Friday, November 7, 2008

7th November......Born Today

1905: William Alwyn [English composer] *RIP 11 September 1985
1916: Joe Bushkin [Jazz pianist, composer] *RIP 3 November 2004
1918: Maria Teresa de Noronha [Portuguese Fado singer] *RIP 5 July 1993
1922: Alois Maxwell "Al" Hirt [US trumpeter and bandleader] *RIP 27 April 1999
1926: Dame Joan Sutherland [Australian opera singer]
1927: Ivor Emmanuel [Welsh singer, actor; West End & Broadway musicals/films] *RIP 20 July 2007
1936: Dame Gwyneth Jones [Welsh soprano]
1938: Dee Clark [American singer] *RIP 7 December 1990
1942: Johnny Rivers [US singer, guitarist]
1943: Joni Mitchell [Canadian folk singer]
1949: Steven Stucky [American Composer]
1951: Kevin Scott Macmichael [guitar; Cutting Crew/Robert Plant] *RIP 31 December 2002
1957: John "Jellybean" Benitez [drummer, guitarist, songwriter, DJ, producer, Madonna's X]
1960: Tommy Thayer [American guitarist; Kiss]
1963: Clint Mansell [lead singer, guitarist; Pop Will Eat Itself]
1964: Liam O'Maonlai [singer, guitar, piano; Hothouse Flowers]
1967: Sharleen Spiteri [Scottish singer; Texas]
1967: Steve Digiorgio [American musician. Bass from Sadus, Testament and Death]
1968: Greg Tribbett [US guitarist; Mudvayne]
1969: Hélène Grimaud [French pianist]
1970: Neil Hannon [lead singer; Divine Comedy]
1971: Robin Finck [US guitarist; Nine Inch Nails/Guns N' Roses]
1974: Chris Summers [Norwegian drummer; Turbonegro]
1976: One Be Lo [hip-hop artist]
1978: Mark Read [singer; uk boy's band A1]
1979: Jon Peter Lewis [US singer, songwriter]
1981: Anthony Moffat [Scottish musician, writer and film-maker]

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