This Date in Rock Music History: November 21

1956:  The Elvis Presley movie Love Me Tender opened nationally in theaters.  It had premiered November 16 in New York City.

1960:  George Harrison was deported from Germany because he was too young to perform there with the Beatles.  Harrison spent the night teaching John Lennon his guitar parts, then used all the money he had left to purchase train tickets, tips, and taxi fares.  The group had to play without him at the Kaiserkeller Club in Hamburg.

1960:  "Stay" by Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs took over at #1.  However, Elvis Presley burned up the charts with a 35-2 move for "Are You Lonesome Tonight?  
1960:  Ray Charles had four songs on the Billboard Hot 100--"Georgia On My Mind" at #5, "Ruby" at #51, "Hard Hearted Hannah" at position #66 and "Come Rain Or Come Shine" came in at #95.
1962:  The movie Girls!  Girls!  Girls!  starring Elvis Presley opened in theaters.





1963:  The movie Fun in Acapulco starring Elvis Presley opened in theaters.
1964:  "Ringo" by Lorne Greene was the new #1 on the Easy Listening chart.
1964:  The Supremes continued to own the #1 R&B song with "Baby Love" for the fourth week.
1964:  People by Barbra Streisand was the #1 album for the fourth straight week.
1964:  The Supremes were in a hurry as "Come See About Me" sped up from #66 to #31.

The Zombies were just beginning to show us how great they were...


1964:  "Baby Love" by the Supremes wouldn't budge from its #1 position, although it got a close challenge this week from "Leader Of The Pack" by the Shangri-Las.  Jay & the Americans advanced with "Come A Little Bit Closer", swapping places with "Last Kiss" by J. Frank Wilson & the Cavaliers.  The Zombies had one of their biggest career hits as "She's Not There" moved to #5.  The rest of the Top 10:  "Ringo" from Lorne Greene, the Honeycombs slid with "Have I The Right?, the Kinks moved into the list with "You Really Got Me", Dean Martin was on the way down with "The Door Is Still Open To My Heart" and the Rolling Stones had their second Top 10 hit with "Time Is On My Side".
1968:  Yoko Ono, wife of John Lennon, suffered a miscarriage.  The couple named the unborn child John Ono Lennon II.
1969:  T. Rex played at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England.
1970:  Two months after his death, Jimi Hendrix had the new #1 song in the U.K.--"Voodoo Chile".
1970:  Although Diana Ross had left for a solo career, the Supremes were still viable with their 36th hit "Stoned Love", which moved from 48 to 22 on this date.

1970:  The Partridge Family saw an opening and moved to #1 with "I Think I Love You", amazingly jumping over "We've Only Just Begun" by the Carpenters and forcing it to be one of the top #2 songs of the Rock Era.  After five weeks at the top, the Jackson 5 fell to #3 with Smokey Robinson & the Miracles now at 4 with their hot song "The Tears Of A Clown".

    Sly & the Family's Greatest Hits package was battling for the top...


1970:  Led Zeppelin III held on to the #1 position on the Album chart for the fourth week.  Abraxas by Santana was a solid 2 and Sweet Baby James by James Taylor was hanging around.  The Carpenters remained at 4 with their debut Close to You, the Third Album by the Jackson 5 was fifth and the great Cosmo's Factory from CCR was #6.  The rest of the Top 10:  Get Yer (sic) Ya-Ya's Out! by the Rolling Stones, After the Gold Rush from Neil Young the Greatest Hits package from Sly & the Family Stone and Grand Funk Railroad moved in with Closer to Home.
1970:  The Carpenters had one of the top Adult songs of the 70's as "We've Only Just Begun" remained #1 for a seventh week.

1971:  Elton John was in concert at the Coventry Theatre in Coventry, England.
1974:  After years of estrangement, Marty Balin reunited with Jefferson Airplane (now called Jefferson Starship) during their show at the Winterland in San Francisco, California, paving the way for Balin to rejoin the group for their Red Octopus album.

1975:  Elton John earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6915 Hollywood Boulevard.
1975:  Frida Lyngstad of ABBA had the #1 album in Sweden with her solo release Frida Alone.
1976:  The band Chelsea, featuring lead singer Billy Idol, performed together for the final time at the Nashville Club in London.  Idol and Tony James left to form the group Generation X.

