Rock & Roll Birthdays

injinji

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Jul 15, 2021

• #4,481

• 1947 Roky Erickson [Roger Kynard], American musician (The 13th Floor Elevators - "Starry Eyes"; "Don't Slander Me"), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2019)

 

injinji

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Jul 15, 2021

• #4,482

• 1956 Joe Satriani, American rock guitarist, born in Westbury, New York

 

injinji

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Jul 16, 2021

• #4,483

I thought for a minute there were going to be no birthdays today of note. But then I found this.

• 1952 Stewart Copeland, American drummer (The Police - "Roxanne"), and film score composer (Wall Street; SubUrbia) born in Alexandria, Virginia

 

injinji

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Jul 17, 2021

• #4,484

• 1928 Joe Morello, American jazz drummer (Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Blue Rondo à la Turk"), born in Springfield, Massachussets (d. 2011)

 

injinji

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Jul 17, 2021

• #4,485

• 1939 Spencer Davis [Davies], English guitarist (Spencer Davis Group - "Gimme Some Lovin'"), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2020)

 

injinji

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Jul 17, 2021

• #4,486

• 1952 Nicolette Larson, American rock vocalist ("Lotta Love"; "I Only Want To Be With You"), born in Helena, Montana (d. 1997)

 

injinji

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Jul 17, 2021

• #4,487

• 1972 Elizabeth Cook, American country music singer-songwriter (Aftermath), born in Wildwood, Florida

 

injinji

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Jul 19, 2021

• #4,488

No birthdays of note yesterday, so I guess I picked a good day to take off.

July 19

• 1944 Commander Cody [George Frayne], American singer and pianist (Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen), born in Boise, Idaho

 

injinji

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Jul 19, 2021

• #4,489

• 1952 (Larken) Allen Collins, American southern rock guitarist, and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Free Bird"; "Gimme Three Steps"; Rossington-Collins Band - "Don't Misunderstand Me"), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 1990)

 

injinji

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Jul 20, 2021

• #4,490

• 1945 John Lodge, British bassist, vocalist, and songwriter (The Moody Blues - "I'm Just A Singer"; "Gemini Dream"), born in Birmingham, England

 

injinji

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Jul 20, 2021

• #4,491

1947 Carlos Santana, Mexican-American rock guitarist (Santana - "Black Magic Woman"), born in Autlán de Navarro, Mexico

 

injinji

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Jul 21, 2021

• #4,492

1948 Cat Stevens [Steven Demetre Georgiou; Yusaf Islam], British singer-songwriter ("Peace Train"; "Moonshadow"), born in London, England

 

injinji

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Jul 21, 2021

• #4,493

• 1955 Howie Epstein, American bassist (The Heartbreakers), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2003)

 

injinji

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Jul 21, 2021

• #4,494

• 1961 Jim Martin, rock guitarist (Faith No More - "Real Thing"), born in Oakland, California

 

topcat

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Jul 21, 2021

• #4,495

July 19, 1947 Bernie Leadon (led-on) Founding member of the Eagles and before that, Dillard & Clark and The Flying Burrito Brothers.

 

injinji

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Jul 22, 2021

• #4,496

• 1941 George Clinton, rocker (Parliament-Funkadelic), born in Kannapolis, North Carolina

 

injinji

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Jul 22, 2021

• #4,497

• 1973 Rufus Wainwright, Canadian-American singer, born in Rhinebeck, New York

 

injinji

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Jul 23, 2021

• #4,498

• 1943 Tony Joe White, American blues and swamp rock singer ("Polk Salad Annie"), and songwriter ("Rainy Night In Georgia"), born in Oak Grove, Louisiana (d. 201

 

injinji

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Jul 23, 2021

• #4,499

• 1944 Dino Danelli, American rock drummer (Fotomaker; Young Rascals), born in Jersey City, New Jersey

 

injinji

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Jul 24, 2021

• #4,500

• 1941 Barbara Love, American soul singer (Friends of Distinction), born in Los Angeles, California