Rock & Roll Birthdays

1950 Tom Petty, American classic rock singer (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), born in Gainesville, Florida (d. 2017)

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Charlie T. Wilbury, Jr. would have been celebrating his 69th birthday today, Oct. 20th. Of course you will probably know him better by his real name, Tom Petty and he was best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but was also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup The Traveling Wilburys and Mudcrutch.
He recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which remain heavily played on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. Throughout his career, Tom sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. In 2002, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
As we are sure you are all well aware of, we lost Tom on Oct. 2 of 2017.
In Tom's memory, if you were to play just one song of his today, what song would you play?
Happy birthday Tom. We wish you were here for it, but we will still celebrate it in your memory. Return If Possible.

1951 Al Greenwood, keyboardist (Foreigner-Feels Like the First Time)

1958 Ricky Byrd, rocker (Joan Jett & Blackhearts)

1971 Snoop Dogg [Calvin Broadus], rapper (What's My Name, Gin & Juice), born in Long Beach, California

1912 Carlos Don Byas, US jazz saxophonist

1917 [John Birks]"Dizzy" Gillespie, American jazz trumpeter, a creator of bebop & modern jazz (A Night In Tunisia), born in Cheraw, South Carolina; (d. 1993)

1940 Manfred Mann, [Michael Lubowitz], South Africa, rocker (Mighty Quinn)

1941 Steve Cropper, TN, guitarist/songwriter (Booker T & MGs)

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We have to wish a very happy birthday to Steve Cropper, also known as Steve "The Colonel" Cropper. He is best known as the guitarist of the Stax Records house band, Booker T & The MGs, and has backed artists such as Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas and Johnnie Taylor, also acting as producer on many of these records.
He later gained fame as a member of the The Blues Brothers band. Rolling Stone lists him 36th on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Mojo ranks Cropper as the second-best guitarist ever.
Steve turns 78 today. Happy Birthday Steve!!
You are familiar with him right?

1942 Elvin Bishop, rock guitarist (Fooled Around & Fell in Love), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma

1952 Brent Mydland, American rock keyboardist and vocalist (Grateful Dead), born in Munich,Germany. Died July 26, 1990

1957 Steve Lukather, US rock singer/guitarist

1943 Ron Elliott, musician (The Beau Brummels)