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2009 Ellie Greenwich, record producer, singer, songwriter, rock and roll, pop music genres, co-wrote 'Da Doo Ron Ron', dies in Manhattan, New York, at age 68
2009 Kelly Groucutt, bass player, Electronic Light Orchestra, ELO, musician, pop, rock, rock and roll genres, dies in Worcester, England, at age 63 2008 Roy Scheider, dies in Little Rock, Arkansas, complications from a staph infection, at 75 2004 Clinton Library opens in Little Rock Arkansas, containing 2 million photographs and 80 million documents 2004 Carl Wayne, Colin David Tooley, actor, lead vocalist 'The Move', 1960's Birmingham rock group, dies of esophageal cancer, at age 61 2004 Robert Quine, guitarist, guitar soloist, worked with Matthew Sweet, Marianne Faithfull, style combines jazz, rock, blues, dies 2003 Fire at the Station rock club in Rhode Island kills nearly 100 2000 Thomas Yohe, TV producer/innovator, Schoolhouse Rock, dies at 63 2000 Robert Buck, rock guitarist/songwriter, ", 10,000 Maniacs, ", dies at 42 1998 Carl Wilson, rock vocalist (Beach Boy), dies of lung cancer at 51 1998 Johann Hoelzel, Falco, singer 'Rock Me Amadeus', dies at 40 1998 Carl Wilson, rock 'n' roller, Beach Boys, dies at 51 1998 Falco, singer, Rock Me Amadeus, dies at 40 1998 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts Mama and Papas and Eagles 1997 Robert Palmer, rock critic, dies at 52 1997 Bobby Helms, singer, Recorded Jingle Bell Rock, dies at 63 1997 Jeff Buckley, musician, singer, guitarist, alternative rock, folk music genres, performed with Gods and Monsters, dies of an accidental drowning at age 30 1997 Michael Jackson and Bee Gees inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1997 Randy California, rock guitarist, dies at 45 1996 Rio Reiser, born Ralph Christian Mobius, musician, singer, political activist, member of ton Steine Scherben, a famous rock group, wrote Rachhaussong supporting the squatter scene, dies at 46 1996 Rock musical "Rent," by Jonathan Larson, opens off-Broadway 1996 Sydney Thompson, rock Climber, dies at 81 1995 Peter Grant, rock band manager, dies at 60 1995 Geoffrey Stokes, rock and roll writer, dies at 55 1995 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opens in Cleveland, Ohio 1995 Jerry Garcia, rock vocalist (Grateful Dead), dies at 53 1995 Rory Gallagher, Irish rock guitarist (See Here), dies at 47 1995 Denny Cordel, rock music producer-Laverack, dies at 51 1995 Tony Secunda, rock band manager, dies at 54 1994 Nicky Hopkins, rock pianist (Rolling Stones), dies at 50 1994 Pieter de Cort, Belgian rock guitarist (Betty Goes Green), dies at 25 1994 Last steel beam is placed on Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1994 Derek Lek Leckenby, rock guitarist (Herman's Hermits), dies at 48 1994 Harry Nilsson, rock vocalist (Everybody's Talkin'), dies at 52 1993 WAQX 104.3 (Q-104) rock format replaces WNCN classic format in New York City 1993 Ray Sharkey, actor (Wiseguy, No Mercy, Body Rock), dies of AIDs at 40 1993 Cleveland breaks ground for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1993 Construction begins on Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1992 2 earthquakes, including 3rd strongest in U.S. (7.4) rock California 1992 Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese rock artist, dies at 26 of pulmonary edema 1991 IM Pei receives $5 million for design of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1991 Bill Graham, rock promoter, dies 1991 Bill Graham, rock promoter, dies at 60 1991 Bill Graham, rock concert promoter (Filmore, Dylan), dies at 60 1991 David Ruffin, rock vocalist (Temptations), dies of drug overdose at 50 1991 Richard Thorpe, director (Jailhouse Rock, Night Must Fall), dies 1990 Hard Rock Cafe opens in Las Vegas, Nevada 1990 Brent Mydland, rock keyboardist/vocalist (Grass Roots), dies at 38 1990 2nd International Rock Awards 1990 Rocky Graziano, boxer/writer/actor (Mr Rock and Roll), dies 1990 On a BBC taped interview, rock star Stevie Nicks breaks down, saying that she will never have children and no man can stand her for long 1990 5th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Awards: Bobby Darin 1990 Kinks inducted into Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1989 1st International Rock Awards 1989 1st presentation of rock n roll Elvis awards 1988 Fish leaves rock group Marillion 1987 Ted Taylor, rock vocalist, dies 1987 "Les Miserables," opens at Rock Theatre, Vigzinhaz Budapest 1987 "Les Miserables," opens at Rock Theatre, Szeged Hungary 1987 Charles Cole climbs 870'Tyrolean Traverse from top of Elephant Rock 1987 David Savoy, Jr., rock manager (Husker Du), commits suicide at 24 1987 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts 1st female artist Aretha Franklin 1986 Susan Cabot-Roman, actress (Sorority Girl, Carnival Rock), dies 1986 Cliff Burton, rock bassist (Metallica), dies in bus crash at 24 1986 "Rock Me Amadeus," by Falco hit #1 on U.K. pop chart 1986 Richard Manuel, rock pianist/vocalist (Band), dies on 41st birthday 1986 Richard Manuel, rock vocalist/pianist (Band), commits suicide at 40 1986 1st induction of Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Domino, Everly Bros, B Holly, J L Lewis and Elvis Presley) 1985 James Vance (20) and Raymond Belknap (18), commit suicide, sparking their families to sue rock group Judas Priest for subliminal messages 1985 Ricky Wilson, rock guitarist (B-52's), dies of AIDS at 32 1985 Rock Hudson, actor (MacMillian and Wife), dies of AIDS at 59 1985 Rock and country musicians participate in FarmAid in Champaign, Ill 1985 Establishment of a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is announced 1985 Spokeswoman for Rock Hudson confirmed he had AIDS 1984 John Rock, U.S. co-developer of anti-conceptiepil, dies at 94 1984 Sotherby's in London begins 2 day auction of rock memorabilla 1984 Michael Osborne, rock guitarist/vocalist (Axe), dies at 34 1984 Rock group Wings disbands 1983 Vaughn Taylor, act (Jailhouse Rock), dies of cerebal hemmorrhage at 72 1983 Pete Farndon, rock bassist (Pretenders), dies 1983 Karen Carpenter, rock drummer (Carpenters), dies of anorexia at 32 1982 Babette Deutsch, U.S. poet (Honey out of the Rock), dies at 87 1982 "Rock 'n Roll!: The 1st..." closes at St. James New York City after 9 performances 1982 "Rock 'n Roll!: The 1st..." opens at St. James Theater New York City for 9 performances 1982 Andy Taylor of rock group Duran Duran weds Tracie Wilson 1982 Rock group Doobie Brothers split up 1982 Joan Jett and the Blackhearts' "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" goes #1 for 7 wks 1982 Joseph Gordon-Levitt, actor, Tommy Solomon-Third Rock From the Sun 1982 ABC Direction Network (57 affiliates) and ABC Rock Network (40 affiliates) become the 5th and 6th ABC radio network 1981 Bill Haley, vocalist (Rock Around Clock), dies of heart attack at 55 1981 Jonny Lang, born in Fargo, North Dakota, born Jon Gordon Langseth, Jr., singer, songwriter, guitarist, rock, gospel, blues musician, plays Benedict guitars, Fender Telecaster Thinline, voice sounds like veteran blues singer, toured with Sting, performed for President Bill Clinton 1980 "Rock Lobster" by B-52's hits #56 1980 Ian Curtis, English rock vocalist (Joy Division), commit suicide at 23 1980 Brian May of rock group Queen collapses on stage with hepatitis 1980 Bombay gets its 1st rock concert in 10 years (The Police) 1980 Bon Scott, Australia rock vocalist (AC/DC-Whole Lotta Rosie), dies at 33 1980 Larry Williams, singer, pianist, rock and roll, rhythm and blues genres, recorded, Dizzy Miss Lizzy, Short Fat Fannie, dies from a gunshot wound, in Los Angeles, California, at age 44 1979 Winterland Rock Concert Hall in San Francisco closes after 556 concerts 1979 Rock group, Emerson, Lake and Palmer break up 1979 Rock group, the Knack releases "My Sharona" 1979 Little Richard quits rock and roll for religious pursuit 1979 Rock group "Little Feat" disbands 1979 Radio's 1st rock network "Source" premieres 1979 "Rock 'n Roll High Schools" premieres 1979 ABC airs "Heroes of Rock N Roll" special 1978 Chris Bell, rock guitarist (Big Star), dies at 27 in car crash 1978 Keith Moon, rock drummer (Who), dies of drug OD at 31 1978 600,000 attend "Summer Jam" rock festival, Watkins Glen, New York 1978 John Lydon forms rock group Public Ltd Image 1978 UNICEF chooses rock group Kansas as ambassadors of goodwill 1978 250,000 attend rock concert California Jam II in Ontario California 1978 Terry Kath, rock guitarist (Chicago), accidently shot in head at 32 1978 Blossom Rock, actress (Grandmamma-Addams Family), dies at 81 1977 Steve Gaines, rock guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in air crash 1977 Marc Bolan, rock vocalist and guitarist (T Rex), dies in a car crash at 29 1977 Marvel Comics publish "Kiss book" tributing rock group Kiss 1977 Lou Reizner, rock vocalist/producer (Rod Stewart, Tommy), dies at 43 1977 EMI records drop punk rock group Sex Pistols 1976 Tommy Bolin, rock guitarist (Deep Purple), dies of heroin overdose 1976 William Tannen, actor (Jailhouse Rock, Sitting Bull), dies at 65 1976 Ville Valo, born in Helsinki, Finland, musician, singer, songwriter, leader, HIM rock band, baritone voice, Moto Moto in Finnish version of movie, Madagaskar 2 1976 Ringo releases "A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll" 1976 Rock group Deep Purple disbands 1976 Rock duo Loggins and Messina break-up after 6 years 1976 Beatles "Rock and Roll Music" LP is released in USA 1976 Keith Relf, rock vocalist (Yardbirds), electrocuted at 33 1976 Phil Ochs, rock producer (Joe Hill), dies at 35 1976 Paul Kossoff, rock guitarist (Free), dies of heart failure at 25 1975 Wings release "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" medley 1975 Covers of both Time and Newsweek picture rock singer Bruce Springsteen 1975 Rock vocal Neil Young undergoes throat surgery 1975 Al Jackson, rock drummer (Booker T and The MG's), dies at 39 1975 John Hargis, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, 100m butterfly 1996 Olympics 1975 John Lennon releases "Rock 'n' Roll" album 1974 "Rock Me Gently" by Andy Kim peaks at #1 1974 Joan Jett forms her rock group Runaways 1974 Keyboardist Rick Wakeman quits rock group "Yes" 1974 200,000 attend rock concert California Jam I in Ontario California 1974 200,000 attend rock concert "California Jam" 1974 Rock group Raspberries breakup 1973 John Rostill, born in Kings Norton, England, composer, bass guitarist, member, The Shadows, The Internst, rock and roll, pop genres, dies at 31 in Radlett, Hertfordshire 1973 "Midnight Special" rock music show debuts on NBC-TV 1973 "Schoolhouse Rock," premieres on ABC-TV with