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Born on this day in 1947: ELO's Jeff Lynne

Born on this day in 1947: English songwriter, singer, record producer Jeff Lynne, who was a member of Idle Race, then The Move who had the 1969 UK No.1 single 'Blackberry Way'. He co-founded ELO…
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Born on this day in 1942: The Band's Rick Danko

Born on this day in 1942: Canadian musician, bassist, songwriter and singer, Rick Danko, member of The Hawks ( Ronnie Hawkins's backing group), and The Band who went on to release ten studio albums. Bob…
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Born on this day in 1950: Alex Chilton

Born on this day in 1950: Alex Chilton, guitar, vocals, with The Box Tops who had the 1967 US No.1 & UK No.5 single 'The Letter'. He formed Big Star in 1971. In the 1980s…
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Born on this day in 1951: Tom "T-Bone" Wolk

Born on this day in 1951: Tom "T-Bone" Wolk, who played bass for nearly 30 years with Hall and Oates. He had also recorded with Carly Simon, Jellyfish, Squeeze, Elvis Costello, Shawn Colvin and Billy…
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On this day in 1989: Phil Collins hits number one

On this day in 1989: Phil Collins started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Another Day In Paradise', his 7th US solo No.1. Taken from his No.1 album ...But…
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Born on this day in 1948: Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen

Born on this day in 1948: Rick Nielsen, singer, guitarist from American rock band, Cheap Trick, who had the 1979 hit single 'I Want You To Want Me', and the 1988 US No.1 single 'The…
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Born on this day in 1951: Nick Gilder

Born on this day in 1951 - Nick Gilder, singer with the group Sweeney Todd, and also scoring the 1978 US No.1 hit 'Hot Child In The City'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaI72P6RqG4xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển nhượngcâu lạc bộ…
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Born on this day in 1943: Keith Richards

Born on this day in 1943: Keith Richards, guitarist, singer, songwriter and founding member of The Rolling Stones who have had over 35 Top 40 singles and albums. Rolling Stone magazine said Richards had created…
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Born on this day in 1949: Paul Rodgers

Born on this day in 1949: Paul Rodgers, singer with Free, (1970 UK No.2 & US No.4 single 'All Right Now') and Bad Company, (1974 UK No.15 single 'Can't Get Enough'). Also a member of…
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Born on this day in 1949: ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons

Born on this day in 1949: Billy Gibbons, guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer, and actor with Moving Sidewalks (who opened for Jimi Hendrix on his first US tour), and more famously formed ZZ Top in late…
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