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05 Jan 1949 birth George Brown, singer, Kool & The Gang, (1981 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'Celebration', plus over 15 other UK Top 40 hits).
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11 Jan 1949 birth Frederick Dennis Greene, Sha Na Na, US rock 'n' roll group.
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19 Jan 1949 birth Robert Palmer, singer, songwriter, member of Vinegar Joe and solo artist, (1986 US No.1 & UK No.5 single 'Addicted To Love'). Palmer died on 26th Sept 2003 aged 54.
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22 Jan 1949 birth Nigel Pegrum, Steeleye Span, UK folk group, (1975 UK No.5 single 'All Around My Hat').
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24 Jan 1949 birth John Belushi, actor and singer who played Joliet 'Jake' Blues in The Blues Brothers who had the 1990 UK No.12 single 'Everybody Needs Somebody To Love'. Belushi died of a drug overdose on 5th March 1982.
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25 Jan 1949 birth John Cooper Clarke, 'Bard of Salford', Manchester, poet laureate. Well known for 'Kung Fu International', 'I Married A Monster From Outer Space', 'The Day My Pad Went Mad'.
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26 Jan 1949 birth Derek Holt, Climax Blues Band who had the 1976 UK No.10 & 1977 US No.3 single 'Couldn't Get It Right'.
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30 Jan 1949 birth William King, trumpet player with The Commodores who had the 1978 UK & US No.1 single 'Three Times A Lady'.
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01 Feb 1949 RCA Records issued the first ever 45rpm single, the invention of this size record made jukeboxes possible.
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02 Feb 1949 birth Ross Valory, bassist with the Steve Miller Band, who had the 1974 US No.1 & 1990 UK No.1 single 'The Joker'.
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03 Feb 1949 birth Arthur ‘Killer’ Kane, bass guitarist with The New York Dolls, who had the 1973 album 'New York Dolls'. Kane died in Los Angeles on July 13th 2004, due to complications from leukaemia, aged 55.
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07 Feb 1949 birth Alan Lancaster, bassist with English group Status Quo. He left the band in 1984. Famous for the 1977 UK No.3 single 'Rockin' All Over The World' plus the Quo have scored over 50 other UK Top 75 singles since 1968.
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10 Feb 1949 birth Nigel Olsson, drummer with the Elton John band who has played on some of John's classic albums including Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player, Honky Chateau, and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
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12 Feb 1949 birth Stanley Knight, from American group Black Oak Arkansas, who had the 70's US No.1 radio hit single 'Jim Dandy To The Rescue'.
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16 Feb 1949 birth Lynn Paul, singer with The New Seekers who had the 1972 UK No.1 single 'I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing'.
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21 Feb 1949 birth Jerry Harrison, keyboards, guitar, Jonathan Richman And The Modern Lovers, Talking Heads, who had the 1983 US No.9 single 'Burning Down The House', and the 1985 UK No.6 single 'Road To Nowhere'. Also a member of Casual Gods.
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02 Mar 1949 birth Eddie Money, (former policeman Edward Mahoney), US singer, (1978 US No.11 single 'Baby Hold On').
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03 Mar 1949 birth Derek (Blue) Weaver, keyboards, Amen Corner, (1969 UK No.1 single 'If Paradise Is Half As Nice'). Strawbs, (1973 UK No.2 single with 'Part Of The Union'). Also worked with The Bee Gees, (1975 US No.1 'Jive Talking').
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08 Mar 1949 birth Dave Lambert from The Strawbs who had the 1973 UKNo.2 single 'Part Of The Union'.
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09 Mar 1949 birth Jimmy Fadden, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, (1971 US No.9 single 'Mr Bojangles').
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12 Mar 1949 birth Bill Payne, Little Feat, two Top 40 albums during the 70's, best-known songs 'Dixie Chicken' and 'Sailin Shoes'.
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12 Mar 1949 birth Mike Gibbins, drummer with Badfinger, (1970 UK No.4 & US No.7 single 'Come And Get It'). Gibbins died on 4th Oct 2006.
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20 Mar 1949 birth Jimmie Vaughan, Fabulous Thunderbirds, US R&B band (brother of the late Stevie Ray Vaughan).