Multiplication Rock 1972 Berry Oakley, U.S. rock bassist, Allman Brothers-Motor Breakdown 1972 Berry Oakley, U.S. rock bassist (Allman Bro), dies in car crash at 24 1972 200,000 attend Mount Pocono rock festival in Pennsylvania 1972 Brandon Rock, born in Las Vegas, Nevada, 800m runner 1972 Rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die 1972 Phil King, rock (Blue Oyster Cult), shot in head at 24 while gambling 1972 30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico 1971 Corin "Corky" Nemec, Little Rock, actor, Tucker, Parker Lewis 1971 Duane Allman, rock guitarist, dies in a motorcycle accident at 24 1971 Jim Morrison, rock singer (Doors), dies of heart failure at 27 1971 50,000 attend Celebration of Life, rock concert, McCrea Louisiana 1971 Rock group Iron Butterfly disbands 1971 Simbi Khali, actress, Nina-Third Rock From the Sun 1971 Corey Yothers, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Off the Rock 1971 Kid Rock, American Musician 1970 Zac Foley, rock bassist, EMF-Unbelievable 1970 Derry Brownson, rock keyboardist, EMF-Unbelievable 1970 Rock Memorabilia Auction at Filmore East 1970 Janis Joplin, rock singer (Down on Me), dies of a drug overdose at 27 1970 Jimi Hendrix, rock guitarist (Purple Hayes), dies of an overdose at 27 1970 30,000 attend Powder Ridge Rock Festival, Middlefield, Connecticut 1970 30,000 attend Randall's Island Rock Festival, New York City 1970 Ben Weir, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Bogey Hills-2nd 1970 Delroy Pearson, rock vocalist, Five Star-Between the Lines 1969 300,000 attend Altamont California rock concert feature Rolling Stones 1969 Wendy Wilson, born in Los Angeles, California, rock vocalist, Wilson Phillips-Hold On 1969 Dweezil Zappa, born in Hollywood, California, rock guitarist/son of Frank/VJ, MTV 1969 25,000 attend 2nd Annual Sky River Rock Festival, Tenino Wash 1969 Woodstock rock festival begins in New York 1969 Max Cavalera, Brazilian rock vocalist and guitarist, Sepultura 1969 Leslie West and Felix Pappalardi form rock group Mountain 1969 Nicky Hopkins quits rock and rolls, Jeff Beck Group 1969 Who release rock opera "Tommy" 1969 Craig Logan, born in Scotland, rock bassist, Bros Front, Bon Jovi-New Jersey 1968 Rolling Stones film TV show "Rock 'n Roll Circus"-never aired 1968 Kyle Stevens, born in New Jersey, rock guitarist, Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals 1968 Race riot in Miami, Chicago and Little Rock 1968 Michael Bivins, Boston, rock vocalist, New Edition, Bell Biv Devoe 1968 Rock group "Yardbirds" disband 1968 Kylie Minogue, Melbourne, Australia, rock vocalist, Locomotion 1968 Phillip Rhodes, born in America, drummer, member, Gin Blossoms alternative rock band 1968 Mark Scott, Paramus, New Jersey, rock drummer, Trixter-Give It To Me Good 1968 Carnie Wilson, born in Los Angeles, California, rock vocalist, Wilson Phillips-Hold On 1968 Sebastian Philip Clerk Bach, born in Bahamas, rock, Skid Row-Psycho Love 1968 Diocese of Rome announces that it "deplored the concept," but wouldn't prohibit rock and roll masses at Church of San Lessio Falconieri 1968 Rock group Genesis release their 1st record "Silent Sun" 1968 David Gilmour joins rock group Pink Floyd 1967 Niels Meijer, Dutch rock keyboardist, Bob Color 1967 Ian Anderson and Glenn Cornick form rock group Jethro Tull 1967 Patrick Mameli, Dutch rock vocalist and guitarist, Pestilence 1967 Gunnar Nelson, rock vocalist, Nelsons-Love and Affection 1967 Kristen Johnston, actress, Sally Solomon-Third Rock From the Sun 1967 Matthew Nelson, rock vocalist, Nelsons-Love and Affection 1967 Ricky Bell, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock vocalist, New Edition, Bell Biv Devoe 1967 Brian Epstein, rock manager (Beatles), dies of drug overdose at 32 1967 Layne Staley, U.S. rock singer/guitarist, Alice in Chains-Dirt 1967 Tabitha Soren, born in San Antonio, Texas, MTV reporter, This Week in Rock 1967 Blas Elias Gomez, Kennedy, Texas, rock drummer, Slaughter-Stick it Live 1967 Jasper Teule, Dutch rock singer/bassist, Pilgrims-Once to Everything 1967 John Entwistle of rock group Who weds Alison Wise 1967 Joseph William Cathcart, rock guitarist, Nelson-Love and Affection 1967 Human Beatbox, Darren Robinson, rocker, Fat Boys-Jail House Rock 1967 Oil tanker Torrey Canyon hits a rock and spills oil 1967 Marcus Lillington, rock guitarist, Breathe-All I Need 1967 Kurt Cobain, rock vocalist, Nirvana, husband of Courtney Love 1967 Lisa Lisa, rock vocalist, & Cult Jam 1967 Peter Loran, born in Teaneck, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Trixter-Give It To Me Good 1966 Britains rock TV show, "Ready Steady Go," last program 1966 KETS TV channel 2 in Little Rock, AR (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 Jeff Buckley, born in Anaheim, California, musician, singer, guitarist, alternative rock, folk music genres, performed with Gods and Monsters 1966 Kool Rock, Damon Wimbley, rapper, Fat Boys-Jail House Rock 1966 Frank Hannon, rock guitarist, Tesla-Psychotic Supper 1966 Nuno Bettencourt, Azores, rock guitarist, Extreme-More Than Words 1966 Cleveland Stadium's 1st rock concert is held, featuring Beatles 1966 "I Am A Rock" by Simon and Garfunkel peaks at #3 1966 Sean Kinney, U.S. rock drummer, Alice in Chains-We Die Young 1966 Mike Inez, U.S. rock bassist, Alice in Chains-Facelift 1966 Johnny Colt, Cherry Point, North Carolina, rock bassist, Black Crowes 1966 Jerry Cantrell, U.S. rock guitarist, Alice in Chains-Dirt 1966 Rock group Buffalo Springfield forms 1966 Stevie Rachelle, rock vocalist, Tuff-What Comes Around Goes Around 1966 Prince Markie D, Mark Morale, rocker, Fat Boys-Jail House Rock 1966 Freedom Williams, rock vocalist, C&C Music Factory-Everbody Dance Now 1966 Chris Rock, comedian, SNL, CB4, Boomerang 1966 Rick Astley, rock vocalist, Never Gonna Give You Up 1966 Tracii Guns, rock guitarist, LA Guns-It's Over Now 1965 Steve Decker, Rock Island, Illinois, catcher for the San Francisco Giants 1965 Zak Starsky, rock drummer, son of Beatle Ringo 1965 Rock group Who's wan is vandalized with $10,000 in equipment stolen 1965 Steve Gorman, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, rock drummer, Black Crowes 1965 Kyle Kyle, Kensington, Pennsylvania, rock bassist, Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals 1965 Rock group "Animals" 1st time on British charts 1965 Rock group "Jefferson Airplane" forms 1965 Mark Knight, California, rock guitarist, Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals 1965 Remco Prins, Dutch rock guitarist and vocalist, Burma Shave-Stash 1965 Rock group Who releases 1st album "I Can't Explain" 1964 Justin Currie, Scottish rock vocalist/bassist, Del Amitri 1964 Sam Cooke, rock vocalist, shot to death at 29 1964 Joe LeSte, born in San Diego, California, rock vocalist, Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals 1964 Neneh Cherry, Stockholm Sweden, rock vocalist 1964 Mary Howe, composer, pianist, studied with Nadia Boulanger, famous works include 'Chain Gang Song', 'Sand, Stars, Rock', dies at 82 1964 Pebbles, rock vocalist, Girlfriend 1964 MCA, Adam Yauch, rock vocalist, Beastie Boys-You Gotta Fight 1964 Stedman Pearson, born in Essex, rock vocalist, Five Star-Silk and Steel 1964 Joey Allen, born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, rock guitarist, Warrant-Cherry Pie 1964 Mike Edwards, British rock vocalist, Jesus Jones-Devil you Know 1964 Scotti Hill, Manhasset, New York, rock guitarist, Skid Row-Psycho Love 1964 Erik Turner, born in Omaha, Nebraska, rock guitarist, Warrant-Cherry Pie 1964 Rockwell, Kennedy Gordy, born in Detroit, Michigan, rock vocalist, Someone Watching Me 1964 Tony Terry, rock producer, Tony Terry 1964 Reniet Vrieze, rock singer and guitarist, Pilgrims-White Men 1964 John Norum, born in Vardo, Norway, musician, hard rock guitarist, co-founder of Swedish band Europe 1964 French Stewart, New Mexico, actor, Harry Solomon-Third Rock From the Sun 1964 Doug Aldrich, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, guitarist, hard rock, plays electric guitar, Gibson Les Paul, Fender Stratocaster, member of Whitesnake, founded Burning Rain 1964 Roddy Frame, rock vocalist and guitarist, Aztec Camera-Stray 1964 Migi, Miguel Drummond, rock, Curiosity Killed Cat-Keep Your Distance 1964 Marc Blitzstein, U.S. composer (Cradle Will Rock), dies at 58 1963 Rick Allen, rock drummer, Def Leppard-Hysteria, Rock of Ages 1963 Angela Rock, Lakewood California, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-1992 1963 Britains rock TV show, Ready Steady Go, premieres 1963 Bobby Rock, born in Houston, Texas, rock drummer, Nelson-Love and Affection 1963 Roddy Bottum, born in Los Angeles, California, rock keyboardist, Faith No More-Real Thing 1963 George Michael [Panos], British rock vocalist, Wham-I Want Your Sex 1963 Barbara Romack wins LPGA Rock City Ladies Golf Open 1963 Mike Joyce, rock drummer, Smiths-Ask, Panic, London 1963 Billy Gould, born in Los Angeles, California, rock bassist, Faith No More 1963 Paul Mirkovich, rock keyboardist, Nelson-Love and Affection 1963 Frans Koenn, Dutch rock bassist, Lois Lane-Precious 1963 Robert James Affuso, born in Newburgh, New York, rock drummer, Skid Row-Psycho Love 1963 Ian Brown, English rock vocalist, Stone Roses-Made of Stone 1963 Beatles top British rock charts with "Please, Please Me" 1963 Andrew Ridgeley, England, rock guitarist, Wham-Wake Me Up 1962 Charlie Benante, born in Bronx, New York, rock drummer, Anthrax-Armed and Dangerous 1962 Mike "Puffy" Bordin, SF, rock drummer, Faith No More 1962 Josh Silver, born in America, keyboardist, producer for band Type O Negative, viewed as a gothic metal band, played with Peter Steele, founding member of rock group Fallout 1962 Brian Wheat, rock bassist, Tesla-Psychotic Supper 1962 Anthony Kiedis, rock vocalist, Red Hot Chili Peppers 1962 Patrick Corry, developed self-rotating rock drill, dies in the Bronx 1962 Tracey Thorn, rock vocalist, Everything But The Girl 1962 Joanne Catherall, Sheffield England, rock vocalist, Human League 1962 James Debarge, Grand Rapids, Michigan, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Debarge 1962 Paul Williams, rock guitarist, Flock of Seagulls 1962 Richard Coles, rock keyboardist, Communards 1962 Jesse Johnson, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Jesse Woods Johnson, musician, guitarist, funk, rocky, rhythm and blues genres, original member of The Time, contributed to hit singles, 'The Bird', 'Jungle Love', on The Time's third album, 'Ice Cream Castle' 1962 Iain Harvie, Scottish rock guitarist, Nothing Ever Happens 1962 Ian Astbury, Merseyside, rock vocalist, Cult-Fire Woman 1962 Dave Gahan, Essex, rock vocalist, Depeche Mode-Dreaming