Celebrating 30 November
Birthdays
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1943 – Leo Lyons, bassist, Ten Years After
1945 – Roger Glover, bassist, Deep Purple
1953 – David Sancious, keyboardist, E Street Band
1953 – Shuggie Otis, singer/songwriter
1954 – George McArdle, bassist, Little River Band
1955 – Billy Idol, punk singer
1957 – Richard Barbieri, keyboardist, Japan, Porcupine Tree
1957 – John Ashton, guitarist, The Psychedelic Furs
1958 – Stacey Q, US singer/songwriter
1959 – Cherie Currie, vocalist, The Runaways
1959 – Marie Currie, vocalist, Cherie & Marie Currie
1965 – Paul Wheeler, drummer, Icehouse
1968 – Des'ree, R&B singer
1973 – John Moyer, bassist, Disturbed
1978 – Clay Aiken, US singer
1987 – Dougie Poynter, bassist, McFly
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Died on this day
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1996 – Tiny Tim, ukulelist and falsetto vocalist (born 1932)
1999 – Don "Sugarcane " Harris, rock violinist (born 1938)
2000 – Scott Smith, bassist, Loverboy (born 1955)
2022 – Christine McVie, keyboardist, Fleetwood Mac (born 1943)
2023 – Shane McGowan, The Pogues (born 1957)
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And on this day in...
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1963 – The Beatles' second LP With The Beatles becomes the first million-selling LP by a group in the UK
2012 – Glenn Campbell plays his last ever live gig, in Napa, California
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