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09/01/2026

Today is the Birthday of Conway Twitty (Harold Lloyd Jenkins) (September 1, 1933-June 5, 1993) – Arkansas Country superstar who also had success in rock and roll, R&B and pop genres. From 1971 to 1976, he received a string of Country Music Association awards for duets with Loretta Lynn. He had his own local radio show every Saturday morning. He played baseball, his second passion. He received an offer to play with the Philadelphia Phillies after high school but was drafted into the United States Army. He served in the Far East and organized a group called the Cimmerons to entertain his fellow soldiers. A neighbor suggested that he could make it in the music industry. After hearing Elvis Presley's song "Mystery Train," he began writing rock and roll material. He worked with Sam Phillips at the Sun Studios in Memphis to get the "right" sound. In 1957, Jenkins decided that his real name was not memorable enough and wanted a better name. He was looking at a road map when he spotted Conway, Arkansas and Twitty, Texas. Thus, the name Conway Twitty. He recorded 55 singles that reached #1 including "I Can't Stop Loving You" and "Hello Darlin'." He was inducted into the Country Music and Rockabilly Hall of Fame. He died in 1993 from complications from surgery at 60.

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09/01/2026

Happy Birthday to Barry Gibb – British American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer - rose to worldwide fame as a co-founder of the Bee Gees, one of the most commercially successful groups in the history of popular music. As a songwriter, he shares with John Lennon and Paul McCartney the record for consecutive Billboard Hot 100 , each having six. In total, Gibb has written or co-written 16 Billboard Hot 100 1s. Guinness World Records lists Gibb as the second most successful songwriter in history behind Paul McCartney. Over a career that has spanned more than 60 years, he has had many huge hits and great songs. With his younger brothers, twins Robin and Maurice Gibb, he formed a songwriting partnership beginning in 1955. They formed the disco and psychedelic rock band the Bee Gees, the group that sang "Stayin' Alive" and "How Deep is Your Love." He assembled the Bee Gees in Australia. In 1997, as a member of the Bee Gees, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. He is a fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. In 2007, Q magazine ranked him number 38 on its list of the "100 Greatest Singers." He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2002 New Year Honours for services to music and entertainment and a Knight Bachelor in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to music and charity.

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09/01/2026

Happy Birthday to Babydaddy (Scott Hoffman) – Texas singer, musician, composer, lyricist – Multi-instrumentalist, Ivor Novello Award-winning musician, backing vocalist and composer for the glam rock band, Scissor Sisters. He studied writing and music production at Columbia University and worked in the field of dance music. He graduated from Columbia in 1999 and met his future bandmate, Jake Shears. At Columbia, Hoffman and Shears formed a duo and took stage names to become the first two members of Scissor Sisters in 2001. At the time, the band was just a combination of Babydaddy's music and Shears' vocal and visual performances. The band logo was designed by Babydaddy. The band has grown and recruited other members, in the process expanding its original musical style to cover the rock, disco and dance music genres. Babydaddy plays a number of instruments including keyboards, guitar, bass and banjo. He and Shears are the main lyricists for the band. The two also wrote the hit single "I Believe in You" for Kylie Minogue as well as the title track from her documentary “White Diamond.” Babydaddy has also co-produced with other artists including Tiga and Xavier and has produced remixes (alongside Jake Shears under the Scissor Sisters moniker) for Pet Shop Boys, The Ones and Blondie. In 2010, Babydaddy remixed disco icon Amanda Lear's single "I'm Coming Up." In 2016, he produced and co-wrote alongside Dev Hynes and Nicola Roberts “Ghetto Boy” for Tinashe's second studio album “Nightride.” His brother Ben hosted the eponymous Ben Show on Comedy Central.

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09/01/2026

Birthday wishes to Joe Trohman – Ohio singer, songwriter, guitarist, record producer – best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the American rock band, Fall Out Boy, which began as Trohman and Pete Wentz's side project from the hardcore punk scene they were involved with. The band has scored four #1 albums on the US Billboard 200 as well as numerous platinum and multi-platinum singles in the US and abroad. Trohman has also worked with The Damned Things, a heavy metal supergroup. He persuaded Peter Wentz to start a Green Day-inspired music group with him. His first band was called Arma Angelus. He grew up in a Jewish household and considers himself culturally Jewish. His family moved from rural Ohio to Chicago when he was in middle school. He grew up together with bandmate and singer Peter Wentz. When The Damned Things went on hiatus, Trohman and Josh Newton formed, With Knives, and the duo released their debut EP “Schadenfreude” in 2012 with Trohman on lead vocals and guitar. It was released through Son Of Man, the label he co-owns with Newton. With Knives played a few dates in the US before becoming quiet and announced the project was on a break. In 2013, Fall Out Boy announced a comeback with a new album, tour and single. In 2018, Fall Out Boy headlined Wrigley Field in the band's hometown of Chicago marking a milestone in their career as their first headline show at a stadium. Trohman collects guitars and has his own Signature guitar made by Squier Guitars by Fender, the Joe Trohman Telecaster.

