Tuesday, November 4, 2008

4th November......Born Today

1907: Bennie Benjamin [songwriter; with composer George Weiss] *RIP 2 May 1989
1912: Vadim Salmanov [Russian composer] *RIP 27 February 1978
1938: Harry Elson [vocals; Friends Of Distinction]
1940: Delbert McClinton [vocals, piano, guitar]
1944: Scherrie Payne [singer, The Supremes]
1947: Mike Smith [saxophonist; Amen Corner/Judas Jump]
1951: Cosey Fanni Tutti [English performance artist (Throbbing Gristle, Chris and Cosey]
1954: Chris Difford [guitar, vocals, lyricist; Squeeze/solo]
1956: Jordan Rudess [keyboards; Dream Theater]
1956: James Honeyman-Scott [lead guitarist, songwriter; Pretenders] *RIP 16 June 1982
1960: Frl. Menke [German pop singer of the Neue Deutsche Welle]
1961: Les Sampou [folk singer songwriter]
1961: Edward Knight [American composer]
1961: Daron Hagen [American composer]
1963: Lena Zavaroni [UK singer, guitarist] *RIP 1 October 1999
1963: Marc Déry [Québécois singer and guitarist; Zébulon]
1965: Wayne Static [singer, guitarist; Static-X]
1965: Jeff Scott Soto [lead vocalist; Yngwie Malmsteen Band, Journey]
1965: Malandra Burrows [English actress and singer]
1966: Kool Rock/Damon Wimbley [rapper; Fat Boys]
1969: Puff Daddy/P Diddy/Sean Combs [rapper, producer]
1971: Shawn Rivera [singer; Az Yet]
1974: Cedric Bixler-Zavala [US singer, lyricist; At the Drive-in, The Mars Volta]
1974: Louise Nurding [singer; Eternal, solo]
1977: Kavana/Anthony Kavanagh [uk solo singer] (if that is called singing .bb)
1986: Alexz Johnson [Canadian solo singer]

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