Celebrating 15 December
Birthdays
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1939 – Cindy Birdsong, The Supremes
1942 – Dave Clark, drummer, The Dave Clark Five
1946 – Carmine Appice, drummer, Vanilla Fudge
1947 – Bob Berryhill, guitarist, The Surfaris
1949 – Don Johnson, US actor, singer
1954 – Royce Jones, vocalist, Ambrosia
1955 – Paul Simonon, bassist, The Clash
1956 – William Orbit, producer, composer
1956 – Kit Hain, bassist, Marshall Hain
1957 – Tim Reynolds, lead guitarist, Dave Matthews Band
1961 – Nick Beggs, bassist, Kajagoogoo
1979 – Edele and Keavy Lynch, B*Witched
1980 – Serge Pizzorno, guitarist, Kasabian
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Died on this day
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1943 – Fats Waller, jazz pianist (born 1904)
1944 – Glenn Miller, big-band leader (born 1904)
2001 – Rufus Thomas, US funk/soul singer (born 1917)
2023 – Bob Johnson, guitarist, Steeleye Span (born 1944)
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And on this day in...
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1969 – John Lennon played what turned out to be his last-ever gig in the UK, when the Plastic Ono Band played the Lyceum in London for a charity benefit
Page last updated 15 March 2024