Celebrating 16 December
Birthdays
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1945 – Tony Hicks, guitarist, The Hollies
1946 – Benny Andersson, Abba
1949 – Billy Gibbons, guitarist, ZZ Top
1951 – Robben Ford, US guitarist
1959 – Stephen Irvine, drummer, Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
1968 – Lalah Hathaway, singer/songwriter
1971 – Michael McCary, bass singer, Boyz II Men
1973 – Scott Storch, keyboardist, The Roots
1997 – Zara Larsson, Swedish singer/songwriter
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Died on this day
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1988 – Sylvester, US disco/R&B singer (born 1947)
1997 – Nicolette Larson, US pop singer (born 1952)
2001 – Stuart Adamson, guitarist, Big Country (born 1958)
2007 – Dan Fogelberg, US singer/songwriter (born 1951)
2022 – Charlie Gracie, R&B guitarist (born 1936)
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And on this day in...
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1966 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience's first single, Hey Joe, was released in the UK
1974 – Mick Taylor announced he was leaving The Rolling Stones
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