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December 12

1915, Born on this day, Frank Albert Sinatra, "Old Blue Eyes"

1938, Born on this day, Connie Francis

1940, Born on this day, Dionne Warwick

1943, Born on this day, Dicky Betts

1966, Born on this day, Sinead O'Connor

z-man wrote:Don't need a list to know who shares my birthday:

Ronald Reagan
Bob Marley
Natalie Cole

works for me!

And Axl Rose.

And me.

March 26

1944
Diana Ross

1948
Steven Tyler

1950
Teddy Pendergrass

1968
Kenny Chesney (one year younger than me!)

July 1, 1952
Dan Akroyd

bufitonmybmw wrote:March 26

1968
Kenny Chesney (one year younger than me!)

But you're about a foot taller (and much better looking)

Good news: 1951 Bootsy Collins is born.

Bad news; 1991 Bill Graham dies in a helicopter accident. the last concert he saw? Huey Lewis.

July 20, 1947 : Carlos Santana

Kinda likin that company!

July 3rd

1969, Rolling Stone, Brian Jones drowned while under the influence of drugs and alcohol after taking a midnight swim in his pool aged 27. His body was found at the bottom of the pool by his Swedish girlfriend Anna Wohlin.

1971, Doors singer Jim Morrison was found dead in a bathtub in Paris, the cause of death was given as a heart attack. On the 25th anniversary of his death an estimated 15, 000 fans gathered at Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris to pay their respects.


I do happen to share a birthday with Tom Cruise

Not much on the birthday list, but I thought this was cool....

June 16

1967
The three day Monterey Pop Festival in California began. All the proceeds went to charity when all the artists agreed to perform for free, the “Summer of Love” was born. The festival saw the first major US appearances by The Who, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. Also on the bill: The Byrds, Grateful Dead, Otis Redding, Simon & Garfunkel, The Steve Miller Band, Canned Heat, The Mamas And The Papas, Jefferson Airplane, Buffalo Springfield and The Electric Flag. Tickets cost $3.50–6.50

August 12th
1929, Born on this day, Buck Owens, Jr. American singer and guitarist, scored twenty number-one hits on the Billboard country music charts, pioneered what has come to be called the Bakersfield sound—a reference to Bakersfield, California. Died March 25th 2006.

1941, Born on this day, Craig Douglas, singer, 1959 UK No.1 single 'Only Sixteen 'plus nine other UK Top 40 hits.

1949, Born on this day, Mark Knopfler guitar, vocals, Dire Straits, (1985 US No.1 single 'Money For Nothing', 1986 UK No.2 single 'Walk Of Life', 1985 world-wide No.1 album 'Brothers In Arms'), member of Notting Hillbillies.

1950, Born on this day, Ronald David Mael, Sparks, (1974 UK No.2 single 'This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us').

1951, Born on this day, August Darnell, singer, Kid Creole And The Coconuts, (1982 UK No.2 single 'Annie I'm Not Your Daddy').

1953, Born on this day, Jerry Speiser, Men At Work, (1983 UK & US No.1 single 'Down Under').

1954, Born on this day, Pat Metheny, jazz rock guitarist, worked with David Bowie and Gary Burton. Recorded film soundtrack albums

1958, Born on this day, Jurgen Dehmel, Nena, (1984 UK No.1 & US No.2 single '99 Red Balloons').

1960, Pete Best auditioned to become The Silver Beatles' drummer and was asked to travel to Hamburg in Germany for the bands next set of dates. Before leaving for Hamburg, The Silver Beatles changed their name to simply, "The Beatles".

March 1st

1927, Born on this day, Harry Belafonte ...Can I get a DAY-O?

1942, Born on this day, Jerry Fisher, vocals, Blood Sweat & Tears

1944, Born on this day, Roger Daltrey, vocals, The Who

1973, Born on this day, Ryan Peake, guitar, Nickelback

Probably the only ones that anyone has heard of.....

1981, Born on this day, Brandon Flowers, vocals, keyboards, The Killers (2005 UK No.1 with their debut album 'Hot Fuss').

1944, Born on this day, Ray Davies, guitar, vocals, The Kinks, (1964 UK No.1 & US No.7 'You Really Got Me', 1967 UK No.2 single 'Waterloo Sunset' plus 19 other UK Top 40 singles. 1983 US No.6 single 'Come Dancing').

