Celebrating 17 March
Birthdays
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1941 – Clarence Collins, Little Anthony & the Imperials
1944 – John Sebastian, guitarist, The Lovin' Spoonful
1946 – Harold Brown, drummer, War
1948 – Pat Lloyd, guitarist, The Equals
1951 – Scott Gorham, guitarist, Thin Lizzy
1959 – Mike Lindup, keyboards, Level 42
1962 – Clare Grogan, singer, Altered Images
1963 – Michael Ivins, bassist/keyboardist, The Flaming Lips
1967 – Billy Corgan, guitarist, The Smashing Pumpkins
1972 – Melissa Auf Der Maur, bassist, Hole
1973 – Caroline Corr, drummer, The Corrs
1975 – Justin Hawkins, guitarist, The Darkness
1990 – Hozier (Andrew Hozier-Byrne), singer/songwriter
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Died on this day
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1982 – Samuel George Jr., singer, The Capitols (born 1942)
1990 – Ric Grech, bassist, Family (born 1946)
1996 – Terry Stafford, singer/songwriter (born 1941)
1997 – Jermaine Stewart, R&B singer (born 1957)
2003 – Bill Carlisle, country singer/songwriter (born 1908)
2006 – Professor X (Lumumba Carson), hip hopster (born 1956)
2010 – Alex Chilton, guitarist, The Box Tops (born 1950)
2019 – André Williams, US R&B musician (born 1936)
2019 – Bernie Tormé, Irish guitarist, Gillan (born 1952)
2024 – Steve Harley, leader, Cockney Rebel (born 1951)
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And on this day in...
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1957 – Elvis bought Graceland
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