17th November......Born Today

1816: August Wilhelm Ambros [Austrian composer] *RIP 28 June 1876
1904: Jack Owens/L. F. Nelson [US blues singer and guitarist] *RIP 9 February 1997
1920: Camillo Felgen [Luxembourgish singer] *RIP16 July 2005
1937: Peter Cook [Comedian, UK TV music show 'Revolver'] *RIP 9 January 1995
1937: Gerry McGee/Gerald James McGee [lead guitar; The Ventures]
1938: Gordon Lightfoot [Canadian singer, songwriter, piano, guitar]
1940: Luke Kelly [Irish folk music singer and banjo player] *RIP 30 January 1984
1942: Bob Gaudio [singer, songwriter, record producer; Four Seasons]
1944: Gene Clark [singer, guitar,songwriter; Byrds/New Christy Minstrels] *RIP 24 May 1991
1946: Martin Barre [lead guitarist; Jethro Tull]
1947: Rod Clements [keyboards, guitar, vocals; Lindisfarne]
1947: Robert "Stewkey" Antoni [lead vocals, keyboards; Utopia/The Nazz]
1948: Iain Sutherland [vocals, guitar, keyboards; Sutherland Bros And Quiver/freelance]
1951: Dean Paul Martin [American singer and actor] *RIP 21 March 1987
1956: Peter Cox [vocals, guitar, keyboards; Go West]
1956: Johnny Sombrotto [guitarist] *RIP 1998
1957: Jim Babjak [lead guitarist; The Smithereens]
1959: Harry Rushakoff [drummer; Concrete Blonde/Ministry]
1960: RuPaul [singer/super model/male drag queen]
1962: Dédé Fortin [Canadian singer; Les Colocs] *RIP 8 May 2000
1963: Randy Black [Canadian drummer; Annihilator]
1965: Rob Kokarinen [Finnish rock singer; Plus Ultra]
1965: Amanda Brown [Australian musician and composer; The Go-Betweens]
1966: Jeff Buckley [US singer-songwriter, guitar; Shinehead/Solo] *RIP 29 May 1997
1966: Kate Ceberano [Australian singer]
1966: Richard Fortus [American guitarist; Guns N' Roses]
1967: Ben Wilson [keyboards, Blues Traveler]
1967: Ronny DeVoe [singer; New Edition /Bell Biv Devoe]
1970: Mark Gillespie [English singer, songwriter] not to be confused with Scottish Mark Gillespie
1970: Paul Allender [British singer; Cradle of Filth]
1972: Kimya Dawson [American singer]
1973: Andreas "Vintersorg" Hedlund [Swedish singer; Vintersorg]
1975: Lord Infamous [Rapper]
1980: Clarke Isaac Hanson [guitarist; Hanson]
1981: Sarah Harding [singer; Girls Aloud] (singer huh, no .bb)
1987: Kat DeLuna [American singer]