1979:  Dr. Hook enjoyed the #1 song in the U.K.--"When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman".
1980:  The documentary Van Morrison in Ireland premiered at the National Film Theatre in London.
1980:  REO Speedwagon released the epic album Hi Infidelity.
1981:  Bob Dylan was "on" on this night.  He played 28 songs and six encores in Lakeland, Florida.
1981:  Air Supply logged a third consecutive week at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with "Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)".





1981:  "Physical" by Olivia Newton John was officially the #1 song although most radio stations had either "Waiting For A Girl Like You" by Foreigner or "Start Me Up" by the Rolling Stones as the top song.  The Police had the only new song in the Top 10 with "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic".







1981:  The great 4 album by Foreigner took over at #1 from Tattoo You by the Rolling Stones.  Ghost in the Machine by the Police moved to #3, followed by Escape from Journey.  The rest of the Top 10:  Nine Tonight by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, Raise!  by Earth, Wind & Fire, Stevie Nicks with her solo release Bella Donna at #7, Private Eyes from Hall & Oates, Abacab dropped Genesis off at #9 and Dan Fogelberg's The Innocent Age was #10.
1982:  Joni Mitchell and her producer and bass player Larry Klein married in Malibu, California.






1983:  The legendary "Thriller" video by Michael Jackson premiered in movie theaters in Los Angeles.
1987:  Little Richard was the minister when actors Bruce Willis and Demi Moore were married.









1987:  Billy Idol rose all the way to #1 with "Mony Mony 'Live'".  Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes were one step away with "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life" and Belinda Carlisle had a strong contender with "Heaven Is A Place On Earth".  Tiffany's former #1 "I Think We're Alone Now" was fourth, followed by Bruce Springsteen and one of his only big hits outside of the Born in the U.S.A. album--"Brilliant Disguise".  The rest of the Top 10:  Swing Out Sister and "Breakout", Richard Marx at #7 with Should've Known Better", Fleetwood Mac's "Little Lies", the Cutting Crew scored another Top 10 with "I've Been In Love Before" and George Michael bounced from 18 to 10 with"Faith".
1987:  ...Nothing Like the Sun by Sting was the only new entry on the Top 10 Album chart.
1987:  Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes combined for the #1 Adult Contemporary hit--"(I've Had) The Time of My Life".
1988:  Elite guitarist Jimmy Page began a tour at the Hummingbird in Birmingham, England.
1990:  Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall married in Bali, Indonesia.  But once again, a Rolling Stone got it wrong.  The marriage was declared "null and void" in 1999 when it was discovered that the marriage was never registered.
1992:  Cher moved into the #1 slot on the U.K. Album chart with her Greatest Hits package.

1992:  Michael Bolton had a #1 album with Timeless (The Classics).  That bumped The Chase by Garth Brooks to second, while Sade debuted with Love Deluxe at #3, Eric Clapton slipped with his Unplugged album and Bon Jovi debuted at #5 with Keep the Faith.
1993:  Sonny Bono was a guest star on Lois & Clark:  The New Adventures of Superman on ABC-TV.

1995:  2 Pac Shakur gave out 2,000 turkeys in Los Angeles.

1995:  The Beatles' compilation Anthology I set a compilation record for first-day sales with 450,000 copies sold.
1995:  Matthew Ashman, guitarist of Adam and the Ants ("Goody Two Shoes") and Bow Wow Wow ("I Want Candy"), died at age 35 from complications of diabetes.

1995:  Peter Grant, shrewd manager for Led Zeppelin, the Everly Brothers, the Animals, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent, died at age 60 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England of a heart attack brought on by years of drug abuse.









1995:  Bruce Springsteen began a tour at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
1997:  Coolio and seven members of his group were arrested and charged with assaulting a female clerk in a clothing store in Boblingen, Germany and stealing $2,000 worth of merchandise. 






1998:  It was easy to get a Top 10 album by now if you had anything of quality at all.  Alanis Morissette debuted at #1 with Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie and U2 debuted at #2 with The Best of 1980-1990/The B-Sides.
1999:  Alvin Cash ("Twine Time" from 1965) died at the age of 60 from ulcer complications.
1999:  Celine Dion achieved her fourth #1 album in the U.K. with her compilation All the Way...A Decade of Songs.
2001:  Jonathan King ("Everyone's Gone To The Moon" from 1965), who discovered acts such as Genesis and was the head of Decca Records, was thrown in jail for seven years for six offenses of indecent assault, burglary and attempted burglary against five boys age 14-16 between 1983 and 1989.
2005:  Shots were fired at Bret Michaels' tour bus in Chicopee, Massachusetts.  The lead singer of Poison was hit by falling glass but escaped serious injury.
2007:  Bob Relf of Bob & Earl ("Harlem Shuffle" from 1964) died at the age of 70 in Bakersfield, California.

