Actress and sex symbol Pam Grier turns 74 today
Actress and sex symbol Pam Grier turns 74 today. She was born Pamela Suzette Grier in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on May 26, 1949.
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Legendary performer Nina Simone was born on this day in 1933
The Amazing Nina Simone was born on February 21, 1933, in Tryon, North Carolina. Simone released a bevy of albums like “The Amazing Nina Simone” (1959), “Nina Simone Sings Ellington!” (1962), “Wild Is the Wind” (1966) and “Silk and Soul” (1967).
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Grammy-winning singer Roberta Flack turns 86 today
Roberta Flack was born on February 10, 1937, in Black Mountain, North Carolina. She is known for her #1 singles “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”, “Killing Me Softly with His Song” and “Feel Like Makin’ Love”, and for “Where Is the Love” and “The Closer I Get to You”, two of her many duets with Donny Hathaway.
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Harry Anderson, ‘Night Court’ Star, Dies at 65
Police confirm Actor Harry Anderson was found dead in his Asheville North Carolina home on Monday morning April 16.
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