of Me 1962 Michael Damian, born in San Diego, singer, Rock on, actor, Young and Restless 1962 Roxy Dora Petrucci, born in Rochester, Minnesota, rock drummer, Vixen-Rev It Up 1962 Terrence Trent D'Arby, born in New York City, rock vocalist, Wishing Well 1962 David Bryan, rock keyboardist, Bon Jovi-You Give Love a Bad Name 1962 Tommy Skeoch, rock vocalist, Tesla-Psychotic Supper 1962 Tom Keifer, rock guitarist and vocalist, Cinderella-Heartbreak Station 1962 Phil Lewis, born in London, England, rock vocalist, LA Guns-It's Over Now 1961 Larry Mullen, Jr., Dublin Ireland, rock drummer, U2-I Will Follow 1961 Martin Kemp, London, rock bassist, Spandau Ballet 1961 Pal Waaktaar, born in Oslo, Norway, rock guitarist and vocalist, A-ha 1961 Mark "Bedders" Bedfored, London, rock bassist, Madness 1961 Debbi Peterson, born in Los Angeles, California, rock drummer, Bangles-Eternal Flame 1961 Roland Orzabal, rock vocalist, Tears for Fears-Shout, Head over Heels 1961 Jon Farriss, Australian rock vocalist and drummer, INXS-Kiss the Dirt 1961 The Edge, Dave Evans, London, rock guitarist, U2-I Will Follow 1961 Lee Rocker, Leon Drucker, rock bassist, Stray Cats-Gonna Ball 1961 Pete de Freitas, Trinidad, rock drummer, Echo and the Bunnyman 1961 David Huff, born in America, David Lyndon Huff, drummer, songwriter, producer, session musician, founder, Giant, 1980's hard rock band, member of White Heart, a Christian rock band 1961 Scott E Parazynski, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, MD/astronaut, STS-66, 86, sk:95 1961 Terri Nunn, rock vocalist, Berlin-Takes My Breath Away 1961 Jim Martin, born in Oakland California, rock guitarist, Faith No More-Real Thing 1961 Lawrence Donegan, rock bassist 1961 Graham Jones, rock guitarist, Haircut 100 1961 Vince Clarke, born in Basildon, Essex, rock keyboardist, Erasure 1961 Curt Smith, born in Bath, England, rock bassist/vocalist, Tears For Fears 1961 Kip Winger, born in Denver, Colorado, Charles Frederick Kip Winger, musician, songwriter, bass guitarist, hard rock, heavy metal, classical, experimental genres, lead singer, Alan Parsons Project, played with Alice Cooper, had band called, Winger, released new CD, 2008 1961 [Genevieve] Alison Moyet, Essex England, rock vocalist, Yaz, Alf 1961 Teri Nunn, California, rock vocalist, Berlin-You Take my Breathe Away 1961 Melissa Etheridge, rock guitarist and vocalist, Come to My Window 1961 Keren Jane Woodward, born in Bristol, England, rock vocalist, Bananarama-Venus 1961 Mark White, rock guitarist, ABC-All of My Heart 1961 Slim MacDonnell, Jim Phantom rock percussionist, Stray Cats 1961 Slim Jim Phantom, Jim Mcdonnell, rock drummer, Stray Cats 1961 Bruce Watson, born in Ontario, Canada, rock guitarist, Big Country-Wonderland 1961 Persijn "Dakota" Joling, Dutch rock guitarist/singer, Pilgrims-Red 1961 Ranking Roger, rock vocalist, English Beat-Drowning 1961 Andy Taylor, England, rock guitarist, Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf 1961 "Jail, No Bail" Jail-in movement starts in Rock Hill SC 1961 Graham "Suggs" McPherson, Sussex, rock vocalist, Madness-Our House 1960 Les Nemes, rock bassist, Haircut 100 1960 Rick Savage, bass player, Def Leppard-Hysteria, Rock of Ages 1960 Amy Grant, Augusta Georgia, gospel/rock singer, Glory of Love, Baby Baby 1960 Kim Wilde, Smith, England, rock vocalist, You Keep Me Hanging On 1960 James Prime, British rock keyboardist, Deacon Blue-Pay Day 1960 Joan Jett, Philadelphia, singer, Blackhearts-I Love Rock 'n Roll 1960 David Steele, Birmingham, rock keyboardist, Fine Young Cannibals 1960 Robbin Crosby, heavy metal rock guitarist/vocals, Ratt-Round and Round 1960 Rob de Weerd, Dutch rock guitarist, Trockener Kecks 1960 John Taylor, born in England, rock bassist, Duran Duran-Girls on Film 1960 Tony Hadley, rock vocalist, Spandau Ballet-True 1960 John Cowsill, rock vocalist, Cowsills-Hair 1960 Susan Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock vocalist, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1960 Bono, born in Dublin, Ireland, born Paul David Hewson, Irish musician, activist, lead vocalist for rock band U2, 54th most successful songwriter in U.K. singles chart history, activism includes Product Red and the ONE campaign 1960 Larry Steinbachek, rock synthesizer, Bronski Beat-Smalltown Boy 1960 Roger Taylor, rock drummer, Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf 1960 Steve Clark, born in Hillsborough, England, rock guitarist, Def Leppard 1960 Simon Climie, rock vocalist and keyboardist, Climie Fisher-Love Changes 1960 Steve Norman, born in London, rock sax, Spandau Ballet-True 1960 Laurie Sargent, rock vocalist, Face To Face 1960 Adam Clayton, born in Oxfordshire, rock bassist, U2-I Will Follow 1960 Paul Humphreys, rock synthesizer, OMD-Crush, Pacific Age 1960 Holly Johnson, England, rock vocalist, Frankie Goes To Hollywood 1960 Mikey Craig, rock bassist, Culture Club-Do You Really Want to Hurt Me 1960 Michael Craig, rock bassist, Culture Club-Do You Want to Hurt Me 1960 Steve Bronski, rock synthesizer, Bronski Beat-Smalltown Boy 1960 Michael Hutchence, Australia, rock vocalist/actor, INXS-Dogs in Space 1960 Rock falls traps 437 at Coalbrook South Africa, 417 die of methane poisoning 1960 Michael Stipe, U.S. rock vocalist, REM-Losing My Religion, Stand 1959 Steven Irvine, rock drummer, Lloyd Cole and The Commotions 1959 Frank Maudsley, rock bassist/vocalist, Flock Of Seagulls 1959 Gary Kemp, London, rock guitarist, Spandau Ballet-True 1959 Chris Lowe, English rock keyboardist, Pet Shop Boys-It's a Sin 1959 Troy Luccketta, rock drummer, Tesla-Psychotic Supper 1959 Joe Elliot, heavy metal vocalist, Def Leppard-Hysteria, Rock of Ages 1959 John Sykes, Irish hard rock guitarist, Thin Lizzy-Blue Murder 1959 Suzanne Vega, rock vocalist, My Name is Luka, Tom's Diner 1959 Jim Kerr, born in Glasgow, Scotland, rock vocalist, Simple Minds 1959 John Keeble, London, rock drummer, Spandau Ballet-True 1959 Mark DeBarge, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, rock vocalist, DeBarge-Who's Johnny 1959 Alan "Wild"er, English rock vocalist/music, Depeche Mode-Wild! 1959 Mel Gaynor, born in Glasgow, Scotland, rock drummer, Simple Minds-Water Front 1959 Leon "The Bop" Klaasse, rock drummer/singer, The Pilgrims-Red 1959 Morrissey, British rock vocalist, Everyday is Like Sunday 1959 Patrick Bruel, Algerian/French actor/rock vocalist, Coup of Sirocco 1959 Ian McCulloch, rock vocalist, Echo and Bunnymen-Heaven Up Here 1959 David Ball, Blackpool, rock keyboardist, Soft Cell 1959 Paul Smith, rock saxophonist, Haircut 100 1959 Marco Pirroni, born in London, rock guitarist, Adam and The Ants 1959 Robert Smith, born in Sussex, rock guitarist and vocalist, Cure-Hell's Kitchen 1959 Brian Setzer, born in Massapequa Park, New York, rock guitarist and vocalist, Stray Cats 1959 Angus Young, born in Glascow, Scotland, rock guitarist, AC/DC-Highway to Hell 1959 Mike Lindup, British rock keyboardist/singer, Level 42-Hot Water 1959 Andrew Farriss, born in Australia, rock keyboardist, Inxs-Kiss the Dirt 1959 Brian Travers, rock saxophonist, UB40-Red Wine 1959 Richie Valens, rock vocalist (Donna), killed in plane crash at 17 1959 Dave Sharp, rock guitarist, Alarm-In the Summertime 1959 Carl Chas Smash Smyth, rock bassist, Madness-Our House 1958 Alan Freed's Christmas Rock and Roll Spectacular opens 1958 Spider Stacy, English rock vocalist, The Pogues 1958 Dana Strum, Washington D.C., rock bassist, Slaughter-Stick it Live 1958 Nicki Sixx, born in San Jose, California, rock guitarist, Motley Crue-Girls Girls 1958 Nikki Sixx, born in San Jose, California, musician, songwriter, member, Motley Crue, plays hard rock, heavy metal genres, wrote, most successful album 'Dr. Feelgood' 1958 Terry Lee Miall, England, rock drummer, Adam and The Ants 1958 Simon Le Bon, rock vocalist, Duran, Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf 1958 Mathilde Santing, Dutch rock singer, Breast and Brow 1958 Bobby Blotzner, rock drummer, Ratt-Round and Round 1958 Antoine Trousers, rock drummer/singer, Dike-Bleeding Heart 1958 Thomas Dolby, born in Cairo, Egypt, rock vocalist, She Blinded Me With Science 1958 Jeff Keith, rock vocalist, Tesla-Psychotic Supper 1958 Marty Stuart, Philadelphia, country singer, Hillbilly Rock 1958 Med Lucart, rock musician, Wall of Voodoo 1958 U.S. Supreme Court orders Little Rock Arkansas high school to integrate 1958 Mick Talbot, rock keyboardist, Style Council-You're the Best Thing 1958 Marlene Janssen, born in Rock Island, Illinois, playmate, Nov, 1982 1958 Chris Foreman, rock guitarist, Madness 1958 Randy DeBarge, Grand Rapids, Michigan, rock vocalist/bassist, Debarge 1958 Mick Karn, born in Nicosia, Cypress, rocker, instrumentalist, musician, songwriter, bassist for art rock band Japan 1958 Nigel Twist, born in Manchester, rock drummer, Alarm-In the Summertime 1958 Belinda Carlisle, born in Los Angeles, California, rock vocalist, Go-Go's-Vacation 1958 Giant splash caused by fall of 90 million tons of rock and ice into Lituya Bay, Alaska washes 1,800 feet up the mountain 1958 Federal judge rules race separation must end in 2 years in Little Rock 1958 Brian David Willis, rock drummer, Quarterflash 1958 Ernest Green and 600 whites graduate from Little Rock's Central HS 1958 Mike Barson, rock keyboardist, Madness 1958 Glenn Gregory, rock vocalist, Heeaven 17-Electric Dreams 1958 President Eisenhower orders National Guard out of Central High School, Little Rock 1958 Lee Pattinson, rock bassist, Echo and Bunnymen-Heaven Up Here 1958 Matt Reid, rock keyboardist, Berlin-Takes Your Breathe Away 1958 Tony James, rock bassist, Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111 1958 Will Sergeant, rock guitarist, Echo and Bunnymen-Killing Moon 1958 Stuart Adamson, rock vocalist and guitarist, Big Country-Wonderland 1958 William Stuart Adamson, born in Manchester, rock guitarist, Big Country 1958 Pat McGlynn, born in Edinburgh, rock guitarist, Bay City Rollers 1958 Martin Fry, rock vocalist, ABC-All of My Heart 1958 Rob van Zandvoort, Dutch rock vocalist/keyboardist, Jack of Hearts 1958 Gary Brian Tibbs, London, rock bassist, Adam and The Ants, Roxy Music 1958 Vicki Peterson, born in Los Angeles, California, rock guitarist and vocalist, Bangles 1957 Shane McGowan, rock vocalist, Pogues-Red Roses For Me 1957 Ian Burden, S Yorks England, rock bassist, Human League-Only Human 1957 Ricky Ross, British rock vocalist, Deacon Blue-Raintown 1957 Doug Johnson, rock keyboardist, Loverboy-Get Lucky 1957 Cy Curnin, Londo, England, rock vocalist, Fixx-Sign of Fire 1957 Sheila Escovedo, born in San Francisco, California, disco drummer, Krushgrove, Holly Rock 1957 Army withdraws for Little Rock Ark, after Central HS integration 1957 Chris