“They said that Etta James is still vulgar. I said, Oh, how dare them say I'm still vulgar. I'm vulgar because I dance in the chair. What would they want me to do? Want me to just be still or something like that? I've got to do something.”
“One thing that you hope for when you want to be a musician is that you have that recognizable sound.”
| Stephen Carter, Lawyer (1954) |
| Georges Jacques Danton, Revolutionary (1759) |
| Geoff Davis, Politician (1958) |
| Rosemarie DeWitt, Actress (1974) |
| Ted Demme, Director (1963) |
| Cary Elwes, Actor (1962) |
| Desiderius Erasmus, Philosopher (1466) |
| Paul Farmer, Educator (1959) |
| Mahalia Jackson, Musician (1911) |
| Judy Johnson, Athlete (1899) |
| Timothy Dexter, Businessman (1806) |
| Elizabeth Jennings, Poet (2001) |
| Nikos Kazantzakis, Writer (1957) |