Director: Ellen Weissbrod

Writer: Ellen Weissbrod

Keywords: Music Documentary, Biography

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
George Benson	Jazz Musician	22-Mar-1943		Prominent jazz guitarist and vocalist
Big Daddy Kane	Musician	10-Sep-1968		King Asiatic Nobody's Equal
Richard Brooks	Film Director	18-May-1912	11-Mar-1992	In Cold Blood
Tevin Campbell	Singer	12-Nov-1976		Always In My Heart
Ray Charles	Musician	23-Sep-1930	10-Jun-2004	Georgia On My Mind
Miles Davis	Jazz Musician	26-May-1926	28-Sep-1991	Jazz trumpeter, Kind of Blue
El DeBarge	Singer	4-Jun-1961		Lead singer of DeBarge
Kool Moe Dee	Rapper	8-Aug-1963		Rap artist
Sheila E	Drummer	12-Dec-1957		Child prodigy Latin percussionist
Billy Eckstine	Singer	8-Jul-1914	8-Mar-1993	First African-American singing idol
Ahmet Ertegün	Business	21-Jul-1923	14-Dec-2006	Atlantic Records co-founder
Ella Fitzgerald	Singer	25-Apr-1917	15-Jun-1996	The First Lady of Jazz
Flavor Flav	Rapper	16-Mar-1959		Public Enemy
Aretha Franklin	Singer	25-Mar-1942	16-Aug-2018	R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Dizzy Gillespie	Jazz Musician	21-Oct-1917	7-Jan-1993	Be-bop jazz trumpeter
Lesley Gore	Singer	2-May-1946	16-Feb-2015	It's My Party
Alex Haley	Novelist	11-Aug-1921	10-Feb-1992	Roots
Lionel Hampton	Jazz Musician	20-Apr-1908	31-Aug-2002	Jazz vibrophonist and bandleader
Herbie Hancock	Jazz Musician	12-Apr-1940		Innovative jazz/fusion composer and pianist
Ice-T	Rapper	16-Feb-1958		Pimp, Cop Killer
Jesse Jackson	Activist	8-Oct-1941		Rainbow Coalition
Michael Jackson	Singer	29-Aug-1958	25-Jun-2009	King of Pop
Quincy Jones	Music Producer	14-Mar-1933		Musician, Composer, Producer
Rashida Jones	Actor	25-Feb-1976		Ann Perkins on Parks and Recreation
Sidney Lumet	Film Director	25-Jun-1924	9-Apr-2011	Dog Day Afternoon
Bobby McFerrin	Singer/Songwriter	11-Mar-1950		Don't Worry, Be Happy
Frank Sinatra	Singer	12-Dec-1915	14-May-1998	It's Frank's world, we just live in it
Steven Spielberg	Film Director	18-Dec-1946		E.T.
Barbra Streisand	Singer	24-Apr-1942		You Don't Bring Me Flowers
Al B. Sure	Singer/Songwriter	4-Jun-1969		In Effect Mode
Sarah Vaughan	Singer	28-Mar-1924	3-Apr-1990	The Divine One
Oprah Winfrey	Talk Show Host	29-Jan-1954		The Oprah Winfrey Show

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