Celebrating 1 May
Birthdays
1939 – Judy Collins, folk singer-songwriter
1945 – Rita Coolidge, singer
1946 – Nick Fortuna, bassist, The Buckinghams
1953 – Glen Ballard, songwriter/lyricist
1954 – Ray Parker Jr, singer
1957 – Steve Farris, guitarist, Mr Mister
1957 – Rick Driscoll, guitarist, Kenny
1959 – Phil Smith, saxophone, Haircut 100
1962 – Owen Paul, Scottish singer
1967 – Tim McGraw, US country singer-songwriter
1968 – Johnny Colt, bassist, Black Crowes
1968 – D'arcy Wretzky, bassist, The Smashing Pumpkins
1970 – Bernard Butler, guitarist, Suede
Died on this day
1986 – Hugo Peretti, US songwriter (born 1916)
2013 – Chris Kelly, rapper, Kriss Kross (born 1978)
2023 – Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1938)
And on this day in...
1966 – The Beatles appeared live in the UK for the last time, at the Wembley Empire Pool (NME Poll Winners concert) - if you ignore the impromptu January 1969 rooftop concert
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