Birthdays, Deaths and other announcements

[BeatleloverKT]

Happy 74th BD to Robert Plant!

[BobH07]

Lamont Dozier died Monday at 81. He was part of the song writing team of 

Holland-Dozier-Holland who wrote dozens of hits for Motown records.

[BobH07]

Olivia Newton-John died today at 73 from cancer.

[BobH07]

Judith Durham, lead singer for the Seekers, died Friday from a long lung disease.

She was 79.

[MaVolta]

Sorry to hear of her passing. 😢 Another beautiful voice for RnR Heaven.

[BeatleloverKT]

Birthdays for August 6th:

Mike Elliott, Foundations- 93

Pat McDonald, Timbuk 3

Randy Debarge, DeBarge

Gerri Halliwell, Spice Girls

[BeatleloverKT]

Birthdays for August 5th:

Gregory Leskiw, Guess Who

Samantha Sang

Rick Derringer

Pat Smear, Foo Fighters

Eddie Ojeda, Twisted Sister

Mike Nocito, Johnny Hates Jazz

Jeff Coffin, Dave Matthews Band

[BeatleloverKT]

Birthdays for August 4th:

Max Middleton, Jeff Beck Group

Paul Layton, New Seekers

Michael Harris, E,W&F

Paul Reynolds, Flock of Seagulls

Joey Huffman, Soul Asylum

[BeatleloverKT]

Birthdays for August 3rd:

Tony Bennett- 96

Beverly Lee, Shirelles- 81

John York, Byrds

John Graham, E,W&F

Lee Rocker, Stray Cats

James Hetfield, Metallica

Dean Sams, Lonestar

Deidre Roper, Salt-N-Pepa

Stephen Carpenter, Deftones

Jimmy DeMartini, Zac Brown Band

[BeatleloverKT]

Birthdays for August 2nd:

Garth Hudson, The Band- 85

Mark Naftalin, Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Ted Turner, Wishbone Ash

Joe Lynn Turner, Rainbow, Deep Purple

Les Dudek

Butch Vig, Garbage

Lee Mavers, The La’s

Zelma Davis, C+C Music Factory

[BeatleloverKT]

Birthdays for August 1st:

Rick Anderson, Tubes

Joe Elliott, Def Lepperd

Chuck D, Public Enemy

Coolio

Adam Duritz, Counting Crows

Dhani Harrison

[BeatleloverKT]

Birthdays for July 31st:

Karl Green, Herman’s Hermits

Lobo

Gary Lewis

John West, Gary Lewis&the Playboys

Bill Berry, REM

John 5, Marilyn Manson

Zac Brown

M. Shadows, Avenged Sevenfold

[BeatleloverKT]

Birthdays for July 30th:

Buddy Guy- 86

Paul Anka- 81

Jimmy Cliff

Jeffrey Hammond, Jethro Tull

Hugh Nicholson, Marmalade

Kate Bush

Brad Hargreaves, Third Eye Blind

Phineas O’Connell, Billie Eilish

Seth Avett, Avett Brothers

[BeatleloverKT]

Birthdays for July 29th:

Neal Doughty, REO Speedwagon

Patti Scialfa, E Street Band

Geddy Lee, Rush

John Sykes, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake

Martina McBride

Wayna Morris, Boyz II Men 

[BeatleloverKT]

Birthdays for July 28th:

George Cummings, Dr. Hook&the Medicine Show-84

Jonathan Edwards

Gerald Casale, Devo

Simon Kirke, Free, Bad Company

Malcolm Holmes, OMD

[BeatleloverKT]

Birthdays for July 27th:

Bobbie Gentry- 80

David Muse, Firefall

Shelly Clark, Honey-Cone

Maureen McGovern

Michael Vaughn, Paper Lace

[BeatleloverKT]

Birthdays for July 26th:

Mick Jagger is 79 today!

Brenton Wood-81

Darlene Love-81

Roger Taylor, Queen

Gary Cherone, Extreme

Andy Connell, Swing out Sister

[BeatleloverKT]

Birthdays for July 25th:

Bruce Woodley, Seekers- 80

Jose Areas, Santana

Mark Clarke, Mountain, Uriah Heep, Rainbow

Verdine White, E,W&F

Thurston Moore, Sonic Youth

[BeatleloverKT]

Just watched “The day the music died:

American Pie” The story behind the song.

Highly recommend! All my questions have

been answered. Streaming on Paramount+

[BeatleloverKT]

Birthdays for July 24th:

Barbara Love, Friends of Distinction- 81

Jim Armstrong, Them

Pam Tillis

Paul Geary, Extreme

Jennifer Lopez

Kristin Chenoweth

[BeatleloverKT]

Birthdays for July 23rd:

Dino Denelli, Rascals

Andy Mackay, Roxy Music

David Essex

Blair Thornton, BTO

Janis Siegel, Manhattan Transfer

Chris Pinnick, Chicago

Martin Gore, Depeche Mode

Tim Kellet,  Simply Red

Slash, Guns’nRoses

Alison Krauss 

Michelle Williams, Destiny’s  Child

[BeatleloverKT]

Birthdays for July 22nd:

Chuck Jackson- 85

George Clinton, Parliament Funkadelic- 81

Bobby Sherman

Ric Davies, Supertramp

Don Henley

Mick Pointer, Marillion

Keith Sweat

Emily Saliers, Indigo Girls

Pat Badger, Extreme

Rufus Wainwright

Daniel Jones, Savage Garden

Selena Gomez

[BobH07]

William Hart, the lead singer of the Delfonics, died on Wednesday July 20 due to complications during surgery. He was 77.

[BeatleloverKT]

Birthdays for July 21st:

Barry Whitwam, Herman’s Hermits

Cat Stevens

Eric Bazilian, Hooters

[BeatleloverKT]

Birthdays for July 20th:

John Lodge, Moody Blues

Kim Carnes

Carlos Santana

Jay Jay French, Twisted Sister

Jem Finer, Pogues

Marisa DeFranco, DeFranco Family

Paul Cook, Sex Pistols

Mick McNeil, Simple Minds

Stone Gossard, Pearl Jam

[BeatleloverKT]

Birthdays for July 19th:

Vikki Carr- 81

Allan Gorrie, Average White Band

Bernie Leadon, Formerly of the Eagles

Brian May, Queen

Urs Buhler, Il Divo
Russell Allen, Trans-Siberian Orchestra

[BeatleloverKT]

Birthdays for July 18th:

Dion- 83

Martha Reeves- 81

Phil Harris, Ace

Wally Bryson, Raspberries

Cesar Zuiderwijk, Golden Earring

Ricky Scaggs

Terry Chambers, XTC

Daniel de los Reyes, Zac Brown Band

Craig Fuller, Pure Prairie League

Jack Irons, Red Hot Chili Peppers 

[BeatleloverKT]

Birthdays for July 17th:

Geezer Butler, Black Sabbath

Fran Smith, Hooters

Mike Vale, Tommy James&the Shondells

Chet McCracken, Doobie Brothers

Regina Belle

Luke Bryan 

[BeatleloverKT]

Music Documentary “The day the music died:

American Pie” available for streaming

July 19th on Paramount+. Should be

worth watching!

[MaVolta]

Looks like I will need to pony up for a month of Paramount!