Celebrating 14 December
Birthdays
1943 – Frank Allen, bassist, The Searchers
1946 – Jackie McAuley, keyboardist, Them
1946 – Jane Birkin, chanteuse
1946 – Joyce Vincent Wilson, singer, Tony Orlando and Dawn
1949 – Cliff Williams, bassist, AC/DC
1958 – Mike Scott, leader, The Waterboys
1958 – Spider Stacy, tin whistle and vocals, The Pogues
1966 – Tim Sköld, bassist, Marilyn Manson
1970 – Beth Orton, folktronic pioneer
1979 – Sophie Monk, Australian singer/songwriter, Bardot
1987 – Alex Gaskarth, guitarist, All Time Low
1988 – Vanessa Hudgens, actress/singer, High School Musical
Died on this day
1963 – Dinah Washington, jazz singer and pianist (born 1924)
1997 – Kurt Winter, Canadian guitarist, Guess Who (born 1946)
2006 – Ahmet Ertegun, co-founder Atlantic Records (born 1923)
2011 – Billie Jo Spears, US country singer (born 1937)
2011 – Jo Osborn, bassist, The Wrecking Crew (born 1937)
And on this day in...
1962 – Bill Wyman played his first gig with The Stones, at the Ricky Tick Club in Windsor