Rock & Roll Birthdays

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Start date Mar 1, 2019

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1950 Rodney Crowell, American country singer (She's Crazy for Leavin'), born in Houston, Texas

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1954 Pete Thomas, British drummer (Elvis Costello), born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England

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1909 Leo Fender, American inventor, and electric guitar designer (Telecaster; Stratocaster; Precision Bass), born in Anaheim California (d. 1991)

A big thank you to Eric for his example of what a Strat can do.

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1947 Ian Anderson, Scottish rock singer, flute player, guitarist, and songwriter (Jethro Tull - "Bungle In The Jungle"; "Locomotive Breath"), born in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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1961 Jon Farriss, Australian rock drummer (INXS - "The Devil Inside"; "New Sensation"), born in Perth, Australia

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1942 Mike Hugg, British rock drummer (Manfred Mann - "Mighty Quinn"), and film composer (Up The Junction), born in Gosport, Hampshire, England

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1943 Denis Payton, English rock musician (Dave Clark Five - "Glad All Over"), born in London (d. 2006)

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1950 Erik Brann, American rock guitarist (Iron Butterfly) (d. 2003), born in Boston, Massachusetts

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1952 Bob Mothersbaugh, AKA Bob 1, American Musician (Devo)

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1957 Richie Ramone [Richard Reinhardt], American rock drummer (Ramones), born in Passaic, New Jersey

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1927 Porter Wagoner, American country singer, discovered Dolly Parton ("Y'All Come"; "A Satisfied Mind"), born in West Plains, Missouri (d. 2007)

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1929 (Alvis) "Buck" Owens, American "Bakersfield Sound" country singer-songwriter ("Under Your Spell Again"), bandleader (The Buckaroos - "Act Naturally"), and TV personality (Hee Haw), born in Sherman, Texas (d. 2006)

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1949 Mark Knopfler, British singer-songwriter, guitarist (Dire Straits - "Walk Of Life"; "Sultans Of Swing"), and film score composer (Local Hero; Princess Bride), born in Glasgow, Scotland

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1954 Pat Metheny, American jazz and fusion guitarist ("As Wichita Falls, So Falls Wichita"), born in Lee's Summit, Missouri

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1941 David Crosby, rocker (Crosby, Stills & Nash - "Guinnevere"), born in Los Angeles, California

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1945 Steve Martin, American comedian, banjo player, author and actor (Parenthood; The Jerk; Roxanne), born in Waco, Texas

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1925 Oscar Peterson, Canadian jazz pianist and composer, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2007)

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1942 Peter York, British rock drummer (Spencer Davis Group), born in Redcar, Yorkshire

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1948 Tom Johnston, American guitarist and vocalist (The Doobie Brothers, 1970-77 & 1987-present - "Listen To The Music"; "China Grove"), born in Visalia, California

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1956 Peter-John Vettese, Scottish keyboardist (Jethro Tull, 1982-89), songwriter, arranger, and producer born in Scotland, United Kingdom

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