Rock & Roll Birthdays

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• 1947 Greg Ridley, British rock bassist (Spooky Tooth; Humble Pie), born in Carlisle, Cumberland, England (d. 2003)

 

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• 1956 Dwight Yoakam, American country singer (Honky Tonk Man), born in Pikeville, Kentucky

 

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• 1936 Bill Wyman, English rock and jazz bassist (Rolling Stones, 1962-93 - "Under My Thumb"), born in Lewisham, London

 

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• 1948 Dale "Buffin" Griffin, English rock drummer (Mott The Hoople - "All Young Dudes"), born in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England (d. 2016)

 

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• 1944 Jon Anderson, English rock singer (Yes - Roundabout; Close To The Edge), born in Accrington, Lancashire

 

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• 1957 Robbie Macintosh, English rock guitarist and vocalist (The Pretenders), born in Sutton, Surrey, England

 

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• 1952 David Was [Weiss], American rock musician and producer (Was (Not Was) - "Walk The Dinosaur"), born in Detroit, Michigan

 

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• 1953 Julian Keith Strickland, American drummer (B-52's-Rock Lobster), born in Athens, Georgia

 

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• 1963 Natalie Merchant, American singer and songwriter (10,000 Maniacs), born in Jamestown, New York

 

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One of my favorites turns 70 today. I also share the same birthday.

K. K. Downing
October 27, 1951
Age 70 years

 

[injinji]

One of my favorites turns 70 today. I also share the same birthday.

K. K. Downing
October 27, 1951
Age 70 years

Happy birthday to the both of you.

 

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• 1936 Charlie Daniels, American country-rock guitarist, fiddler, and singer ("Devil Went Down to Georgia"), born in Wilmington, North Carolina (d. 2020)

 

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• 1969 Ben Harper, American blues and reggae musician and singer-songwriter ("No Mercy In This Land"), born in Pomona, California

 

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• 1949 James Williamson, American guitarist (The Stooges), born in Castroville, Texas

 

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• 1965 Peter Timmons, Canadian alt-rock-folk drummer (Cowboy Junkies - "Sweet Jane"), born in Montreal, Quebec

 

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• 1939 Grace Slick, American rock vocalist (Jefferson Airplane - "White Rabbit"), born in Highland Park, Illinois

 

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• 1946 Chris Slade [Rees], Welsh drummer (Manfred Mann's Earth Band; The Firm; AC/DC, 1989-94), born in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales

 

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• 1947 Timothy B. Schmit, American bass player and singer (Eagles - "I Can't Tell You Why"; Poco - "Cimmarron Rose"), born in Oakland, California

 

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• 1965 Gavin Rossdale, English singer-songwriter (Bush - "Sixteen Stone") and actor, born in London, Englnd

 

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• 1912 Dale Evans, American actress and singer (Roy Rogers Show), born in Uvalde, Texas (d. 2001)