Today in Black History - September 11 *
1959 - Duke Ellington receives the NAACP's Spingarn Medal for his
outstanding musical achievements and contributions to the field of
music.
1977 - Quincy Jones wins an Emmy for outstanding achievement in musical
composition for the miniseries "Roots". It is one of nine Emmys
for the series, an unprecedented number.
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