HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAREN CLARK SHEARD Praise 104.7FM & PraiseRichmond.com salute one of Gospel music’s most beloved vocalists – the one & only Karen Clark Sheard. This legendary member of the Grammy-winning Detroit-based ensemble The Clark Sisters has thrilled and inspired a generation of singers and musicians since she was a child singing on table tops […]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JONATHAN NELSON Today, we celebrate one of contemporary gospel’s favorite new worship leaders Jonathan Nelson on his birthday. You know this Dove Award nominee for his work behind the scenes as a singer/songwriter and his runaway hit “My Name is Victory.” Wish this talented and gifted man of God a very special and […]

PRAISE 104.7 FM & PRAISERICHMOND.COM WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISH TO OUR VERY OWN SHEILAH BELLE (AKA “THE BELLE”) JOIN THE CELEBRATION ONLINE WITH US ALL DAY LONG Log in below to send a special birthday shout out to The Belle on the message board using your Twitter or Facebook profile. […]

EVERYBODY SAY HER NAME! PATTI! PATTI! TODAY IS PATTI LABELLE’S BIRTHDAY AND WE’RE TAKING TIME TO SALUTE HER FOR THE YEARS OF GREAT R&B/SOUL MUSIC THAT IS NOW APART OF OUR JAMMIN’ OLDIES CATALOG. PATTI LABELLE WE LOVE YOU! WE SALUTE YOU! WE THANK YOU FOR LEAVING AN INDELIBLE MARK ON MUSIC AND OUR LIVES […]

Today we celebrate the 45th birthday of pop superstar Janet Jackson. The youngest child of the Jackson family, she began her career with the variety television series The Jacksons in 1976 and went on to appear in other television shows throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, including Good Times and Fame. She is ranked by […]

Today is Stevie Wonder’s 61st birthday. Among Wonder’s best known works are singles such as “Superstition,” “Sir Duke,” “I Wish” and “I Just Called to Say I Love You”. Well known albums also include Talking Book, Innervisions and Songs in the Key of Life. He has recorded more than thirty U.S. top ten hits and […]

Image courtesy of Joerg Koch/Getty Images The Legendary James Brown, better known as the Godfather Of Soul, is celebrating a birthday today. The prolific singer, songwriter, dancer and bandleader is the most sampled artist in history. He was recognized for numerous titles including Soul Brother Number One, Sex Machine, Mr. Dynamite, The Hardest Working Man […]