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23 Mar 1949 birth Ric Ocasek, The Cars, (1978 UK No.3 single 'My Best Friend's Girl.' 1984 US No.3 & 1985 UK No.4 'Drive' was used as part of the soundtrack for the 'Live Aid' concert.
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24 Mar 1949 birth Nick Lowe, Brinsley Schwarz, Rockpile, singer, songwriter, producer and solo artist, (1978 UK No.7 single 'I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass' and 1979 UK No.12 single 'Cruel To Be Kind').
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25 Mar 1949 birth Neil Jones, Amen Corner, (1969 UK No.1 single 'If Paradise Is Half As Nice', plus five other UK Top 40 hits).
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26 Mar 1949 birth Fran Sheehan, bass, Boston, (1977 UK No.22 single 'More Than A Feeling', 1986 US No.1 single 'Amanda').
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28 Mar 1949 birth Sally Carr, Middle Of The Road, (1971 UK No.1 single 'Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep').
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29 Mar 1949 birth Dave Greenfield, The Stranglers, keyboards, (1986 UK No.2 single 'Golden Brown' and over 20 over other UK Top 40 singles).
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29 Mar 1949 birth Michael Brecker, Brecker Brothers. Notable jazz and rock collaborations included work with Steely Dan, James Taylor, Paul Simon, Lou Reed, Donald Fagen, Dire Straits, Joni Mitchell, Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, John Lennon, Aerosmith, Dan Fogelberg, Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, Bruce Springsteen, Roger Daltrey, and Parliament-Funkadelic. He died on January 13, 2007.
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31 Mar 1949 RCA Victor introduced the 45rpm single record, which had been in development since 1940. The 7-inch disc was designed to compete with the Long Playing record introduced by Columbia a year earlier. Both formats offered better fidelity and longer playing time than the 78rpm record that was currently in use. Advertisements for new record players boasted that with 45rpm records, the listener could hear up to ten records with speedy, silent, hardly noticeable changes.
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03 Apr 1949 birth Richard Thompson, guitar, vocals, Fairport Convention & solo, (1991 UK No.32 album, 'Rumour And Sigh'). Bob Egan Pop Spots
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07 Apr 1949 birth John Oates, Hall and Oates, (1982 US No.1 & UK No.6 single 'Maneater', plus five other US No.1's).
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12 Apr 1949 birth Donald Ray Mitchell, Was Not Was, (1992 UK No.4 single 'Shake Your Head').
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14 Apr 1949 birth Dennis Bryon, Amen Corner, (1969 UK No.1 single 'If Paradise Is Half As Nice', plus five other UK Top 40 hits). Worked with The Bee Gees during the 1970's & 1980's.
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14 Apr 1949 birth June Millington, Fanny, (all Girl group, 1975 US No.29 single 'Butter Boy').
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14 Apr 1949 birth Sonja Kristina, vocals, Curved Air, (1971 UK No.4 single 'Back Street Luv').
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16 Apr 1949 birth Boll 'Sputnick' Spooner, guitar, The Tubes, (1977 UK No.28 single 'White Punks On Dope'. 1983 US No.10 single 'She's A Beauty').
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23 Apr 1949 birth John Miles, singer, songwriter, guitarist, (1976 UK No.3 single 'Music'). Also worked with Alan Parson's, Jimmy Page, Joe Cocker and Tina Turner.
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25 Apr 1949 birth Michael Brown, singer, 1966-67 he was in the Left Banke, which had a 1966 US number 5 hit, 'Walk Away Renee' and was a member of Stories, (1973 US No.1 single 'Brother Louie'). Written by Errol Brown of Hot Chocolate who had a UK No.7 with the song the same year. Brown died on March 19, 2015, at age 65.
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27 Apr 1949 birth Clive Taylor, Amen Corner, (1969 UK No.1 single 'If Paradise Is Half As Nice', plus five other UK Top 40 hits).
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27 Apr 1949 birth Herb Murrell, vocals, The Stylistics, (1974 US No.2 single 'You Make Me Feel Brand New', 1975 UK No.1 single 'Can't Give You Anything But My Love' plus 15 other UK Top 40 singles).
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29 Apr 1949 birth Francis Rossi, guitar, vocals, Status Quo, (1977 UK No.3 single 'Rockin' All Over The World', plus 50 other UK Top75 singles since 1968).
