Celebrating 2 March
Birthdays
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1947 – Jozef Chirowski, keyboardist, Alice Cooper
1948 – Larry Carlton, session musician and guitarist, The Crusaders
1955 – Jay Osmond, drummer, The Osmonds
1956 – Mark Evans, bassist, AC/DC
1956 – John Cowsill, drummer, The Cowsills
1962 – Jon Bon Jovi, singer, Bon Jovi
1977 – Chris Martin, guitarist/keyboardist, Coldplay
1985 – Luke Pritchard, guitarist, The Kooks
1988 – James Arthur, singer/songwriter
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Died on this day
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1991 – Serge Gainsbourg, singer/songwriter (born 1928)
1999 – Dusty Springfield, singer (born 1939)
2003 – Hank Ballard, R&B singer/songwriter (born 1927)
2008 – Jeff Healey, singer/songwriter (born 1966)
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And on this day in...
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1960 – Elvis set foot on British soil for the only time in his life, during a refueling stop at Prestwick Airport, Scotland
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