Rock & Roll Birthdays

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They appeared on a Richard Pryor show, which had a tight budget.

Too funny.

 

[Amos Otis]

• 1953 Alex Lifeson, rock guitarist (Rush), born in Toronto, Ontario

 

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• 1920 Charlie "Bird" Parker, American jazz saxophonist, born in Kansas City, Kansas (d. 1955)

 

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• 1942 Sterling Morrison, American musician (Velvet Underground), born in East Meadow, New York (d. 1995)

 

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• 1943 Richard Halligan, American rock vocalist (Blood Sweat & Tears), born in Troy, New York

 

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• 1945 Chris Copping, English rock bassist (Procol Harum), born in Middleton, Lancashire, England

 

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• 1953 Rick Downey, American rock drummer and vocalist (Blue Oyster Cult)

 

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• 1954 Chet Catallo, American jazz guitarist (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance), born in Rochester, New York

• 1954 Julio Fernandez, Cuban jazz guitarist (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance), born in Havana, Cuba

 

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1958 Michael Jackson, American recording artist and King of Pop (Thriller, Bad), born in Gary, Indiana (d. 2009)

 

[Amos Otis]

• 1953 Rick Downey, American rock drummer and vocalist (Blue Oyster Cult)

I met Rick when he was the lighting director during a BOC tour I hauled equipment on, aka 'a back'. Helluva nice guy that was pressed into service as the drummer during a later tour when the band fired founding member Albert Bouchard. [ look up cool dude in any dictionary to see a pic of Albert ]. I made several trips to NY to hang out and party with Rick. The best of times.

http://blueoystercult.com/History/Rick.html

edit- he'd be the first to tell you he was never a vocalist.

 

[too larry]

I met Rick when he was the lighting director during a BOC tour I hauled equipment on, aka 'a back'. Helluva nice guy that was pressed into service as the drummer during a later tour when the band fired founding member Albert Bouchard. [ look up cool dude in any dictionary to see a pic of Albert ]. I made several trips to NY to hang out and party with Rick. The best of times.

http://blueoystercult.com/History/Rick.html

edit- he'd be the first to tell you he was never a vocalist.

Cool. I only saw BOC once. In a show with Kansas.

 

[Amos Otis]

Cool. I only saw BOC once. In a show with Kansas.

I recall you saying you were blown away. A 'life changing moment' I think were your words.

 

[Amos Otis]

• 1935 John Phillips, American singer and guitarist (Mama & Papas-California Dreaming), born in Parris Island, South Carolina (d. 2001)

The Mamas & Papas "Got A Feeling" U.S. TV 1966

 

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• 1941 John McNally, English rock guitarist and vocalist (Searchers), born in Liverpool, England

 

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• 1945 David Schiff, American composer, born in New York City

 

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• 1944 Charles Colbert, American rocker (American Breed), born in Chicago, Illinois

 

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• 1943 David Henry Maslanka, American composer, born in New Bedford, Massachusetts (d. 2017)

 

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• 1919 Kitty Wells, American country singer (Grand Ole Opry), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2012)

 

[too larry]

• 1939 Jerry Allison, Hillsboro Tx, rock drummer (Buddy Holly & Crickets)