Celebrating 3 March
Birthdays
1941 – Mike Pender, guitarist, The Searchers
1947 – Jennifer Warnes, singer/songwriter
1948 – Terence "Snowy" White, guitarist, Thin Lizzy
1949 – Richie Cannata, saxophonist, Billy Joel
1951 – Rustee Allen, bassist, Sly and the Family Stone
1953 – Robyn Hitchcock, singer/songwriter, poet
1953 – Dave Amato, guitarist, REO Speedwagon
1954 – John Lilley, guitarist, The Hooters
1954 – Chris Hughes, drummer Adam and the Ants, and producer
1966 – Tone Lōc (Anthony Terrell Smith), rapper
1968 – Brian Cox, keyboardist, D:Ream, and science whizz
1977 – Ronan Keating, singer, Boyzone
1997 – Camila Cabello, singer/songwriter
Died on this day
2006 – Ivor Cutler, poet, songwriter, humourist (born 1923)
2008 – Norman Smith, producer, engineer, musician (born 1923)
2012 – Ronnie Montrose, guitarist, Montrose (born 1947)
2013 – Bobby Rogers, tenor singer, The Miracles (born 1940)
2017 – Jim Fuller, guitarist, The Surfaris (born 1947)
2017 – Lyle Ritz, bassist, The Wrecking Crew (born 1930)
2023 – David Lindley, maxi-instrumentalist, El Rayo-X (born 1944)
And on this day in...
1966 – Buffalo Springfield was formed in Los Angeles, by Neil Young, Stephen Stills and Richie Furay.
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