Rock & Roll Birthdays

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• 1946 Ian Wallace, English drummer (King Crimson), born in Bury, Lancashire (d. 2007)

 

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• 1963 Les Claypool, US funk metal singer/bassist (Primus-Suck on This)

 

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1948 Mark Farner, American musician, songwriter and vocalist

 

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1917 Buddy Rich, American jazz drummer and band leader (Buddy Rich Band-Away We Go), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1987)

 

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• 1942 Dewey Martin, Canadian rock drummer (Buffalo Springfield - "For What It;s Worth"), born in Chesterville, Ontario (d. 2009)

 

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• 1947 Marc Bolan, English rock vocalist and guitarist (T-Rex-Bang a Gong (Get It On)), born in London (d. 1977)

 

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• 1958 Marty Stuart, American country guitarist, singer-songwriter and mandolin player (The Whiskey Ain't Workin'), born in Philadelphia, Mississippi

 

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• 1964 (Ernest Joseph) "Trey" Anastasio III, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Phish), born in Ft. Worth, Texas

 

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1943 Marilyn McCoo singer and guitarist

who wasn't in love with Marilyn?

 

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• 1932 Albert Collins, American blues guitarist (Ice Pickin'; Don't Lose Your Cool; Showdown!), born in Leona, Texas (d. 1993)

 

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• 1943 Jerry Martini [Gerald L. Martini], American saxophonist (Sly and the Family Stone- "Everyday People"), born in Denver, Colorado

 

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• 1948 Micheal "Cub" Koda, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Brownsville Station - "Smokin' In The Boys Room'), born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2000)

 

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• 1915 Robert Russell "Chubby" Wise, American musician, born in Lake City, Florida (d. 1996)

 

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• 1945 Don McLean, American singer and songwriter (American Pie; Vincent), born in New Rochelle, New York

 

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1951 Sting [Gordon Sumner], British singer-songwriter and bassist (The Police - "Every Breath You Take") and actor (Dune), born in Wallsend, Northumberland

 

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• 1938 Eddie Cochran, American rock vocalist and guitarist (C'Mon Everybody), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 1960)

 

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1941 Chubby Checker [Ernest Evans], American singer-songwriter (The Twist, Limbo Rock), born in Spring Gully, South Carolina.

 

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• 1949 Lindsey Buckingham, American guitarist and lead singer (Fleetwood Mac), born in Palo Alto, California

 

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• 1951 Keb' Mo' [Kevin Roosevelt Moore], American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Los Angeles, California

 

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1954 Stevie Ray Vaughan, American blues guitarist (Texas Flood; "Pride And Joy"; David Bowie - Let's Dance), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 1990)