Week of 18 Mar 2013 - Arrivals and Departures

Birthdays for the week of March 18 - 24:

18 - Irene Cara, 1959; John Hartman (Doobie Brothers), 1950; Charley Pride, 1938; B.J. Wilson (Procol Harum), 1947 (died 1990); Wilson Pickett, 1941 (died 2006)
19 - Derek Longmuir (Bay City Rollers), 1951; Ruth Pointer (The Pointer Sisters), 1946; Clarence "Frogman" Henry, 1937; Paul Atkinson (The Zombies), 1946 (died 2004)
20 - Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer), 1950; Jerry Reed, 1937 (died 2008)
21 - Roger Hodgson (Supertramp), 1950; Eddie Money, 1949; Rose Stone (Sly & The Family Stone), 1945; Ray Dorset (Mungo Jerry), 1946; Russell Thompkins, Jr. (The Stylistics), 1951; Shawn Lane (Black Oak Arkansas), 1963 (died 2003); Solomon Burke, 1940 (died 201
22 - Stephanie Mills, 1957; George Benson, 1943; Jeremy Clyde (Chad and Jeremy), 1941; Keith Relf (The Yardbirds), 1943 (died 1976)
23 - Ric Ocasek (The Cars), 1949; Chaka Khan, 1953
24 - Nick Lowe, 1949; Lee Oskar (War), 1948; Dougie Thomson (Supertramp), 1951; Steve Lang (April Wine), 1949

In remembrance of those who left us:

18 Mar 2001 - John Phillips
19 Mar 2007 - Luther Ingram
20 Mar 1987 - Norman Harris (MFSB)
21 Mar 1987 - Dean Paul Martin (Dino, Desi, & Billy)
22 Mar 1986 - Mark Dinning
22 Mar 1994 - Dan Hartman
22 Mar 1996 - Don Murray (Turtles)
22 Mar 2005 - Rod Price (Foghat)
24 Mar 2010 - Johnny Maestro

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Week of 11 Mar 2013 - Arrivals and Departures

Birthdays for the week of March 11 - 17:

11 - Bobby McFerrin, 1950; Harvey Mandel (Canned Heat), 1945; Mark Stein (Vanilla Fudge), 1947; Cheryl Lynn, 1957
12 - James Taylor, 1948; Liza Minnelli, 1946; Al Jarreau, 1940; Marlon Jackson (The Jacksons), 1957
13 - Neil Sedaka, 1939
14 - Walter Parazaider (Chicago), 1945; Jim Pons (The Turtles), 1943; Phil Phillips, 1931; Michael Martin Murphey, 1945; Quincy Jones, 1933; Rick Dees, 1950
15 - Howard Scott (War), 1946; Sly Stone (Sly & The Family Stone), 1944; Mike Love (The Beach Boys), 1941; Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead), 1940
16 - Nancy Wilson (Heart), 1954; Michael Owen Bruce (Alice Cooper), 1948
17 - Harold Brown (War), 1946; John Sebastian, 1944; Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane/Starship), 1941; Jim Weatherly, 1943; Zola Taylor (The Platters), 1938 (died 2007)

In remembrance of those who left us:

12 Mar 2012 - Michael Hossack (The Doobie Brothers)
14 Mar 2011 - Ronnie Hammond (ARS)
15 Mar 2002 - Marshall Leib (The Teddy Bears)
16 Mar 1970 - Tammi Terrell
16 Mar 1993 - Johnny Cymbal
17 Mar 1996 - Terry Stafford
17 Mar 2001 - John Phillips
17 Mar 2010 - Alex Chilton (The Box Tops)

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Week of 04 Mar 2013 - Arrivals and Departures

Birthdays for the week of March 4 - 10:

04 - Chris Squire (Yes), 1948; Pete Haycock (Climax Blues Band), 1951; Shakin' Stevens, 1948; Bob Lewis (Devo), 1947; Bobby Womack, 1944; Eric Allendale (The Foundations), 1936 (died 2001); Miriam Makeba, 1932 (died 2008)
05 - Murray Head, 1946; Paul Evans, 1938; Andy Gibb, 1958 (died 1988)
06 - Kiki Dee, 1947; Hugh Grundy (The Zombies), 1945; David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), 1946; Mary Wilson (The Supremes), 1944; Sylvia Robinson (Mickey & Sylvia), 1936 (died 2011)
07 - Matthew Fisher (Procol Harum), 1946; Chris White (The Zombies), 1943; Peter Wolf (J. Geils Band), 1946; Ernie Isley (The Isley Brothers), 1952
08 - Mike Allsup (Three Dog Night), 1947; Micky Dolenz (The Monkees), 1945; Randy Meisner (The Eagles), 1946; Peggy March, 1948
09 - Mark Lindsay, 1942; Jeffrey Osborne, 1948; Gary Walker (The Walker Brothers), 1942; Lloyd Price, 1933; Mickey Gilley, 1936; Robin Trower (Procol Harum), 1945
10 - Tom Scholz (Boston), 1947; Dean Torrence (Jan and Dean), 1940

In remembrance of those who left us:

04 Mar 2011 - Johnny Preston
05 Mar 1963 - Patsy Cline
06 Mar 2006 - King Floyd
08 Mar 1973 - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (Grateful Dead)
09 Mar 2009 - Jimmy Boyd
10 Mar 1988 - Andy Gibb
10 Mar 1997 - LaVern Baker

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Week of 25 Feb 2013 - Arrivals and Departures

Birthdays for the week of February 25 - March 3:

February:
25 - George Harrison, 1943 (died 2001)
26 - Michael Bolton, 1953; Jonathan Cain (Journey), 1950; Mitch Ryder, 1945; Paul Cotton (Poco), 1943; Fats Domino, 1928; Bob Hite (Canned Heat), 1943 (died 1981); Johnny Cash, 1932 (died 2003)
27 - Neil Schon (Santana; Journey), 1954; Guy Mitchell, 1927 (died 1999)
28 - Brian Jones, 1942 (died 1969); Joe South, 1940 (died 2012)

March:
01 - Roger Daltrey (The Who), 1944; Mike D'Abo (Manfred Mann), 1944; Jerry Fisher (Blood, Sweat & Tears), 1943; Harry Belafonte, 1927
02 - Jay Osmond (The Osmonds), 1955; Lou Reed, 1942; John Cowsill (The Cowsills), 1956; Karen Carpenter, 1950 (died 1983); Lawrence Payton (The Four Tops), 1938 (died 1997); Tony Meehan (The Shadows), 1943 (died 2005)
03 - Jennifer Warnes, 1947; Jance Garfat (Dr. Hook), 1944

In remembrance of those who left us:

25 Feb 1993 - Toy Caldwell (Marshall Tucker Band)
25 Feb 2005 - Edward Patten (Gladys Knight & The Pips)
25 Feb 2011 - Rick Coonce (The Grass Roots)
26 Feb 1990 - Cornell Gunter (The Coasters)
27 Feb 1968 - Frankie Lymon
28 Feb 1974 - Bobby Bloom
28 Feb 2008 - Mike Smith (Dave Clark Five)
29 Feb 2012 - Davy Jones
02 Mar 1999 - Dusty Springfield
02 Mar 2003 - Hank Ballard
02 Mar 2008 - Jeff Healey
03 Mar 2008 - Norman "Hurricane" Smith

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Week of 18 Feb 2013 - Arrivals and Departures

Birthdays for the week of February 18 - 24:

18 - Robbie Bachman (BTO), 1953; Derek Pellicci (Little River Band), 1953; Juice Newton, 1952; Dennis DeYoung (Styx), 1947; Yoko Ono, 1933; Keith Knudsen (The Doobie Brothers), 1948 (died 2005)
19 - Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), 1948; Smokey Robinson, 1940; Lou Christie, 1943; Mark Andes (Canned Heat; Firefall), 1948
20 - Jon Brant (Cheap Trick), 1954; Walter Becker (Steely Dan), 1950; Jerome Geils (The J. Geils Band), 1946; Lew Soloff (Blood, Sweat & Tears), 1944
22 - Bobby Hendricks (The Drifters), 1938; Oliver, 1945 (died 2000); Ernie K-Doe, 1936 (died 2001); Norman "Hurricane" Smith, 1923 (died 2008)
23 - Brad Whitford (Aerosmith), 1952; Steve Priest (Sweet), 1950; Rusty Young (Poco), 1946; Johnny Winter, 1944
24 - George Thorogood, 1950; Rupert Holmes, 1947; Lonnie Turner (Steve Miller Band), 1947;  Paul Jones (Manfred Mann), 1942

