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Celebrating 18 December

Birthdays

1943 Keith Richards, guitarist, Rolling Stones. Still going.

1948 Bill Nelson, guitarist, Be-Bop Deluxe

1950 – Martha Johnson, vocalist, Martha and the Muffins

1953 – Elliot Easton, lead guitarist, The Cars

1955 – Walfredo Reyes Jr., percussionist, Santana, Chicago

1958 – Geordie Walker, guitarist, Killing Joke

1959 Daddy G (born Grant Marshall), Massive Attack

1964 – Robson Green, singer, Robson and Jerome

1968 – Andy Miller, guitarist, Dodgy

1970 – DMX (Earl Simmons), US rapper

1975 – Sia, Australian singer/songwriter

1978 – Lindsay Armaou, singer, B*Witched

1980 – Christina Aguilera, singer, actress

2001 – Billie Eilish, singer/songwriter

Died on this day

1983 – Jimmy Nolan, guitarist, James Brown (born 1934)

2000 – Kirsty MacColl, singer/songwriter (born 1959)

2001 – Clifford T. Ward, singer/songwriter (born 1944)

2022 – Terry Hall, singer, The Specials (born 1959)

And on this day in...

1983 – Keith Richards married Patti Hansen

Page last updated 18 March 2024

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