Celebrating 27 December
Birthdays
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1940 – Toni Arthur, folk singer and TV presenter
1942 – Mike Heron, The Incredible String Band
1944 – Mick Jones, guitarist, Foreigner
1948 – Larry Byrom, guitarist, Steppenwolf
1950 – Terry Bozzio, drummer, Frank Zappa
1951 – Karla Bonhof, singer/songwriter
1952 – David Knopfler, guitarist, Dire Straits
1960 – Martin Glover ("Youth"), bassist, Killing Joke, producer
1971 – Guthrie Govan, guitarist, The Aristocrats
1972 – Matt Slocum, guitarist, Sixpence None The Richer
1979 – Walker Hayes, US country singer/songwriter
1984 – Spectacular Blue Smith, singer, Pretty Ricky
1988 – Hayley Williams, lead singer, Paramore
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Died on this day
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1978 – Chris Bell, guitarist, Big Star (born 1951)
1981 – Hoagy Carmichael, US composer (born 1899)
1983 – Walter Scott, Bob Kuban and The In-Men (born 1943)
2008 – Delaney Bramlett, Delaney & Bonnie (born 1939)
2015 – Stevie Wright, lead singer, The Easybeats (born 1947)
2022 – Jo Mersa Marley, reggae singer (born 1991)
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And on this day in...
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1975 – The Faces split became official, with Rod Stewart (solo career), Ronnie Wood (the Stones), and Kenney Jones (the Who) moving on to greater (but not IMHO better) things; Ronnie Lane (Slim Chance) less so.
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