Friday, November 21, 2008

21st November......Born Today

1852: Francisco Tárrega [father of modern classical guitar] *RIP 15 December 1909
1902: Foster Hewitt [Canadian radio pioneer] *RIP 21 April 1985
1904: Coleman Hawkins [UK Saxophonist, Bandleader, Jazz Musician] *RIP 19 May 1969
1907: Samuel Ram [manager of The Platters] *RIP 1 January 1991
1921: Joonas Kokkonen [Finnish composer] *RIP 1 or 2 October 1996
1931: Malcolm Williamson [Australian composer] *RIP 2 March 2003
1935: Fairuz [Lebanese singer]
1940: Dr.John/Malcolm John Rebennack, Jr. [keyboard, pianist, guitarist, singer]
1941: David Porter [writer for Stax Records]
1941: İdil Biret [Turkish pianist]
1948: Alphonse Mouzon [drummer; top sessionist/freelance]
1948: John "Rabbit" Bundrick [keyboard, piano; Free/freelance]
1948: Lonnie Jordan [vocals, keyboards, Piano; War]
1950: Stephen Geyer [American film & television songwriter]
1950: Livingston Taylor [singer, songwriter/brother of James Taylor]
1952: Lorna Luft [American actress and singer; daughter of Judy Garland]
1955: Peter Koppes [Australian guitarist; The Church]
1962: Steven Curtis Chapman [singer, songwriter, guitar]
1965: Bjork Gudmundsdottir [Icelandic singer; Sugarcubes/solo]
1967: Margret Ornolfsdottir [Icelandic keyboardist;Sugarcubes]
1968: Alex James [English bassist ;Blur]
1970: Francis Macdonald [drummer, Teenage Fanclub]
1972: Rain Phoenix [American singer/actress]
1974: Kelsi Osborn [singer; SheDaisy]
1977: Myles Heskett [Australian musician ;Wolfmother]
1977: Tobias Sammet [German singer ;Edguy]
1979: Kim Dong Wan [Korean singer ;Shinhwa]
1982: Ryan Starr [US singer; American Pop Idol]

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