Name pronounced "Loo-ee Pree-ma." Song That Old Black Magic. Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1993. Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 1615 Vine Street for contributions to the recording industry; ceremony: 25 July 2010.
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Mahalia Jackson

singer, R&B, activist, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Mahala Jackson

Nickname(s):

Halie
The Queen of Gospel

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Male

Birth Date:

October 26, 1911

Death Date:

January 27, 1972

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Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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Gospel singer, also active in the civil rights movement. Louisiana Music Hall of Fame 2008. Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame 1995. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1997. GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame 1978.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6840 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry; ceremony: 1 September 1988.
See the page at Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.

Mickey Gilley

musician, singer, country, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Mickey Leroy Gilley

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

March 9, 1936

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Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Natchez, Mississippi, USA

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cousin of

Jerry Lee Lewis

cousin of

Jimmy Swaggart

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Honky-tonk piano. Songs Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time, Stand by Me. First cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Swaggart. The scene for movie Urban Cowboy is his famous bar "Gilley's Club" in Pasadena, Texas. Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame. Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 2011. Delta Music Museum Hall of Fame 2002. Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6930 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry; ceremony: 18 October 1984.
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Percy Sledge

singer, R&B, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Percy Tyrone Sledge

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

November 25, 1940

Death Date:

April 14, 2015

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Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Leighton, Alabama, USA

Brief Facts:

Song When a Man Loves a Woman. Carolina Beach Music Hall of Fame 2004. Alabama Music Hall of Fame 1993. Delta Music Museum Hall of Fame. Louisiana Music Hall of Fame 2007. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2005.

Pete Fountain

musician, jazz, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Pierre Dewey LaFontaine Jr

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

July 3, 1930

Death Date:

August 6, 2016

Age at Death:

86, 34 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Brief Facts:

Clarinetist. Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1997. Delta Music Museum Hall of Fame 2008. Louisiana Music Hall of Fame 2007.

Randy Newman

composer, singer, musician, conductor, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Randall Stuart Newman

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

November 26, 1943

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Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Relationships:

nephew of

Alfred Newman

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Brief Facts:

Songs Short People, When She Loved Me, We Belong Together, My Little Buttercup, I Love L.A.. Composed music for movies Maverick, Meet the Parents, Toy Story, The Natural. Songwriters Hall of Fame 2002. Louisiana Music Hall of Fame 2011. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2013. Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame 2002.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6667 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry; ceremony: 2 June 2010.
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Robert Parker

writer, educator, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Robert Brown Parker

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

September 17, 1932

Death Date:

January 18, 2010

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Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Brief Facts:

The Spenser mysteries, basis for the TV series Spenser: For Hire. Also a series of Jesse Stone novels. Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.

Slim Harpo

musician, blues, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

James Moore

Nickname(s):

slim
Harmonica Slim

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

January 11, 1924

Death Date:

January 31, 1970

Age at Death:

46, 20 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Brief Facts:

Blues harmonica player. Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.

Tim McGraw

singer, country, actor, politician, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Tim Smith

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

May 1, 1967

Age today:

52, 24 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Relationships:

husband of

Faith Hill

Older than Faith Hill by less than 1 year.

son of

Tug McGraw

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Ancestors:

Tug McGraw

Brief Facts:

Raised as Tim Smith - learned at age 11 about his real father. Considering politics in the future. Songs Indian Outlaw, Where the Green Grass Grows, Red Ragtop, Live Like You Were Dying. Movies Tomorrowland, Friday Night Lights. Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6901 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry; ceremony: 17 October 2006.
See the page at Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.

Webb Pierce

singer, country, radio, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Webb Michael Pierce

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

August 8, 1921

Death Date:

February 24, 1991

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Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

West Monroe, Louisiana, USA

Brief Facts:

Songs Why Baby Why, Slowly, In the Jailhouse Now, Wondering. 13 No. 1 singles in his career. Country Music Hall of Fame 2001. Louisiana Music Hall of Fame 2008. Grand Ole Opry.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 1600 Vine Street for contributions to the recording industry.
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