Dana Novak

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember MarthaAnn (Ladd) Branscum.

Richard Loyd Masters was born on July 10, 1931. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Richard Loyd Masters.

Juanita June (Mesplie) Brown was born on June 25, 1935 in Washington United States of America, and died at age 72 years old on November 7, 2007 in Toppenish. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Juanita June (Mesplie) Brown.

Emma (Andy) Mesplie was born in 1912 in United States of America. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Emma (Andy) Mesplie.

Charles Henry Barrett Jr. of 2271 Highland Park Ln, in Campbell, Santa Clara County, California United States was born on April 16, 1928 in Missoula, Missoula County, MT to Charles Henry 'Heinie' Barrett Sr. and Ann (Boespflug) Barrett. He was in a relationship with Maryalys Barrett, and they were together until Charles' death on April 29, 2009. Charles Barrett was buried on May 6, 2009 at Oak Hill Funeral Home & Memorial Park in San Jose.

Richard Wayne Penniman, best known as "Little Richard" was a very popular singer, songwriter and musician whose most popular work is from the mid-1950s. He's credited with being one of the founders of Rock and Roll due to his music, charisma and showmanship, and has influenced a number of singers and musicians across numerous musical genres. Richard was born in Macon Georgia to Leva Mae (Stewart) and Charles "Bud" Penniman and was the third of twelve children. It was during his childhood Richard earned his nicknamed "Lil' Richard" because of his small and skinny frame which of course would stay with him the rest of his life. His father was a church deacon, brick mason and owner of the nightclub "Tip In Inn" and his mother was a member of Macon's New Hope Baptist Church. His parents were religious and gave Richard his first introduction into live music during worship. Understanding his parent's lives likely gives us insight into how his early childhood resulted into the rock and roll star we all know. When he moved out of his family's home, Richard was taken in by a white family who owned a club in Macon where Richard began performing and honed his talent. In 1951 Richard caught his first big break where he performed on an Atlanta radio station which resulted in a record contract with RCA. In 1955 Richard began working with Specialty Records producer Arte Rupe and his career took off. One of his most famous songs, Tutti Frutti (1955) became an instance hit topping Billboard charts in the United States & United Kingdom. He enjoyed a true celebrity life - the Beatles opened for Little Richard during a tour in the UK where Richard taught Paul McCartney some of his vocalizations, he had his own television special "The Little Richard Spectacular" , was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, was a recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy and the Rhythm and Blue Foundation and received numerous other awards. Little Richard is well regarded as being one of the first crossover black artists that's talent appealed to all races. His music and concerts attracted all people despite being most popular during a time of segregation.

Adam Yates was born in 1828 in New York United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Adam Yates.

Librada (Rodrigues) Yates was born in 1840 in Mexico. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Librada (Rodrigues) Yates.

From Wikipedia: Quentin was the youngest son of President Theodore Roosevelt and First Lady Edith Roosevelt. Inspired by his father and siblings, he joined the United States Army Air Service where he became a pursuit pilot during World War I. He was killed in aerial combat over France on Bastille Day (July 14), 1918. As of 2020, he is the only child of a US President to die in combat.

Obituary from the Washington Post Roswell Newcomb Pinckney, 84, a retired State Department employe and salesman for the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, died Saturday at the Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta. He had a heart ailment. Mr. Pinckney, who lived in Fairmount Heights, was stricken while returning home from a trip to Louisiana. He was born in Albany, N.Y., and grew up in Washington, where he graduated from the old M Street High School and Howard University. He began his career at the State Department in 1917 and was a supervisor in its communications section at the time of his retirement in 1960. From 1925 until 1960, he also sold insurance for North Carolina Mutual Life. Mr. Pinckney was active in Masonic organizations. He was a member of Fairmount Lodge No. 92, the Columbine Chapter No. 46 of the Order of the Eastern Star, Fairmount Court No. 8 of the Heroines of Jericho and the Myra Amaranth Court No. 1 in Baltimore. A member of Sargent Memorial Presbyterian Church in Washington, he served as an elder and a trustee and was a former member of the choir. His wife, Edna W. Pinckney, died in 1969. Survivors include one son, Roswell H., of Washington, one sister, Mae P. McGee of Upper Marlboro; one brother, Dr. Theodore R. Pinckney of Washington, and two granddaughters.

From Wikipedia: Charles Edward Daniels was an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist known for his contributions to Southern rock, country, and bluegrass music. He was best known for his number-one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia". Daniels was active as a singer and musician since the 1950s. He was inducted into the Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame in 2002, the Grand Ole Opry in 2008, the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009, and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016.