Celebrating 5 February
Birthdays
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1943 – Chuck Winfield, trumpet, Blood, Sweat and Tears
1944 – Al Kooper, keyboardist, Blood, Sweat and Tears
1948 – David Denny, guitarist, Steve Miller Band
1948 – Christopher Guest, actor, guitarist (Nigel in Spinal Tap)
1960 – Paul Jones, bassist, Catatonia
1963 – Jacqui Dankworth, jazz singer
1964 – Duff McKagan, bassist, Guns N' Roses
1964 – Sally Still, bassist, Furniture
1968 – Chris Barron, lead singer, The Spin Doctors
1969 – Bobby Brown, R&B singer
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Died on this day
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1976 – Rudy Pompilii, sax, Bill Haley and His Comets (born 1924)
1998 – Tim Kelly, guitarist, Slaughter (born 1963)
2012 – Al De Lory, producer/arranger, session musician (born 1930)
2013 – Paul Tanner, developer of the Electro-Theremin (born 1917)
2023 – Phil Spalding, bassist, Mike Oldfield (born 1957)
2024 – Toby Keith, country singer/songwriter (born 1961)
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And on this day in...
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1962 – Ringo Starr stood in for Pete Best on drums for the Beatles, at two concerts, the first time he ever played live with them. He would officially replace Best later that year, in August.
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Page last updated 6 February 2026