Celebrating 27 March
Birthdays
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1940 – Derrick Morgan, Jamaican reggae/ska vocalist
1946 – Andy Bown, keyboards, Status Quo
1950 – Tony Banks, keyboardist, Genesis
1953 – Wally Stocker, guitarist, The Babys
1956 – Paul Wickens, keyboardist, Paul McCartney
1959 – Andrew Farriss, keyboardist, INXS
1964 – Derrick McKenzie, drummer, Jamiroquai
1964 – Clark Datchler, singer, Johnny Hates Jazz
1965 – Johnny April, bassist, Staind
1970 – Mariah Carey, singer
1975 – Fergie Duhamel, singer, Black Eyed Peas
1988 – Jessie J (Jessica Ellen Cornish), singer
1970 – Kimbra (Kimbra Lee Johnson), singer
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Died on this day
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1996 – Howard Wyeth, drummer, Bob Dylan (born 1944)
2000 – Ian Dury, singer, Ian Dury and the Blockheads (born 1942)
2019 – Joe Flannery, the 'secret Beatle' (born 1931)
2019 – The members of Her's, from Liverpool, in US road accident
2020 – Bob Andy, Jamaican songwriter (born 1944)
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And on this day in...
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1972 – Elvis recorded Burning Love, which would be his last major hit
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Page last updated 27 March 2024