On this day in music history - Desert Journey, by Sherry Finzer (2006):

Desert Journey

Album by Sherry Finzer, with guitarist Ric Flauding,
released December 28, 2006.

Track List:

Jal; Heart Dancer; Redwoods; Chilean Prayer; Impulso; Lamento; Caleo; Tango Andaluz; Primavera; Por Siempre Para Siempre; Amigos; My Love Awaits; Rejoice.

Born on this day – Chad McQueen:

Chad McQueen

Actor

Producer

December 28, 1960 – September 11, 2024

Credits:

A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story (2020); Biography (2004); Bullet II (1994); Celebrity Rides: Hollywood's Speeding Bullitt (2009); Death Ring (1992); Dust to Glory (2005); E! True Hollywood Story (1998); Ed & Vern's Rock Store (2008); Fall: The Price of Silence (2001); Fever Pitch (1985); Filming at Speed: The Making of the Movie Le Mans (2001); Firepower (1993); Hadley's Rebellion (1983); Hollywood Beat (1993–2005); Hollywood Greats (1984); I Am Steve McQueen (2014); Indecent Behavior II (1994); Jesse Hawkes (1989); Jimmy Hollywood (1994); John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1994); Martial Law (1990); Movies' Greatest Cars (2005); New York Cop (1993); Nightforce (1987); Number One Fan (1995); Papertrail (1998); Possessed by the Night (1994); Red Line (1995); Return to 'the Great Escape' (1993); River of Rage (1993); Skateboard (1978); Squanderers (1996); Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge (1989); Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (2005); Steve McQueen: The King of Cool (1998); Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans (2015); Surface to Air (1998); The Fascination (1985); The Hunter (1980); The Karate Kid (1984); The Karate Kid Part II (1986); The Karate Kid Part III (1989); The Other Man (1994); The Way of the Karate Kid (2005); Tom Horn (1980); V (1984); Vicki! (1994); Where the Red Fern Grows: Part Two (1992).

Born on this day – James Foley:

James Foley

Director

Writer

Producer

December 28, 1953 – May 8, 2025

Credits:

After Dark, My Sweet (1990); Anatomy of a Scene (2003); Arbitrage (2012); At Close Range (1986); Billions (2016); Chow Yun-Fat Goes Hollywood (2001); Confidence (2003); Dark and Deadly: 50 Years of Film Noir (1995); De película (1987); Deep Purple: King of Dreams (1990); Fear (1996); Fifty Shades Darker (2017); Fifty Shades Freed (2018); From the (Under)Ground Up: The Making of 'The Corruptor' (1999); Glengarry Glen Ross (1992); Gun (1997); Hannibal (2013); Hollywood Division (2004); House of Cards (2013–2015); House of Cards: Backstage Politics on the Set of House of Cards (2015); House of Cards: Line of Succession (2014); House of Cards: Politics for the Sake of Politics (2014); James Foley, à bout portant (2018); James Foley, Lumière sur un film noir (2021); Lunch Therapy (2021); Madonna Live: The Virgin Tour (1985); Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection (2009); Madonna: Dress You Up (1985); Madonna: Live to Tell (1986); Madonna: Papa Don't Preach (1986); Madonna: The Immaculate Collection (1990); Madonna: The Look of Love (1987); Madonna: The Woman Behind the Brand (2011); Madonna: True Blue (1986); Madonna: Who's That Girl (1987); Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon (2002); Marky Mark: Hey DJ (1996); Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery (2013); Perfect Stranger (2007); Reckless (1984); Red Zone (2014); Reel Talent (2007); The Bannen Way (2010); The Chamber (1996); The Corruptor (1999); The Moment with Brian Koppelman (2015); Twin Peaks (1991); Two Bits (1995); Virtual Lives: The Making of 'Perfect Stranger' (2007); Warren (2014); Wayward Pines (2015); Who's That Girl (1987).

Born on this day – Herb Gardner:

Herb Gardner

Writer

Producer

Director

Artist

Cartoonist

December 28, 1934 – September 25, 2003

Born on this day – Nichelle Nichols:

Nichelle Nichols

Actress

Singer

Dancer

Writer

December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022

Credits:

Books:

Beyond Uhura (1994); Saturn's Child (1995); Saturna's Quest (2002).

Beyond Uhura

Star Trek and Other Memories

By Nichelle Nichols.

Hardcover.

Published 1994.

Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons.

ISBN 13: 9780399139932

ISBN 10: 0399139931

ASIN: 0399139931

Description: The first African-American woman to have a major, continuing television role tells the inside story of "Star Trek" and its creator – her one-time lover and life-long friend – and her struggle to overcome racism and bias against women.

Albums:

Down to Earth (1967); Uhura Sings (1986); Out of this World (1991).

Movies and television:

12 to Midnight (2021); Renegades: Ominara (2021); Space Command (2020); Surge of Power: Doctor Who Tribute (2020); Star Trek First Frontier (2020); Unbelievable!!!!! (2020); Surge of Dawn (2019); American Nightmares (2018); White Orchid (2018); Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017); Renegades (2017); Downward Dog (2017); Star Trek: Renegades (2015); The Young and the Restless (2016); Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel (2016); Starship Excelsior (2016); The Order (2016); Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff (2014); This Bitter Earth (2012); Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories (2011); Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010); The Cabonauts (2009); The Torturer (2008); Tru Loved (2008); Lady Magdalene's (2008); Star Trek: Of Gods and Men (2007); Heroes (2007); Are We There Yet? (2005); Surge of Power: The Stuff of Heroes (2004); The Simpsons (2004); Roddenberry on Patrol (2003); Futurama (2000–2002); Snow Dogs (2002); Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000); Good vs Evil (2000); A Stitch in Time (1999); Spider-Man: Secret Wars (1997); Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1997); Gargoyles (1994–1996); The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space (1995); Batman: The Animated Series (1994); Star Trek: Judgment Rites (1993); ABC Weekend Specials (1993); Star Trek 25th Anniversary (1992); Star Trek Adventure (1991); Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991); Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989); Head of the Class (1988); Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986); The Supernaturals (1986); Antony and Cleopatra (1984); Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984); Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982); Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979); Woman in the Rain (1976); Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1974); Truck Turner (1974); The D.A. (1971); Insight (1960); Star Trek (1966–1969); Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967); Tarzan (1966); Mister Buddwing (1966); Peyton Place (1966); Made in Paris (1966); CBS Repertoire Workshop (1964); The Lieutenant (1964); Great Gettin' Up Mornin' (1964); Porgy and Bess (1959).

Born on this day – Robert Scheerer:

Robert Scheerer

Director

Producer

Actor

December 28, 1929 – March 3, 2018

Born on this day – Beverly Michaels:

Beverly Michaels

Actress

December 28, 1928 – June 9, 2007

Credits:

Adventures of the Falcon (1955); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956); Betrayed Women (1955); Blonde Bait (1956); Cheyenne (1956); Crashout (1955); East Side, West Side (1949); No Holds Barred (1952); Pickup (1951); The Girl on the Bridge (1951); The Marrying Kind (1952); Three Little Words (1950); Wicked Woman (1953); Women Without Men (1956).