Post by Dawn on Feb 20, 2005 8:54:46 GMT -5
This week's music birthdays:
February 20:
Barbara Laine Ellis - The Fleetwoods, 65
Lew Soloff - Blood Sweat & Tears, 61
Jerome Geils - J. Geils Band, 59
Walter Becker - Steely Dan, 55
Brian Littrell - Backstreet Boys, 30
The late Alan Hull - Lindisfarne, 1945-1996
The late Randy California - Spirit, 1951-1997
The late Kurt Cobain, 1967-1994
February 21:
David Geffen, 62
Paul Newton - Uriah Heep, 60
Vince Welnick - The Tubes, 54
Jean-Jacques Burel - The Stranglers, 53
Mary Chapin-Carpenter, 47
Ranking Roger - The Beat / Fine Young Cannibals, 44
Michael Ward - The Wallflowers, 38
Eric Wilson - Sublime, 35
Charlotte Church, 19
The late Nina Simone, 1933-2003
February 22:
Bobby Hendricks - The Drifters, 67
Mick Green - Johnny Kidd & the Pirates / Billy J. Kramer, 62
The late Guy Mitchell, 1927-1999
The late Ernie K Doe - 1936-2001
The late William Oliver Swofford, 1945-2000
February 23:
Mike Maxfield - Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas, 61
Johnny Winter, 61
Rusty Young - Buffalo Springfield / Poco, 59
Terry 'Tex' Comer - Ace, 56
Steve Priest - Sweet, 55
Brad Whitford - Aerosmith, 53
Howard Jones, 50
Michael Wilton - Queensryche, 43
Jeff Beres - Sister Hazel, 34
Olaf-Lasse Johansson - The Cardigans, 32
February 24:
Paul Jones - Manfred Mann / The Blues Band, 63
Rupert Holmes, 58
Lonnie Turner - Steve Miller Band, 58
Sammy Kershaw, 47
Colin Farley - Cutting Crew, 46
Michelle Shocked, 43
The late George Harrison, 1943-2001
The late Nicky Hopkins, 1944-1994
February 25:
Dennis Diken - The Smithereens, 48
Stuart 'Woody' Wood - The Bay City Rollers, 48
Mike Peters - The Alarm, 47
Justin Jeffre - 98 Degrees, 32
The late Faron Young, 1932-1996
February 26:
Antoine 'Fats' Domino, 77
Paul Cotton - Poco, 62
Mitch Ryder (William Levise, Jr.), 61
Sandie Shaw, 58
Jonathan Cain - Journey. 55
Michael Bolton, 52
John Jon - Bronski Beat, 44
Erykah Badu, 34
The late Johnny Cash, 1932-2003
The late Bob “The Bear” Hite - Canned Heat, 1945-1981
February 20:
Barbara Laine Ellis - The Fleetwoods, 65
Lew Soloff - Blood Sweat & Tears, 61
Jerome Geils - J. Geils Band, 59
Walter Becker - Steely Dan, 55
Brian Littrell - Backstreet Boys, 30
The late Alan Hull - Lindisfarne, 1945-1996
The late Randy California - Spirit, 1951-1997
The late Kurt Cobain, 1967-1994
February 21:
David Geffen, 62
Paul Newton - Uriah Heep, 60
Vince Welnick - The Tubes, 54
Jean-Jacques Burel - The Stranglers, 53
Mary Chapin-Carpenter, 47
Ranking Roger - The Beat / Fine Young Cannibals, 44
Michael Ward - The Wallflowers, 38
Eric Wilson - Sublime, 35
Charlotte Church, 19
The late Nina Simone, 1933-2003
February 22:
Bobby Hendricks - The Drifters, 67
Mick Green - Johnny Kidd & the Pirates / Billy J. Kramer, 62
The late Guy Mitchell, 1927-1999
The late Ernie K Doe - 1936-2001
The late William Oliver Swofford, 1945-2000
February 23:
Mike Maxfield - Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas, 61
Johnny Winter, 61
Rusty Young - Buffalo Springfield / Poco, 59
Terry 'Tex' Comer - Ace, 56
Steve Priest - Sweet, 55
Brad Whitford - Aerosmith, 53
Howard Jones, 50
Michael Wilton - Queensryche, 43
Jeff Beres - Sister Hazel, 34
Olaf-Lasse Johansson - The Cardigans, 32
February 24:
Paul Jones - Manfred Mann / The Blues Band, 63
Rupert Holmes, 58
Lonnie Turner - Steve Miller Band, 58
Sammy Kershaw, 47
Colin Farley - Cutting Crew, 46
Michelle Shocked, 43
The late George Harrison, 1943-2001
The late Nicky Hopkins, 1944-1994
February 25:
Dennis Diken - The Smithereens, 48
Stuart 'Woody' Wood - The Bay City Rollers, 48
Mike Peters - The Alarm, 47
Justin Jeffre - 98 Degrees, 32
The late Faron Young, 1932-1996
February 26:
Antoine 'Fats' Domino, 77
Paul Cotton - Poco, 62
Mitch Ryder (William Levise, Jr.), 61
Sandie Shaw, 58
Jonathan Cain - Journey. 55
Michael Bolton, 52
John Jon - Bronski Beat, 44
Erykah Badu, 34
The late Johnny Cash, 1932-2003
The late Bob “The Bear” Hite - Canned Heat, 1945-1981