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Celebrating 20 April

Birthdays

1939 – Johnny Tillotson, singer/songwriter

1945 – Jimmy Winston, keyboardist, The Small Faces

1948 – Craig Frost, keyboardist, Grand Funk Railroad

1948 – Rob Stoner, multi-instrumentalist, Bob Dylan

1972 – Stephen Marley, guitar, Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers

1978 – Clay Cook, guitarist, The Zac Brown Band

Died on this day

1969 – Benny Benjamin, drummer, The Funk Brothers (born 1925)

1991 – Steve Marriott, The Small Faces; Humble Pie (born 1947)

2002 – Alan Dale, pop singer (born 1925)

2012 – Bert Weedon, legendary guitarist (born 1920)

And on this day in...

1968 – Deep Purple made their live debut, in Tastrup, Denmark

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