#1 R&B Song 1971: “Mr. Big Stuff,” Jean Knight
Born: Barbara Love (the Friends of Distinction), 1941
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1948 Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5 charted with “All For the Love of Lil,” reaching #13 R&B. Jordan and his band appeared in several movies of the period, including Follow the Boys, Swing Parade of 1946, and Meet Miss Bobby Sox.
1954 The Orioles’ “In the Chapel of the Moonlight” and the Vibranaires’ rarer-than-rare “Doll Face” ($2,500) were issued.
1995 Boyz II Men and New Kids on the Block played a benefit basketball game at the Clark Athletic Center of the University of Massachusetts, Boston.
1998 Stevie Wonder performed at Kingsmead Stadium in Durban, South Africa, to celebrate nelson Mandela’s eightieth birthday. Thirteen years earlier, Stevie’s records had been banned by South African radio due to a dedication Stevie made to Mandela after receiving an Oscar.
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