Rock & Roll Birthdays

injinji

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Feb 19, 2022

• #4,961

• 1940 (William) "Smokey" Robinson, American soul singer-songwriter (The Miracles - "You Really Got A Hold On Me"; "Tears Of A Clown"; "My Girl"), born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1940 Bobby Rogers, American soul tenor vocalist (The Miracles - "You Really Got A Hold On Me"; "Tears Of A Clown"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2013)

 

injinji

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Feb 19, 2022

• #4,962

• 1949 Eddie Hardin, English rock pianist and singer (Spencer Davis Group), born in London, England

 

injinji

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Feb 19, 2022

• #4,963

• 1950 Andy Powell, British rock guitarist and songwriter (Wishbone Ash - Argus), born in London, England

 

topcat

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Feb 19, 2022

• #4,964

1943 Lou Christie. Lightning Strikes.

 

topcat

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Feb 19, 2022

• #4,965

1948 Tony Iommi. Paranoid.

 

injinji

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Feb 20, 2022

• #4,966

1950 Walter Becker, American rock bassist, guitarist, songwriter and record producer (Steely Dan - "Deacon Blues"; "Peg"), born in NYC, New York (d. 2017)

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injinji

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Feb 20, 2022

• #4,967

• 1954 Jon Brant, American rock bassist (Cheap Trick, 1981-87), born in Chicago, Illinois

 

injinji

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Feb 20, 2022

• #4,968

• 1981 Chris Thile, American folk and progressive bluegrass mandolin player, songwriter (Nickel Creek; Punch Brothers), and broadcaster (Live From Here), born in Oceanside, California

 

injinji

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Feb 21, 2022

• #4,969

1933 Nina Simone [Eunice Waymon], American jazz pianist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and civil rights activist (“Mississippi Goddam”; “To Be Young, Gifted, and Black”, “Feeling Good”; “Wild Is The Wind”), born in Tyron, North Carolina (d. 2003)

 

injinji

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Feb 21, 2022

• #4,970

• 1951 Vince Welnick, American rock keyboardist (The Tubes - "Talk To Ya Later"; Grateful Dead, 1990-95), born in Phoenix, Arizona (d. 2003)

 

injinji

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Feb 21, 2022

• #4,971

• 1967 Michael Ward, American rock guitarist (John Hiatt, 1993-94; The Wallflowers, 1996-2001 - "One Headlight"; Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, 2007-16), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota

 

injinji

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Feb 21, 2022

• #4,972

• 1969 Eric Wilson, American bassist and songwriter (Sublime, 1988-96), born in Long Beach, California

 

injinji

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Feb 21, 2022

• #4,973

• 1977 Rhiannon Giddens, American singer, fiiddler, and banjo player (Carolina Chocolate Drops), born in Greensboro, North Carolina

 

injinji

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Feb 26, 2022

• #4,974

1928 Antione "Fats" Domino, American rhythm & blues piano player, singer, and star of the early rock ’n’ roll era ("Blueberry Hill"; "Blue Monday"; "Walkin' To New Orleans"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2017)

 

injinji

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Feb 26, 2022

• #4,975

1932 Johnny Cash, American country singer ("I Walk the Line"; "Ring of Fire": "A Boy Named Sue"), born in Kingsland, Arkansas (d. 2003)

 

injinji

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Feb 26, 2022

• #4,976

• 1943 Bob "Bear" Hite, American vocalist (Canned Heat - "Going Up the Country"), born in Torrance, California (d. 1981)

 

injinji

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Feb 26, 2022

• #4,977

 

injinji

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Feb 26, 2022

• #4,978

• 1945 Mitch Ryder, American rocker (Detroit Wheels - "Devil With the Blue Dress"), born in Hamtramck, Michigan

 

injinji

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Feb 28, 2022

• #4,979

• 1927 Don Helms, American steel guitarist (Hank Williams's Drifting Cowboys; Patsy Cline), born in New Brockton, Alabama (d. 200

 

injinji

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Feb 28, 2022

• #4,980

• 1942 Brian Jones, British blues and rock guitarist, organist and sitar player (Rolling Stones, 1962-69), born in Gloucestershire, England (d. 1969)