In remembrance of those who left us:

18 Feb 2006 - Bill Cowsill
19 Feb 2003 - Johnny Paycheck
19 Feb 2009 - Kelly Groucutt (ELO)
21 Feb 1982 - Murray "the K" Kaufman
22 Feb 1976 - Florence Ballard (Supremes)
23 Feb 1995 - Melvin Franklin (The Temptations)
23 Feb 2007 - Donnie Brooks

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Week of 11 Feb 2013 - Arrivals and Departures

Birthdays for the week of February 11 - 17:

11 - Sergio Mendes, 1941; Gerry Goffin, 1939; Gene Vincent, 1935 (died 1971); Bobby "Boris" Pickett, 1938 (died 2007)
12 - Steve Hackett (Genesis), 1950; Ray Manzarek (The Doors), 1939; Michael McDonald (The Doobie Brothers), 1952; Gene McDaniels, 1935 (died 2011)
13 - Ed Gagliardi (Foreigner), 1952; Peter Gabriel, 1950; Peter Tork (The Monkees), 1942; King Floyd, 1945 (died 2006)
14 - Roger Fisher (Heart), 1950; Phyllis McGuire (The McGuire Sisters), 1931; Murray "the K" Kaufman, 1922 (died 1982)
15 - Melissa Manchester, 1951; Brian Holland, 1941; John Helliwell (Supertramp), 1945; Mick Avory (The Kinks), 1944; David Brown (Santana), 1950 (died 2000)
16 - James Ingram, 1952; Sonny Bono, 1935 (died 1998)
17 - Dodie Stevens, 1946; Bobby Lewis, 1933; Tommy Edwards, 1922 (died 1969); Gene Pitney, 1940 (died 2006)

In remembrance of those who left us:

11 Feb 2009 - Estelle Bennett (The Ronettes)
12 Feb 2000 - Oliver (William Oliver Swofford)
13 Feb 2010 - Dale Hawkins
14 Feb 2010 - Doug Fieger (The Knack)
16 Feb 2004 - Doris Troy

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Week of 04 Feb 2013 - Arrivals and Departures

Birthdays for the week of February 4 - 10:

04 - Phil Ehart (Kansas), 1951; Florence LaRue (The 5th Dimension), 1944; Jerry Shirley (Humble Pie), 1952; Alice Cooper, 1948; John Steel (The Animals), 1941
05 - Al Kooper, 1944; Cory Wells (Three Dog Night), 1942; J.R. Cobb (Classics IV; Atlanta Rhythm Section), 1944
06 - Fabian Forte, 1943; Natalie Cole, 1950; Georgeanna Tillman (The Marvelettes), 1943 (died 1980); Bob Marley, 1945 (died 1981); Donnie Brooks, 1936 (died 2007)
07 - Jimmy Greenspoon (Three Dog Night), 1948; Joe English (Wings), 1949; King Curtis, 1934 (died 1971); Mark St. John (Kiss), 1956 (died 2007); Sammy Johns, 1946 (died 2013)
08 - Larry Verne, 1936; Creed Bratton (The Grass Roots), 1943; Terry Melcher, 1942 (died 2004); Dan Seals (England Dan and John Ford Coley), 1948 (died 2009) 
09 - Carole King, 1942; Barry Mann, 1939; Brian Bennett (The Shadows), 1940; Barbara Lewis, 1943; Dennis Thomas (Kool & The Gang), 1951; Major Harris, 1947 (died 2012)
10 - Roberta Flack, 1937; Nigel Olsson, 1949; Ral Donner, 1943 (died 1984)

In remembrance of those who left us:

04 Feb 1983 - Karen Carpenter
04 Feb 2000 - Doris Coley (The Shirelles)
06 Feb 1998 - Carl Wilson (Beach Boys)
08 Feb 1990 - Del Shannon
09 Feb 1981 - Bill Haley
10 Feb 1997 - Brian Connolly (Sweet)

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Week of 28 Jan 2013 - Arrivals and Departures

Birthdays for the week of January 28 - February 3:

January:
29 - Tommy Ramone (The Ramones), 1952; Louie Pérez (Los Lobos), 1953
30 - Phil Collins, 1951; Marty Balin (Jefferson Airplane), 1942; Steve Marriott (Small Faces, Humble Pie), 1947 (died 1991)
31 - Harry Wayne Casey (KC & the Sunshine Band), 1951; Chuck Willis, 1928 (died 1958); Terry Kath (Chicago), 1946 (died 1978)

February:
01 - Don Everly, 1937; Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), 1950; Ray Sawyer (Dr. Hook), 1937; Bob Shane (The Kingston Trio), 1934; Rick James, 1948 (died 2004)
02 - Graham Nash, 1942; Ross Valory (Journey), 1950; Al McKay (Earth, Wind & Fire), 1948
03 - Dave Davies (The Kinks), 1947; Eric Haydock (The Hollies), 1942; Dennis Edwards (The Temptations), 1943; Melanie Safka, 1947; Angelo D'Aleo (The Belmonts), 1940; Johnny Cymbal, 1945 (died 1993)

In remembrance of those who left us:

28 Jan 2005 - Jim Capaldi (Traffic)
31 Jan 2009 -  Dewey Martin (Buffalo Springfield)
03 Feb 1959 - Buddy Holly
03 Feb 1959 - The Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson)
03 Feb 1959 - Ritchie Valens

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Week of 21 Jan 2013 - Arrivals and Departures

Birthdays for the week of January 21 - 27:

21 - Billy Ocean, 1950; Mac Davis, 1942; Richie Havens, 1941; Wolfman Jack, 1938 (died 1995); Edwin Starr, 1942 (died 2003)
22 - Steve Perry (Journey), 1949; Teddy Gentry (Alabama), 1952; Sam Cooke, 1931 (died 1964)
23 - Bill Cunningham (The Box Tops), 1950; Anita Pointer (Pointer Sisters), 1948
24 - Aaron Neville, 1941; Ray Stevens, 1939; Neil Diamond, 1941; Warren Zevon, 1947 (died 2003)
25 - Etta James, 1938 (died 2012)
26 - David Briggs (Little River Band), 1951; Jean Knight, 1943; Anita Baker, 1958; Derek Holt (Climax Blues Band), 1949; Eddie Van Halen, 1955; Marshall Leib (The Teddy Bears), 1939 (died 2002)
27 - Seth Justman (J. Geils Band), 1951; Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), 1944; Nedra Talley (The Ronettes), 1946; Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy), 1951

In remembrance of those who left us:

21 Jan 1984 - Jackie Wilson
21 Jan 1999 - Charles Brown
25 Jan 2005 - Ray Peterson
26 Jan 2011 - Gladys Horton (Marvelettes)

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Week of 14 Jan 2013 - Arrivals and Departures

Birthdays for the week of January 14 - 20:

14 - Jack Jones, 1938
15 - Ronnie Van Zant (Lynyrd Skynyrd), 1948 (died 1977)
16 - Jim Stafford, 1944; Ronnie Milsap, 1946; Billy Francis (Dr. Hook), 1942 (died 2010)
17 - Chris Montez, 1943; Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones), 1948
18 - Bobby Goldsboro, 1941; Brett Hudson (Hudson Brothers), 1953; David Ruffin (Temptations), 1941 (died 1991)
19 - Harvey Hinsley (Hot Chocolate), 1948; Shelley Fabares, 1944; Dewey Bunnell (America), 1952; Dolly Parton, 1946; Rod Evans (Deep Purple), 1947; Phil Everly (Everly Brothers), 1939; Janis Joplin, 1943 (died 1970); Robert Palmer, 1949 (died 2003)
20 - Paul Stanley (Kiss), 1952; Rick Evans (Zager and Evans), 1943; Eric Stewart (The Mindbenders, 10cc), 1945; Ron Townson (The 5th Dimension), 1933 (died 2001)

In remembrance of those who left us:

15 Jan 1994 - Harry Nilsson
16 Jan 2012 - Jimmy Castor
17 Jan 2011 - Don Kirshner
17 Jan 2012 - Johnny Otis
19 Jan 1998 - Carl Perkins
19 Jan 2006 - Wilson Pickett
19 Jan 2007 - Denny Doherty
19 Jan 2008 - John Stewart
20 Jan 1965 - Alan Freed
20 Jan 2012 - Etta James

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