Rock & Roll Birthdays

injinji · Oct 4, 2021

1943 Steve Miller, American rocker (Abracadabra, Space Cowboy), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

injinji · Oct 5, 2021

Well shit. It was late last night when I posted, so I inadvertently did today's birthdays. sorry. It was a light day anyway.

injinji · Oct 7, 2021

1939 Colin Cooper, British vocalist and harmonica player (Climax Blues Band - "Couldn't Get It Right"), born in Stafford, England (d. 200

injinji · Oct 7, 2021

1940 Dino Valenti [Chester "Chet" Powers], American rock guitarist/vocalist (Quicksilver Messenger Service), born in Danbury, Connecticut (d. 1994)

injinji · Oct 7, 2021

1951 John Mellencamp, American rock singer-songwriter (Jack & Diane; R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.), and actor (Falling From Grace), born in Seymour, Indiana

injinji · Oct 8, 2021

1945 Ray Royer, English rock guitarist (Procol Harum - "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"), born in The Pinewoods, Essex

injinji · Oct 8, 2021

1948 Johnny Ramone [Cummings], American rock guitarist (Ramones), born in Long Island, New York (d. 2004)

injinji · Oct 8, 2021

1950 Robert "Kool" Bell, American funk rock bassist (Kool & the Gang - "Joanna"), born in Youngstown, Ohio
1952 Clifford Adams, American trombone player (Kool & the Gang - "Joanna"), born in Trenton, New Jersey (d. 2015)

injinji · Oct 9, 2021

1940 John Lennon, British rock singer-songwriter (The Beatles - "Strawberry Fields Forever"; "Help!"; solo - "Imagine"; "Grow Old With Me"), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1980)

injinji · Oct 9, 2021

1944 John Entwistle, English rock bass guitarist and vocalist (The Who - "Boris The Spider"), born in London, England (d. 2002)

injinji · Oct 9, 2021

1948 Jackson Browne, American rock singer-songwriter ("Running On Empty"; "The Pretender"), born in Heidelberg, Germany

injinji · Oct 10, 2021

1917 Thelonious Monk, American jazz pianist and composer (Straight, No Chaser; 'Round Midnight), born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (d. 1982)

injinji · Oct 10, 2021

1940 Mouse [Stanley Miller] American artist, notable for psychedelic rock concert poster designs and album art (Grateful Dead; Journey), born in Fresno, California