Hayes, California, rock guitarist, Huey Lewis and The News 1957 David Moyse, Adelaide Australia, rock vocalist, Air Supply 1957 Robbie Macintosh, rock guitarist and vocalist, Pretenders 1957 Jailhouse Rock starring Elvis Presley opens 1957 Steve Lukather, U.S. rock singer/guitarist, Toto-Africa 1957 Blair Cunningham, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock drummer, Haircut 100 1957 Jon Moss, rock drummer, Culture Club 1957 Alannah Currie, Auckland New Zealand, rock xylophone/vocalist, Thompson Twins 1957 Eisenhower orders U.S. troops to desegregate Little Rock schools 1957 White mob forces 9 black students who had entered a Little Rock high school in Arkansas to withdraw 1957 Jon Moss, rock drummerer, Culture Club-Do You Really Want to Hurt Me 1957 Governor of Arkansas, Orval Faubus, calls out National Guard to stop 9 black students from entering a Little Rock high school 1957 Steve Porcaro, rock keyboards/vocalist, Toto-Roseanna, Africa 1957 Glenn Tilbrook, London, rock vocalist and guitarist, Squeeze-Tempted 1957 Pim Kops, rock musician, Dike, Bloedend Heart 1957 Budgie, rock drummer, Slits, Siouxsie and the Banshees-Wild Thing 1957 Ron Strykert, Australia, rock guitarist, Men At Work-Who Can it Be 1957 Richie Ramone, Richie Beau, rock drummer, Ramones-Pet Semtary 1957 Rat Scabies, Chris Miller, Surrey England, rock drummer, Damned 1957 Robbie Grey, rocker, English rock band Modern English, most famous song, "I Melt With You" 1957 Bruce Crump, rock drummer, Molly Hatchet 1957 Jack Poels, Dutch rock vocalist/gitarist, Rowwen Heze-In the Wei 1957 Patty Smyth, New York City, rock vocalist, Scandal-Warrior 1957 Astro, Terrence Wilson, England, rock vocalist, UB40-Red Red Wine 1957 John Ryder, rock bassist, Face To Face 1957 Mark Brzezicki, rock drummer, Big Country-Wonderland 1957 Brad Gillis, rock guitarist and vocalist, Night Ranger 1957 Alan Freed hosts "Rock n' Roll Show" 1st prime-time network rock show 1957 Steve Farris, rock guitarist, Mr. Mister 1957 Richie C. Robertson, rock bassist/vocalist, Fabulous Poodles 1957 Billy MacKenzie, rock vocalist, The Associates-Affectionate Punch 1957 Steve Harris, born in London, hard rock bassist, Iron Maiden-Gypsy's Kiss 1957 Mark E. Smith, English rock vocalist, Fall-Fall in a Hole 1957 Cindy Wilson, Athens Georgia, rock vocalist, B-52's-Love Shack 1957 Phil Gould, rock percussionist, Level 42-Hot Water 1957 Falco, John Hoelcel, rock vocalist, Rock Me Amadeus 1957 Eddie Van Halen, Nijmegan, Netherlands, rock guitarist, Van Halen-Jump, 1984 1957 Mickael Virtue, rock keyboardist, UB40-Red Red Wine 1957 Tom Bailey, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Thompson Twins-Doctor Doctor 1956 Warren Cuccurullo, rock guitarist, Missing Persons 1956 Stuart Kimball, rock guitarist, Face To Face 1956 Dan Powers, rock guitarist, Michael Stanley Band 1956 Mike Score, Liverpool England, rock guitarist, Flock Of Seagulls 1956 Rob Fisher, Bath England, rock keyboardist, Naked Eyes 1956 James Honeyman-Scott, rock guitarist and vocalist, Pretenders 1956 Jeff Watson, rock guitarist, Night Ranger 1956 Matthias Jabs, rock guitarist, Scorpions-Wind of Change 1956 Freddie Jackson, U.S. R&B singer and songwriter, Rock Me Tonight 1956 Charles Fearing, rock guitarist, Raydio 1956 Brian Robertson, born in Glasgow, Scotland, rock guitarist, Thin Lizzy 1956 Glen Matlock, rock bassist, Sex Pistols 1956 Rick Olsen, rock guitarist, Berlin-Take My Breath Away 1956 Mick Pointer, rock drummer, Marillion 1956 Paul Cook, London, rock drummer, Sex Pistols 1956 Ian Curtis, English rock vocalist, Joy Division-Transmission 1956 Mark Mendoza, born in Long Island, New York, born Mark Glickman, known as Mark 'The Animal' Mendoza, bassist, songwriter, musician, member of band, Twisted Sister, also performed with The Dictators, Blackfoot, genres include hard rock, shank rock 1956 Jeffrey Cooper, rock guitarist, Midnight Star-No Parking 1956 Adrian Wright, Sheffield, rock vocalist, Human League-Only Human 1956 Chris Isaak, born in Stockton, California, rock singer and songwriter, Wicked Game 1956 Green [Gartside], rock vocalist, Scritti Politti-Flesh and Blood 1956 John Lennon (15) and Paul McCartney (13) meet for 1st time as Lennon's rock group Quarrymen perform at a church dinner 1956 Dick Kemper, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, rock vocalist/bassist, Vandenberg 1956 Will Rigby, rock percussionist, Amy Rigby Diary of a Mad Housewife 1956 John Cowsill, born in Newport, Rhode Island, rock drummer, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1956 Mark Evans, born in Melbourne, Australia, rock bassist, AC/DC 1956 Dave Wakeling, rock singer/guitarist 1956 Peter Hook, English rock bassist, New Order-Round and Round, Run 1956 Andy Cox, rock guitarist, Fine Young Cannibals-She Drives Me Crazy 1956 Paul Young, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Every Time You Go Away 1956 Malcolm Foster, rock bassist, Pretenders-Mystery Achievement 1956 Barney Sumner, rock guitarist and vocalist, New Order-Blue Monday 1955 Jan Pijnenburg, Dutch rock drummer, Doe Maar-Bomb 1955 Rick Buckler, Paul Richard Buckler, rock drummer, Jam 1955 KTHV TV channel 11 in Little Rock, AR (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Clement Burke, rock drummer, Blondie 1955 Leslie McKeown, rock vocalist, Bay City Rollers-Saturday Night 1955 Eric Faulkner, Edinburgh Scotland, rock guitarist, Bay City Rollers 1955 Pat Dinizio, rock vocalist, Smithereens 1955 David Lee Roth, Bloomington, rock singer, Van Halen-Jump 1955 Philip Oakey, Sheffield, rock vocalist, Human Leauge-Only Human 1955 Howard Hewett, born in Akron, Ohio, rock vocalist, Shalamar 1955 Rebecca Balding, Little Rock, Arkansas, actress, Carla-Lou Grant, Soap 1955 Pat Mastelotto, rock drummer, Mr Mister 1955 Steve Jones, London, rock guitarist, Sex Pistols 1955 Bruce Foxton, rock guitarist, Jam 1955 Jeffrey Daniel, born in Los Angeles, California, rock vocalist, Shalamar 1955 Rob Wiedijk, Dutch rock vocalist, Bob Color 1955 Ali Score, rock drummer, Flock Of Seagulls 1955 "Rock Around Clock" hits #1 on Top 100 chart 1955 Bill Haley and Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" tops billboards chart 1955 Michael Gismondi, rock saxophonist, Michael Stanley Band 1955 Neil Clar, rock guitarist, Lloyd Cole and The Commotions 1955 Bill Haley and Comets, "Rock Around the Clock" hits #1 1955 Mike Porcaro, rock bassist, Toto-Roseanna, Africa 1955 Iva Davies, rock guitarist and vocalist, Icehouse 1955 John Glavin, rock keyboardist, Molly Hatchet 1955 Stan Lynch, Gainesville, Florida, rock drummer, Tommy Petty and Heartbreakers 1955 Steve George, rock keyboardist, Mr Mister 1955 Alex Van Halen, Nijmegen, born in Netherlands, rock drummer, Van Halen-1984, Jump 1955 Eddie Jobson, rock violinist, Zappa, UK, Roxy Music-For Your Pleasure 1955 Arthur Baker, rock producer, Afrika Banbaataa-Planet Rock 1955 Louis Johnson, born in Los Angeles, California, rock bassist/vocalist, Brothers Johnson 1955 Boon Gould, rock guitarist, Level 42-Hot Water 1955 Howard Jones, rock pianist/vocalist, Things Can Only Get Better 1955 Scott Smith, rock bassist, Loverboy-Get Lucky 1955 Mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist, Loverboy 1954 Roger Voudouris, Sacramento California, rock vocalist 1954 George McArdle, rock bassist, Little River Band Melbourne 1954 Bruce Hornsby, Williamsburg, Virginia, rock vocalist 1954 Tom Scheckel, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock drummer, Buckinghams 1954 Ab Bryant, rock bassist/vocalist, Chilliwack 1954 Mario Cipollina, California, rock bassist, Huey Lewis and The News 1954 Dennis Stratton, born in London, England, rock guitarist, Iron Maiden 1954 Patrice Rushen, born in Los Angeles, California, rock vocalist 1954 George Lynch, rock guitarist, Lynch Mob-Wicked Sensations 1954 Craig Chaquico, rock guitarist, Jefferson Starship 1954 Philthy Animal, Philip Taylor, rock drummer, Motorhead 1954 Barry Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock bassist, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1954 Ted Mueller, rock drummer, Axe 1954 Benmont Tench, born in Gainesville, Florida, rock keyboardist, Heartbreakers 1954 WINS New York City begins playing rock n roll with Alan Freed Show 1954 Patrick O'Hearn, rock bassist, Missing Persons 1954 Elvis Costello, Declan Patrick McManus, Lon, rock vocalist, Allison 1954 Steve Smith, born in Los Angeles, California, rock drummer, Journey 1954 Ken Greer, rock guitarist, Red Rider 1954 Jos Zoomer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, rock drummer, Vandenberg 1954 Bryn B Burrows, rock drummer, Fabulous Poodles 1954 David Paich, rock keyboardist, Toto-Africa 1954 Michael Anthony, born in Chicago, Illinois, Michael Anthony Sobolewski, bassist, founding member, Van Halen, hard rock, heavy metal genres, plays bass, vocals, has performed with Sammy Hagar, Chickenfoot, noted for custom bass guitars, now markets Mad Anthony hot sauce 1954 William Beard, rock drummer, Face To Face 1954 Bo [Robert] Donaldson, rock vocalist, Billy Don't Be a Hero 1954 Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock," is originally released 1954 Michael "Nicko" McBain, English hard rock drummer, Iron Maiden-Powerslave 1954 Angelo Kimball, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Face To Face 1954 Ray Parker, Jr., born in Detroit, Michigan, rock guitarist and vocalist, Ghostbusters 1954 Captain Sensible, born in Balham, London, rocker, musician, songwriter, bassist, member of Johnny Moped band, Oasis, co-founded punk rock band The Damned, wore signature red beret 1954 Jack Blades, rock bassist, Damn Yankees-Coming of Age, Night Ranger 1954 KARK TV channel 4 in Little Rock, AR (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 Jimmy Destri, rock keyboardist, Blondie-Heart of Glass, Rapture 1954 Bill Haley and Comets records "Rock Around Clock" 1954 Pat Travers, rock guitarist, Puttin' it Straight 1954 Tony Brock, born in England, rock drummer, Babys-Missing You 1954 Wally Stocker, born in London, rock vocalist and guitarist, Babys-Missing You 1954 Nancy Wilson, rock guitarist, Heart-Never, What about Love 1954 Cheryl Baker, rock vocalist, Bucks Fizz-My Camera Never Lies 1954 Matt Frenette, rock drummer, Loverboy 1954 Merrick, Chris Hughes, rock drummer, Adam and The Ants 1954 Neal Schon, rock guitarist, Journey-Open Arms, Bad English 1954 Michigan rep Ruth Thompson (R) introduces legislation to ban mailing "obscene, lewd, lascivious or filthy" phonograph (rock and roll) records 1954 Jon Brant, rock bassist, Cheap Trick 1954 Adrian Vandenberg, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, rock guitarist, Whitesnake 1954 Shawn Murray, rock drummer, Mink Deville 