Celebrating 6 February
Birthdays
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1941 – Dave Berry, pop singer
1943 – Fabian, 50s teen idol
1947 – Allan Jones, saxophone, Amen Corner
1949 – Mike Batt, songwriter, producer
1962 – Axl Rose, singer, Guns N' Roses
1962 – Richie McDonald, singer, Lonestar
1966 – Rick Astley, singer
1980 – Yasutaka Nakata, DJ, producer, Capsule
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Died on this day
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1960 – Jesse Belvin, R&B singer (born 1932)
1981 – Hugo Montenegro, film score composer (born 1925)
1989 – King Tubby, sound engineer, dub pioneer (born 1941)
1998 – Carl Wilson, guitarist, The Beach Boys (born 1946)
1998 – Falco (Johann Hölzel), Austrian rapper (born 1957)
2005 – Merle Kilgore, country singer/songwriter (born 1934)
2007 – Frankie Laine, singer (born 1913)
2011 – Gary Moore, rock guitarist, Skid Row (born 1952)
2016 – Dan Hicks, Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks (born 1941)
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And on this day in...
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1958 – George Harrison joined The Quarrymen
2001 – Don Felder was fired from the Eagles
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