I wish they had more photos of people as undergraduates. Also, I had no idea Natalie Cole was a collegiate initiate of DST.
Lionel Richie was not an undergraduate member of APhiA as the article suggests, but was a 1996 initiate of the alumni chapter in Tuskegee.
Here are some other notable Alphas in music, taken from my site
www.notablealphas.com:
Cannonball Adderley (Beta Nu – Florida A&M). Jazz saxophonist.
Gerald Albright (Iota Chi – University of Redlands). Jazz saxophonist.
Hamilton Bohannon (Alpha Phi – Clark Atlanta University). Musician, producer, leader of the Disco movement.
Brent Carter (Kappa Upsilon Lambda – Mid-Hudson Valley, NY Alumni). Lead singer, Tower of Power and Average White Band.
Jerry Butler (Xi Lambda – Chicago, IL Alumni). Songwriter, composer, former lead singer of The Impressions.
Open Mike Eagle (Beta Eta – Southern Illinois University – Carbondale). Alternative hip-hop artist.
Duke Ellington (Alpha Zeta Lambda – Bluefield, WV Alumni). Composer and bandleader.
Marc Gay (Beta – Howard University). Member of R&B group Shai.
Lionel Hampton (Phi – Ohio University). Jazz percussionist and bandleader.
Antonio Hart (Sigma – Boston Metropolitan). Jazz saxophonist.
Donny Hathaway (Beta – Howard University). R&B singer and songwriter.
Fletcher Henderson (Alpha Phi – Clark Atlanta University). Pianist, composer, and bandleader.
Marcus Johnson (Beta – Howard University). Jazz musician.
Carl Martin (Beta – Howard University). Member of R&B group Shai.
Travis Pratt. Opera singer.
Lionel Richie (Alpha Nu Lambda – Tuskegee, AL Alumni). Pop and R&B singer.
Noble Sissle (Theta – Chicago Metropolitan). Jazz singer, composer, and bandleader.
Darnell Van Rensalier (Beta – Howard University). Member of R&B group Shai.
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