Rock & Roll Birthdays

injinji · Aug 16, 2021

1928 Eddie Kirkland, Jamaican-American blues guitarist, singer and harmonica player (Have Mercy On Me), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2011)

injinji · Aug 16, 2021

1939 Eric Weissberg, American singer and musician (Duelling Banjos), born in New York (d. 2020)

injinji · Aug 16, 2021

1939 Billy Joe Shaver, American country singer-songwriter (When I Get My Wings), born in Corsicana, Texas (d. 2020)

injinji · Aug 16, 2021

1948 Barry Hay, Dutch singer, guitarist, flute and saxophone player (Golden Earring - "Radar Love"), born in Faizabad, India

injinji · Aug 16, 2021

1949 Bill "Sputnik" Spooner, American rock guitarist (The Tubes - "Talk To Ya Later"), born in Phoenix, Arizona

injinji · Aug 17, 2021

1939 Luther Allison, American rock guitarist (Bad News is Coming), born in Mayflower Arkansas

injinji · Aug 17, 2021

1965 Steve Gorman, American rock drummer (Black Crowes), born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky

injinji · Aug 20, 2021

Peter E. "Sneaky Pete" Kleinow (August 20, 1934 – January 6, 2007) was an American country-rock musician, songwriter, and motion picture special effects artist. He is best known as a member of the band the Flying Burrito Brothers and as a session musician playing pedal steel guitar for such artists as Neil Young, Joan Baez, Jackson Browne, The Byrds, Joe Cocker, Rita Coolidge, Eagles, The Everly Brothers, George Harrison, The Steve Miller Band, Joni Mitchell, The Rolling Stones, Ringo Starr, Stevie Wonder, Spencer Davis, Little Richard, Linda Ronstadt and many others. He was a member of the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame.

injinji · Aug 20, 2021

1947 James Pankow, American trombonist, arranger and composer (Chicago - "Make Me Smile"; "Colour My World"), born in St. Louis, Missouri

From wiki wiki: Pankow has scored most of Chicago's brass arrangements. Although he is not one of the band's principal vocalists, he sang lead vocals for two Chicago songs: "You Are On My Mind" and "Till the End of Time"

injinji · Aug 20, 2021

1948 Robert Plant, English rock vocalist (Led Zeppelin), born in West Bromwich, England

injinji · Aug 20, 2021

1949 Phil Lynott, Irish rock singer and bass player (Thin Lizzy - "The Boys Are Back In Town"), born in West Bromwich, England. (d. 1986)

injinji · Aug 20, 2021

1952 John Hiatt, American singer and songwriter (Have a Little Faith in Me), born in Indianapolis, Indiana

injinji · Aug 20, 2021

1952 Doug Fieger, American singer–songwriter (The Knack - "My Sharona"), born in Oak Park, Michigan (d. 2010)

injinji · Aug 21, 2021

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1938 Kenny Rogers, American singer-songwriter (The Gambler, Through the Years) and entrepreneur (Kenny Rogers Roasters), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2020)