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04 May 1949 birth Zal Cleminson, guitar, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, (1975 UK No.7 single 'Delilah, 1975 album 'Next').
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07 May 1949 birth Keith, (James Keefer), US singer, (1967 US No.7 and UK No.24 single '98.6').
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09 May 1949 birth Billy Joel, singer songwriter, (1980 US No.1 single 'It's Still Rock And Roll To Me', 1983 UK No.1 single 'Uptown Girl', plus over 20 other US & UK Top 40 singles).
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18 May 1949 birth Rick Wakeman, keyboards, Strawbs, Yes, ('1974 UK No.1 album 'Journey To The Centre Of The Earth').
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18 May 1949 birth William Wallace, Guess Who, (1970 US No.1 & UK No.19 single 'American Woman').
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19 May 1949 birth Dusty Hill, bass, ZZ Top, (1984 US No.8 and 1985 UK No.16 single 'Legs').
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26 May 1949 birth Hank Williams Jr, country singer, songwriter, son of country music's greatest star.
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28 May 1949 birth Wendy O. Williams singer with The Plasmatics, a New York punk band who had the 1980 UK No. 55 single ‘Butcher Baby’. She died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds on April 6th 1998.
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03 Jun 1949 Elvis Presley received an 'A' in language but only a 'C' in music on his 8th grade report card at Humes High School in Memphis, Tennessee.
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09 Jun 1949 birth George Bunnell, Strawberry Alarm Clock, (1967 US No.1 single 'Incense And Peppermints').
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09 Jun 1949 birth Francis Monkman, Curved Air, (1971 UK No.4 single 'Back Street Luv').
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11 Jun 1949 Hank Williams made his debut at the 'Grand Ole Opry' in Nashville and received an unprecedented total of six encores.
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11 Jun 1949 birth Frank Beard, drums, ZZ Top, (1984 US No.8 & 1985 UK No.16 single 'Legs').
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12 Jun 1949 birth John Wetton, bass, vocals, King Crimson, U.K. Uriah Heep, Roxy Music, Asia, (1982 US No.4 & UK No.46 single 'Heat Of The Moment').
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13 Jun 1949 birth Dennis Locorriere, guitar, Dr Hook, (1972 US No.5 & UK No.2 single 'Sylvia's Mother' plus 9 other US Top 40 hits).
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14 Jun 1949 birth Alan White, drummer, Plastic Ono Band, (1970 UK No.5 single 'Instant Karma!'), Yes, (1977 UK No.7 single 'Wonderous Stories').
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14 Jun 1949 birth birth Jim Lea, bass, piano, violin, Slade, (1971 UK No.1 single 'Coz I Luv You', plus five other UK No.1 hits and 18 UK Top 40 hit singles).
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15 Jun 1949 birth Russell Hitchcock, vocals, Air Supply, (1980 UK No.11 single 'All Out Of Love', 1981 US No.1 single 'The One That You Love').
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16 Jun 1949 birth Peppy Castro, The Blue Magoos, (1967 US No.5 single, 'We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet').
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20 Jun 1949 birth Lionel Richie, vocals, keyboards, The Commodores, (1978 UK & US No.1 single 'Three Times A Lady') solo, (1984 UK & US No.1 single 'Hello' plus over 10 other UK Top 40 hit singles).
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21 Jun 1949 birth Greg Munford, Strawberry Alarm Clock, (1967 US No.1 single 'Incense And Peppermints').
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22 Jun 1949 birth Alan Osmond, The Osmonds, (1971 US No.1 single 'One Bad Apple', 1974 UK No.1 single 'Love Me For A Reason', plus 9 other US & UK Top 40 singles').
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24 Jun 1949 birth John Illsley, bass, Dire Straits, (1985 US No.1 single 'Money For Nothing', 1986 UK No.2 single 'Walk Of Life', 1985 world wide No.1 album 'Brothers In Arms').
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01 Jul 1949 birth John Farnham, Australian singer, songwriter, (1987 UK No.6 single 'You're The Voice').
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02 Jul 1949 birth Roy Bittan, "The Professor", piano, organ, accordion and synthesizers with Bruce Springsteen E Street Band, (1984 US No.2 & 1985 UK No.4 single 'Dancing In The Dark'). Also worked with David Bowie, Jackson Browne, Dire Straits, Peter Gabriel, Meat Loaf, Stevie Nicks, Bob Seger.
