Celebrating 14 January
Birthdays
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1936 – Clarence Carter, bluesman
1948 – T Bone Burnett, producer, songwriter
1950 – George Currie, guitarist, Darts
1959 – Chas Smash, trumpeter, Madness
1962 – Patricia Morrison, bassist, Sisters of Mercy
1967 – Zakk Wylde, guitarist, Ozzy Osborne
1968 – LL Cool J, rapper
1969 – Dave Grohl, Nirvana; Foo Fighters
1982 – Caleb Followill, guitarist, Kings of Leon
1989 – Frankie Sandford, singer, The Saturdays
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Died on this day
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1992 – Jerry Nolan, drummer, New York Dolls (born 1946)
2012 – Robbie France, drummer, Diamond Head (born 1959)
2022 – Dallas Frazier, country singer/songwriter (born 1939)
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And on this day in...
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1963 – Charlie Watts made his live debut with The Rolling Stones in London - he became a permanent member three weeks later
1966 – David Jones became David Bowie
1967 – The Human Be-In - A Gathering Of The Tribes was held at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, headlined by The Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane
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