Born This Day:

1907:  Samuel "Buck" Ram, manager and producer of the Platters and one of the most successful songwriters of the Rock Era ("The Great Pretender", "Twilight Time" and "Only You (And You Alone)", was born in Chicago, Illinois; died January 1, 1991 of natural causes in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Note:  several websites report Buck's birthday as November 21, but according to the 'BBC', as well as the books 'Rock Obituaries:  Knocking on Heaven's Door' by Nick Talevski and 'All Music Guide to Soul:  The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul' by Vladimir Bogdanov, Ram was born on November 21.)







1940:  Dr. John ("Right Place Wrong Time" from 1973) was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1941:  Andrew Love, saxophonist with the Memphis Horns, was born in Memphis, Tennessee; died of complications from Alzheimer's disease in Memphis at the age of 70.  Love worked with Elvis Presley, Neil Diamond, U2, James Taylor, the Doobie Brothers, Sting, Dusty Springfield, Al Green, Alicia Keys, Bonnie Raitt and Otis Redding, among others. (Note:  some websites report his birth as 1942, but the renowned newspapers 'The New York Times', 'The Los Angeles Times', 'The Guardian', and 'The Telegraph', as well as the official website for the Memphis Horns, all report that Love was born in 1941.)
1941:  David Porter, who wrote "Hold On!  I'm Coming" and "Soul Man" with Isaac Hayes for Sam & Dave, was born in Memphis, Tennessee.
1942:  Andy Newman (center, above), the namesake of Thunderclap Newman ("Something In The Air"), was born in Isleworth, Middlesex, England; died March 30, 2016.

1946:  David Williams, session guitarist who played on all of Michael Jackson's later albums, and was included in The Guinness Book of World Records as the most prolific guitarist of all-time, was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad; died March 6, 2009 of cardiac arrest after suffering a stroke in Hampton, Virginia.  Williams also played for Mariah Carey, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Paul McCartney, the Temptations, Lionel Richie, Rod Stewart, Dionne Warwick, Genesis, Kenny Loggins, Stevie Nicks, Melissa Manchester, Boz Scaggs, and Michael McDonald, just to name a few.  (Note:  some websites show David's place of birth as Port of Spain, Trinidad, but his official obituary in the newspaper 'The Daily Press' lists his birthplace as Newport News.) 
1948:  Lonnie Jordan, singer, keyboardist and founder of the group War, was born in San Diego, California.
1949:  Randy Zehringer, drummer with the McCoys ("Hang On Sloopy") and brother of Rick Derringer, was born in Celina, Ohio.
1950:  Livingston Taylor ("I Will Be in Love With You" from 1978) and brother of James, was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
1955:  Peter Koppes, guitarist and founding member of the group the Church

1965:  Bjork, eclectic singer originally with the Sugarcubes and now a solo star who has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, was born in Reykjavik, Iceland. 
1967:  Margret Ornolfsdottir, keyboardist of the Sugarcubes
1968:  Alex James, bassist and songwriter of Blur, was born in Boscombe, Bournemouth, England.   

The Most Important Songs of the Rock Era: Songs That Changed the World--"All She Wants to Do Is Dance" by Don Henley

Don Henley attacked apathy in this searing song about people that ignore the problems of the world and the policies of their government, being more concerned with self-gratification and hedonism e.g. dancing, partying, being promiscuous, etc. Although the problem with apathy is just as attributable to men if not more so, in the song, he makes fun of a woman displaying these behaviors with the title line "All She Wants to Do Is Dance", while every other line tells the real story of the world going on while the woman is only concerned with herself. Powerful song.

