March 4, 1944 Robert Dwayne “Bobby” Womack, singer, songwriter and musician, was born in Cleveland, Ohio. As a youngster, Womack and his four brothers formed a gospel group called the Womack Brothers and began touring the gospel circuit. In 1962, they were renamed the Valentinos and began to sing secular music. They had hits with [...]
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March 4th in African American History – Charles Wilber “Bullet” Rogan
March 4, 1967 Charles Wilber “Bullet” Rogan, hall of fame pitcher and outfielder, died. Rogan was born July 28, 1893 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and lied about his age to enlist in the Army in 1911. He was honorably discharged in 1914 but re-enlisted to play for the all-black Army baseball team. He began his [...]