The Stylistics’ Russell Thompkins Jr. was born on this date in 1951. Lotsa songs from that classic group are on today’s playlist.
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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 12-5-22
Today’s playlist celebrates the December 5 birthdays of Little Richard, J.J. Cale, Goo Goo Dolls’ Johnny Rzeznik, Andy Kim, Keri Hilson, Michel’le, and Pamela Blair; and the December 6 birthdays of R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, Dave Brubeck, Ride’s Mike Gardener, Everything But The Girl’s Ben Watt, The Dave Clark Five’s Mike Smith, The Tymes’ George Williams, Willie Hutch, and Jonathan King.
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A Soulful Christmas Playlist
TRIVIA QUESTION: Who was the first woman to hit the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 with a song she wrote herself?
ANSWER: Carla Thomas. She was 16 years old when she wrote “Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes),” which hit #10 in 1961. Today she turns 72.
In 1963, Thomas incorporated the title of her first hit into a seasonal offering, “Gee Whiz, It’s Christmas.”
“Gee Whiz, It’s Christmas” inspires today’s playlist – fifty great soul and r&b Christmas jams, with some fun extra treats thrown in.
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