Englewood Makes History

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  • Eartha Kitt (born Eartha Mae Keith; January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an internationally acclaimed singer, actress, and outspoken civil rights activist whose career spanned music, theater, film, and television. She began her professional career in the early 1940s,…
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  • Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962) was one of the most celebrated violinists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Born in Vienna, he was a child prodigy who studied at the Vienna and Paris Conservatories before launching an international career. By the early 1900s he…

  • Thaddeus J. Kropczynski was a respected musician, educator, and choral director whose career shaped music education in northern New Jersey for more than three decades. Trained as both an artist and teacher, he combined rigorous musical standards with a deep commitment to student…
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  • Charlotte “Lotte” Lehmann was one of the great dramatic sopranos of the twentieth century, celebrated for her interpretations of Richard Strauss, Richard Wagner, and Ludwig van Beethoven. Born in Perleberg, Germany, in 1888, she rose from modest beginnings to become a star of…

  • Jonathan Maron is a musician. He is a Grammy-nominated electric bassist, composer, and producer. Maron became a world-renowned bass player in the 1990s after he co-founded the legendary group Groove Collective. In 2007 the group was nominated for a Grammy for Best Contemporary…

  • Larry "Love" McCain was a musician and member of the R&B group Today. He grew up in Englewood with the other members of the group.
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  • McCoy-Kipps Production Inc. was a record label founded in Englewood by Van McCoy and his business Charles Kipp.
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  • Van Allen Clinton McCoy was a record producer, songwriter, and singer. In high school, he formed a group named Starlighters with his older brother and two friends recording "The Birdland" in 1956. He created a recording company in Philadelphia, Rockin' Records. He worked with…
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  • Clyde McPhatter was an R&B singer in the 1950s and 1960s. He grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey moving to New York City. McPhatter was recruited by the group Billy Ward and his Dominoes. He eventually quit the group in 1953 and created the Drifters. During this time he also served…
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  • Alphonso "Fonce" Mizell was a musician and record producer who worked with his brother Larry Mizell. The brothers grew up in Englewood and attended Dwight Morrow. He earned a degree in music from Howard University. In the late 1960s, he was a member of The Corporation the group…
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