1954 Richard Finch, rock bassist, KC and Sunshine-That's the Way I Like It 1954 Trevor Rabin, born in South Africa, musician, guitarist, singer, songwriter, member of Yes, a progressive British rock band, film composer 1953 KATV TV channel 7 in Little Rock, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Elliot Easton, Elliot Shapiro, born in Brooklyn, New York, rock guitarist, Cars 1953 John McFee, rock guitarist, Doobie Brothers, Clover 1953 Andy Partridge, English rock vocalist and guitarist, XTC-Oranges and Lemons 1953 Charlotte Caffey, rock guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist, Go-Go's 1953 Tico Torres, rock drummer, Bon Jovi-Always 1953 Russell Mael, Dwight Russel Day, California, rock vocalist, Sparks 1953 Greg Ham, Australia, rock saxophonist/flutist, Men At Work 1953 Jeff Jones, Red Rider, rock bassist/vocalist, Red Rider 1953 Paulie Carmen, born in Champaign, Illinois, rock vocalist 1953 Alex Lifeson, born in Toronto, Canada, rock guitarist, Rush 1953 Willy "Mink" Deville, Borsay, U.S. blues/rock singer, Hey! Joe 1953 Kevin Rowlands, rock vocalist, Dexy's Midnight Runners-Come on Eileen 1953 Rik "The Rocket" Emmett, Toronto, rock vocalist, Triumph 1953 Colin Hay, born in Scotland, rock vocalist, Men At Work 1953 Rocky Burnette, born in Memphis, rock vocalist, Towing the Line 1953 Tom Cochrane, born in Toronto, Canada, rock vocalist and guitarist, Red Rider 1953 Billy Burnette, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist, Fleetwood Mac 1953 Bruce Hall, Champaign, Illinois, rock bassist, Reo Speedwagon 1953 Huub van der Lubbe, Dutch rock singer, Stampei-The Dike 1953 Sean Hopper, born in California, rock keyboardist, Huey Lewis and The News 1953 Shotgun Johnson, rock drummer, KC and the Sunshine Boys-Give it Up 1953 Ricky Wilson, born in Athens, Georgia, rock guitarist, B-52's-Love Shack 1953 Michael Bolton, Connecticut, rock vocalist, That's What Love Is All About 1953 Derek Pellicci, rock drummer, Little River Band-Help Is On It's Way 1953 Nico Arzbach, rock guitarist/singer, Stampei, Dike 1953 Bert Heerink, Amsterdam, rock vocalist 1953 Lucinda Williams, born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, singer, songwriter, wrote Grammy-Award-winning song, 'Passionate Kisses', recorded by Mary Chapin Carpenter, successful album, 'Car Wheels on a Gravel Road', combined country, blues, rock, Americana genres 1952 Karla Bonoff, rock singer, New World, Restless Nights 1952 Mickey Jones, Washington D.C., rock bassist 1952 Don Barnes, rock guitarist, 38 Special 1952 Duane Roland, rock guitarist, Molly Hatchet 1952 Michael McDonald, St. Louis, rock keyboardist/vocals, Doobie Brothers 1952 Paul Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock keyboardist, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1952 Arnell Carmichael, rock keyboardist, Raydio 1952 Tommy Dobeck, rock drummer, Michael Stanley Band 1952 Brent Mydland, Munich Germany, rock keyboardist/vocalist, Grass Roots 1952 Jody Stephens, rock drummer, Big Star 1952 Bob Curiano, rock bassist, Mink Deville 1952 Nile Rodgers, born in Bronx, New York, rock guitarist, Honeydrippers 1952 Ron Blair, born in Macon, Georgia, rock bassist, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers 1952 Kelly Keagy, rock vocalist, Night Ranger 1952 Gerry Beckley, rock vocalist and guitarist, America-Daisy Jane 1952 Neil Peart, born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, born Neil Ellwood Peart, songwriter, drummer, percussionist, progressive rock, hard rock, jazz, swing, genres, member of Toronto band, Rush 1952 David Stewart, rock guitarist, Eurtyhmics-Here Comes the Rain Again 1952 Rudolf Schenker, German rock guitarist, Scorpions-Virgin Killer 1952 Ger Hoeymakers, Dutch rock guitarist, Franc Boeijen Group 1952 Ton Scherpenzeel, Dutch rock keyboardist, Earth and Fire 1952 Alan Collins, rock guitarist, Lynyrd Skynyrd 1952 Nicolette Larson, born in Kansas City, Missouri, rock vocalist, Twins, Lotta Love 1952 Jeff Carlisi, rock guitarist, 38 Special 1952 Chris Cross, rock singer, Arthur 1952 Liz Mitchell, born in Jamaica, rock vocalist, Boney M 1952 Wayne Haner, rock bassist, Axe 1952 Brian MacLeod, rock guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist, Chilliwack 1952 Jimmy Lea, England, rock bassist, Slade 1952 Donnie Van Zant, rock vocalist, .38 Special 1952 Russell Hitchcock, born in Melbourne, Australia, rock vocalist, Air Supply 1952 Warren Cann, Victoria Canada, rock drummer, Ultravox 1952 Joey Ramone, Jeffrey Hyman, rock drummer, Ramones - Baby I Love You 1952 David Byrne, Dumbarton Scotland, rock guitarist/singer, Talking Heads 1952 Louis Cortelezzi, rock saxophonist, Mink DeVille 1952 Cory Day, born in Bronx, New York, rock vocalist 1952 Adam Woods, rock drummer and pianist, Fixx 1952 Dave Hill, born in England, rock guitarist, Slade-Coz I Love You 1952 Gary Moore, Irish rock guitarist, Skid Row-Oh Pretty Woman 1952 Peter Haycock, rock guitarist, All Along the Watchtower 1952 Billy Currie, rock keyboardist and violinist, Ultravox-We Came to Dance 1952 Alan Freed presents Moondog Coronation Ball at old Cleveland Arena, 25,000 attend 1st rock and roll concert ever 1952 Derek Longmuir, born in Edinburgh Scotland, rock drummer, Bay City Rollers 1952 Kevin Raleigh, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Michael Stanley Band 1952 Brad Whitford, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Aerosmith-Jamie Got a Gun 1952 Jean-Jacques Brunel, rock bassist, Stranglers-Dreamtime 1952 Ed Gagliardi, New York City, rock bassist, Foreigner-Cold As Ice 1952 Jerry Shirley, rock drummer, Humble Pie-Hot N Nasty, Eat It 1952 Tommy Ramone, Erdelyi, Hungary, rock drummer/bassist [Ramones 1952 Paul Stanley, rock guitarist, KISS-Beth 1952 Dewey Bunell, born in Yorkshire, England, rock guitarist, America-Daisy Jane 1951 Tom Hamilton, Colorado Springs Co, rock bassist, Aerosmith-Dream On 1951 Ken Knox, rock vocalist, Chairmen of the Board 1951 Frank Beard, U.S. country rock drummer, ZZ Topp 1951 Eric Bloom, rock vocalist and guitarist, Blue Oyster Cult 1951 Barry Doudreau, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Boston 1951 Barry Brandt, Washington D.C., rock drummer, Angel 1951 Bill Gibson, California, rock drummer, Huey Lewis and The News 1951 Ronald Bell, Youngstown, Ohio, rock sax, Kool and The Gang 1951 Guy Gelso, rock drummer, Zebra 1951 Rick Bordia, rock guitarist, Mink Deville 1951 K K Downing, rock guitarist, Judas Priest-Breakin' the Law 1951 Frank Dimino, Washington D.C., rock vocalist, Angel 1951 Marcia Barrett, St. Catherine's Jamaica, rock vocalist, Boney M 1951 Kevin Cronin, Champaign, Illinois, rock vocalist, REO Speedwagon 1951 Jack Grondin, rock drummer, .38 Special 1951 Sting, Gordon Sumner, rock vocalist, Police-Roxanne, actor, Dune 1951 Brian Greenway, Montreal, rock guitarist and vocalist, April Wine 1951 Dee Dee Ramone, Virg, Douglas Colvin, rock bassist, Ramones 1951 Martin Chambers, rock drummer, Pretenders 1951 Dave Hlubek, rock guitarist, Molly Hatchet 1951 Jimmy Farrar, born in Jacksonville, Florida, rock vocalist, Molly Hatchet 1951 Phil Lynott, Dublin Ireland, rock bassist, Thin Lizzy 1951 Lane Evans, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1983 - 2007 1951 Jon Graham, rock guitarist and vocalist, Earth Wind and Fire-Celebrate 1951 Greg Gluffria, born in Washington D.C., rock keyboardist, House of Lords-Sahara 1951 Greg T. Walker, rock bassist, Blackfoot 1951 Geert Jan Hessing, Dutch rock drummer, Catapult 1951 Ralph Johnson, rock drummer, Earth Wind and Fire-Shining Star 1951 Stanley Clarke, born in Philadelphia, rock bassist, New Barbarians-Find Out Hideaway 1951 Rindy Ross, born in Portland, Oregon, rock vocalist/saxophonist, Quarterflash 1951 Peter Gordon, born in New York City, New York, Peter Laurence Gordon, experimental composer, musician, opera, world music, jazz, rock influences, founder, Love of Life Orchestra, composed for Suzanne Vega, Laurie Anderson, worked on Desperate Housewives soundtrack 1951 Ann Wilson, born in San Diego, California, rock vocalist, Heart-What About Love 1951 Ben E. Carlos, rock drummer, Cheap Trick-Dream Police 1951 Brad Delp, born in Massachusetts, musician, rock, hard rock, lead vocalist for rock band 'Boston' 1951 Bun E. Carlos, born in Rockford, Illinois, born Brad Carlson, rocker, drummer, played with American rock band Cheap Trick 1951 Rob Baker, rock drummer, Red Rider 1951 Paul Thompson, rock drummer, Roxy Music 1951 Chris Frantz, Kentucky, rock drummer, Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club 1951 Rex Goh, rock guitarist, Air Supply 1951 Boris Kinberg, rock percussionist, Mink Deville 1951 Paul Carrack, born in Sheffield, England, rock vocalist, Squeeze/Ace-How Long 1951 Luther Vandross, born in New York City, rock vocalist, On the Wings of Love 1951 Max Weinberg, rock drummer, E Street Band, Conan O'Brien Show 1951 Jackson Spires, rock drummer, Blackfoot 1951 Bruce Gary, born in Burbank, California, rock drummer, Knack-My Sharona 1951 Barry Goudreau, born in America, guitarist, vocalist, original guitarist for Boston, the rock band, recorded his first solo LP using Brad Delp and Fran Cosmo, and Sib Hashian 1951 Bob Pelander, rock keyboardist/vocalist, Michael Stanley Band 1951 Maisie Williams, born in Montserrat, rock vocalist, Boney M 1951 Guy Perry, rock guitarist and vocalist, Motels-Only the Lonely 1951 Scott Gorham, Irish hard rock guitarist, Thin Lizzy-21 Guns 1951 Chris Rea, English rock guitarist, Fool If You Think It Is Over 1951 Michael Cotten, rock synthesizer, Tubes 1951 Vince Welnick, rock keyboardist, Tubes 1951 Harry Casey, KC, rock vocalist, KC and Sunshine Band-Give It 1951 Phil Manzanera, rock guitarist, Roxy Music-Let's Stick Together 1951 Brian Downey, rock drummer, Thin Lizzy-Boys are Back in Town 1951 Seth Justman, Washington D.C., rock keyboardist, J Geils Band-Centerfold 1951 Andy Hummell, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock bassist, Big Star 1951 David Briggs, rock guitarist, Little River Band-Help is on it's Way 1951 Chris Bell, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist, Big Star 1950 Alex Chilton, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist and vocalist, Box Tops 1950 Terry Bozzio, rock drummer, Missing Persons-Hello I Love You 1950 Greg Gordon, rock vocalist, Boys Band 1950 [Ma]Tina Weymouth, Coronado California, rock bassist, Talking Heads-& She Was 1950 Dan Peck, Panama City, Florida, rock vocalist and guitarist, America 1950 Terry Buffin, rock drummer, British Lions 1950 Tom Petty, classic rock singer, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 1950 Chris De Burgh, Davidson, Argent/Irish rock vocalist, Lady in Red 1950 Mike