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09/01/2026

Happy Birthday to Ricky Horror (Ricky Olsen) – Seattle guitarist, bassist, singer, author – gained fame as the rhythm guitarist for the metal band, Motionless in White, in 2009 becoming the band's permanent bassist after Frank Polumbo left the group. His tattoos, piercings, and eyeliner coupled with the haunting music style he cultivated made him a perfect fit for this hardcore metal band. In 2011, he transitioned from bass to rhythm guitar for the band once T.J. Bell left the group in 2011. The band released its debut album “Creatures” in 2010. Since this first album, they’ve made a huge impact in the music scene and captured the attention of metal fans. He grew up in Washington state. He quit drinking after attempting to commit su***de on his sister's seventeenth birthday. He has not married. In addition to music, he started the artisan company, Scentiques Candle, along with his girlfriend Jaime Levitski. The company has candle-based stores that operate in Pennsylvania and ships internationally. He is active on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Goodreads. His Instagram feed is dotted with beautiful photographs that he clicks every day and has over 184k followers.

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09/01/2026

A Happy Birthday to Archie Bell – Texas singer – former lead singer of the Houston vocal group, Archie Bell & the Drells – began his career singing in Houston night clubs at age 10 and credits seeing the performances of Jackie Wilson and Sam Cooke as influencing him to become a singer. He formed the Drells in 1956 while in junior high school. He gained fame around the world for his hit with the Drells "Tighten Up." He pursued a solo career when the Drells broke up in 1980. He released one solo album “I Never Had It So Good” (1981) on Beckett Records and continued to perform with The Drells off and on for the next 20 years. His repertoire includes blues and he has recorded a blues album. He has also recorded some country music having professed a love for that genre. Tommy Allsup, country producer and former member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, recruited Bell to sing "Warm Red Wine" which appeared on an album with songs from Glen Campbell, Tanya Tucker and Roy Clark. He is the brother of USC and NFL player Ricky Bell, former world Karate champion and singer, Jerry Bell. He also is related to the record producer, Thom Bell.

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09/01/2026

Happy Birthday to Claudette Rogers Robinson – New Orleans soul singer, songwriter - member of the vocal group, The Miracles 1957 to 1972 - began her music career with The Miracles at the age of 15. Her brother Emerson "Sonny" Rogers was a founding member of the group which, before 1957, was named The Matadors. She replaced her brother in the group after he was drafted into the U.S. Army. The song "My Girl" was written about her and was sung by The Temptations. She married Smokey Robinson in 1959. They had plans to raise a family, but the rough music touring life caused Claudette to have seven miscarriages. In 2012, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the rest of the original Miracles including her cousin Bobby Rogers, Pete Moore, Ronald White and Marv Tarplin. She was inducted alongside her former husband, Miracles’ lead singer Smokey Robinson. The group worldwide has sold over 60 million records. The original members of The Miracles were honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2009. Berry Gordy's Motown Record Corporation's signature act, their first Group and their first million selling act was the Miracles. “Without the Miracles, there would be no Motown,” quoted Berry Gordy.

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09/01/2026

Birthday wishes to Gloria Estefan – Legendary Cuban-born Latin pop singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman – a contralto, she started her career as lead singer in the group, Miami Latin Boys which later became the Miami Sound Machine. She had worldwide success with "Conga" in 1985. The song became her signature song and led to the Miami Sound Machine winning the grand prix in the 15th annual Tokyo Music Festival in 1986. In 1988, she and the band got their first #1 hit with the song "Anything for You." She was in a severe accident in 1981 on her tour bus. She made a comeback in 1991 with a new world tour and album “Into the Light.” Her 1993 Spanish-language album ”Mi Tierra won the first of her three Grammy Awards for Best Tropical Latin Album. It was the first number-one album on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart when it was released. It was also the first Diamond album in Spain. Her songs "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You," "1-2-3," "Don't Wanna Lose You," "Get On Your Feet," "Here We Are," "Coming Out of the Dark," "Bad Boy," "Oye!," "Party Time" and a remake of "Turn the Beat Around" became international chart-topping hits. Her record sales are estimated more than 120 million worldwide. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Las Vegas Walk of Fame. In 2015, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her contributions to American music and received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2017 for her contributions to American Culture Life. She also won an MTV Video Music Award, was honored with the American Music Award for Lifetime Achievement and named BMI Songwriter of the Year. She was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. She has received multiple Billboard Awards. She is also on the Top 100 Greatest Artists of All Time lists of VH1 and Billboard. She worked with the Miami International Airport Customs Department while in university and was approached by the CIA because of her prowess with language. She has won seven Grammy Awards.

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09/01/2026

MUSICIAN’S QUOTE OF THE DAY

I'm never gonna quit, cause quitting' just ain't my schtick.
Barry White

08/31/2026

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