1950, Born on this day, Joey Kramer, drums, Aerosmith, (1989 UK No.13 single 'Love In An Elevator', 1989 album 'Pump' spent 53 weeks on the US charts, 1993 US No.1 & UK No.2 album 'Get A Grip', 1998 US No.1 & UK No.4 single 'I Don't Want To Miss A Thing').

This may be the funniest thing ever...

June 6, 2003

2003, a High court judge in London ruled that rap lyrics should be treated as a foreign language after admitting that he was unsure of the meaning of 'shizzle my nizzle' and 'mish mish man.' The court battle was over a copyright issue between the Ant'ill Mob and the Heartless Crew who had used the lyrics on a remix.





I'm glad it's not just me....

PHarmGirl wrote:March 1st

1927, Born on this day, Harry Belafonte ...Can I get a DAY-O?

1942, Born on this day, Jerry Fisher, vocals, Blood Sweat & Tears

1944, Born on this day, Roger Daltrey, vocals, The Who

1973, Born on this day, Ryan Peake, guitar, Nickelback

I met Jerry Fisher in a little restaurant in Bay St Louis that was sadly lost in Katrina.

Jerry & Melva's "Dock of The Bay" Nightclub & Restaurant was sold to a San Francisco entrepreneur in the Spring of 2005. Hurricane Katrina hit in August and there is NOTHING to indicate that it ever was, or that it ever will be again.

Without even looking at this site, I can tell you David Cassidy and David Letterman share my birthday-April 12th

Oct 3

BORN:
Stevie Ray Vaughan for me!
1991, Texas governor Ann Richards proclaimed October 3, (Stevie Ray Vaughan's birthday), to be "Stevie Ray Vaughan Day". An annual motorcycle ride and concert in Central Texas benefits the Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial Scholarship Fund.

1941--Chubby Checker...come on baby, let's do the twist.

DIED:
1967, singer, songwriter Woody Guthrie died after suffering from Huntington's Chorea disease. Guthrie was a major influence on Bob Dylan and American folk music. The 70's film 'Bound For Glory' is based on his life.


1992, Sinead O'Connor ripped up a photograph of Pope John Paul II, on the US TV show 'Saturday Night Live', in a protest at abortion laws.

Now maybe I'm dirty and maybe I smoke a little dope
But it aint like I'm going on T.V. and tearing up pictures of the Pope...Alright Guy...Todd Snider

Eddie Van Halen - January 26.

January 24th
1933, Born on this day, Zeke Carey, The Flamingos (1959 US No.11 single 'I Only Have Eyes For You'. 1975 UK No.1 hit for Art Garfunkel). Died on 24th December 1999.

1941, Born on this day, Aaron Neville, vocals, The Neville Brothers, (1966 US No.2 single 'Tell It Like It Is', 1989 UK No.2 single with Linda Ronstadt' Don't Know Much').

1941, Born on this day, Neil Diamond, singer, songwriter, (1970 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Cracklin' Rose' plus over 30 US & 10 UK Top 40 singles. Wrote 'I'm A Believer', No.1 for The Monkees. Many acts from Elvis Presley, Lulu and Deep Purple have all covered his songs.

1941, Born on this day, Ray Stevens, singer, songwriter, (1970 US No.1 & UK No.6 single 'Everything Is Beautiful' 1974 US & UK No.1 single 'The Streak').

1945, Born on this day, Tammi Terrell, singer, who died of a brain tumour on March 16th 1970 after collapsing into Marvin Gaye's arms on stage during a duet of ‘That’s All You Need To Get By’. Terrall had undergone eight brain operations in 18 months. She had had hits with Marvin Gaye, including the 1967 US No.5 ‘Your Precious Love’.

1947, Born on this day, Warren Zevon, singer/songwriter. He had played piano with The Everly Brothers, recorded over 15 solo albums and had the 1978 US No.21 single ‘Werewolves Of London’). He died on September 7th 2003.

1949, Born on this day, John Belushi, actor, singer who played Joliet 'Jake' Blues in The Blues Brothers, died of a drug overdose on 5th March 1982. Had the 1990 UK No.12 single 'Everybody Needs Somebody To Love'.


1958, Elvis Presley was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Jailhouse Rock'. It became the first ever single to enter the chart at No.1 and was Presley's second UK No.1.
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1974, Born on this day, Christopher River Hesse, drummer, Hoobastank, 2004 US No.2 hit ‘The Reason.’

1975, Born on this day, Paul Marazzi, vocals, A1, (2000 UK No.1 single, 'Same Old Brand New You').