Celebrating 12 November
Birthdays
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1943 – Brian Hyland, US popstar
1944 – Booker T. Jones, Booker T. and the M.G.'s
1945 – Neil Young, Canadian superstar
1947 – Buck Dharma, guitarist, Blue Öyster Cult
1950 – Anne Nolan, The Nolan Sisters
1952 – Laurence Juber, guitarist, Wings
1953 – Calum MacDonald, percussionist, Runrig
1964 – David Ellefson, bassist, Megadeth
1968 – Nick D'Virgilio, drummer, Spock's Beard
1964 – Omarion, US rapper
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Died on this day
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2003 – Tony Thompson, drummer, Chic (born 1954)
2008 – Mitch Mitchell, drummer, Jimi Hendrix (born 1946)
2020 – Jim Tucker, guitarist, The Turtles (born 1946)
2022 – Gene Cipriano, session saxophonist, flautist (born 1928)
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And on this day in...
1965 - Velvet Underground played their first gig
1977 - Sex Pistols go to No 1 in album charts with NMTB,HTSP (can't be bothered to type it all out)
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