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Ronnie Spector MP (1943 - 2022)

Father: Louis Albert Bennett Mother: Beatrice (Mobley) Bennett (worked as a waitress in 1940, according to Federal Census) Ronnie Spector (born Veronica Yvette Bennett; August 10, 1943) is a...

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11/7/2018
1/12/2022
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11/7/2018

Ronnie Spector MP (1943 - 2022)

Father: Louis Albert Bennett Mother: Beatrice (Mobley) Bennett (worked as a waitress in 1940, according to Federal Census) Ronnie Spector (born Veronica Yvette Bennett; August 10, 1943) is a...

1/12/2022

Cuba Michael Gooding, Sr. MP (1944 - 2017)

Reference: . Cuba Gooding (April 27, 1944 – April 20, 2017) was an American singer. He was the most successful lead singer of the soul group The Main Ingredient, replacing former lead singer Donald...

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4/20/2017
9/30/2020
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4/20/2017

Cuba Michael Gooding, Sr. MP (1944 - 2017)

Reference: . Cuba Gooding (April 27, 1944 – April 20, 2017) was an American singer. He was the most successful lead singer of the soul group The Main Ingredient, replacing former lead singer Donald...

9/30/2020

Sammy Strain MP

"Sammy"

Sammy Strain, who was a member of both Little Anthony and the Imperials and the O'Jays.[3] Strain is one of the few artists in music history that is a double Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, having...

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4/18/2015
4/18/2015
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4/18/2015

Sammy Strain MP

"Sammy"

Sammy Strain, who was a member of both Little Anthony and the Imperials and the O'Jays.[3] Strain is one of the few artists in music history that is a double Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, having...

4/18/2015

Lorraine Vivian Hansberry MP (1930 - 1965)

Lorraine Hansberry (May 19, 1930 – January 12, 1965) was an African American playwright and author of political speeches, letters, and essays.Her best known work, A Raisin in the Sun, was inspired by h...

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6/6/2007
6/27/2011
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6/6/2007

Lorraine Vivian Hansberry MP (1930 - 1965)

Lorraine Hansberry (May 19, 1930 – January 12, 1965) was an African American playwright and author of political speeches, letters, and essays.Her best known work, A Raisin in the Sun, was inspired by h...

6/27/2011

Bobby Sanders MP (1943 - 2007)

Bobby Sanders was born Jerome Lenoir, in St. Louis, Missouri. He left St. Louis for New York City as a boy of 11 years old. He ended up living with an aunt in Brooklyn, NY.He began his remarkable, vers...

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6/10/2011
6/10/2011
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6/10/2011

Bobby Sanders MP (1943 - 2007)

Bobby Sanders was born Jerome Lenoir, in St. Louis, Missouri. He left St. Louis for New York City as a boy of 11 years old. He ended up living with an aunt in Brooklyn, NY.He began his remarkable, vers...

6/10/2011

Marvin Gaye MP (1939 - 1984)

Marvin Gaye was an American soul singer-songwriter-producer who, to a large extent, ushered in the era of artist-controlled popular music of the 1970s. Gaye's father was a storefront preacher; his moth...

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9/21/2007
5/27/2011
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9/21/2007

Marvin Gaye MP (1939 - 1984)

Marvin Gaye was an American soul singer-songwriter-producer who, to a large extent, ushered in the era of artist-controlled popular music of the 1970s. Gaye's father was a storefront preacher; his moth...

5/27/2011

Jim McGowan is a former member of the Four Fellows vocal R&B group. He is an author specializing in the history of the Underground Railroad, etc.* The Life and Time of... * Jim McGowan Today * Jim McGo...

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5/23/2011
5/23/2011
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5/23/2011

Jim McGowan is a former member of the Four Fellows vocal R&B group. He is an author specializing in the history of the Underground Railroad, etc.* The Life and Time of... * Jim McGowan Today * Jim McGo...

5/23/2011