Rock & Roll Birthdays

injinji

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Jun 27, 2021

• #4,441

• 1927 Johnny "Big Moose" Walker, American electric and Chicago blues pianist, organist, and bass guitar player Muddy Waters; Junior Wells; Elmore James), born in Stoneville, Mississippi (d. 1999)

 

injinji

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Jun 27, 2021

• #4,442

• 1945 Joey Covington [Michno], American drummer (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna, and Jefferson Starship), born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)

 

injinji

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Jun 28, 2021

• #4,443

• 1945 Dave Knights, British rock bassist (Procol Harum-Conquistador), born in London, England

 

injinji

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Jun 29, 2021

• #4,444

1943 Little Eva [Eva Boyd], American pop singer (Locomotion), born in Belhaven, North Carolina (d. 2003)

I'm sure you guys have all heard the story. But in case you haven't. . . . . Little Eva was Carol King's babysitter. Carol and her old man had wrote this song, and ask the kid to record it. Few weeks later it's at the top of the charts. (I bet they had to find a new babysitter)

 

injinji

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Jun 29, 2021

• #4,445

• 1948 Bill Kirchen, American singer and guitarist (Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut

 

injinji

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Jul 1, 2021

• #4,446

• 1939 Delaney Bramlett, American rocker (Shindogs; Delaney & Bonnie), born in Pontotoc, Mississippi (d. 200

 

injinji

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Jul 1, 2021

• #4,447

• 1951 Fred Schneider, American vocalist and guitarist (B-52's - "Rock Lobster"), born in Newark, New Jersey

 

injinji

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Jul 2, 2021

• #4,448

• 1937 Dee [David] Palmer, English keyboard player and composer (Jethro Tull, 1972-80), born in Hendon, London

 

injinji

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Jul 2, 2021

• #4,449

• 1949 Roy Bittan, American piano player (E Street Band), born in Belle Harbor, Queens, New York City

 

injinji

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Jul 2, 2021

• #4,450

• 1949 Joe English, American drummer (Wings; Sea Level), born in Rochester, New York

 

injinji

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Jul 3, 2021

• #4,451

• 1948 Paul Barrere, American rock guitarist (Little Feat - "Time Loves a Hero"), born in Burbank, California (d. 2019)

 

injinji

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Jul 4, 2021

• #4,452

1826 Stephen Foster, American composer (Oh! Susanna, Swanee River), born in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania (d. 1864)

Inspired by. . . . .

 

injinji

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Jul 4, 2021

• #4,453

1938 Bill Withers, American singer-songwriter and rhythm & blues musician ("Ain't No Sunshine"; "Lean On Me"), born in Slab Fork, West Virginia (d. 2020)
https://www.onthisday.com/people/bill-withers

 

injinji

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Jul 4, 2021

• #4,454

• 1940 Dave Rowberry, English rock organist, and piano player (The Animals - "House of the Rising Sun"), born in Nottingham, England (d. 2003)

 

injinji

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Jul 4, 2021

• #4,455

• 1943 Alan Wilson, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Canned Heat - "Going Up The Country"), born in Arlington, Massachusetts (d. 1970)

 

injinji

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Jul 5, 2021

• #4,456

• 1943 Robbie Robertson [Jamie], Canadian-Native American singer-songwriter and rock guitarist (The Band - "The Weight"), born in Toronto, Ontario [1]

 

injinji

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Jul 6, 2021

• #4,457

1925 Bill Haley, American rock vocalist known as the father of Rock 'n' Roll (Rock Around the Clock), born in Highland Park, Michigan (d. 1981)

 

injinji

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Jul 7, 2021

• #4,458

• 1917 (Woodrow Wilson) "Red" Sovine, American country music singer ("Phantom 309"; "Teddy Bear"), born in Charleston, West Virginia (d. 1980)

 

injinji

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Jul 7, 2021

• #4,459

• 1924 Mary Ford [Iris Colleen Summers], American vocalist (with Les Paul - "How High The Moon"), born in El Monte, California (d. 1977)

 

injinji

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Jul 7, 2021

• #4,460

• 1948 Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt, rock guitarist (Iron Butterfly) (d. 2012)