Rock & Roll Birthdays

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1936 Engelbert Humperdinck [Arnold George Dorsey], British singer, born in Madras, India

 

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1945 Goldy McJohn, Canadian musician (Steppenwolf), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2017)

 

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1948 Larry Gatlin, American country singer (Gatlin Bros-Broken Lady), born in Seminole, Texas

 

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1950 Lou Gramm, American rocker (Foreigner-Want to Know What Love Is), born in Rochester, New York

 

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1936 Engelbert Humperdinck [Arnold George Dorsey], British singer, born in Madras, India

A perfect example of how a perfectly written, arranged, and performed song transcends genres.

 

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1945 Goldy McJohn, Canadian musician (Steppenwolf), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2017)

Any excuse will do. An all time favorite clip. Goldy on organ.

 

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1903 Bing Crosby [Harry Lillis Crosby], American actor and singer (White Christmas, Going My Way), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 1977)

 

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1919 Pete Seeger, American folk singer (The Weavers - Goodnight Irene) and activist, helped create the modern American folk music movement, born in NYC, New York (d. 2014)

 

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1933 James Brown, American soul singer (Hot Pants, Living in America) and originator of funk music, born in Barnwell, South Carolina (d. 2006)

 

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1934 Frankie Valli [Francesco Stephen Castelluccio], American singer (Four Seasons-Sherry), born in Newark, New Jersey

 

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1953 Bruce Hall, American rock bassist (Reo Speedwagon), born in Champaign, Illinois

 

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1928 Dave Dudley

 

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1923 Edward "Ed" Cassidy, American musician (Spirit), born in Harvey, Illinois (d. 2012)

 

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1937 Dick Dale [Richard Anthony Mansour], American guitarist, born in Boston, Massachusetts

 

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1945 Georg Wadenius, Swedish rocker (Blood, Sweat & Tears), born in Stockholm, Sweden

 

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1949 Zal Cleminson, Scottis guitarist (Alex Harvey Band), born in Glasgow

Hey, hey, hey. Talk about a bunch of posers. lol

 

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1950 Darryl Hunt, English pop bassist (Pogues-Pair of Brown Eyes), born in Christchurch, New Zealand

 

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1951 Mick Mars [Robert Alan Deal], guitarist (Mötley Crüe), born in Terre Haute, Indiana (alternative date 4 April 1955)

 

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1956 Sharon Jones, American soul singer (Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings), born in Augusta, Georgia (d. 2016)

 

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1972 Mike Dirnt [Michael Ryan Pritchard], American musician (Green Day), born in Berkeley, California
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