Profile: Spanish cellist and conductor (born December 29, 1876 - Vendrell, Catalonia, Spain - died October 22, 1973 - San Juan, Puerto Rico).
Casals is perhaps best remembered for his recordings of the Bach Cello Suites he made from 1936 to 1939.
Profile: Singer and songwriter, born 8 May 1951 in Denver, Colorado. Father of Philip Doron Bailey. Married to Valerie Davis.
One of the leaders of Earth, Wind & Fire since 1971. Also active as a solo artist since 1982, recording gospel and R&B as well as pop hits like 1984's "Easy Lover", a duet with Phil Collins.
Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010
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Side Note: His "I Go Crazy" came out same year as the Prince hit "Let's Go Crazy".
Current line-up: Nile Rodgers (guitar, vocals), Jerry Barnes (bass, vocals), Ralph Rolle (drums, vocals), Kimberly Davis (lead vocals), Folami (lead vocals), Richard Hilton (keyboards), Russell Graham (keyboards), Bill Holloman (horns), Curt Ramm (horns).
After his musical career peaked, Medeiros taught and was vice-principal at the Maryknoll School, a parochial school in Honolulu, Hawaii, and as a professor at Chaminade University, a private Marianist university that shares its grounds with Saint Louis School. In 2015, Medeiros became the Head of School/Principal of Saint Louis School in Honolulu, and in 2017 its president/CEO.
Courtney had a minor impact on the soul music scene in the 60s with a series of dance hits that could be considered a proto-funk style. He made his first record for Imperial Records in 1962, but much of his work over the next few years was behind the scenes, writing with producer Dennis Lambert; he wrote songs for artists such as Mary Wells and Chubby Checker credited with his birth name Louis Pegues. In 1966, Courtney signed with Riverside Records and began recording a series of dance hits that made him a national star, notably ‘Skate Now’ (number 13 R&B, number 70 pop) from 1967, and ‘Do The Thing’ (number 17 R&B, number 80 pop). He went to Buddah Records in 1968 and recorded ‘Tryin’ To Find My Woman’, which did not chart at the time of its release but later became a cult favourite among UK northern soul fans. Courtney spent a period as lead vocalist with the Packers (who recorded ‘Go Ahead’). In 1973, he began working with producer Jerry Ragovoy, and had a hit single with ‘What Do You Want Me To Do’ (number 48 R&B) on Epic. A second single on the label, ‘I Don’t Need Nobody Else’ (number 67 R&B) from 1974, was Lou Courtney’s last chart record. His new band Buffalo Smoke released an album on RCA Records in 1976, but their proto-disco style failed to make a commercial impact. I supposed rollerskating indoor rinks were just getting made at this time.
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