"All She Wants to Do Is Dance"

by Don Henley

Written by Danny Kortchmar


They're pickin' up the prisoners and puttin' 'em in a pen
And all she wants to do is dance, dance
Rebels been rebels since I don't know when
And all she wants to do is dance

Molotov cocktail- the local drink
And all she wants to do is dance, dance
Crazy people walkin' round with blood in their eyes
And all she wants to do is dance, dance

Wild-eyed pistol wavers who ain't afraid to die
And all she wants to do is-

All she wants to do is dance and make romance
She can't feel the heat comin' off the street
She wants to party
She wants to get down
All she wants to do is-
All she wants to do is dance

Well, the government bugged the men's room in the local disco lounge
And all she wants to do is dance, dance
To keep the boys from sellin' all the weapons they could scrounge
And all she wants to do is dance
But that don't keep the boys from makin' a buck or two
And all she wants to do is dance, dance
They still can sell the army all the drugs that they can do
And all she wants to do is-
All she wants to do is dance and make romance

Well we barely made the airport for the last plane out
As we taxied down the runway I could hear the people shout
They said "Don't come back here Yankee"
But if I ever do-
I'll bring more money

'Cause all she wants to do is dance and make romance
Never mind the heat comin' off the street
She wants to party
She wants to get down
All she wants to do is-
All she wants to do is dance
All she wants to do is dance and make romance
All she wants to do is dance

This Date in Rock Music History: November 20

1955:  Bo Diddley appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show.  He was requested to perform "Sixteen Tons" but after he sang "Bo Diddley" instead, he was banned from future shows.
1955:  "Rock Around The Clock" by Bill Haley & the Comets went to #1 in the U.K.
1956:  Fats Domino continued to own the #1 R&B song for a fourth week with "Blueberry Hill".
1959:  WABC Radio in New York City fired disc jockey Allan Freed after he refused to deny that he had accepted payola.
1961:  Bob Dylan began recording his self-titled album at Columbia Studios in New York City.  (Note:  many websites incorrectly put the date as October 20.  According to a review of the Archives of Sony Records in New York City, Dylan recorded his album in two sessions, November 20th and November 22nd.)

1961:  Jimmy Dean ruled for a third week with "Big Bad John".  

1963:  The Beatles performed two shows at ABC Cinema in Manchester, England.

1964:  Marvin Gaye was in Great Britain to promote his new single "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)".  Gaye appeared on the television show Ready Steady Go!
1964:  John Lennon filmed a comic sketch with Dudley Moore on Wimbledon Common for the British television series Not Only but Also.
1965:  Fontella Bass held on to #1 on the R&B chart for a fourth week with "Rescue Me".
1965:  Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass had the top Easy Listening song for a fourth week with "A Taste Of Honey".




            Bob was finding that critics don't buy a whole lot of albums...


1965:  "The Sound of Music" Soundtrack was #1 on the Album chart for a second week but Whipped Cream & Other Delights by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass was closing.  The former #1 Help! from the Beatles came in third, the Ramsey Lewis Trio's LP The In Crowd was #4 and Sonny & Cher advanced with Look At Us.  The rest of the Top 10:  Bob Dylan was falling after just eight weeks with Highway 61 Revisited, Barbra Streisand moved from 39 to 7 with My Name Is Barbra, Two, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass moved from 19-8 with Going Places, the Rolling Stones were falling downhill with Out of Our Heads and the album You Don't Have to Be Jewish by various artists was #10.
1965:  James Brown shot up from 68 to 14 with "I Got You (I Feel Good)".



1965:  The Supremes moved to #1 with "I Hear A Symphony".  Len Barry was counting his way up the chart with "1-2-3" while The Rolling Stones took a tumble to #3 with "Get Off Of My Cloud".  Fontella Bass moved up with "Rescue Me" and the 4 Seasons had song #5 with "Let's Hang On!".  The rest of the Top 10:  The Byrds were enjoying a short trip up, moving from 12-6 with "Turn!  Turn!  Turn!", the Toys' big hit "A Lover's Concerto" was now at 7, Marvin Gaye's "Ain't That Peculiar" was up two, "A Taste Of Honey" by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass was stuck at 9 and "You're The One" by the Vogues wrapped up the list.
1966:  Brian Epstein, manager of the Beatles, held a London party at his home at 24 Chapel Street in London to honor the Four Tops.  John Lennon, George Harrison, Mick Jagger, Keither Richards and Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones, Donovan, Eric Burdon and Georgie Fame attended.  (Note:  several websites mistakenly put this date as November 13.  The Four Tops performed at the Saville Theatre, owned by Epstein, on November 13, but Epstein's private party for the group was November 20.) 
1968:  Albert Grossman approached Mike Bloomfield and Nick Gravenites to inquire about their interest in joining the band for Janis Joplin.

