Celebrating 24 November
Birthdays
1939 – Jim Yester, guitarist, The Association
1941 – Pete Best, drummer, one of the Fifth Beatles
1942 – Sir Billy Connolly, comedian, singer, banjoist
1943 – Robin Williamson, guitarist, The Incredible String Band
1944 – Bev Bevan, drummer, The Move, ELO
1945 – Lee Michaels, US rock keyboardist
1953 – Alyn Shipton, jazz historian
1955 – Clem Burke, drummer, Blondie
1957 – Chris Hayes, guitarist, Huey Lewis and the News
1958 – Carmel, singer, Carmel
1962 – John Squire, guitarist, Stone Roses
1962 – Gary Stonadge, bassist, Big Audio Dynamite
1964 – Tony Rombola, guitarist, Godsmack
1965 – Dawn Robinson, singer, En Vogue
1970 – Chad Taylor, guitarist, Live
Died on this day
1985 – Big Joe Turner, American bluesman (born 1911)
1991 – Eric Carr, drummer, KISS (born 1950)
1991 – Freddy Mercury, singer, Queen (born 1946)
1993 – Albert Collins, blues guitarist (born 1932)
2008 – Michael Lee, drummer, Page & Plant (born 1969)
And on this day in...
1973 – Ringo Starr had his first US No 1 single with Photograph, co-written with George Harrison