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Bilal was born Bilal Sayeed Oliver in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He grew up in a religiously mixed household, his mother being Christian and his father Muslim. When he was 11 he became choir director at his mother's church, and at 14 he formed a group and performed gigs at the Blue Moon Cafe in Philadelphia. [9]
William Patton Black Jr. (September 17, 1926 – October 21, 1965) [1] was an American musician and bandleader who is noted as one of the pioneers of rock and roll. He played in Elvis Presley 's early trio, The Blue Moon Boys .
Bill Brandt (born Hermann Wilhelm Brandt; 2 May 1904 – 20 December 1983) [1]: 14 was a British photographer and photojournalist.Born in Germany, Brandt moved to England, where he became known for his images of British society for such magazines as Lilliput and Picture Post; later he made distorted nudes, portraits of famous artists and landscapes.
Akbar's mother later converted to Islam before marrying William M. Bilal, also a Muslim convert. [3] She took the name Quran Bilal. She changed her son's name to Hasan Karim Akbar, to reflect his father's surname and their religion. [4] He was raised from a young age as a Muslim. [5] In 1988, Akbar was admitted to the University of California ...
William's 'sorrow over pal's death' and 'bleak midwinter' January 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM A number of Sunday's newspapers lead with tributes to Ed Pettifer, 31, who was killed in the New Orleans attack.
Love for Sale is the unreleased second album by the American singer-songwriter Bilal.It was recorded from 2001 to 2003 at Electric Lady Studios in New York during the height of the Soulquarians era, a period in the studio's history marked by the frequent and innovative recording activity of that musical collective, in which Bilal was a member.
Maj. Gen. William Mullen, 59, was found dead at Twentynine Palms military base Saturday. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is investigating.
College track and field star William DeHart Hubbard took a dramatic leap forward at the 1924 Paris Olympics for Black people back home in the segregated U.S. Black American athlete who won gold ...