Rock & Roll Birthdays

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• 1934 Ellis Marsalis, American jazz pianist & teacher, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2020)

 

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• 1936 Cornell Gunter, American R&B singer (Coasters - "Poison Ivy"; "Yakety-Yak"), born in Coffeyville, Kansas (d. 1990)

 

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1940 Freddie Garrity

 

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• 1932 Clyde McPhatter, American R&B singer (Drifters-Treasure My Love), born in Durham, North Carolina (d. 1972)

 

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• 1954 Mitch Easter, American record producer (REM), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Also, singer/guitarist/songwriter for Let's Active, a band that barely got noticed enough to be called 'criminally overlooked'. This song is an all time favorite of mine; kicks more ass than the entire REM catalogue combined imho.

 

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No puppies were harmed by Mitch Easter in this video.

 

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• 1968 Jennifer Charles, American singer/songwriter

someone should name a weed strain after her

"I am the treat". Indeed.

" My tail alone could tell you tales"

 

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1958 Harry Rushakoff, American drummer

 

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1873 W. C. Handy, American composer and musician known as the "Father of the Blues" (Memphis Blues, St Louis Blues), born in Florence, Alabama (d. 195

 

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• 1931 Hubert Sumlin, American blues guitarist (Howlin' Wolf), born in Greenwood, Mississippi (d. 2011)

 

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• 1944 (Harold Eugene) Gene Clark, American singer-songwriter (The Byrds - "Eight Miles High"), born in Tipton, Missouri (d. 1991)

 

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• 1946 Martin Barre, British rock guitarist (Jethro Tull)

 

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• 1944 (Harold Eugene) Gene Clark, American singer-songwriter (The Byrds - "Eight Miles High"), born in Tipton, Missouri (d. 1991)

 

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But if time makes a difference while we're gone Tell me now and I won't be hangin' on

 

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1938 Gordon Lightfoot

 

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• 1907 Compay Segundo, Cuban musician (Buena Vista Social Club), born in Siboney, Cuba (d. 2003)

 

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• 1936 Don Cherry, American jazz trumpeter (Ornette Coleman), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 1995)

 

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• 1947 Michael Carabello, American percussionist and songwriter (Santana, 1968-71), born in San Francisco, California

 

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• 1959 Cindy Blackman Santana, American jazz and rock session and touring drummer (Lenny Kravitz; Santana), born in Yellow Springs, Ohio

I saw this lady on the Newshour last week.

 

[ChrispyCritter]

I was there...all day ...at the first Farm Aid. Champaign illinois!!!