Celebrating 8 February
Birthdays
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1943 – Creed Bratton, guitarist, The Grass Roots; actor
1946 – Adolfo de la Parra, drummer, Canned Heat
1946 – Paul Wheatbread, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap
1961 – Vince Neil, lead singer, Mötley Crüe
1962 – Ken McCluskey, singer, The Bluebells
1968 – Tjinder Singh, guitarist, Cornershop
1974 – Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, guitarist, Daft Punk
1977 – Dave Farrell, bassist, Linkin Park
1980 – Cameron Muncey, guitarist, Jet
1975 – Wes Borland, guitarist, Limp Bizkit
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Died on this day
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1990 – Del Shannon, rock 'n' roll singer (born 1934)
2002 – Bob Wooler, promoter, DJ at The Cavern Club (born 1926)
2005 – Keith Knudsen, drummer, Doobie Brothers (born 1948)
2021 – Mary Wilson, singer, The Supremes (born 1944)
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And on this day in...
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1981 – R.E.M. made their first ever recordings, in Smyrna, GA
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