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Willi Ninja

April 12, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Willi Ninja was born on April 12, 1961 (to September 2, 2006). He was a dancer, performance artist, and choreographer who was featured in the ball community documentary film, “Paris is Burning.” William Roscoe Leake grew up in Flushing, in the New York City borough of Queens, where he began dancing at the age of seven. He had an undistinguished school career, but his talent soon led him to Manhattan. Arriving in Greenwich Village in the late 1970s, Willi Ninja […]

Categories: All, April, April 12, Ninja, Willi • Tags: 1961, 2006, April 12, September 2, Ubuntu Biography Project, Willi Ninja

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Billy Preston

September 2, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Billy Preston was born on September 2, 1946 (to June 6, 2006). He was a celebrated musician whose versatility included R&B, rock, soul, funk and gospel. In addition to his successful, Grammy Award-winning career as a solo artist, Preston collaborated with some of the greatest names in the music industry, including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Nat King Cole, Little Richard, Ray Charles, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, and Sly Stone. William Everett “Billy” Preston […]

Categories: All, Preston, Billy, September, September 02 • Tags: 1946, 2006, Billy Preston, June 6, September 2, Ubuntu Biography Project

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