Celebrating 17 January
Birthdays
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1943 – Chris Montez, singer/songwriter
1949 – Mick Taylor, guitarist, The Rolling Stones
1953 – Sheila Hutchinson, singer, The Emotions
1954 – Cheryl Bentyne, singer, Manhattan Transfer
1955 – Steve Earle, country and folk singer/songwriter
1956 – Paul Young, singer
1958 – Jez Strode, drummer, Kajagoogoo
1959 – Susanna Hoffs, guitarist, The Bangles
1960 – John Crawford, bassist, Berlin
1961 – Dave Collard, keyboardist, Jo Boxers
1966 – Shabba Ranks, Jamaican dancehall musician
1967 – Richard Hawley, singer/songwriter
1971 – Kid Rock (Robert James Ritchie), US singer/songwriter
1978 – Ricky Wilson, singer, Kaiser Chiefs
1984 – Calvin Harris, DJ, producer
1986 – Jeremiah Fraites, drummer, The Lumineers
1990 – Nines (Courtney Freckleton), rapper
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Died on this day
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1970 – Billy Stewart, R'nB singer (born 1937)
2011 – Don Kirshner, The Man With The Golden Ear (born 1934)
2016 – Dale Griffin, drummer, Mott The Hoople (born 1948)
2016 – Mic Gillette, trumpeter, Tower of Power (born 1951)
2023 – Van Conner, bassist, Screaming Trees (born 1967)
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And on this day in...
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1967 – The Daily Mail ran a story about a local council survey finding 4,000 holes in the road in Lancashire. The story inspired John Lennon in his "I read the news today, oh boy" section of A Day in The Life on Sgt Pepper. Fancy JL reading the Mail - wouldn't happen today.......
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