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1997 Jermaine Stewart, singer, soul, pop, funk-rock genres, known for Billboard hit 'The Word is Out', dies liver cancer in Homewood, Illinois, at age 39
1997 11th Soul Train Music Awards 1996 10th Soul Train Music Awards: Patti Labelle, Boyz II Men 1995 R B Hudmon, R&B/Soul Singer, dies at 41 1995 Paul Foster, singer, Soul Stirrers gospel group member, dies at 75 1995 Phyllis Hyman, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies, dies from suicide at 45 1995 Lovelace Watkins, born in New Jersey, nicknamed, 'The Black Sinatra', singer, considered the greatest male soul singer of his time, dies of leukemia at 57 1995 9th Soul Train Music Awards: Boyz II Men, Anita Baker win 1994 Gerald Bledsoe, DJ (Soul Alive, WWRL), dies of heart attack at 51 1994 Major Lance, soul singer, dies at 55 1994 8th Soul Train Music Awards: Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston win 1993 Marv Johnson, U.S. soul singer (You Got What it Takes), dies at 54 1993 7th Soul Train Music Awards 1992 Mary Wells, U.S. soul singer (My Guy), dies at 49 1992 6th Soul Train Music Awards: Natalie Cole and Color Me Badd win 1992 Johnny [Jan] Meijer, Dutch king of accordians (Body and Soul), dies 1991 5th Soul Train Music Awards 1990 4th Soul Train Music Awards: Soul II Soul, Janet Jackson 1989 3rd Soul Train Music Awards: Anita Baker 1988 Adela Rogers St. John, journalist (Free Soul, Honeycomb), dies at 94 1988 2nd Soul Train Music Awards 1987 1st Soul Train Music Awards: Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross 1984 Philippe Wynne, U.S. soul singer (I'll Be Around), dies at 43 1979 Julia A Perry, U.S. composer and conductor (Soul Symphony), dies at 55 1975 Shannon Kavanaugh, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rocker, Ivory Soul 1971 Mary J. Blige, born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, also known as Brook-Lynn, singer, songwriter, record producer, rhythm and blues, soul, hip hop genres, 26-time Grammy Award nominee, has sold over 48 million albums worldwide 1970 Nia Long, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Guiding Light, Made in America, Soul Food 1969 Shorty Long, soul singer/pianist (Here Comes the Judge), dies at 29 1968 Trugoy, rocker, De La Soul 1966 C Thomas Howell, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Red Dawn, Tank, Soul Man 1966 Beatles' "Rubber Soul," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 6 weeks 1964 Dave Pirner, rocker, Soul Asylum 1963 Carol Decker, rocker, T'Pau-Heart and Soul 1963 "If You Wanna Be Happy" by Jimmy Soul hits #1 1963 Jazzie B, Beresford Romeo, English rapper, Soul II Soul-Feel Free 1963 Caron Wheeler, English singer, Soul II Soul-Keep on Movin' 1961 Matt Johnson, rocker, The The-Infected Soul Mining 1961 Julia Louis-Dreyfus, born in New York City, comedienne, SNL, Seinfeld, Soul Man, Troll 1959 Jermaine Stewart, born in Columbus, Ohio, singer, soul, pop, funk-rock genres, known for Billboard hit 'The Word is Out' 1959 Ronnie Rogers, guitarist, T'Pau-Heart and Soul 1953 Betty Wright, born in Miami, Florida, singer, rhythm and blues, soul music, influenced the world of hip hop, sang with Alice Cooper, Gloria Estefan, song Shoorah! Shoorah!, used in movie Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1952 Maxine Nightingale, English soul singer 1951 Jayne Kennedy, Washington D.C., sportscaster, CBS, actress, Body and Soul 1951 Carmen R "Tata" Vega, U.S. soul singer, Color Purple soundtrack 1951 Jeff Altman, comedian/actor, Nurses, Pink Lady, Soul Man 1951 Russell Thompkins, Jr., U.S. soul singer, Stylistics-Sing Baby Sing 1950 Thomas McClary, U.S. soul guitarist, Commodores-Still 1950 Phyllis Hyman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies 1950 Rochelle Fleming, U.S. soul vocalist, First Choice, Smarty Pants 1949 Anita Louis, U.S. singer, Soul Children, I'll Be the Other Woman 1949 William King, Alabama, soul trumpeteer, Commodores-Easy 1948 Merry Clayton, born