Celebrating 3 May
Birthdays
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1924 – Jane Morgan, pop singer and actress
1934 – Frankie Valli, singer, The Four Seasons
1944 – Pete Staples, bassist, The Troggs
1948 – John Richardson, drummer, The Rubettes
1950 – Mary Hopkin, pop singer
1951 – Christopher Cross, singer-songwriter
1953 – Bruce Hall, bassist, REO Speedwagon
1959 – Dave Ball, keyboardist, Soft Cell
1964 – Sterling Campbell, drummer, The B-52s
1965 – Simon Smith, drummer, The Wedding Present
1968 – Jay Darlington, keyboardist, Kula Shaker
1971 – John Driskell Hopkins, guitarist, Zac Brown Band
1972 – Josey Scott, vocalist, Saliva
1977 – Eric Church, singer-songwriter
1979 – Danny Foster, singer, Hear'say
1981 – Farrah Franklin, singer, Destiny's Child
1985 – Kelli-Leigh, singer-songwriter
1997 – Desiigner, rapper
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Died on this day
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1972 – Les Harvey, guitarist, Stone The Crows (born 1944)
2011 – Odell Brown, jazz-soul organist (born 1940)
2014 – Bobby Gregg, session drummer (born 1936)
2017 – Casey Jones, drummer, Albert Collins (born 1939)
2020 – Dave Greenfield, keyboardist, The Stranglers (born 1949)
2021 – Lloyd Price, R&B singer, "Mr Personality" (born 1933)
2023 – Linda Lewis, singer-songwriter (born 1950)
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And on this day in...
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1968 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded Voodoo Chile (Slight Return), which became the group's only UK #1 single
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