Celebrating 5 February
Birthdays
1929 – Hal Blaine, session drummer, The Wrecking Crew
1941 – Barrett Strong, songwriter, singer
1943 – Chuck Winfield, trumpet, Blood, Sweat and Tears
1944 – Al Kooper, keyboardist, Blood, Sweat and Tears
1944 – J. R. Cobb, guitarist, Atlanta Rhythm Section
1948 – David Denny, guitarist, Steve Miller Band
1948 – Christopher Guest, actor, guitarist (Nigel in Spinal Tap)
1960 – Paul Jones, bassist, Catatonia
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
Died on this day
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)
And on this day in...
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.