in Gert Town, New Orleans, singer, actress, sang gospel and soul music, famous for singing with The Rolling Stones' song 'Gimme Shelter' with Mick Jagger 1948 Patti Austin, soul singer and actress, Real Me 1948 James Wise, U.S. soul singer, Archie Bell and the Drells 1946 John "Blackfoot" Colbert, U.S. singer, Soul Children, Taxi 1946 Eddie Holman, born in Norfolk, Virginia, recording artist, rhythm and blues, gospel, pop, soul genres, known for hit 'Hey There Lonely Girl' 1946 Arthur Conley, U.S. soul singer, Sweet Soul Music 1945 Randy Cain, U.S. soul singer, 4 Gents/Delfonics 1944 Barbara Parritt, U.S. soul singer, Toys-Lover's Concerto 1944 Van McCoy, U.S. soul singer and songwriter, Hey Mr. DJ, Hustle 1943 David Soul, Solberg, Chicago, actor, Starsky and Hutch 1942 Barbara Lynn, born in Beaumont, Texas, American guitarist, singer, rhythm and blues, toured with soul music greats like Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, recorded the song Oh Baby (We've Got A Good Thing Goin') with The Rolling Stones 1941 David Porter, U.S. songwriter, Soul Man 1941 Don Cornelius, TV show host, Soul Train 1940 Clem Curtis, born in Trinidad, singer, lead vocalist for The Foundations, a British soul group, including hits, 'Baby Now That I've Found You', 'Back On My Feet Again', 'Any Old Time' 1940 Percy Sledge, soul singer, When A Man Loves A Woman 1940 Chris Farlowe, born in North London, England, John Henry Deighton, rocker, singer, soul, rhythm and blues, jazz rock, signed with Columbia and Immediate, once used pseudonym 'Little Joe Cook' 1940 Shorty Long, soul singer/pianist, Here Comes the Judge 1939 Norman West, U.S. singer, Soul Children, Hearsay, Give 'em Love 1939 Charlie Foxx, U.S. songwriter/soul singer, Mockingbird 1939 O. V. Wright, born in Leno, Tennessee, singer, sang gospel, considered southern soul artist, first pop recording, 'That's How Strong My Love Is' 1939 Edward Patten, U.S. soul singer, Gladys Knight and the Pips 1938 Philippe Wynne, U.S. soul singer, Detroit Spinners, Ghetto Child 1938 Lovelace Watkins, born in New Jersey, nicknamed, 'The Black Sinatra', singer, considered the greatest male soul singer of his time 1938 Bobby Hendricks, U.S. soul vocalist, Itchy Twitchy Feeling 1937 Doris Troy, Payne, U.S. soul singer and songwriter, Just One Kiss 1936 Charles Pope, U.S. soul singer, Tams-Hey Girl Don't Bother Me 1935 J. J. Malone, U.S. soul singer, It's a shame 1935 David John Lodge, English writer, Soul and Bodies 1935 Sam Cooke, born in Chicago, Illinois, soul singer, Sam and Dave-You Send Me 1934 King Curtis, Curtis Ousley, U.S. vocalist, Memphis Soul Stew 1931 Brook Benton, soul vocalist, Rainy Night in Georgia 1931 Arkansas legislature passes motion to pray for soul of H L Mencken after he calls state "apex of moronia" 1931 James Earl Jones, Mississippi, actor, Darth Vader, Exorcist II, Soul Man 1930 Robert Parker, U.S. saxophonist/soul singer, Barefootin' 1928 James Brown, born in Barnwell, South Carolina, soul singer, 'Hot Pants', 'Living in America' 1925 Roy James Brown, New Orleans, boxer/soul singer, Good Rockin' Tonight 1920 Paul Foster, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, singer, Soul Stirrers gospel group member, sang with Robert Harris, Sam Cooke, Rising Stars, Golden Echoes, memorable recording 'Be With Me Jesus' 1919 Merce Cunningham, choreographer, Acrobat in Every Soul is a Circus 1908 John Waldo Green, New York City, composer, Body and Soul, Guy Lombardo's arranger 1904 Lafcadio Hearn, author (Soul of the Great Ball), dies at 54 1895 Cullen Landis, born in Nashville, Tennessee, actor, Soul of the Beast 1892 Cyril Ring, Massachusetts, actor, Body and Soul 1880 John Goss, composer, organist, wrote hymn 'Praise my Soul, the King of Heaven', dies at 79 1878 Lionel Barrymore, Blythe, Philadelphia, actor, Free Soul, Dr. Kildare 1800 John Goss, born in Fareham, England, composer, organist, wrote hymn 'Praise my Soul, the King of Heaven' |
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