Birthdays for the week of December 26, 2016 - January 1, 2017:
December:
26 - Phil Spector, 1939; Abdul Fakir (The Four Tops), 1935
27 - David Knopfler (Dire Straits), 1952; Larry Byrom (Steppenwolf), 1948; Mick Jones (Foreigner), 1944; Mike Pinder (Moody Blues), 1941
28 - Edgar Winter, 1946; Mary Weiss (The Shangri-Las), 1948; Alex Chilton (The Box Tops), 1950 (died 2010)
29 - Yvonne Elliman, 1951; Marianne Faithfull, 1946; Ray Thomas (Moody Blues), 1941; Cozy Powell (The Jeff Beck Group), 1947 (died 1998); Rick Danko (The Band), 1942 (died 1999)
30 - Clive Bunker (Jethro Tull), 1946; Jeff Lynne (ELO and Traveling Wilburys), 1947; Paul Stookey (Peter, Paul & Mary), 1937; Patti Smith, 1946; Michael Nesmith (The Monkees), 1942; Del Shannon, 1934 (died 1990); Skeeter Davis, 1931 (died 2004); Bo Diddley, 1928 (died 2008); Davy Jones (The Monkees), 1945 (died 2012)
31 - Tom Hamilton (Aerosmith), 1951; Burton Cummings (The Guess Who), 1947; Andy Summers (The Police), 1942; John Denver, 1943 (died 1997); Pete Quaife (The Kinks), 1943 (died 2010); Donna Summer, 1948 (died 2012)
January:
01 - Country Joe McDonald, 1942; Clay Cole, 1938 (died 2010)
In remembrance of those who left us:
26 Dec - Fontella Bass (2012)
27 Dec - Delaney Bramlett (2008)
27 Dec - Stevie Wright (The Easybeats) (2015)
28 Dec - Dennis Wilson (1983)
28 Dec - Barry Cowsill (2005)*
29 Dec - Tim Hardin (1980)
31 Dec - Ricky Nelson (1985)
31 Dec - Natalie Cole (2015)
01 Jan - Patti Page (2013)
*Note - The exact date of death for Barry Cowsill is unknown. Cowsill perished in New Orleans during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and his remains were recovered on 12/28/2005 and identified through dental records on 01/04/2006.
Did I forget anybody or make an error? If so, please let me know in the Comments.
Thank you and have a nice week!
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