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03 Jul 1949 birth Johnnie Wilder, vocals, Heatwave, (1977 UK No.2 single 'Boogie Nights').
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06 Jul 1949 birth Mike Shrieve, drums, Santana, (1970 US No. 4 single 'Black Magic Woman', 1977 UK No.11 single 'She's Not There').
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10 Jul 1949 birth Dave Smalley, The Young Rascals, (1967 US No.1 and UK No.8 single 'Groovin'). The Raspberries, (1972 US N.5 single 'Go All The Way').
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11 Jul 1949 birth Jeff Hana, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, (1971 US No.9 single 'Mr Bojangles').
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15 Jul 1949 birth Trevor Horne, Buggles, (1979 UK No.1 single 'Video Killed The Radio Star'), Yes, (1980-81), produced three UK No.1's for Frankie Goes To Hollywood, 'Relax', 'Two Tribes', & 'The Power Of Love').
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17 Jul 1949 birth Geezer Butler, bass, Black Sabbath, (1970 UK No.4 single 'Paranoid', the bands self-titled 1970 album was voted as the best British rock albums ever by Kerrang! in 2005).
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17 Jul 1949 birth Mick Tucker, drums, Sweet, (1973 UK No.1 single 'Blockbuster', plus 14 other UK top 40 singles). Tucker died of leukaemia on 14th February 2002.
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17 Jul 1949 birth Mike Vale, bass, Tommy James and the Shondells, (1966 US No.1 single 'Hanky Panky', 1968 UK No.1 single 'Mony Mony').
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18 Jul 1949 birth Wally Bryson, The Raspberries, (1972 US N.5 single 'Go All The Way').
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26 Jul 1949 birth Roger Taylor, drums, vocals, Queen, (1975 UK No.1 single 'Bohemian Rhapsody' also UK No.1 in 1991, plus over 40 other UK Top 40 singles, 1980 US No.1 single 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love'). Also a member of The Cross.
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27 Jul 1949 birth Maureen McGovern, singer, (1973 US No.1 single 'The Morning After').
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27 Jul 1949 birth Rory MacDonald, bass, vocals, Runrig, (1995 UK No.18 single 'An Ubhal As Airde, The Highest Apple').
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28 Jul 1949 birth Peter Doyle, singer, The New Seekers, (1972 UK No.1 & US No.7 single 'I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing'). Doyle died on 13th October 2001.
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28 Jul 1949 birth Simon Kirke, drums, Free, (1971 UK No.2 & US No.4 single 'All Right Now'). Bad Company (1974 UK No.15 single 'Can't Get Enough').
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28 Jul 1949 birth Steve Took, percussion, T Rex, 1971 UK No.1 single 'Hot Love', plus over 20 other UK Top 40 singles'). Took died on 27th October 1980.
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30 Jul 1949 birth Andy Scott, guitar, Sweet, (1973 UK No.1 single 'Blockbuster', plus 14 other UK Top 40 singles). Sweet scored four top-ten hits in the US: Little Willy, Ballroom Blitz, Fox On The Run, and Love Is Like Oxygen.
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30 Jul 1949 birth Joyce Jones, singer, First Choice, (1973 UK No.9 single 'Smarty Pants).
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30 Jul 1949 birth Hugh Nicholson, Marmalade, (1969 UK No.1 single 'Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da'').
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02 Aug 1949 birth Fat Larry, singer, Fat Larry's Band, (1982 UK No.2 single 'Zoom'). He died on 5th February 2000.
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03 Aug 1949 birth B.B. Dickerson, War, (1976 UK No.12 single 'Low Rider').
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07 Aug 1949 birth Carlo Novi, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, (1978 album 'Hearts Of Stone').
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08 Aug 1949 birth Airrion Love, singer, The Stylistics, (1975 US No.1 single 'You Make Me Feel Brand New', 1975 UK No.1 single 'Can't Give You Anything But My Love' plus 15 other UK top 40 singles).
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10 Aug 1949 birth Andy Cresswell-Davis, The Korgis (1980 UK No.5 single 'Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime').
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11 Aug 1949 birth Eric Carmen, singer, The Raspberries, (1972 US No.5 single 'Go All The Way') solo, (1976 US No.2 single, 'All By Myself').
