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Born on this day in 1958: Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon

Born on this day in 1958: Simon Le Bon, singer for Duran Duran who scored the 1983 hit 'Is There Something I Should Know', plus 25 other hits, and the 1984 US No.1 single 'The…
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Born on this day in 1951: Bootsy Collins

Born on this day in 1951: Musician and singer-songwriter Bootsy Collins. He played with James Brown, Parliament Funkadelic, and Bootsy's Rubber Band. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIHrdLwa_y8xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển nhượngcâu lạc bộ bóng đá arsenalbóng đá atalantabundesligacầu thủ…
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Born on this day in 1943: Humble Pie's Greg Ridley

Born on this day in 1943: English rock bassist Greg Ridley with Spooky Tooth and a founder member of Humble Pie, who had the 1969 UK No.4 single 'Natural Born Bugie'. Ridley died on 19th…
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Born on this day in 1945: Mountain's Leslie West

Born on this day in 1945: Leslie West, guitarist for the group Mountain, who scored the 1970 US hit single 'Mississippi Queen'. West also later formed the power trio West, Bruce & Laing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwql7NyQI4kxosotin chelseathông…
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Born on this day in 1942: Elvin Bishop

Born on this day in 1942: Guitarist Elvin Bishop, who scored the 1976 hit single 'Fooled Around And Fell In Love'. Bishop was also a member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band from 1965 through…
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Born on this day in 1950: Tom Petty

Born on this day in 1950: American singer and songwriter Tom Petty. He was the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and was a founding member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys…
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Born on this day in 1948: Doobie Brother Pat Simmons

Born on this day in 1948: Pat Simmons, guitarist, singer with The Doobie Brothers who had the 1979, US No.1 single 'What A Fool Believes' and the 1993 UK No.7 single 'Long Train Runnin'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZLY2ht9iBMxosotin…
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Born on this day in 1943: Bachman-Turner Overdrive's C.F. Turner

Born on this day in 1943: Bachman-Turner Overdrive bassist and singer C.F. Turner. Their 1970s catalogue included five Top 40 albums and six US Top 40 singles (eleven in Canada). The band has sold nearly…
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Born on this day on 1935: Barry McGuire

Born on this day on 1935: American singer-songwriter Barry McGuire who had the 1965 US No.1 & UK No.3 single with the protest song 'Eve Of Destruction'. Top LA session players: P. F. Sloan on…
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Born on this day in 1946: The Moody Blues' Justin Hayward

Born on this day in 1946: Justin Hayward, songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist with English rock band The Moody Blues who had the 1965 UK No.1 & US No.10 single 'Go Now' and the hits…
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