1971:  Three Dog Night appeared to have another huge hit as "An Old Fashioned Love Song" moved from 77-39.











1971:  Isaac Hayes moved to #1 with the "Theme From 'Shaft'", taking over from Cher's "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves".  John Lennon was poised at #3 with "Imagine" and Bread was making their move (11-4) with "Baby I'm-A Want You".  The rest of the Top 10:  "Have You Seen Her" by the Chi-Lites, Rod Stewart's former #1 "Maggie May", Cat Stevens held steady with "Peace Train", Sly & the Family Stone were up from 21 to 8 with their latest smash "Family Affair", Michael Jackson entered the list with "Got To Be There" and the Osmonds were acting like a "Yo-Yo" with their latest.





1971:  "Have You Seen Her" by the Chi-Lites was the #1 R&B song.
1971:  Bread reached the top of the Easy Listening chart with "Baby I'm-A Want You".

1973:  Elton John released the single "Crocodile Rock" in the United States.
1973:  Keith Moon, drummer of the Who, collapsed during a performance at the Cow Palace in San Francisco.  A 19-year-old fan (Thomas Scot Halpin) ended up filling in on drums for three songs.

1973:  Allan Sherman ("Hello Mudduh!  Hello Fadduh!" from 1963) died of emphysema in Los Angeles at the age of 48.  (Note:  several websites show his death as November 21, but the Hillside Memorial Park, where Sherman is buried, shows his death as November 20.)
1975:  The Who began the U.S. leg of their North American tour at the Summit in Houston, Texas.  Afterwards, drummer Keith Moon was arrested for disorderly conduct.  
1976:  Paul Simon hosted Saturday Night Live on NBC-TV.  Simon and George Harrison performed "Here Comes the Sun" and "Homeward Bound" together on the set, songs they had recorded the day before.  Show producer Lorne Michaels made an appeal for the Beatles to reunite.  Paul McCartney was staying with John Lennon at the Dakota and both saw the plea but did not take Michaels up on the offer.



1976:  The Captain & Tennille returned to the top with their fifth consecutive #1 Adult Contemporary song--"Muskrat Love".









1976:  Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. reached #1 on the R&B chart with their great song "You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)".
1976:  Elton John's 23rd career hit was another big one as "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" moved from 54 to 28 on this date.
1976:  Kiss entered the Top 10 for the first and only time with "Beth".
1976:  The amazing Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder was #1 again for the sixth week on the Album chart.
1982:  Marvin Gaye put out a song called "Sexual Healing" that was #1 for a third week on the R&B chart.  He died a little over four months later.
1982:  Lionel Richie reached #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with his first solo single "Truly".

1982:  Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes remained at the top for a third week with "Up Where We Belong".  Lionel Richie ("Truly"), Olivia Newton-John ("Heart Attack"), Laura Branigan ("Gloria") and Neil Diamond ("Heartlight) took the next four positions.  The rest of a solid Top 10:  Men At Work and their former #1 "Who Can It Be Now?", Toni Basil moved from 13-7 with "Mickey", Hall & Oates had another big hit with "Maneater", Joe Jackson was "Steppin' Out" at #9 and Diana Ross couldn't move up with "Muscles".





1984:  Michael Jackson earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of Mann's Chinese Theatre.
1987:  Sign 'O the Times, the third movie starring Prince, opened in theaters (it had premiered in Detroit, Michigan on October 29.)
1991:  The Rolling Stones signed a new recording contract with Virgin Records.
1991:  Randy Jackson of the Jackson 5 was sentenced to serve a month in jail for violating the terms of his probation related to beating his wife the previous January.
1993:  Phil Collins had the top album in the U.K. with Both Sides.
1993:  Vs. by Pearl Jam was #1 on the Album chart for a third week.  The debut from Toni Braxton entered the Top 10.

