Rock & Roll Birthdays

1944 Mike Maxfield, British rocker

1955 Howard Jones

1942 Paul Jones, English singer (Mighty Quinn-Manfred Mann) and radio presenter (The Blues Show), born in Portsmouth, England

1944 Nicky Hopkins, rock pianist (Stones-Ruby Tuesday, Quicksilver)

1947 Lonnie Turner, bassist/vocalist (Steve Miller Band-Abracadabra)

1950 George Thorogood, American singer and guitarist (The Delaware Destroyers-Bad to the Bone), born in Wilmington, Delaware

1932 Michel Legrand, French composer and jazz musician (Summer of '42, Windmills of Your Mind), born in Paris, France (d. 2019)

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1955 Bob Abrams, American rocker (Buckinghams), born in Ohio

1927 Ralph Stanley, Amerian bluegrass musician, born in Dickenson County, Virginia (d. 2016)

1943 George Harrison, English pop star and Beatle (Traveling Wilburys-My Sweet Lord), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2001)

1950 Emitt Rhodes, musician (Merry-go-Round]

1943 Paul Cotton


1943 Bob "Bear" Hite

1890 Freddie Keppard, American jazz musician (d. 1933)

1907 Mildred Bailey [Rinker], American jazz singer known as "The Queen of Swing" (Rockin' Chair, Please Be Kind), born in Teoka, Washington (d. 1951)

1947 Louis Clark, British musical arranger & keyboard player (Electric Light Orchestra), born in Kempston, England

In 1988 drummer Bev Bevan approached Jeff Lynne wanting to record another ELO album. Lynne declined to participate, so Bevan signalled that he intended to continue the band without him. Lynne, however, objected over use of the ELO name. The final agreement reached between the two resulted in Bevan forming a new band in 1989 called Electric Light Orchestra Part Two. Original ELO co-founder Roy Wood was approached about joining the band, but declined. Bevan recruited longtime ELO string conductor and co-arranger Louis Clark into his new band, along with Eric Troyer (keyboards and vocals), Peter Haycock (guitar and vocals) and Neil Lockwood (guitar and vocals).

From the look on LC's face, not sure he thought this was the best course of action.

1948 Eddie Gray, American rock guitarist (Tommy James & Shondells-Crystal Blue), born in Niles, Michigan

1954 Neal Schon, American rock guitarist (Journey-Open Arms, Bad English), born in Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma

1957 Adrian Smith, English heavy metal guitarist (Iron Maiden-Aces High), born in London Borough of Hackney, London

1959 Johnny Van Zant, American rock vocalist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), born in Jacksonville, Florida

1981 Josh Groban, American singer (You Raise Me Up), born in Los Angeles, California

1940 Joe South, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Games People Play), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2012)