Shirley Goodman and Leonard Lee met in high school in New Orleans, where they were both born in June 1936....

Irving Lee Dorsey was born in 1924 in New Orleans. He moved to Portland, Oregon, at the age of ten,...

Chris Kenner was born in Kenner, Louisiana, not far from New Orleans, in 1929. He later moved to the city...

Irma Thomas has been a mainstay of the New Orleans sound since the age of 18 when her first single, "Don't Mess...

Leonard Caston Jr. was born in Chicago in 1943. His father, Leonard Senior, was a Blues musician from Mississippi who...

Etta James started her career at Modern Records in Los Angeles in 1955. The company released nine singles by James...

Minnie Riperton was born in 1947 and grew up in the Bronzeville area on Chicago’s South Side, the youngest of...

Joe Hunter was the leader of the session band from 1959 until 1962, when Earl Van Dyke was recruited to...

David Briggs David Briggs was born in 1943 in Killen, Alabama. He played keyboards on his first recording session at...

Mary Wells was born in Detroit in 1943. She had a difficult childhood; she lived with her mother and two...