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Earl (Speedo) Carroll, Cadillacs Singer, Dies at 75 (update)

Posted on November 27, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Earl (Speedo) Carroll, the lead singer of the 1950s doo-wop group the Cadillacs, who later found contentment, plus a measure of abiding renown, as a New York City school custodian, died on Sunday in Manhattan. He was 75. Continue reading →

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Henry “Taj Mahal” Saint Clair Fredericks, Harlem

Posted on May 17, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Henry Saint Clair Fredericks (born May 17, 1942), who uses the stage name Taj Mahal, is an American Grammy Award winning blues musician. Continue reading →

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Maria Callas Born in Harlem

Posted on February 3, 2012 by | 3 Comments

Maria Callas (Greek: Μαρία Κάλλας) (December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned opera singers of the 20th century. Continue reading →

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Canada Lee Born in Harlem (video)

Posted on January 16, 2012 by | 6 Comments

Lee was born as ‘Leonard Lionel Cornelius Canegata on March 3, 1907 in Harem, New York City. He was raised by his West Indian parents in Harlem, NY. Continue reading →

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Ralph MacDonald, the Harlem born Grammy Award winning percussionist and composer, Dies at 67

Posted on December 19, 2011 by | Leave a comment

The great percussionist and composer, Ralph MacDonald, born in Harlem in 1944 was one of the most recorded percussionists in jazz, soul and funk as well as a Grammy Award winning songwriter. He wrote with songwriters Bill Salter and William Eaton. Their composition ‘Where Is The Love’ became a multi-million seller for Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway and won two Grammy Awards… Continue reading →

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Gregory Abbott, Born In Harlem (video)

Posted on December 14, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Gregory Abbott was born April 2, 1954, Harlem, New York, (the Riverton to be exact), is an American soul musician (keyboards and drums), singer, composer and producer. Continue reading →

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Norman Percevel Rockwell, Born In Harlem

Posted on October 24, 2011 by | 1 Comment

Norman Percevel Rockwell (February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978) was a 20th-century American painter and illustrator. His works enjoy a broad popular appeal in the United States, where Rockwell is most famous for the cover illustrations of everyday life scenarios he created for The Saturday Evening Post magazine for more than four decades. Continue reading →

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