The O’Jays
Rivaled only by the Spinners as soul’s greatest vocal group of the ’70s, the O’Jays are one of Philadelphia soul’s most popular and long-lived outfits....
Author : joe bodego
Mary Wells
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The first star to bring consistent sales and recognition to Detroit’s Motown label in the 1960s, Mary Wells was also the first of many Motown...
Tammi Terrell
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Terrell was born Thomasina Montgomery, the first daughter of Jennie, a former actress, and Thomas, a barbershop owner, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 29, 1945....
Andy Kirk
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A Big Band Leader of the Swing Era Andy Kirk may not have been a prominent soloist, arranger, or commanding personality in the jazz world,...
Barry White
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Born in Galveston, Texas, Barry White grew up singing gospel songs with his mother and taught himself to play piano. He made his first record...
Joe Tex
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Joe Tex was an American rhythm and blues singer who was popular in the 1960s and 1970s. He is most famous for his hits “Hold...
Bo Jackson
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Bo Jackson was born November 30, 1962, in Bessemer, Alabama. He was born Vincent Edward Jackson, the eighth child of Florence Jackson Bond’s ten children....
Marcus Allen
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Marcus Allen was born on March 26, 1960, to Harold and Gwen Allen in San Diego, CA. As a child, he was interested in many...
Michael Lockett Garrett
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Michael Lockett Garrett, born April 12, 1944, is a former American football player who won the Heisman Trophy in 1965 as a halfback for the...
The National Football League (NFL)
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The National Football League (NFL) is the professional football league in the United States, consisting of 32 teams. The NFL was founded as the American...