Rock & Roll Birthdays

too larry said:

• 1947 Ian Anderson, Scottish-born musician, singer, and songwriter (Jethro Tull), born in Fife, Scotland

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• 1904 Jess Stacy, jazz pianist, born in Bird's Point, Missouri (d. 1995)

• 1926 Johnny Van Derrick, jazz violinist

• 1942 Mike Huggs, rock drummer (Manfred Mann) [or 3/11/40]

• 1943 Denis Payton, English rock musician (Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over), born in London (d. 2006)

• 1943 James Kale, rocker (Guess Who)

• 1950 Erik Brann, rock guitarist (Iron Butterfly) (d. 2003), born in Boston, Massachusetts

• 1952 Bob Mothersbaugh, AKA Bob 1, American Musician (DEVO)

• 1957 Richie Ramone [Richard Reinhardt], American rock drummer (Ramones), born in Passaic, New Jersey

• 1976 Ben Gibbard, American musician (Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service)

• 1925 Earl Coleman, American jazz singer, born in Port Huron, Michigan (d. 1995)

• 1927 Porter Wagoner, country singer, discovered Dolly Parton (Y'All Come), (d. 2007)

• 1929 Buck Owens, [Alvis Edgar], Sherman Texas, country singer (Hee Haw)

• 1949 Mark Knopfler, British musician (Dire Straits), born in Glasgow, Scotland

• 1954 Pat Metheny, jazz guitarist (As Wichita Falls)

• 1961 Roy Hay, guitarist (Culture Club-Do You Really Want to Hurt Me)

• 1913 Anna Mae Winburn, African American band leader of all female band (International Sweethearts of Rhythm), born in Port Royal, Tennessee (d. 1999)

• 1930 Don Ho [Donald Tai Loy Ho], Chinese-American musician (Tiny Bubbles), born in Honolulu, Hawaii (d. 2007)