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Celebrating 6 December

Birthdays

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1936 Bill Ashton, saxophonist and founder NYJO

1943 Keith West, lead singer, Tomorrow

1944 Jonathan King, singer/songwriter, producer

1947 Miroslav Vitous, bassist, Weather Report

1955 – Edward Tudor-Pole, lead singer, Tenpole Tudor

1955 – Rick Buckler, drummer, The Jam

1956 – Peter Buck, guitarist, REM

1961 David Lovering, drummer, Pixies

1962 Ben Watt, Everything But The Girl

1969 Mark Gardener, guitarist, Ride

1970 Ulf Ekberg, keyboardist, Ace of Base

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Died on this day

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1949 – Leadbelly (Huddie William Ledbetter) bluesman (born 1888)

1988 – Roy Orbison, singer/songwriter (born 1936)

2005 – Danny Williams, South African pop singer (born 1942)

2011 – Dobie Gray, US singer/songwriter (born 1940)

2018 – Pete Shelley, guitarist/vocalist, The Buzzcocks (born 1955)

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And on this day in...

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1969 –  The ill-fated Altamont Speedway Free Festival was held in California. The end of the Woodstock generation's dream.....

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