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1945 Bob Welch, rock vocalist/guitarist (Fleetwood Mac-Oh Well), (d. 2012)
{I did not know BW was dead}
1945 [George Ivan] "Van" Morrison, Northern Irish singer-songwriter (Astral Weeks, Moondance), born in Bloomfield, Belfast
1948 Rudolf Schenker, German rock guitarist (Scorpions-Virgin Killer), born in Hildesheim, Germany
1953 John Zorn, American musician
John Zorn - The Ballad of Hank McCain (Vocal Ft. Mike Patton)
1957 Steve Porcaro, rock drummer/vocalist (Toto-Roseanna, Africa), born in Los Angeles, California
1915 Memphis Slim [John Len Chatman] American blues musician ("Every Day I Have the Blues"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 198
1925 Hank Thompson, American country music singer (The Brazos Valley Boys), born in Waco, Texas (d. 2007)
1934 Freddie King, American blues singer (Hideaway), born in Gilmer, Texas (d. 1976)
1942 Al Jardine, American guitarist and singer (Beach Boys-Surfin, In My Room), born in Lima, Ohio
1945 George Biondo, American rock musician (Steppenwolf), born in Brooklyn, New York
1945 George Biondo, American rock musician (Steppenwolf), born in Brooklyn, New York
In early 1970, Biondo replaced St. Nicholas a second time
[6] when he joined Steppenwolf for the recording of
Steppenwolf 7 , contributing lead vocals on "Fat Jack" and co-lead vocals on "Foggy Mental Breakdown" and the chart-hit, "Who Needs Ya'"
1942 Al Jardine, American guitarist and singer (Beach Boys-Surfin, In My Room), born in Lima, Ohio
Jardine is the band's rhythm guitarist and middle-range harmony vocalist. He first sang lead on "Christmas Day," on 1964's
The Beach Boys' Christmas Album and followed shortly after with the Number 1 hit "
Help Me, Rhonda ".
1944 Gene Parsons, American rock drummer (The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers), born in Morongo Valley, California
1951 Martin Chambers, English rock drummer (Pretenders), born in Hereford, United Kingdom
1960 Kim Thayil, American guitarist (Soundgarden, Probot), born in Seattle, Washington