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12 Aug 1949 birth Mark Knopfler British songwriter, guitarist, singer with Dire Straits, (1985 US No.1 single 'Money For Nothing', 1986 UK No.2 single 'Walk Of Life', 1985 world-wide No.1 album 'Brothers In Arms'). Knopfler has recorded and performed with many prominent musicians, including Chet Atkins, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Bryan Ferry, Emmylou Harris, Van Morrison, Steely Dan, Sting, and James Taylor.
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13 Aug 1949 birth Cliff Fish, bass, Paper Lace, (1974 UK No.1 single 'Billy Don't Be A Hero', 1974 US No.1 single 'The Night Chicago Died').
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16 Aug 1949 birth Scott Asheton, drums, Iggy Pop And The Stooges, (1973 album 'Raw Power').
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17 Aug 1949 birth Sib Hashian, drums, Boston, (1977 UK No.22 single 'More Than A Feeling', 1986 US No.1 single 'Amanda').
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18 Aug 1949 birth Nigel Griggs bass, Split Enz, (1980 UK No.12 single 'I Got You').
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20 Aug 1949 birth Phil Lynott Irish singer, songwriter, bass player, Thin Lizzy. (1973 UK No.6 single 'Whisky In The Jar'). Lynott died on 4th Jan 1986 of heart failure and pneumonia after being in a coma for eight days following a drug overdose. A life-size bronze statue of Phil Lynott was unveiled on Harry Street in Dublin in 2005.
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23 Aug 1949 birth Rick Springfield, US singer, songwriter, (1981 US No.1 & UK No.43 single 'Jessie's Girl').
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25 Aug 1949 birth Gene Simmons bass, vocals, Kiss, (1974 US No.5 single 'On And On', 1976 US No 11 album 'Rock and Roll Over', spent 26 weeks on the chart. 1987 UK No.4 single 'Crazy Crazy Nights').
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28 Aug 1949 birth Hugh Cornwell, guitar, vocals, The Stranglers, (1982 UK No.2 single 'Golden Brown', and over 20 other Top 40 hits). Solo.
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28 Aug 1949 birth Martin Lamble drums, Fairport Convention, (1969 UK No.21 single 'Si Tu Dois Partir'). Killed on 14th May 1969 when the bands van crashed on the way home from a gig in Birmingham, England.
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30 Aug 1949 Hank Williams went into Herzog Studio in Cincinnati to record 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry'. Williams wrote the song originally intending that the words be spoken, rather than sung. The song about loneliness was largely inspired by his troubled relationship with wife Audrey Sheppard.
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01 Sep 1949 birth Russ Field, Showaddywaddy, (1976 UK No.1 single 'Under The Moon Of Love', plus over 20 other UK Top 40 singles).
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05 Sep 1949 birth Dave Clempson guitar, Humble Pie (1969 UK No.4 single 'Natural Born Bugie').
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07 Sep 1949 birth Gloria Gaynor, US singer, (1979 UK & US No.1 single 'I Will Survive').
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10 Sep 1949 birth Barrie Barlow, Jethro Tull, (1969 UK No.3 single 'Living In The Past').
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14 Sep 1949 birth Steve Gaines, guitar, Lynyrd Skynyrd, 1974 US No. 8 single 'Sweet Home Alabama', 1982 UK No.21 single 'Freebird'). Killed in a plane crash on 20th October 1977.
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19 Sep 1949 birth Twiggy, (Lesley Hornby), 60's model, singer, 1976 UK No.17 single 'Here I Go Again').
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20 Sep 1949 birth Chuck and John Panozzo, bass and drums, Styx. John Panozzo died on 16th July 1996. (1979 US No.1 & 1980 UK No.6 single 'Babe').
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22 Sep 1949 birth David Coverdale, vocals, Whitesnake, (1987 US No.1 & UK No.9 single 'Here I Go Again'). Deep Purple.
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23 Sep 1949 birth Bruce Springsteen, US singer, songwriter, 'The Boss', who had the 1985 US No.2 & UK No.4 single 'Dancing In The Dark', 1994 UK No.2 single 'Streets of Philadelphia'. His most successful studio albums, Born in the U.S.A. and Born to Run, showcase a talent for finding grandeur in the struggles of daily American life; he has sold more than 65 million albums in the United States and more than 120 million worldwide.