1993:  It was leftovers from Meat Loaf for a third week as "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" was #1 again.  "Again" by Janet Jackson closed to 2, trading places with Ace of Base and "All That She Wants".  Bryan Adams moved from 24-7 with "Please Forgive Me" and Mariah Carey continued the early magic she used to have as "Hero" also entered the Top 10.
1994:  David Crosby received a liver transplant in a seven-hour surgery at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles.  (Note:  several websites, confused by dates of newspaper reports, show the date of surgery as either November 19 or November 21.   The newspapers 'The Los Angeles Times' and 'The Orlando Sentinel' both report that the surgery was on Sunday, November 20.)
1995:  The previously unreleased "Free As A Bird" by the Beatles began receiving airplay, 25 years after the group broke up.
1997:  Paul McCartney taped an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show in New York City.

1997:  Kenny G earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in California.









1998:  Alanis Morissette performed for the opening of a Tower Records store in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  Proceeds from the sale of her album that day were donated to a local children's hospital.
2000:  Mel C of the Spice Girls announced that she was quitting the group.
2001:  Charlie Daniels had prostate cancer surgery in Los Angeles.
2003:  Pathologists confirmed that the late Aaliyah died of severe burns and a blow to the head after the Cessna plane she was riding in crashed in Marsh Harbour, the Bahamas.
2003:  The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced the new inductees for 2004:  George Harrison, Bob Seger, Prince, ZZ Top, Jackson Browne, Traffic and the Dells.
2003:  Phil Spector was charged with the murder of Lana Clarkson at his home the previous February.  (Note:  numerous websites erroneously report the date as November 21.  'CNN', 'The New York Times', 'Billboard' and others report that Spector was charged with murder on Thursday, November 20.  When reports appear in newspapers of a morning, that means the event occurred not that day, but the previous day, and many people who put timeline information together don't fully comprehend this.)
2005:  Robbie Wiliams broke a Guinness World Record when 1.6 million tickets for his tour were sold in one day.
2005:  Madonna had the #1 album in the U.K. with Confessions on a Dance Floor.
2010:  Billy Joel had double hip replacement surgery in Long Island, New York.

2015:  Adele released the album 25.

2016:  Twentyone Pilots won Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo or Group at the American Music Awards.  Ariana Grande was named Artist of the Year.  

Born This Day:
1940:  Tony Butalo of the Lettermen was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania.
1942:  Norman Greenbaum ("Spirit In The Sky" from 1970) was born in Malden, Massachusetts.
1944:  Mike Vernon, producer of Fleetwood Mac, Chicken Shack and Ten Years After and the man who introduced John Mayall to Eric Clapton, was born in Harrow, Middlesex, England.
1945:  Dan McBride, guitarist of Sha Na Na, was born in Somerville, Massachusetts; died in his sleep in Los Angeles on July 23, 2009.

1946:  Duane Allman, elite guitarist of the Allman Brothers Band, was born in Nashville, Tennessee; died October 29, 1971 in Macon, Georgia at the age of 24 in a motorcycle accident.
1946:  Ray Stiles of the group the Mud and later the Hollies, was born in Guildford, Surrey, England.








1947:  Joe Walsh of the James Gang and the Eagles and a solo star, was born in Wichita, Kansas.
1947:  George Grantham, drummer of Poco, was born in Wardell, Oklahoma.  (Note:  some websites claim Grantham was born on January 20, but the book 'Country Music:  The Encyclopedia' by Irwin Stambler and Grelun Landon, and other credible sources, states that it was on November 20.)
1957:  Jim Brown, drummer of UB40, was born in Birmingham, England.
1962:  Gail Ann Dorsey, vocalist and bass guitarist who worked with David Bowie, recorded and toured with Tears for Fears and also played for Seal, Gwen Stefani, Bryan Ferry and Boy George, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1965:  Michael Diamond of the Beastie
Boys was born in New York City.  (Note:  some websites report his birth year as 1966, but that is in conflict with the books 'Icons of Hip Hop: An Encyclopedia of the Movement, Music, and Culture, Volume 2' by Mickey Hess and 'Alternative, Country, Hip-Hop, Rap, and More:  Music from the 1980s to Today' by Britannica Educational Publishing).
1965:  Sen Dog of Cypress Hill was born in Pinar del Rio, Cuba.
1966:  Kevin Gilbert, songwriter (co-wrote "All I Wanna' Do" with Sheryl Crow) and multi-instrumentalist; died May 17, 1996 in Los Angeles.
1981:  Kimberley Walsh of Girls Aloud was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.