Celebrating 2 February
Birthdays
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1941 – Peter Macbeth, bassist, The Foundations
1942 – Graham Nash, guitarist, The Hollies, CSNY
1946 – Howard Bellamy, guitarist, The Bellamy Brothers
1948 – Al McKay, guitarist, Earth, Wind and Fire
1949 – Ross Valory, bassist, Steve Miller Band
1951 – Alphonso Johnson, bassist, Weather Report
1951 – Ken Bruce, radio DJ
1952 – Rick Dufay, guitarist, Aerosmith
1964 – Charlie Heather, drummer, The Levellers
1965 – Steve Firth, bassist, Embrace
1966 – Robert DeLeo, bassist, Stone Temple Pilots
1971 – Ben Mize, drummer, Counting Crows
1971 – Michelle Gayle, R&B singer, actress
1977 – Shakira, singer
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Died on this day
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1979 – Sid Vicious, bassist, Sex Pistols (born 1957)
2007 – Billy Henderson, singer, The Spinners (born 1939)
2007 – Joe Hunter, session musician, Funk Brothers (born 1927)
2020 – Ivan Král, bassist, Blondie (born 1948)
2024 – Derrick McIntyre, bassist, Jamiroquai (born 1957)
2024 – Wayne Kramer, guitarist, MC5 (born 1948)
2024 – Steve Brown, record producer (born 1954)
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And on this day in...
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1969 – Yoko One was divorced from Tony Cox, paving the way for her marriage to John Lennon
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