February 7:  What’s better than a singing football player?  Four singing football players!  “Since You’ve Been Gone” by the Fearsome Foursome.  (This brings me to my favorite Rosey Grier song: “It’s Alright To Cry” from “Free To Be You And Me” in honor of the Camp Pembroke girls – and especially Amy Shocker, whose birthday is today.)  Want more?  Here‘s a performance by Rosey Grier with his teammates on the Hollywood Palace with Milton Berle.   Thanks, again, to my Backup Team for inspiring today’s Sing Daily halftime show. xoxoxo (Happy birthday, also, to Jennifer Borregine!)  BLACK HISTORY MONTH PLAYLIST Please LIKE the SING DAILY PLAYLIST on SPOTIFY

February 6:  And that’s not all… “Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?” by Woodrow “Buddy” Johnson and Count Basie.  Happy Birthday to Sue “Toltzie” Callum and thanks to Caroline for helping me find the song!  LYRICS & SONG HISTORY  SPOTIFY BLACK HISTORY MONTH PLAYLIST

February 5:  Our voices will ring forever as one… “Fantasy” by Earth, Wind & Fire.  LYRICS & SONGFACTS  SPOTIFY BLACK HISTORY MONTH PLAYLIST

February 4: Jump and shout for joy… “Hoochie Coochie Man” written by Willie Dixon and performed here by Muddy Waters.  LYRICS & SONGFACTS  SPOTIFY BLACK HISTORY MONTH PLAYLIST

February 3:  The movement is a rhythm to us… “GLORY” by Common and John Legend from the movie Selma.   I am inspired by brave people who stand up for what is right; my friend, Doug Weisburger (Dougie to me), whose birthday is today, is one of those people. xo  LYRICS & SONGFACTS  SPOTIFY BLACK HISTORY MONTH PLAYLIST

February 2:  Sing and give it to me… Give me my propers when you come home…“RESPECT” written by Otis Redding and sung by Aretha Franklin.  Live Performance.  LYRICS & SONGFACTS  SPOTIFY BLACK HISTORY MONTH PLAYLIST

February 1:  Ring with the harmonies of liberty… “Lift Every Voice and Sing” based on a poem by James Weldon Johnson in 1900 with music added by his brother, John Rosamond Johnson.  Sung here by Kim Weston.  LYRICS & SONGFACTS  SPOTIFY BLACK HISTORY MONTH PLAYLIST (P.S. I posted another version of the song on March 11, 2018, thanks to Lois Himes.)