Rock & Roll Birthdays

Amos Otis said:

Nice clip, amigo, but Mr Honeyman-Scott had long since passed away, as had original bassist Pete Farndon.

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• 1931 Ike Turner, American musician (Ike and Tine Turner - A Fool in Love), born in Clarksdale, Mississippi (d. 2007)

• 1941 Art Garfunkel, American singer and actor (Simon and Garfunkel, Carnal Knowledge), born in NYC, New York

• 1947 Peter Noone, English rock singer, sometimes known as "Herman" (Herman's Hermits - "I'm Into Something Good"; "Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter"), born in Davyhulme, Lancashire, England

• 1941 Doug Sahm, American musician (Sir Douglas Quintet; Texas Tornadoes), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1999)

• 1941 Guy Clark, American country singer (Heartbroke), born in Monahans, Texas (d. 2016)

• 1964 Corey Glover, American rock guitarist and singer (Living Colour), born in Brooklyn, New York

• 1942 Johnny Rivers [Ramistella], American singer (Secret Agent Man), born in NYC, New York

• 1934 Doc Green, American pop baritone vocalist (The Drifters) (d. 1989)

• 1944 Bonnie Bramlett, American rock vocalist (Delandy & Bonnie), born in Granite City, Illinois

• 1944 Rodney Slater, English rocker (Bonzo Dog Band), born in Crowland, Lincolnshire, England

• 1944 Robert Nix, American musician (founding member of the Atlanta Rhythm Section), born in Blakely, Georgia (d. 2012)

• 1945 Don Murray, American drummer (The Turtles), born in Glendale, California (d. 1996)

• 1949 Al Berger, American musician (Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes)

• 1949 Bonnie Raitt, American blues country singer-songwriter (Nick of Time, Something To Talk About), born in Burbank, California

• 1954 Rickie Lee Jones, American singer-songwriter ("Chuck E's In Love"), born in Chicago, Illinois