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Singers from Oakland, California (40 P) Pages in category "Musicians from Oakland, California" The following 122 pages are in this category, out of 122 total.
Pages in category "Singers from Oakland, California" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Day on the Green was a recurring concert in Oakland, California, presented by promoter Bill Graham and his company Bill Graham Presents. Held at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, these events began in 1973 and continued into the early 1990s.
Jack London – writer, raised in Oakland, namesake of Jack London Square [183] Anthony Marra – writer [184] Rod McKuen – poet, composer, singer [185] Joaquin Miller – poet, lived in Oakland 1886–1913 [186] Jessica Mitford – author [187] Leila Mottley – author and poet [188] Jess Mowry – writer [189]
Tower of Power performing in 2014. Tower of Power (TOP) is an American rhythm and blues band from Oakland, California.Formed in August 1968, the group is centred on a horn section which originally featured tenor saxophonists Emilio "Mimi" Castillo and Steven "Skip" Mesquite, baritone saxophonist Stephen "Doc" Kupka, and trumpeters Greg Adams, David Padron, Mic Gillette and Ken Balzell.
The 7th of 8 children born to the late Dan Lee and Mamie Vivian Hawkins, Walter Lee Hawkins was born on May 18, 1949, in Oakland, California. Hawkins was the brother of Edwin Hawkins (d. 2018), Marava Ladale Hawkins (d. 1988), Carol Lee Hawkins (d. 2020), Feddie Joyce Hawkins, Jervis Ersell Hawkins (d. 1952), Daniel Lee Hawkins (Marcia) and Lynette Gail Hawkins-Stephens (Reginald).
Hawkins was born in Oakland, California, on August 19, 1943. [1] At the age of seven, he was already the keyboardist for the family's gospel music band. Together with Betty Watson in May 1967, he founded the Northern California State Youth Choir of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC), which included almost fifty members. [2]
The Natural Four was an American R&B group from Oakland, California that played from 1967 to 1976. History ... "It's the Music" - 82 References