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02 Oct 1949 birth Richard Hell, vocals, The Voidoids, (1977 album 'Blank Generation' features the track 'Love Comes In Spurts').
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03 Oct 1949 birth Lindsey Buckingham guitar, vocals, Fleetwood Mac, (1987 UK No.5 single 'Little Lies' and 1977 US No.1 single 'Dreams' from world wide No.1 album 'Rumours').
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06 Oct 1949 birth Bobby Farrell, Boney M, (1978 UK No.1 & US No.30 single 'Rivers of Babylon'). He died of natural causes on 30th Dec 2010 at the age of 61.
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06 Oct 1949 birth Thomas McClary, guitar, The Commodores, (1978 UK & US No.1 single 'Three Times A Lady').
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07 Oct 1949 birth David Hope, Kansas, (1978 US No.3 single 'Dust In The Wind', 1978 UK No.59 single 'Carry On Wayward Son').
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08 Oct 1949 birth Hamish Stewart, Average White Band, (1975 US No.1 & UK No.6 single 'Pick Up The Pieces'). Member of the Paul McCartney band during the 90's, now solo.
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08 Oct 1949 birth Harry Bowens, Was Not Was, (1992 UK No.4 single 'Shake Your Head').
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11 Oct 1949 birth Daryl Hall, singer, songwriter, (Hall and Oates, 1982 US No.1 & UK No.6 single 'Maneater', plus five other US No.1's, solo 1986 UK No.28 single 'Dreamtime').
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18 Oct 1949 birth Gary Richrath, REO Speedwagon, (1981 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'Keep On Loving You').
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18 Oct 1949 birth Joe Egan, Stealers Wheel, (1973 UK No.8 single 'Stuck In The Middle With You'). The song was used in Quentin Tarantino's 1992 movie Reservoir Dogs, during the famous "ear" scene.
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23 Oct 1949 birth Michael Burston, Motorhead, (1980 UK No.15 single 'Ace Of Spades').
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27 Oct 1949 birth Byron Allred, keyboards, Steve Miller Band, (1974 US No.1 & 1990 UK No.1 single 'The Joker')
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27 Oct 1949 birth Garry Tallent, bass player for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, (1984 US No.2 & 1985 UK No.4 single 'Dancing In The Dark').
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30 Oct 1949 birth David Green, bass, Air Supply, (1980 UK No.11 single 'All Out Of Love', 1981 US No.1 single 'The One That You Love').
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01 Nov 1949 birth David Foster, Canadian musician, producer, composer and arranger. Some of the artists Foster has worked with include: The Bee Gees, John Lennon, Michael Buble, Clay Aiken, C’line Dion, Barbra Streisand, Kenny Rogers, Faith Hill, The Corrs, George Harrison, Chicago, Earth, Wind & Fire, Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Brandy, Richard Marx, Mariah Carey, Destiny's Child, Olivia Newton-John, Andrea Bocelli, Dolly Parton, Julio Iglesias, Gordon Lightfoot and, Madonna.
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08 Nov 1949 birth Alan Berger, Southside Johnny & The Ashbury Jukes, (1978 album 'Hearts Of Stone').
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08 Nov 1949 birth Bonnie Raitt, Blues singer songwriter, slide guitarist, (1994 UK No.31 single 'You', 1990 US No.1 album 'Nick Of Time’).
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08 Nov 1949 birth Alan Berger, Southside Johnny & The Ashbury Jukes, (1978 album 'Hearts Of Stone').
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08 Nov 1949 birth Bonnie Raitt, Blues singer songwriter, slide guitarist, (1994 UK No.31 single 'You', 1990 US No.1 album 'Nick Of Time’).
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10 Nov 1949 birth Peter Bramall, singer, Bram Tchaikovsky, The Motors, (1978 UK No.4 single 'Airport').
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10 Nov 1949 birth Peter Bramall, singer, Bram Tchaikovsky, The Motors, (1978 UK No.4 single 'Airport').
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12 Nov 1949 birth Arthur Tavares, Tavares, (1976 UK No.4 & US No.15 single 'Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel').
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12 Nov 1949 birth Arthur Tavares, Tavares, (1976 UK No.4 & US No.15 single 'Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel').
