Spiritinthesky

Have you ever done this? Go to http://www.thisdayinmusic.com and enter your day and month.

And it shows all the birthdays for that day. Here's mine for Jan 17th. Some good ones! (I left the bad ones out).

1948, Born on this day, Mick Taylor, guitar, John Mayalls Bluesbreakers, joined The Rolling Stones, in 1969 left in 1974. (1971 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Brown Sugar'). Also worked with Bob Dylan, Mike Oldfield, Jack Bruce and Ron Wood.

1955, Born on this day, Steve Earle, US singer, songwriter, (1988 UK No. 45 single ‘Copperhead Road’, Country and independent No.1 album ‘Trancendental Blues.’ Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Gretchen Peters, Shawn Colvin and Eddi Reader have all covered his songs).

1956, Born on this day, Paul Young, singer, (1983 UK No.1 single 'Wherever I Lay My Hat, That's My Home', 1985 US No.1 single 'Everytime You Go Away'. The Streetband, (1978 UK No.18 single 'Toast.' Also lead singer with 1980's Q-Tips a soul covers band.

1959, Born on this day, Susanna Hoffs, guitar vocals, The Bangles, (1986 UK No.2 single with Prince song 'Manic Monday', 1986 US No.1 single 'Walk Like An Egyptian').

1963, Born on this day, Andy Rourke, bass, The Smiths, (1984 UK No.10 single 'Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now', plus 15 other UK Top 40 singles).

SABL

Exact match.... 2-4-52. Jerry Shirley....drummer for Humble Pie. One of my favorites, "Thirty Days in the Hole". Great tune and funny.... sounds very true. "Seeds and dust, and you got busted".

John Steel... drummer for The Animals.....1941.

The most notable has me by 4yrs.....Alice Cooper!!

Clint Black is 10yrs younger than me.

Read it for yourself:

http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search_result

RockmasteR

here are my results
quite a long list
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search_result

WereBo

For the 24th October:-

Bill Wyman 1947 (Rolling Stones)

Ted Templeman 1944 (Harper's Bizarre, 1967 US No. 13 & UK No.34 single 'The 59th Street Bridge Song, Feelin' Groovy').

Jerry Edmonton1946 (Steppenwolf, 1969 US No.2 & UK No.30 single 'Born To Be Wild')

Edgar Broughton 1947 (Edgar Broughton Band, 1970 UK No.39 single 'Out Demons Out').

Dale Griffin 1948, (Mott The Hoople, 1972 UK No.3 & US No.37 single 'All The Young Dudes').

Weird Al Yankovic 1959, minor US hits parodying songs such as 'Eat It', (Michael Jacksons 'Beat It') and 'Like A Surgeon', (Madonna's 'Like A Virgin').

Some memorable folks on my birthday, but no-one in my year. I knew I was unique!

SABL

I checked my link....not so good. Was not what I had viewed and the same as RockmasteR.

We will all agree that WereBo is quite unique!! I truly enjoy reading his posts and grant him his due as being unique. May he and his Mrs rock on for many years!!

lolarobot

1967, The Monkees second album 'More Of The Monkees', went to No.1 on the UK charts. In 1967 only four albums reached No.1; 'The Sound Of Music' which spent 17 weeks at No.1, The Beatles 'Sgt Pepper's', 25 weeks at No.1 and The Monkees first and second albums spent 9 weeks at No.1.

Mcninjaguy

June 13th

1940, Born on this day, Bobby Freeman, singer, (1958 US & UK No.5 single 'Do You Want To Dance').
1943, Born on this day, Esther Ofarim, singer, (1968 UK No.1 single 'Cinderella Rockerfella').
1949, Born on this day, Dennis Locorriere, guitar, Dr Hook, (1972 US No.5 & UK No.2 single 'Sylvia's Mother' plus 9 other US Top 40 hits).
1951, Born on this day, Howard Lees, Heart, (1987 US & UK No.3 single 'Alone').
1957, Born on this day, Rolf Brendel, Nena, (1984 UK No.1 & US No.2 single '99 Red Balloons').
1963, Born on this day, Robbie Merrill, bassist, Godsmack, (2003, US No.1 album ‘Faceless’, 2006 US No.1 album ‘IV’).
1964, Louis Armstrong started a six week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Hello Dolly!'
1967, The Bee Gees appeared live on the UK TV show 'As You Like It'. The group were promoting their debut single 'New York Mining Disaster 1941.'
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1968, Born on this day, David Gray, UK singer, songwriter. His 'White Ladder' was the second biggest selling UK album of 2001. He scored the 2000 UK No.5 single 'Babylon.'
1968, Born on this day, Deneice Pearson, 5 Star, (1986 UK No.3 single 'System Addict' plus 15 other UK top 40 singles).
1969, Born on this day, Soren Rasted, Aqua, (1997 UK No.1 single 'Barbie Girl').
1969, The Rolling Stones held a photo call in Hyde Park to introduce new guitarist Mick Taylor.
1970, Born on this day, Rivers Cuomo, Weezer, (1995 UK No.12 single, 'Buddy Holly').

csc2000e

May 2nd
1904, Born on this day, Bing Crosby, US singer who recorded an estimated 2,600 songs in his lifetime including ‘White Christmas’, which was written by Irving Berlin. Crosby had 317 other hits in the USA. Died of a heart attack on a golf course in Madrid, Spain, on October 14, 1977.