Song of the Day January 1 2025
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Song of the Day December 31 2024
In honor of the birth of Makoto Fujimura
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makoto_Fujimura
Makoto Fujimura - “Silence and Beauty”
https://youtu.be/SIODZTB78XU?si=IdWpBWnc4E9ikIdn
#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #December31 #MakotoFujimura #Artist #BiblicalScholar #ShusakuEndo #Silence #SilenceAndBeauty #rauma #healing #Interview #2010a
Song of the Day December 30 2024
In honor of the birth of Eldrick "Tiger" Woods
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Woods
Tiger Woods - Final Round 16th hole 2005 Masters Championship, Augusta, GA
https://youtu.be/0ZcpbsoeDZ0?si=ij_SrOiiQ5gnGkut
#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #December30 #EldrickWoods #TigerWoods #MastersTournament #16thHole #Golf #Augusta #PGA #TheMasters #2000s
Song of the Day December 29 2024
In honor of the birth of Yvonne Elliman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvonne_Elliman
Yvonne Elliman - "If I Can't Have You"
https://youtu.be/syiEwpcIPWI?si=_h63lx8hYHNHOkPa
#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #December29 #YvonneElliman #IfICantHaveYou #BeeGees #SaturdayNightFever #TVPerformance #LipSynch #Disco #Pop #Music #MusicVideo #1970s
Song of the Day December 28 2024
In honor of the birth of Denzel Washington
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denzel_Washington
AND In honor of the birth of Gayle King
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gayle_King
CBS This Morning - Denzel Washington interview featuring a career retrospective and scenes from "Fences," (dated January 16 2017)
https://youtu.be/NxK05oQUB-k?si=bUhKtLiwPIyiWsf_
#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #December28 #DenzelWashington #Actor #GayleKing #Journalist #ViolaDavis #AugustWilson #Interview #TVPerformance #2010s
Song of the Day December 27 2024
In remembrance of the birth of John Amos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Amos
The Archive of American Television - John Amos On Getting Cast in "Roots" (Recorded December 2 2014)
https://youtu.be/Hpw2KA4JfLw?si=2c2rPJZJmygCMzsq
#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #December27 #JohnAmos #ArchiveOfAmericanTelevision #Emmy #Roots #AlexHaley #DavidWolper #StanMargolis #LeVarBurton #LouisGossettJr #ABC #Miniseries #USHistory #BlackHistory #TVHistory #Racism #WhiteSupremacy #Slavery #DeathsIn2024 #1970s
Song of the Day December 26 2024
In honor of the birth of Norman Towns
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Towns
Norman Towns - Stand Up from the Haha Cafe in North Hollywood, CA
https://youtu.be/1ft2VE6ec_Q?si=jScSOq7CvKrEFWs4
#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #December26 #NormanTowns #Comic #StandUp #Comedy #LivePerformance #HahaCafe #LosAngeles 2010s
Song of the Day December 25 2024
In remembrance of the birth of Rickey Henderson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickey_Henderson
Rickey Henderson steals the final base of his career (as called by Vin Scully, Dodger Stadium, August 29 2003)
https://youtu.be/7HAcJ-qQfi8?si=3VWPp4gsNMyb1dYk
#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #December25 #RickeyHenderson #StolenBaseKing #MLB #Baseball #OalkandAs #LosAngelesDodgers #HallOfFamer #GOAT #ManOfSteal #RIP #DeathsIn2024 #SportsChampion #VinScully #Dodgers #2000s
Song of the Day December 24 2024
In honor of the birth of Enrique “Ricky” Martin Morales
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Martin
Ricky Martin - “La Copa de la Vida” ("The Cup of Life") for the 1998 FIFA World Cup
https://youtu.be/8BkYKwHLXiU?si=iFravRpFcwIR9lI2
#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #December24 #EnriqueRickyMartinMorales #RickyMartin #LaCopaDeLaVida #TheCupOfLife #Music #Pop #Latin #FIFAWorldCup #Soccer #Football #WorldCupAnthem #MusicVideo #1990s
Song of the Day December 23 2024
In remembrance of the birth of Sarah Breedlove bka Madam C.J. Walker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madam_C._J._Walker
The Smithsonian Channel - Meet America's First Self-Made Millionaire Madam C.J. Walker
https://youtu.be/wEKXMHIGmrQ?si=ftUXdW1NeYejRmFH
#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #December23 #SarahBreedlove #MadamCJWalker #SelfMadeMillionaire #SmithsonianChannel #USHistory #BlackHistory #Entrepreneur #Cosmetics #Racism #1910s
