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Born on this day

───   10:00 Fri, 15 Dec 2017

Born on this day | News Article

Today we have a lot of birthdays from older musicians, but nonetheless we still celebrate them.. Let’s have a look..


1919, Born on this day, MaxYasgur, owner of the Woodstock farmwhere the 1969 festival was held. Yasgur died of a heart attack on 8th February1973 aged 53.


1921, Born on this day,Alan Freed, American DJ. The man who gave 'Rock 'n' Roll' its name. Died 20thJanuary 1965.


1938, Born on this day,Jerry Wallace, US singer, (1959 US No.8 single 'Primrose Lane').


1939, Born on this day, Cindy Birdsong, American singer The Supremes joined in 1968, when she replaced co-founding member Florence Ballard. Birdsong had previouly been a member of Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles.


1942, Born on this day,Dave Clark, Dave Clark Five, (1964 UK No.1 single 'Glad All Over', 1965 US No.1single 'Over And Over', plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles).


1946, Born on this day,Harry Ray, Moments, (1970 US No.3 single 'Love On A Two-Way Street', 1975 UKNo.3 single 'Girls').


1946, Born on this day, Carmine Appice, drummer, Vanilla Fudge, (1968 US No.6 single 'You Keep Me Hangin' On'). Also a member of Beck, Bogart and Appice and the Rod Stewart band.


1949, Born on this day, DonJohnson, actor, singer, (Miami Vice), (1986 US No.5 & UK No.46 single,'Heartbeat').


1954, Born on this day,Grammy-winning American musician Royce Jones best known for his work as atouring vocalist with the bands Steely Dan (in 1973 and 1974) and Ambrosia(joined 1978).


1955, Born on this day,Paul Simonon, bass, The Clash, (1979 UK No. 11 single'London Calling', 1982 US No. 8 single 'Rock The Casbah', 1991 UK No.1 single'Should I Stay Or Should I Go', first released 1982, plus 15 other UK Top 40singles).


1957, Born on this day, TimReynolds, American multi-instrumentalist, Dave Matthews Band. 2009 US No.1album with Dave Matthews Band, ‘Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King’.


1961, Born on this day,Nick Beggs, bass, Kajagoogoo, (1983 UK No.1 single 'Too Shy'), also a member ofthe Howard Jones band.


1979, Born on this day,Edele Lynch and Keavy Lynch, singers, B*Witched, (1998 UK No.1 single 'C'est LaVie').


1980, Born on this day,Sergio Pizzorno, guitar, vocals, Kasabian, (2005 UK No.8 single 'Cutt Off',2006 UK No.1 album ‘Empire’). Kasabian won a Brit Award in 2010 for BestBritish Group.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY!





Source - www.thisdayinmusic.com

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