Rock & Roll Birthdays

• 1915 Memphis Slim [John Len Chatman] American blues musician ("Every Day I Have the Blues"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 198

• 1925 Hank Thompson, American country music singer (The Brazos Valley Boys), born in Waco, Texas (d. 2007)

• 1934 Freddie King, American blues singer (Hideaway), born in Gilmer, Texas (d. 1976)

too larry said:

Peter Daltrey is 75 today.

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• 1942 Al Jardine, American guitarist and singer (Beach Boys - "Help Me Rhonda"; "Sloop John B."), born in Lima, Ohio

• 1942 Merald "Bubba" Knight, American singer (Gladys Knights & Pips), born in Atlanta, Georgia

• 1944 Gene Parsons, American rock drummer (The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers), born in Morongo Valley, California

• 1946 Greg Elmore, American rock drummer (Quicksilver Messenger Service), born in Coronado Naval Air Station, California

• 1951 Martin Chambers, English rock drummer (Pretenders), born in Hereford, United Kingdom

• 1966 Bireli Lagrene, French jazz guitarist, born in Alsace, France

Silky T said:

I thought it was Roger Daltry.

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injinji said:

I heard too larry smokes weed.

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• 1930 Sonny Rollins, American jazz saxophonist (Blue Room), born in NYC, New York

• 1934 Little Milton [James Milton Campbell], American blues singer and guitarist (Grits Ain't Groceries), born in Inverness, Mississippi (d. 2005)

• 1939 [Benjamin] Latimore, American blues singer and piano player (Let's Straighten It Out), born in Charleston, Tennessee

• 1954 Benmont Tench, American rock keyboardist (Heartbreakers), born in Gainesville, Florida