Hossack, Patterson, New Jersey, rock drummer, Doobie Brothers 1950 Paul Kossoff, born in London, England, rock guitarist, Free 1950 Don Powell, England, rock drummer, Slade 1950 Joe Perry, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Aerosmith-Walk this Way 1950 Will Lee, rock guitarist, Late Show with David Letterman 1950 Willy Deville, New York City, rock vocalist and guitarist, Mink Deville 1950 Dennis Elliot, London, rock drummer, Foreigner 1950 Erik Braunn, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Iron Butterfly 1950 Blair Thornton, rock guitarist, Bachman-Turner-Overdrive 1950 Larry Tolbert, rock drummer, Raydio 1950 Eric Carr, rock drummer, Kiss-Beth 1950 Michael Monarch, born in Los Angeles, California, rock guitarist, Steppenwolf 1950 Johnny Colla, born in California, rock sax, Huey Lewis and The News-Need a New Drug 1950 WHBF TV channel 4 in Rock Island, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1950 Joey Kramer, born in New York City, hard rock drummer, Aerosmith-Toys in the Attic 1950 Noddy Holder, rock vocalist and guitarist, Slade-Cum On Feel The Noize 1950 Graham Russell, Melbourne Australia, rock vocalist, Air Supply 1950 Tom Petersson, Rockford, Illinois, rock bassist, Cheap Trick 1950 Janis Ian, Fink, New York City, rock vocalist, At 17, Society's Child 1950 Howard "Leon" Reeder, rock guitarist, Champaign 1950 Steve Ferrone, Sussex, rock drummer, Average White Band 1950 Riff West, rock bassist, Molly Hatchet 1950 Rupert Greenall, rock keyboardist, Fixx 1950 Roger Hodgson, rock vocalist, Supertramp-It's Raining Again 1950 John Hartman, born in Falls Church, Virginia, rock drummer, Doobie Brothers 1950 Danny Kirwan, London, rock guitarist, Fleetwood Mac 1950 Re Styles, rock vocalist for Tubes 1950 Jonathan Cain, Chicago, rock guitarist/keyboardist, Journey, Babys 1950 Steve Priest, London, rock bassist, Sweet Hayes 1950 Walter Becker, New York City, rock bassist, Steely Dan-Peg 1950 Rick Medlocke, rock guitarist and vocalist, Blackfoot 1950 Peter Gabriel, born in Surrey, England, rock vocalist, Genesis, In Your Eyes 1950 Steve Hackett, rock guitarist, Genesis-Against All Odds/GTR 1950 Michael Goodroe, rock bassist, Motels-Only the Lonely 1950 Punky Meadows, Washington D.C., rock guitarist, Angel 1950 Philip Ehart, rock drummer, Kansas 1950 Robert-John Stips, rock keyboardist/singer, The Nits 1950 Bill Cunningham, rock keyboardist/bassist, Box Tops 1950 William Cunningham, rock bassist/pianist, Box Tops-Letter 1950 Rio Reiser, born in Berlin, Germany, born Ralph Christian Mobius, musician, singer, political activist, member of ton Steine Scherben, a famous rock group, wrote Rachhaussong supporting the squatter scene 1950 Morgan Fisher, rock keyboardist, British Lions 1949 Michael Osborne, rock guitarist and vocalist, Axe 1949 Cliff Williams, Sydney Australia, rock bassist, AC/DC-Highway to Hell 1949 Tom Verlaine, Miller, Mount Morris, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Television 1949 Ray Shulman, born in Portsmouth, England, born Raymond Schulman, musician, record producer, member of Gentle Giant, British progressive rock band, produced records for The Sugarcubes 1949 Mickey Thomas, rock vocalist, Jefferson Airplane, Starship 1949 Roger Steen, rock guitarist and vocalist, Tubes 1949 Terry Reid, rock guitarist, River, Bang Bang You're Terry Reid 1949 David Green, Melbourne Australia, rock bassist, Air Supply 1949 Otis Williams, Otis Miles, Texas, rock vocalist, Temptations 1949 Gary Richrath, Peoria, Illinois, rock guitarist, REO Speedwagon 1949 Greg Douglas, rock guitarist and vocalist, Steve Miller Band-Abracadabra 1949 Dave Hope, rock bassist, Kansas 1949 Bobby Farrell, Jamaica, rock vocalist 1949 Richard Hell, Richard Myers, Lexington, Kentucky, rock bassist, Television 1949 Bruce Springsteen, born in Asbury, New Jersey, rock musician, 'Born in the USA' 1949 David Coverdale, England, rock vocalist, Whitesnake, Deep Purple 1949 Kerry Livgren, Kansas, rock guitarist, Kansas 1949 Steve Gaines, Seneca, Missouri, rock vocalist, Lynyrd Skynyrd 1949 Mark Knopfler, English rock vocalist and guitarist, Dire Straits 1949 Gene Simmons, Chaim Witz, Haifa Israel, rock guitarist, KISS-Beth 1949 Sib Hashian, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock drummer, Boston 1949 Bill Spooner, rock guitarist and vocalist, Tubes 1949 Simon Kirke, rock drummer, Bad Company 1949 Roger Taylor, British rock drummer, Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody 1949 Mick Tucker, London, rock drummer, Sweet Harlesden 1949 Mike Vale, rock bassist, Tommy James and The Shondells 1949 Terry "Geezer" Butler, born in Birmingham, rock bassist, Black Sabbath 1949 Alan "Fitz" Fitzgerald, rock keyboardist/vocalist, Night Ranger 1949 Ray Major, rock guitarist, British Lions 1949 Trevor Horn, rock producer, Buggles-Video Killed, Yes, Frankie 1949 John Wetton, rock vocalist/bassist, Asia, King Crisom 1949 Wally Bryson, born in North Carolina, rock guitarist and vocalist, Fotomaker, Raspberries 1949 Larry "Rhino" Rheinhardt, rock guitarist, Iron Butterfly 1949 Andrew Scott, Wales, rock guitarist, Sweet 1949 John Illsley, born in Leicester, England, rock bassist, Dire Straits 1949 Gary Moffet, born in Montreal, rock guitarist, April Wine 1949 Larry Junstrom, rock bassist, .38 Special 1949 Bob Andrews, England, rock keyboardist/vocalist 1949 Peppy Castro, born in New York City, rock vocalist, Balance 1949 Alan White, English rock drummer, Yes, Ramshackled 1949 Dennis Locorriere, Union City, New Jersey, rock guitarist, Dr. Hook 1949 Jack Ryland, rock vocalist, Three Dog Night 1949 Mike Levine, rock keyboardist/bassist, Triumph 1949 Gary Brooker, rock keyboardist, Procol Harum 1949 Rick Wakeman, rock keyboardist, Yes-Fish Out of Water 1949 William Sputnik Spooner, rock guitarist, Grateful Dead, Tubes 1949 Overend Watts, rock bassist, Mott the Hoople-All the Young Dudes 1949 Billy Joel, Bronx, rock vocalist, Pianoman, Captain Jack, Bridge 1949 John Oates, born in New York City, rock guitarist and vocalist, Hall and Oates-Rich Girl 1949 Frank de Leeuw, Dutch rock guitarist, Bob Color 1949 Chico Ryan, rock vocalist, Sha Na Na 1949 David Robinson, born in Woburn, Massachusetts, drummer, musician, played with various rock bands including The Cars, The Modern Lovers and DMZ 1949 Fran Sheehan, rock bassist, Boston-More than a Feeling 1949 Nick Lowe, born in England, rock vocalist, Rockpile-Cruel to be Kind 1949 Steve Lang, born in Montreal, Canada, rock bassist, April Wine 1949 Ric Ocasek, born in Baltimore, rock vocalist, Cars-Double Life, Bye Bye Love 1949 Fran Sheehan, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock bassist, Boston-More than a Feeling 1949 Bill Payne, born in Waco, Texas, rock keyboardist, Little Feat-Time Loves a Hero 1949 Mike Gibbons, born in Swansea, Wales, rock drummer, Badfinger 1949 Rory Gallagher, born in Donegal, Ireland, rock guitarist, See Here 1949 Jerry Harrison, Milwaukee, rock keyboardist, Talking Heads 1949 Edward Hardin, New York City, rock guitarist, Spencer Davis Group 1949 Charlie Hargrett, rock guitarist, Blackfoot 1949 Nigel Olsson, rock guitarist/drummer, Elton John Band 1949 Ross Valory, SF, rock bassist, Journey-Who's Crying Now, Open Arms 1949 Tommy Ramone, Thomas Erdelyi, Budapest, rock drummer, Ramones 1949 Chris Stein, Brooklyn, rock guitarist, Blondie-Heart of Glass, Call Me 1949 George Brown, rock drummer, Kool and the Gang 1948 Bryan "Chas" Changler, Newcastle, rock bassist, Animals 1948 Ozzy Osbourne, England, rock vocalist, Black Sabbath-Bark at the Moon 1948 Beeb Birtles, Gerard Birtlekamp, rock guitarist, Little River Band 1948 Dave Winthrop, rock saxophonist, Supertramp 1948 Lonnie Jordan, born in San Diego, California, rock keyboardist/vocalist, War 1948 James Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, Styx 1948 Errol Brown, Kingston Jamaica, rock vocalist, Hot Chocolate 1948 Alan Gratzer, Syracuse, New York, rock drummer, Reo Speedwagon 1948 Glenn Frey, born in Detroit, Michigan, rock vocalist, Eagles-Take it Easy 1948 Rich Gooch, rock bassist, Quarterflash 1948 Dale "Buffin" Griffin, rock drummer, Mott The Hoople 1948 Jackson Browne, U.S. Base in Germany, rock voclaist, Lawyers in Love 1948 Mike Pinear, rock guitarist, Iron Butterfly 1948 Kenny Jones, London, rock drummer/vocalist, Small Faces 1948 Don Brewer, born in Flint, Michigan, musician, drummer, performed with Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band, Silver Bullet Band and rock band Grand Funk Railroad 1948 Donald Brewer, born in Flint, Michigan, rock drummer, Grand Funk Railroad 1948 Daniel Seraphine, Chicago, rock drummer, Chicago-If You Leave Me Now 1948 Valerie Simpson, Bronx, singer, Ashford's partner, Like a Rock 1948 Robert Plant, English rock vocalist, Led Zeppelin-Whole Lotta Love 1948 Ron Mael, born in Culver City California, rock keyboardist, Sparks, 1948 Don Boyd, director, Goldeneye, 21, East of Elephant Rock 1948 Keith Godchaux, rock keyboardist, Grateful Dead 1948 Cesar Zuiderwijk, Dutch rock drummer, Golden Earring, Radar Love 1948 Brian Glascock, rock drummer, Motels-Only the Lonely 1948 Tommy Matola, rock manager/CEO, CBS records 1948 Walter Egan, born in New York City, rock vocalist, Not Shy, Fundamental Roll 1948 Jeremy Spencer, rock guitarist, Fleetwood Mac-Oh Well 1948 Paul Barrere, rock vocalist and guitarist, Little Feat-Sailin' Shoes 1948 Ian Paice, British hard rock drummer, White Snake, Deep Purple 1948 Patrick Morza, born in Morges, Switzerland, rock keyboardist, Yes 1948 Myles Goodwyn, born in Montreal, rock guitarist and vocalist, April Wine 1948 Joey Malland, Liverpool, rock guitarist, Badfinger-Come and Get It 1948 Ray Laidlaw, British rock drummer, Jack the Lad 1948 Brian Eno, Woodbridge England, rock keyboardist/singer, On Land 1948 Steve Winwood, England, rock bassist, A Higher Love 1948 Paul Davis, born in Meridian, Michigan, country/rock vocalist, I Go Crazy 1948 Simon Crowe, rock drummer, Boomtown Rats-Maxinguaye 1948 John Evans, Aka Evan, rock drummer, Jethro Tull 1948 Richard Tandy, rock bassist, ELO 1948 Steven Tyler, born in New York City, rock vocalist, Aerosmith-Janie Got a Gun 1948 Dana Walden, rock keyboardist, Champaign 1948 Jeffrey Osborne, born in Providence, Rhode Island, rock vocalist, On the Wings of Love 1948 Billy Gibbons, rock guitarist, ZZ Top-She Got Lets, Fandango 1948 Chris Squire, born in London, rock bassist, Yes-Fish Out of Water 1948 Larry Carlton, rock composer, Against All Odds, Who's the Boss 1948 Rory Gallagher, rock guitarist 1948 Eddie Gray, rock guitarist, Tommy James and Shondells-Crystal Blue 1948 Billy Zoom, born in Savanna, Illinois, musician, guitarist, founder of punk rock band X, Guitar Player named him greatest