Rock & Roll Birthdays

injinji

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Dec 5, 2021

• #4,821

• 1899 Sonny Boy Williamson II [Aleck Miller], American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter, born in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi (d. 1965) (year of birth disputed)

 

injinji

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Dec 5, 2021

• #4,822

1932 Little Richard [Wayne Penniman], American singer-songwriter and rock 'n' roll pioneer (Tutti Frutti), born in Macon, Georgia (d. 2020)

 

injinji

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Dec 5, 2021

• #4,823

• 1938 J. J. Cale, American rock guitarist (After Midnight), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 2013)

 

injinji

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Dec 5, 2021

• #4,824

• 1947 Jim Messina, American guitarist and songwriter (Buffalo Springfield; Poco: Loggins & Messina - "Your Mamma Don't Dance"), born in Maywood, California

 

injinji

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Dec 5, 2021

• #4,825

• 1947 Kim Simmonds, Welsh guitarist (Savoy Brown), born in Newbridge, Wales

 

injinji

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Dec 5, 2021

• #4,826

• 1947 Rick Wills, British bass guitarist (Peter Frampton, 1972-74: Foreigner, 1977-91), born in Cambridge, England

 

injinji

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Dec 6, 2021

• #4,827

1896 Ira Gershwin, American lyricist ('S Wonderful, I Got Rhythm), born in NYC, New York (d. 1983)

 

injinji

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Dec 6, 2021

• #4,828

• 1920 Dave Brubeck, American jazz pianist ("Take Five") and composer (Gates of Justice), born in Concord, California (d. 2012)

 

injinji

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Dec 7, 2021

• #4,829

• 1931 Bobby Osborne, American bluegrass mandolin player (The Osborne Brothers - "Rocky Top"), born in Thousandsticks, Kentucky

 

injinji

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Dec 7, 2021

• #4,830

• 1942 Harry Chapin, American folk-rock singer-songwriter ("Taxi"; "Cat's in the Cradle"; "Mr. Tanner"), born in New York City, New York (d. 1981)

 

injinji

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Dec 7, 2021

• #4,831

• 1949 Tom Waits, American singer-songwriter and piano player (Small Change; Blue Valentine; "Jersey Girl"), and actor (Ironweed; Down By Law) born in Pomona, California

 

injinji

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Dec 8, 2021

• #4,832

1925 Sammy Davis Jr., American vaudeville, stage, and screen singer ("The Candy Man"), dancer, actor (Ocean's 11), and Rat Pack member, born in NYC, New York (d. 1990)

 

injinji

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Dec 8, 2021

• #4,833

• 1942 (Frederick) "Toots" Hibbert, Jamaican singer-songwriter (The Maytals - "Pressure Drop"), born in May Pen, Jamaica (d. 2020)

 

injinji

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Dec 8, 2021

• #4,834

1943 Jim Morrison, American singer-songwriter (The Doors) and poet, born in Melbourne, Florida (d. 1971)

 

injinji

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Dec 8, 2021

• #4,835

• 1947 Gregg Allman, American Hammond organist, guitarist and vocalist (The Allman Brothers Band - "Whipping Post"), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2017)

 

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injinji

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Dec 9, 2021

• #4,836

• 1969 Jakob Dylan, American musician (The Wallflowers), son of Bob Dylan, born in New York City

 

injinji

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Dec 10, 2021

• #4,837

• 1926 Guitar Slim [Eddie Jones], blues guitarist ("The Things That I Used to Do"), born in Greenwood, Mississippi (d. 1959)

 

injinji

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Dec 10, 2021

• #4,838

• 1943 Jessica Cleaves, American singer and songwriter (The Friends of Distinction), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2014)
  • 1948 Jessica Cleaves, American soul singer and songwriter (The Friends of Distinction - "Grazing In The Grass"; Earth, Wind & Fire; Parliament Funkadelic), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2014)
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injinji

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Dec 11, 2021

• #4,839

• 1958 Nikki Sixx [Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna, Jr.], American musician (Mötley Crüe), born in San Jose, California

 

injinji

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Dec 11, 2021

• #4,840

• 1961 Darryl Jones, American bass player (Sting; Rolling Stones, 1993-present), born in Chicago, Illinois