[Mudbugclub]

Have you ever done this? Go to This day in Music and enter your day and month.

And it shows all the birthdays for that day. Here's mine for Jan 17th. Some good ones! (I left the bad ones out).

1948, Born on this day, Mick Taylor, guitar, John Mayalls Bluesbreakers, joined The Rolling Stones, in 1969 left in 1974. (1971 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Brown Sugar'). Also worked with Bob Dylan, Mike Oldfield, Jack Bruce and Ron Wood.

1955, Born on this day, Steve Earle, US singer, songwriter, (1988 UK No. 45 single ‘Copperhead Road’, Country and independent No.1 album ‘Trancendental Blues.’ Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Gretchen Peters, Shawn Colvin and Eddi Reader have all covered his songs).

1956, Born on this day, Paul Young, singer, (1983 UK No.1 single 'Wherever I Lay My Hat, That's My Home', 1985 US No.1 single 'Everytime You Go Away'. The Streetband, (1978 UK No.18 single 'Toast.' Also lead singer with 1980's Q-Tips a soul covers band.

1959, Born on this day, Susanna Hoffs, guitar vocals, The Bangles, (1986 UK No.2 single with Prince song 'Manic Monday', 1986 US No.1 single 'Walk Like An Egyptian').

1963, Born on this day, Andy Rourke, bass, The Smiths, (1984 UK No.10 single 'Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now', plus 15 other UK Top 40 singles).

 

[fault151]

Mick Jagger - July 26th

 

[Sherwood]

They put Marvin Gaye in the ground on the day I was born.

 

[scompton]

No one famous on my birthday. The closest is the drummer for Earth, Wind, and Fire.

On my wife's birthday however - Aaron Neville, Neil Diamond, Ray Stevens, Warren Zevon, and John Belushi

 

[WolfyWolf Von Wolfenstein]

1962, Born on this day, Cliff Burton, bass player with Metallica. Burton was killed on September 27th 1987, when the band’s tour bus crashed as it was traveling between Stockholm and Copenhagen. He was found crushed to death under the bus.

 

[DrBenway]

Wow. My birthday apparently rocks a lot more than I do. I mean, Louis Armstrong, Klaus Shulze, AND the Hot 100 chart? So how come I can't carry a tune?

1901, Born on this day, Louis Armstrong, singer, bandleader, trumpet, (1964 US No.1 single 'Hello Dolly!' 1968 UK No.1 single 'What A Wonderful World'). Died 6th July 1971.

1947, Born on this day, Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream, German instrumental group, (1974 UK No.15 album 'Phaedra').

1958, Billboard introduced 'The Hot 100 Singles Chart', Ricky Nelson was at No.1 with 'Poor Little Fool'.

1969, Born on this day, Max Cavalera guitar, vocals, Sepultura (1996 UK No.19 single 'Roots Bloody Roots').

 

[DLeeWebb]

June 17th - Mexican singer Paulina Rubio (1971), Canadian punk-rocker Bif Naked (1971), Hanoi Rocks singer Michael Monroe (1960), Dead Kennedy's singer Jello Biafra (1958), Barry Manilow (1943), Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (1882), Dean Martin, Cliff Gallup (guitarist), Chris Spedding (session guitarist), Glenn Buxton (guitarist/Alice Cooper), Greg Rolie (Santana), Paul Young (singer), Philip Chevron (guitarist/The Pogues), Richard Hynd (drums), Kevin Thornton (Color Me Bad), Ricardo Rikrot (singer) Lee Ryan (singer)...Paul McCartney was born the next day, but I guess that doesn't count!

 

[DrBenway]

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Originally Posted by DLeeWebb /img/forum/go_quote.gif June 17th - Mexican singer Paulina Rubio (1971), Canadian punk-rocker Bif Naked (1971), Hanoi Rocks singer Michael Monroe (1960), Dead Kennedy's singer Jello Biafra (1958), Barry Manilow (1943), Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (1882), Dean Martin, Cliff Gallup (guitarist), Chris Spedding (session guitarist), Glenn Buxton (guitarist/Alice Cooper), Greg Rolie (Santana), Paul Young (singer), Philip Chevron (guitarist/The Pogues), Richard Hynd (drums), Kevin Thornton (Color Me Bad), Ricardo Rikrot (singer) Lee Ryan (singer)...Paul McCartney was born the next day, but I guess that doesn't count!

There I was all proud of my birthday. Your birthday could definitely beat up my birthday. Showoff!!

 

[DLeeWebb]

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrBenway /img/forum/go_quote.gif There I was all proud of my birthday. Your birthday could definitely beat up my birthday. Showoff!!

Louis Armstrong beats everybody on my list!

 

[DrBenway]

Quote:

Originally Posted by DLeeWebb /img/forum/go_quote.gif Louis Armstrong beats everybody on my list!

O.K., I feel better now.

 

[GreatDane]

Scary Spice!!

 

[BIG POPPA]

Daisy Berkowitz, Marilyn Manson,

 

[Happy Camper]

Van Morrison Aug 31

 

[Gurck]

Madonna and LL Cool J, among others. And to think I couldn't hold a tune if I had two friends holding up the ends.

 

[metllicamilitia]

Nothing much of interest to me on mine, but I did like these

1982, B.B. King donated his entire record collection of over 20,000 discs to Mississippi University's centre for the Study of Southern Culture,

1992, Billy Idol pleaded guilty to assault and battery charges after an incident outside a West Hollywood restaurant. He was fined $2,700 (£1,588) and ordered to appear in a series of anti-drug commercials.