Song of the Day December 22 2024
In honor of the birth of Jordin Sparks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordin_Sparks
Jordin Sparks - "One Step at a Time"
https://youtu.be/PIE5QtkxzvM?si=jONGmTyv9ZxcYEk9
#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #December22 #JordinSparks #OneStepAtATime #AmericanIdolWinner #Pop #RNB #Soul #Music #MusicVideo #2000s
Song of the Day December 21 2024
In honor of the birth of Samuel L. Jackson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_L._Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson, Frank Whaley and John Travolta - "Big Kahuna Burger" scene from "Pulp Fiction" (1994)
https://youtu.be/Mnb_3ibUp38?si=IuyW1jlNc-Fad8P2
#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #December21 #SamuelLJackson #PulpFiction #BigKahunaBurger #JohnTravolta #QuentinTarantino #FrankWhaley #MotionPicture #MovieScene #1990s
Song of the Day December 20 2024
In honor of the birth of Anita Ward
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Ward
Anita Ward - "Ring My Bell" (From "Top of the Pops" dated June 14 1979)
https://youtu.be/AvEcIeWhjyU?si=ptdADCdtrnVbP_9g
#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #December20 #AnitaWard #RingMyBell #Soul #Dance #Disco #DiscoAnthem #Music #MusicVideo #TVPerformance #TopOfThePops #BritTV #1970s
Song of the Day December 19 2024
In remembrance of the birth of Cicely Tyson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicely_Tyson
CBS Mornings - Interview with Cicely Tyson about her memoir "Just As I Am" dated January 26 2021 (two days before her death)
https://youtu.be/f6US9geaSmA?si=p_G-J_-D3APlnAJF&t=37
#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #December19 #CicelyTyson #CBSMornings #JustAsIAm #Retropsective #Memoir #BlackHistory #USHistory #Acting #Writing #2020a
Song of the Day December 18 2024
In remembrance of the birth of Raiford Chatman Davis bka Ossie Davis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossie_Davis
Ossie Davis - "Lessons Learned at the Dinner Table" (From the Archive of American Television, recorded October 26 1999)
https://youtu.be/36kifzWn0hY?si=zDEL31SuwgOttvZ0
#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #December18 #RaifordChatmanDavis #OssieDavis #Lessons #Perspective #Information #News #Family #teaching #RubyDee #BlackLife #BlackCulture #MalcolmX #MartinLutherKing #Writing #1960s #1990a
Song of the Day December 17 2024
In remembrance of the birth of Eddie Kendricks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Kendricks
Eddie Kendricks - "Keep On Truckin'"
https://youtu.be/_eIi0VoneNo?si=-Er0VKjK4AnpmeEf
#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #December17 #EddieKendricks #KeepOnTruckin #TheTemptations #Soul #RNB #Pop #Disco #Music
Song of the Day December 16 2024
In honor of the birth of Kai Cenat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kai_Cenat
Kai Cenat and Miranda Cosgrove in "KaiCarly" sponsored by McDonalds
https://youtu.be/kLhHmBlZysk?si=0Ew1zvedD3VenTzP
#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #December16 #KaiCenat #MirandaCosgrove #iCarly #KaiCarly #Nickelodeon #McDonalds #Grimace #Sprite #BigMac #ChickenBigMac #Oreo #OreoMcFlurry #RandomDancing #Karate #Pinata #Twitch #YouTube #Streaming #2020s
Song of the Day December 15 2024
In honor of the birth of Melesha O’Garro bka Lady Leshurr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Leshurr
Lady Leshurr - “Where Are You Now?”(ft. Wiley)
https://youtu.be/WLFd6xaRLN0?si=lTUNuortC1StwxF3
#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #December15 #MeleshaOGarro #LadyLeshurr #WhereAreYouNow #Wiley #Rap #HipHop #Pop #Music #MusicVideo #2010s
Song of the Day December 14 2024
In honor of the birth of Kiari Kendrell Cephus bka Offset
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offset_(rapper)
Offset - "Clout (ft. Cardi B.)"
https://youtu.be/mt2zvsvkKKo?si=_Vrt13t4yFN2vFIR
#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #December14 #KiariKendrellCephus #Offset #Clout #CardiB #Rap #HipHop #Trap #Music #MusicVideo #2010s
Song of the Day December 13 2024
In honor of the birth of Morris Day
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Day
Morris Day and the Time - "Jungle Love"
https://youtu.be/N2FPQvwhSDY?si=Z158QC5TMD0lv5rV
#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #December13 #MorrisDay #MorrisDayAndTheTime #JungleLove #PurpleRain #Prince #Funk #Soul #HipHop #Music #MusicVideo #1980s