Celebrating 21 January
Birthdays
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1941 – Placido Domingo, opera singer
1947 – Jimmy Ibbotson, guitarist, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
1950 – Billy Ocean, singer
1956 – Rob Brill, drummer, Berlin
1965 – Robert Del Naja, singer, Massive Attack
1966 – Wendy James, singer, Transvision Vamp
1973 – Chris Kilmore, keyboardist, Incubus
1976 – Emma Bunton, Baby Spice, The Spice Girls
1979 – Nokio the N-Tity, rapper, Dru Hill
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Died on this day
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1983 – Lamar Williams, bassist, Allman Brothers (born 1949)
1984 – Jackie Wilson, soul singer (born 1934)
1997 – Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis's manager (born 1909)
1997 – Irwin Levine, songwriter (born 1938)
2002 – Peggy Lee, jazz/pop singer (born 1920)
2017 – Maggie Roche, singer, The Roches (born 1951)
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And on this day in...
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1966 – George Harrison married Patti Boyd
1968 – Jimi Hendrix recorded his version of All Along The Watchtower, still the best cover version of any song ever
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