BLACK HISTORY MONTH:
BLACK HISTORY MONTH:
WEEK 1
w/b Monday 2nd October 2023
Earth, Wind & Fire: September
Name: Earth, Wind & Fire
Formed: 1969
Disbanded: Still active
Nationality: USA
Did you know? Earth, Wind & Fire have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
What next?
Earth, Wind & Fire - Boogie Wonderland
Earth, Wind & Fire - Shining Star
Earth, Wind & Fire - That's the Way of the World
Marvin Gaye: I Heard it through the Grapevine
Name: Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr.
Born: April 2, 1939
Died: April 1, 1984
Nationality: USA
Did you know? Gaye was encouraged to pursue a professional music career after a performance in a school play at the age of 11.
What next?
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Marvin Gaye - It Takes Two
Bill Withers - Lovely Day
Aretha Franklin: Respect
Name: Aretha Louise Franklin
Born: March 25, 1942
Died: August 16, 2018
Nationality: USA
Did you know? Aretha taught herself piano without knowing how to read music.
What next?
Aretha Franklin - Amazing Grace
Aretha Franklin - Think
Aretha Franklin - I Say a Little Prayer
Stevie Wonder: Superstition
Name: Stevland Hardaway Morris
Born: May 13, 1950
Died: ---
Nationality: USA
Did you know? Stevie Wonder is blind. He signed to his first record label aged just 11.
What next?
Stevie Wonder - You are the Sunshine of my Life
Stevie Wonder - For Once in my Life
Stevie Wonder - Faith
Diana Ross & The Supremes: Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Name: Diana Ross & The Supremes
Formed: 1959
Disbanded: 1977
Nationality: USA
Did you know? At their peak in the mid-1960s, the Supremes rivaled the Beatles in worldwide popularity.
What next?
Diana Ross & The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love
Diana Ross & The Supremes - River Deep, Mountain High
The Temptations - My Girl