guitar player of all time in 2007, worked with Gene Vincent, rockabilly legend, as well as Etta James, Big Joe Turner 1948 Mark Andes, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, rock bassist, Spirit, Heart, Fireball 1948 Tony Iommi, rock guitarist, Black Sabbath-Paranoid, Iron Man 1948 "Cradle Will Rock" closes at Mansfield Theater New York City after 34 performances 1948 Jimmy Greenspoon, LA Cal, rock organist, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World 1948 David Denny, rock guitarist, Steve Miller Band-Abracadabra 1948 Anita Pointer, Oakland, rock vocalist, Pointer Sisters-She's So Shy 1948 Mick Taylor, rock bassist, Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar 1948 Donald Fagen, born in Passaic, New Jersey, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Steely Dan-Peg 1948 Bill Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock guitarist/vocals, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1948 Mel Pritchard, born in Oldham, England, Melvyn Pritchard, Mel Pritchard, drummer, rocker, played progressive rock with Barclay James Harvest, worked with Les Holroyd 1947 Burton Cummings, rock guitarist, Guess Who-These Eyes 1947 Cozy Powell, England, rock drummer, Jeff Beck Group, Whitesnake, ELP 1947 Dick Diamonde, Van Der Sluys, Hilversum, rock bassist, Easybeats 1947 George Grantham, Oklahoma, rock drummer/vocalist, Poco 1947 Donald Roeser, rock guitarist and vocalist, Blue Oyster Cult 1947 George Young, born in Glasgow, Scotland, rock guitarist, Easybeats 1947 John Wilson, rock drummer, Them 1947 Glenn Tipton, rock guitarist, Judas Priest-Breakin' the Law 1947 Edgar Broughton, born in Warwick, England, founder, progressive rock group, The Edgar Broughton Band, 1968 1947 Sammy Hagar, Monterey California, rock vocalist, Van Halen-Jump 1947 Tony Wilson, Trinidad, rock vocalist, Hot Chocolate 1947 Rob Davis, born in Carshalton, England, musician, guitarist, songwriter, song 'Tiger Feet' for glam rock band Mud top record of the United Kingdom in 1974 1947 Marc Bolan, born in London, England, rock vocalist, T-Rex-Bang a Gong 1947 John Fiddler, born in England, rock vocalist and guitarist, British Lions 1947 Lol Creme, Lawrence Creme, England, rock vocalist and guitarist, 10cc 1947 Eric Bell, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, rock guitarist, Thin Lizzy 1947 Keith Moon, English rock drummer, Who-I'm A Boy 1947 Carl Giammarese, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, Buckinghams 1947 Gary Talley, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist, Box Tops 1947 Rick Anderson, rock bassist, Tubes 1947 Ricky Coonce, born in Los Angeles, California, rock drummer, Grass Roots 1947 Karl Greene, Manchester, rock bassist, Herman's Hermits 1947 David Essex, Cook, London, rock vocalist/actor, That'll be the Day 1947 Don Henley, born in Linden, Texas, rock drummer/vocalist, Eagles-Desparado 1947 Cat Stevens, Yusaf Islam, rock vocalist, Peace Train, Father and Son 1947 Carlos Santana, born in Mexico, rock guitarist, Santana-Black Magic Woman 1947 Brian May, born in London, rock guitarist, Queen-We are the Champions 1947 Tom Boggs, rock drummer, Box Tops 1947 Rob Townsend, rock drummer, Family Leicester 1947 Mick Box, rock guitarist, Uriah Heep 1947 Tom Evans, born in Liverpool, rock bassist/vocalist, Badfinger 1947 Ron Wood, rock guitarist, Faces, Jeff Beck Group, Rolling Stones 1947 Jerry Hyman, Brooklyn, rock singer/trombonist, Blood Sweat and Tears 1947 Graham Goble, Adelaide, Australia, rock guitarist, Little River Band 1947 Al Ciner, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, American Breed 1947 Pete "Overend" Watts, rock bassist, Mott The Hoople-All Young Dudes 1947 Tommy James, born in Dayton, Ohio, born Thomas Gregory Jackson, musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, led rock band Tommy James and the Shondells 1947 Pete Ham, born in Swansea, Wales, rock vocalist, Badfinger-Come and Get It 1947 Glenn Cornick, rock bassist, Jethro Tull-Thick as a Brick 1947 Hubert Ann Kelly, U.S. singer, Hues Corporation/Rock the boat 1947 Steve Howe, born in London, rock guitarist, Asia, Yes-Roundabout 1947 Al Goodman, rock vocalist, Ray, Goodman, Brown 1947 Mike Kellie, rock drummer, Spooky Tooth-It's All About 1947 Harry Vanda, Vandenberg, Hague, Netherlands, rock guitarist, Easybeats 1947 Barry Wilson, England, rock drummer, Procol Harum-Whiter Shade of Pale 1947 Tom Scholz, rock guitarist/keyboardist, Boston-More Than a Feeling 1947 Mike Allsup, born in Modesto, California, rock guitarist, Three Dog Night 1947 Dave Mount, born in Carshalton, Surrey, rocker, member of the glam English rock band, Mud 1947 Tony Butler, rock bassist, Big Country-It's a Big Country, Wonderland 1947 Dave Davies, London, rock vocalist and guitarist, Kinks-Lola 1947 Peter Lucia, rock drummer, Tommy James and Shondells-Crystal Blue 1947 Steve Marriott, rock guitarist and vocalist, Humble Pie-Eat It, Faces 1947 Malcolm McLaren, founded rock group, Sex Pistols-God Save the Queen 1947 Ronald Townson, rock singer, 5th Dimension-We Can Fly 1947 John Lees, England, rock guitarist and vocalist, Medicine Man 1946 Patti Smith, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock vocalist, Radio Ethiopia 1946 Rick Nielsen, Rockford, Illinois, rock vocalist and guitarist, Cheap Trick 1946 Carl Dean Wilson, Hawthorne California, rock vocalist, Beach Boys-Barbie 1946 Harry Ray, Hackensack, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Ray, Goodman, Brown 1946 Jackie McCauley, North Ireland, rock pianist, Them Coleraine 1946 Clive Bunker, rock drummer, Jethro Tull 1946 Bev[erley] Bevan, Birmingham England, rock drummer, ELO 1946 Duane Allman, born in Nashville, Tennessee, rock guitarist, Allman Brothers 1946 Joe Correro, Greenwood Ms, rock drummer, Paul Revers and The Raiders 1946 Carmine Appice, New York City, rock drummer, Vanilla Fudge 1946 Keith Hopwood, rock guitarist, Herman's Hermits 1946 Jerry Edmonton, Canada, rock drummer, Steppenwolf 1946 Eddie Brigati, Garfield, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Rascals 1946 James Ray Tucker, born in Los Angeles, California, rock guitarist, Turtles-Eleanor 1946 Helen Shapiro, Bethnal Green London, rock vocalist, Culture Club 1946 Carson Van Osten, born in America, musician, performed with Todd Rundgren and rock group 'Nazz', comics creator, artist of Disney comics 1946 John Coghlan, London, rock drummer, Status Quo 1946 Alan "Bam" King, born in Kentish Town, London, guitarist, singer with British rock music band, Ace 1946 Dennis Tufano, born in Chicago, rock guitarist and vocalist, Buckinghams 1946 Doug Ingle, Omaha Nebraska, rock vocalist/keyboards, Iron Butterfly 1946 Dean Daughtry, rock keyboardist, Atlanta Rhythm Section 1946 Alfa Anderson, born in Bronx, New York, rock vocalist, Chicago 1946 Gary Duncan, Grubb, born in San Diego, California, rock guitarist, Quicksilver 1946 Greg Elmore, born in San Diego, California, rock drummer, Quicksilver 1946 Rinus Gerritsen, Dutch rock bassist/keyboardist, Golden Earring 1946 Bob Welch, rock vocalist and guitarist, Fleetwood Mac-Oh Well 1946 Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond, rock bassist, Jethro Tull 1946 Neal Doughty, born in Evantson, Illinois, rock keyboardist, Reo Speedwagon 1946 Andy MacKay, born in London, rock sax/oboe, Roxy Music-Dance Away 1946 Kim Carnes, born in Pasadena, California, rock vocalist, Bette Davis Eyes 1946 Alan Gorrie, Scotland, rock bassist and singer, Average White Band 1946 Billy Brown, rock vocalist, Ray, Goodman, Brown 1946 Allen Lanier, rock keyboardist/guitarist and vocalist, Blue Oyster Cult 1946 Ian McDonald, born in London, England, rock guitarist, Foreigner, King Crimson 1946 John Lawton, British rock singer, Uriah Heep 1946 Fred Stone, rock guitarist, Sly and Family Stone-Stand 1946 John Paul Jones, rock bassist, Led Zeppelin 1946 Steve Upton, rock drummer, Wishbone Ash-There's the Rub, Locked In 1946 Phillip Rudd, Melbourne, rock drummer, AC/DC-Rock 'n Roll Damnation 1946 Derek Lek Leckenby, rock guitarist, Herman's Hermits-Kinda Hush 1946 Danny Klein, New York City, rock bassist, J Geils Band-Centerfold 1946 Nick Fortune, Nicholas Fortuna, rock bassist, Buckinghams Chicago 1946 Bill Kreutzmann, born in California, rock drummer, Grateful Dead, Grass Roots 1946 Ronnie "Plonk" Lane, born in London, rock bassist, Small Faces-Hey Girl 1946 Al Nichol, born in Winston Salem, North Carolina, rock guitarist and vocalist, Turtles 1946 Lee Oskar, born in Denmark, rock harmonicist, War-Why Can't We Be Friends 1946 Paul Atkinson, rock guitarist, Zombies-Never Even Thought 1946 Harold Brown, born in Long Beach, California, rock drummer, War-Summer, Galaxy 1946 Howard Scott, born in San Pedro, California, rock guitarist and vocalist, War, Cisco Kid 1946 Randy Meisner, rock bassist and vocalist, Poco, Eagles-Take it Easy 1946 Matthew Fisher, born in London, rock keyboardist, Procol Harum 1946 Peter Wolf, rock singer, J Giels Band-Centerfold, Freeze Frame 1946 David Jon Gilmour, rock guitarist, Pink Floyd-Brick in the Wall 1946 Tony Ashton, born in Blackburn, England, singer, composer, rock pianist, producer, artist 1946 Rusty Young, California, rock steel guitarist, Poco-Heat of the Night 1946 J[erome] Geils, New York City, rock guitarist, J Geils Band-Centerfold 1946 Rick Allen, Arkansas, rock bassist, Box Tops-Letter 1946 Kim Gardner, England, rock bassist, Ashton, Gardner and Dyke 1946 Cynthia Robinson, rock trumpeteer, Sly and Family Stone-Everyday People 1946 Tony Kaye, born in Leicester, England, musician, keyboardist for 'Yes', progressive rock group 1946 Bob Lang, rock bassist, Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders 1946 Andy Brown, rock drummer, Fortunes Birmingham 1945 Roger Glover, British hard rock bassist, Episode Six-Deep Purple 1945 John McVie, British rock bassist, Fleetwood Mac-Rumours, Tusk 1945 Vince Martell, New York City, rock guitarist, Vanilla Fudge 1945 Roy Wood, Birmingham England, rock vocalist/celloist, ELO 1945 Rick Grech, Bordeaux France, rock bassist, Blind Faith, Traffic 1945 Ric Lee, rock drummer, Ten Years After-Cannock, Staffs 1945 Roy Royer, rock guitarist, Procol Harum 1945 Kevin Godley, Manchester England, rock vocalist, 10cc 1945 Ronald Bushy, Washington D.C., rock drummer, Iron Butterfly 1945 Lee Dorman, born in St. Louis, Missouri, rock bassist, Iron Butterfly 1945 Kelly Groucutt, born in Coseley, England, bass player, Electronic Light Orchestra, ELO, musician, pop, rock, rock and roll genres 1945 Chris Copping, Essex England, rock bassist, Procol Harum 1945 Ken Hensley, rock keyboardist, Blackfoot, Uriah Heep 1945 Ron Dante, Staten Island, New York, rock vocalist, Archies-Sugar, Sugar 1945 