Chuck Winfield, trumpet and flugelhorn player with Blood, Sweat & Tears born in Monessen, PA.
1914
Author William S. Burroughs born. " Heavy Metal" expression comes from one of his books.
1935
Alex Harvey, British Blues Rocker born in Glasgow.
1935
Mervyn Conn, Leading Promoter of Country Music in the UK born.
1941
Vocalist and writer Barrett Strong born in Mississippi. Strong had one of the defining hits of early rock, "Money,"in 1961.
1942
Cory Wells, lead vocals for Three Dog Night born.
1943
Sven Johannson, early member of Tangerine Dream born in Stockholm.
Larry Tamblyn of The Standells born.
1944
Al Kooper Born. Keyboard player with Blood Sweat & Tears, Blues Project.
Alice Cooper born (Vincent Furnier). Either today or yesterday, and maybe four years later?
1949
Nigel Olsson, Elton John Drummer born.
1957
Nick Laird-Clowes of the Dream Academy born.
1969
Bobby Brown (Robert Beresford Brown) born in Boston, MA. Bobby was in boy-pop group New Edition, only to shed image and adopted 'gangster' stance later. Married model/vocalist Whitney Houston in 1992.
1976
Rudy Pompilli, sax player for Bill Haley's Comets, dies.
1977
RCA signs a solo Iggy Pop.
1983
Peter Frampton marries Barbara Goldberg.
1993
Hackers on Prodigy offer Depeche Mode's new release Songs of Faith and Devotion for listening on the net.