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13 Nov 1949 birth Roger Steen, guitar, The Tubes, (1977 UK No.28 single 'White Punks On Dope', 1983 US No.10 single 'She's A Beauty').
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13 Nov 1949 birth Roger Steen, guitar, The Tubes, (1977 UK No.28 single 'White Punks On Dope', 1983 US No.10 single 'She's A Beauty').
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14 Nov 1949 birth James Young, guitar, Styx, (1979 US No.1 & 1980 UK No.6 single 'Babe').
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14 Nov 1949 birth James Young, guitar, Styx, (1979 US No.1 & 1980 UK No.6 single 'Babe').
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15 Nov 1949 birth Steve Fossen, Heart, (1987 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Alone').
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15 Nov 1949 birth Steve Fossen, Heart, (1987 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Alone').
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26 Nov 1949 birth Martin Lee, Brotherhood Of Man, (1976 UK No.1 single 'Save Your Kisses For Me').
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28 Nov 1949 birth Hugh McKenna, keyboards, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, (1975 UK No.7 single 'Delilah, 1975 album 'Next').
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30 Nov 1949 birth Terry Reid, UK singer, member of Peter Jay's Jaywalkers. Reid turned down the job as lead singer with Led Zeppelin.
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03 Dec 1949 birth Mickey Thomas, Jefferson Starship, (1987 UK & US No.1 single 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us').
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06 Dec 1949 American blues artist, Leadbelly died. Huddie William Ledbetter wrote many songs including 'Goodnight Irene', ‘Cotton Fields’, 'The Rock Island Line', and ‘The Midnight Special'. Leadbelly was jailed several times for fights and knife related incidents, he was once jailed for shooting a man dead during an argument over a woman.
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07 Dec 1949 birth Tom Waits, US singer, songwriter, actor, (1980 album 'Heart Attack And Vine', as used in a Levi's TV ad. Wrote 'Ol' 55', 1974 US No.17 single for The Eagles). Bruce Springsteen, Rod Stewart, Paul Young have all covers his songs.
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08 Dec 1949 birth Ray Shulman, Simon Dupree And The Big Sound, (1967 UK No.9 single 'Kites'). Gentle Giant.
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10 Dec 1949 Fats Domino recorded his first tracks for Imperial Records. One of those songs was called ‘The Fat Man’, which later became his nickname.
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13 Dec 1949 birth Tom Verlaine, guitar, vocals, Television, (1977 single and album 'Marquee Moon').
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13 Dec 1949 Born on this day in Fort Payne, Alabama, Randy Owen, guitarist and singer, songwriter best known as the lead singer with Alabama who have scored over 30 US Country No.1 hits and have sold over 73 million records.
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14 Dec 1949 birth Cliff Williams, bass player for AC/DC (he replaced Mark Evans in 1977). UK No.36 single with 'Whole Lotta Rosie', the bands 1980 UK No.1 & US No.14 album Back in Black sold over 49 million copies.
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15 Dec 1949 birth Don Johnson, actor, singer, (Miami Vice), (1986 US No.5 & UK No.46 single, 'Heartbeat').
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17 Dec 1949 birth Paul Rodgers, singer, guitarist, Free, (1970 UK No.2 & US No.4 single 'All Right Now'). Bad Company, (1974 UK No.15 single 'Can't Get Enough'). Also a member of The Firm, with Jimmy Page.
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19 Dec 1949 birth John McEuen, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, (1971 US No.9 single 'Mr Bojangles').
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22 Dec 1949 birth Robin and Maurice Gibb, The Bee Gees, singers, songwriters, producers, Robin was the eldest by 1 hour. (1967 UK No.1 single 'Massachusetts', 1978 UK & US No.1 single 'Night Fever', over 30 UK Top 40 hits and 9 US No.1's over 4 decades). Maurice died on 12th January 2003 of a heart attack. Robin died of cancer aged 62 on 20 May 2012. More On The Bee Gees
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23 Dec 1949 birth Ariel Bender, guitarist, Mott The Hoople, (1972 UK No.3 single 'All The Young Dudes'), Spooky Tooth.
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23 Dec 1949 birth Adrian Belew, American guitarist and singer, worked with King Crimson and David Bowie.
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