Celebrating 25 March
Birthdays
1942 – Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul
1947 – Sir Elton John, singer, songwriter, pianist
1949 – Neil Jones, guitarist, Amen Corner
1949 – Bob Ezrin, record producer
1951 – Maizie Williams, singer, Boney M
1960 – Steve Norman, multi-instrumentalist, Spandau Ballet
1966 – Frank Ferrer, drummer, Guns N' Roses
1969 – Cathy Dennis, singer, songwriter
1974 – Finley Quaye, singer
1975 – Melanie Blatt, singer, All Saints
1977 – Juvenile (Terius Gray), rapper
1988 – Ryan Lewis, rapper, DJ, songwriter, producer
1988 – Big Sean (Sean Anderson), rapper
Died on this day
1997 – Kenny Moore, piano, Tina Turner (born 1951)
2002 – Joe Schermie, bassist, Three Dog Night (born 1946)
2006 – Buck Owens Jr., country singer/songwriter (born 1929)
2009 – Dan Seals, England Dan & John Ford Coley (born 1948)
2022 – Taylor Hawkins, drummer, Foo Fighters (born 1972)
And on this day in...
1958 – Buddy Holly played the last night of his only UK tour, in London