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* Today in Black History - January 25 *
1938 - Jamesetta Hawkins is born in Los Angeles, California. She will
become a rhythm and blues singer known as "Etta James." She will
be described as "one of the great forces in American Music." She
will become a star scoring her first national pop hit, "Roll With
Me, Henry", at age sixteen, and be recognized as a master in the
fields of blues, R&B, jazz, and pop, crossing genres time and
again. Between 1955 and 1975, Etta will create a dozen Top-10
Rhythm & Blues hits and more than 25 chart hits. They will include
such soulful performances as "All I Could Do Was Cry" (1960), "At
Last" (1961), "Trust in Me" (1961), "Stop the Wedding" (1962),
"Tell Mama" (1967), and "Security" (1968). She will be inducted
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. She will be nominated
for six Grammy Awards and will win the award for her 1994 recording
of "Mystery Lady," saluting Billie Holiday.
* Today in Black History - January 26 *
1928 - Eartha Mae Kitt is born in North, South Carolina. She will start
her career as a professional dancer with the Katherine Dunham
Dance Troupe, which will take her to Paris, where she will tour
as a nightclub singer. She will eventually return to the United
States and roles on Broadway and in films.
1934 - The Apollo Theatre opens in New York City as a 'Negro vaudeville
theatre'. It will become the showplace for many of the great
African American entertainers, singers, groups and
instrumentalists in the country. The saying will become common
"If you made it... you played it..." at the Apollo Theatre.
1934 - Huey "Piano" Smith is born. He will become a Rhythm and Blues
pianist and will be best known for his recording of "Having a
Good Time."
1958 - Anita Baker is born in Toledo, Ohio. A singer of ballads and
jazz-inspired Rhythm and Blues, her 1986 album "Rapture" will
sell five million copies and earn her a 1987 Grammy. She will
win two more in 1989.
* Today in Black History - January 27 *
1869 - Will Marion Cook, who will become a noted composer and conductor,
is born in Washington, DC. Studying the violin at age 13, at 15
Cook will win a scholarship to study at the Berlin Conservatory.
Among other accomplishments, he will introduce syncopated
ragtime to New York City theatregoers in his operetta "Clorinda."
Duke Ellington will call him the "master of all masters of our
people."
1930 - Bobby 'Blue' Bland is born in Rosemark, Tennessee. He will
become a singer and start his career as a member of The Beale
Streeters with Johnny Ace. He will become a solo artist with
the Malaco label and record "That's the Way Love Is," "Call on
Me," "Turn on Your Love Light," and "Ain't Nothin' You Can Do."
1961 - Leontyne Price makes her debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in
New York City. She sings in the role of Leonora in "Il
Trovatore". Price is the seventh African American singer to
make a debut at the Met. Marian Anderson was the first in 1955.
1972 - Mahalia Jackson, gospel singer, joins the ancestors in Evergreen
Park, Illinois at the age of 60. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana,
she began her singing career with the Salem Baptist Choir in
Chicago, Illinois. She achieved national fame with her recording
of "Move on Up A Little Higher," which sold over a million copies.
Many considered her rich contralto voice the best in gospel
music.
1984 - Singer, Michael Jackson's hair catches on fire during the filming
of a Pepsi commercial in Los Angeles at the Shrine Auditorium.
Pyrotechnics did not operate on cue, injuring the singer. Jackson
is hospitalized for a few days and fans from around the world send
messages of concern.
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