Celebrating 10 January
Birthdays
1935 – Ronnie Hawkins, the father of Canadian rock 'n roll
1945 – Rod Stewart, singer, Jeff Beck; The Faces
1946 – Aynsley Dunbar, master drummer
1946 – Bob Lang, bassist, The Mindbenders
1948 – Donald Fagen, keyboardist, Steely Dan
1953 – Pat Benatar, singer/songwriter
1955 – Luci Martin, singer, Chic
1955 – Michael Schenker, guitarist, Scorpions; UFO
1956 – Shawn Colvin, singer/songwriter
1964 – Brad Roberts, guitarist, Crash Test Dummies
1965 – Nathan Moore, singer, Brother Beyond
1973 – Aerle Taree, vocalist, Arrested Development
1979 – Chris Smith, hip-hop artist, Kriss Kross
1981 – Nasri (Nasri Tony Atwej), Canadian singer/songwriter
Died on this day
1976 – Howlin' Wolf (Chester Burnett), bluesman (born 1910)
2001 – Bryan Gregory, guitarist, The Cramps (born 1951)
2008 – Rod Allen, lead singer, The Fortunes (born 1944)
2013 – Claude Nobs, founder, Montreux Jazz Festival (born 1936)
2016 – David Bowie (born 1947)
2018 – "Fast" Eddie Clarke, guitarist, Motörhead (born 1950)
2019 – Larry Cunningham, The Floaters (born 1951)
And on this day in...
1956 – Elvis Presley made his first recordings for RCA, including Heartbreak Hotel