This week's open threads are dedicated to popular Black British musicians. Dame Shirley Bassey, DBE (born on January 8, 1937), is a Welsh singer. She found fame in the late 1950s and was "one of the most popular female vocalists in Britain during the last half of the 20th century".In the US, in particular, she is best known for recording the theme songs to the James Bond … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread- Black British Invasion
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Sunday Open Thread- The English Invasion
Estelle Fanta Swaray (born 18 January 1980) commonly known as Estelle, and formerly as Est'elle, is an English R&B singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer.Estelle was born 18 January 1980 in Hammersmith, London, England. Born of a Senegalese mother and father from Grenada, Estelle grew up in West London in a large family of eight brothers and sisters and an extended … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread- The English Invasion