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Born on this day in 1958 - Neil Finn

Born on this day in 1958 - Neil Finn, guitar, vocals, from New Zealand group Split Enz who had the 1980 UK No.12 single 'I Got You'. Split Enz had ten albums (including seven studio…
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Born on this day in 1948 - Stevie Nicks

Born on this day in 1948 - American singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks, from Fleetwood Mac who scored the 1987 UK No.5 single 'Little Lies' and 1977 US No.1 single 'Dreams', taken from the world-wide No.1 album…
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Born on this day in 1948 - Scorpions singer Klaus Meine

Born on this day in 1948 - Klaus Meine, from German rock band Scorpions. Their 1990 power ballad 'Wind Of Change' topped the European charts and was a No.4 hit in the US. The Scorpions…
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Born on this day in 1941 - Bob Dylan

Born on this day in 1941 - Bob Dylan (Robert Zimmerman), American singer-songwriter, author, and painter. Dylan has released over 40 albums since 1964, and was a major influence on The Beatles. His biggest hits…
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Born on this day in 1934 - Robert Moog

Born on this day in 1934 - Robert Moog, inventor of the synthesizer. He built his first electronic instrument, a theremin - aged 14 and made the MiniMoog, "the first compact, easy-to-use synthesizer" in 1970.…
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Born on this day in 1944 - Joe Cocker

Born on this day in 1944 - Joe Cocker, English singer and musician who had the 1968 UK No.1 single with his cover of The Beatles 'With A Little Help From My Friends', plus 8…
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Born on this day in 1949 - ZZ Top's Dusty Hill

Born on this day in 1949 - Dusty Hill, bass, keyboardist, and co-vocalist with ZZ Top, who had the 1984 US No.8 and 1985 UK No.16 single 'Legs'. ZZ Top has had global album sales…
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Born on this day in 1949 - Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman

Born on this day in 1949 - Rick Wakeman, English keyboardist, songwriter, television and radio presenter. As a session musician his early sessions included playing on "Space Oddity", for David Bowie and songs by Junior's…
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Born on this day in 1948 - Yes drummer Bill Bruford

Born on this day in 1948 - Bill Bruford, English drummer. He was the original drummer for the progressive rock group Yes, from 1968–1972, and then joined King Crimson. He worked as the touring drummer…
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Born on this day in 1953 - Mr. Mister's Richard Page

Born on this day in 1953 - Richard Page, lead singer and bassist from American pop rock band Mr Mister who scored the 1985 US No.1 & 1986 UK No.4 single 'Broken Wings'. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKhN1t_7PEY[/embed]xosotin chelseathông…
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