Gary Loizzo, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, American Breed 1945 Gordon "Snowy" Fleet, Merseyside, rock drummer, Easybeats 1945 Richard William Wright, rock guitarist, Pink Floyd-Brick in the Wall 1945 John Lodge, born in Birmingham, England, musician, singer, songwriter, bass guitar player, member of The Moody Blues rock band, created songs 'Candle of Life', 'Eyes of a Child', 'Send Me No Wine' 1945 Peter Lewis, born in Los Angeles, California, rock guitarist and vocalist, Moby Grape 1945 James Rodford, English rock vocalist/bassist, Kinks-Mr Pleasant 1945 Little Eva, born in Belhaven, North Carolina, rock vocalist, Locomotion 1945 Dave Knights, born in London, rock bassist, Procol Harum-Conquistador 1945 Paul Goddard, born in Georgia, rock bassist, Atlanta Rhythm Section 1945 Chris Britton, England, rock guitarist, Troggs-Wild Thing 1945 John Fogerty, Berkeley Cal, rock vocals, Creedence Clearwater Revival 1945 Bruce Cockburn, Ottawa, Canada, folk rock vocalist, Waterwalker 1945 Steve Katz, New York City, rock guitarist and vocalist, Blood, Sweat and Tears 1945 Bjorn Ulvaeus, rock vocalist and guitarist, ABBA-Waterloo, Dancing Queen 1945 Stu Cook, rock bassist, Creedence Clearwater Revival-Proud Mary 1945 Doug Clifford, rock drummer, Creedence Clearwater Revival-Proud Mary 1945 Lowell George, rock vocalist and guitarist, Little Feat-Time is a Hero 1945 Richard Manuel, rock pianist and vocalist, Band-Up on Cripple Creek 1945 Walt Parazaider, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock saxophonist, Chicago 1945 Harvey Mandel, rock guitarist, Drei Amerikanische LP's 1945 Oliver, rock vocalist, Good Morning Starshine, Jean 1945 Paul Newton, rock bassist 1945 Roy Dyke, Liverpool, rock drummer, Ashton, Gardner and Dyke 1945 Bob Marley, Jamacian reggae vocalist, & Wailers-Roots Rock Reggae 1945 Nick Mason, rock drummer, Pink Floyd-Money 1945 Eric Stewart, rock guitarist, 10cc-I'm Not in Love 1945 John Peters, rock drummer, Harpers Bizarre 1944 Mick Jones, rock guitarist, Foreigner-Want to Know What Love is 1944 Henry Vestine, rock guitarist, Canned Heat-On the Road Again 1944 Robert Colomby, New York City, rock drummer, Blood Sweat and Tears-When I Die 1944 Alvin Lee, Nottingham England, rock vocals/guitarist, 10 Years After 1944 Zal Yanovsky, rock guitarist, Lovin' Spoonful-Do You Believe in Magic 1944 Rob Grill, born in Los Angeles, California, rock bassist/vocalist, Grass Roots 1944 Felix Cavaliere, Pelham, New York, rock keyboardist, Rascals-Lonely too Long 1944 Alan Henderson, Belfast, rock bassist, Them 1944 Charlie Coe, rock bassist, Paul Revers and The Raiders 1944 Eugene Clarke, Tipton Missouri, rock guitarist 1944 Jesse Colin Young, New York City, rock vocalist, Youngbloods-Soul of a City Boy 1944 Bonnie Bramlett, rock vocalist, Delandy and Bonnie 1944 Bill Henderson, Vancouver BC, rock vocalist and guitarist, Chilliwack 1944 Denny Laine, Brian Hines, rock guitarist, Moody Blues, Wings 1944 Ian Anderson, English rock singer, Yes-Owner of a Lonely Heart 1944 George McCrae, U.S. singer, Lead Me On, Rock Your Baby 1944 John Entwistle, London, rock guitarist and vocalist, Who-Baba O'Riley 1944 Scott McKenzie, rock vocalist, If You Come to SF 1944 Roger Waters, born in Cambridge, England, rock bassist, Pink Floyd-Wall 1944 Tim Bogert, born in Ridgefield, New Jersey, musician, bass player, played rock, blues-rock, heavy metal, performed bass solos with Vanilla Fudge, Beck, Bogert & Appice 1944 Hans van Eijk, Dutch rock guitarist, Jumping Jewels 1944 Jim Armstrong, rock guitarist, Them 1944 Dino Danelli, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, rock drummer, Fotomaker, Young Rascals 1944 Rick Davies, born in London, England, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Supertramp 1944 Jaimoe "Johnny" Johanson, U.S. rock drummer, Allman Brothers 1944 Warren Entner, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock vocalist and guitarist, Grass Roots 1944 Robbie Robertson, Jamie, born in Toronto, Canada, rock guitarist, Band 1944 Glenn Shorrock, born in Sydney, Australia, rock vocalist, Little River Band 1944 Chris Spedding, born in Staveley, Derbyshire, England, born Peter Robinson, rocker, jazz guitarist, rock and roll, considered the most versatile session guitarist in the U.K. 1944 Rick Price, born in Birmingham, England, bassist, rock music, bass player, played with Electronic Light Orchestra, ELO, The Move 1944 Charlie Whitney, rock guitarist, Family 1944 Michael Clarke, born in New York City, rock drummer, Byrds-Turn! Turn! Turn! 1944 Joe Cocker, Sheffield Eng, rock vocalist, Little Help From My Friends 1944 Gene Cornish, Ottawa, rock bassist/vocalist, Fotomaker, Rascals 1944 Richard Furay, Ohio, rock vocalist, Buffalo Springfield, Poco 1944 Gary Glitter, Paul Gadd, England, rocker, Rock and Roll Part II 1944 [Bernard] St. Clair Lee [Calhoun], U.S. singer, Rock the Boat 1944 Jack Casady, born in Washington D.C., rock bassist, Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane 1944 John Kay, Joachim F Krauledat, Germany, rock vocalist, Steppenwolf 1944 Gene Parsons, rock drummer, Byrds, Gene Clark Group 1944 Roger Chapman, rock vocalist, Family-Family Entertainment 1944 Barry Pritchard, rock guitarist, Fortunes 1944 Rod Allen, B Rodney Bainbridge, rock bassist/vocalist, Fortunes 1944 Pat McCauley, N Ireland, rock drummer, Them 1944 Ralph MacDonald, rock percussionist, Graceland 1944 Mike D'Abo, rock vocalist, Manfred Mann-Mighty Quinn 1944 Nicky Hopkins, rock pianist, Stones-Ruby Tuesday, Quicksilver 1944 Mick Avory, rock drummer, Kinks-Lola 1944 Al Kooper, rock keyboards/vocalist, Blood Sweat and Tears-When I Die 1944 Brian Keenan, New York City, rock drummer, Chamber Bros-Time Has Come Today 1944 Kevin Coyne, born in Derby, England, musician, composer, singer, songwriter, poet, gained notoriety with mainstream rock with Virgin release Marjory Razorblade 1944 Jimmy Page, born in London, rock guitarist, Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven 1943 Peter Quaife, Devon England, rock bassist, Kinks-Long Tall Sally 1943 Keith Richards, born in England, rock guitarist, Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar 1943 Dave Dee, born in Wiltshire, England, singer, songwriter, guitarist, member of the chart-topping British pop/rock band Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich 1943 Anthony Hicks, rock guitarist, Hollies 1943 Frank Allen, rock vocalist, Searchers-Needles and Pins 1943 Dave Munden, rock drummer, Brian Poole and The Tremeloes 1943 Chad Stuart, rock vocalist and guitarist, Chad and Jeremy 1943 David Munden, born in England, played for the Tremeloes, a 50 year old band, Europe's longest playing rock and roll band 1943 Leo Lyons, Standbridge Beds, rock bassist, Ten Years After 1943 Floyd Sneed, Calgary, rock drummer, Three Dog Night-Joy to the World 1943 Fred Lipsius, New York City, rock pianist/sax, Blood, Sweat and Tears 1943 John Maus, New York City, rock vocalist, Walker Brothers 1943 Lee Graziano, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock drummer, American Breed 1943 Randy Newman, rock vocalitst, Short People 1943 Roy Lynes, England, rock organist, Status Quo 1943 Russ Giguere, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, rock guitarist and vocalist, Association 1943 C Fred Turner, rock bassist/vocalist, Bachman-Turner Overdrive 1943 Nick St. Nicholas, Hamburg Germany, rock bassist, Steppenwolf 1943 Steve Boone, North Carolina, rock vocalist/bassist, Lovin' Spoonful 1943 Gary Alexander, Tennessee, rock vocalist and guitarist, Association 1943 John Locke, rock keyboardist, Spirit-I Got A Line on You 1943 Walter Scott, rock vocalist, Whispers 1943 Ray Elliott, rock pianist/saxophonist, Them 1943 Rosalind Ashford, Detroit, rock vocalist, Martha Reeve and Vandellas 1943 Richard Halligan, Troy, New York, rock vocalist, Blood Sweat and Tears 1943 John Cipollina, San Francisco Cal, rock guitarist, Quicksilver Messenger Service 1943 Billy J Kramer, Liverpool, rock vocalist, The Dakotas-Bad to Me 1943 Sarah Dash, Trenton, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Patti LaBelle and Bluebirds 1943 Carl Wayne, born in Birmingham, England, Colin David Tooley, actor, lead vocalist 'The Move', 1960's Birmingham rock group 1943 Denny Payton, saxophonist, harmonica player, guitarist, singer, performed with the Dave Clark Five, English pop rock group 1943 David Carr, rock keyboardist, Fortunes Leyton, London 1943 Mick Jagger, Eng, rock vocalist, Rolling Stone 1943 Jim McCarty, born in Liverpool, rock drummer, Yardbirds-For Your Love 1943 Tony Joe White, born in Oak Grove, Louisiana, nickname, 'The Swamp Fox', singer, guitarist, songwriter, known for hit 'Polk Salad Annie', swam rock genre 1943 Robin McDonald, Scotland, rock guitarist, Billy J Kramer and Dakotas 1943 Christine McVie, rock vocalist, Fleetwood Mac-Got A Hold on Me 1943 Jerry Miller, born in Tacoma, Washington, rock guitarist, Moby Grape 1943 Al "Blind Owl" Wilson, rock guitarist and vocalist, Canned Heat 1943 Bobby Harrison, born in England, rock drummer, Procol Harum-Conquistador 1943 Georgie Fame, rock vocalist, Get Away, Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde 1943 Reg[inald] Presley, Ball, rock vocalist, Troggs-Wild Thing 1943 Tony Mansfield, Anthony Bookbinder, rock drummer, Billy J Kramer 1943 Cilla Black, Liverpool England, rock vocalist, You're My World 1943 Hilton Valentine, rock guitarist, Animals-House of the Rising Sun 1943 David Walker, rock keyboardist, Gary Lewis and Playboys-Diamond Ring 1943 Nickolas Ashford, South Carolina, singer, Ashford and Simpson-Solid as a Rock 1943 Terry Knight, rock vocalist, Gloria, Terry Knight and the Pack 1943 Mick Abrahams, rock guitarist, Jethro Tull-Thick as a Brick 1943 Spencer Dryden, born in New York City, rock drummer, Jefferson Airplane-Go Ask Alice 1943 Glen Dale, Richard Garforth, rock vocalist, Fortunes Deal 1943 Chris White, rock bassist, Zombies-Never Even Thought 1943 Piet Veerman, Dutch rock vocalist and guitarist, Cats-Sailin' Home 1943 Creed Bratton, California, rock guitarist, Grass Roots-Sooner or Later 1943 Larry Tamblyn, rock guitarist, Standells-Dirty Water 1943 Dick Taylor, rock vocalist, Pretty Thing-Cry on Me 1943 Gil Gerard, Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Buck Rogers in 25th Century 1943 Janis Joplin, Port Arthur, Texas, bluesy rock singer, Down on Me 1943 Chris Montez, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker, singer, guitarist, rhythm and blues, Latino rock, recording Let's Dance with Monogram Records was on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in the U.S. 1943 Ray Manzarek, rock keyboardist, Doors-People are Strange 1943 Marcus Hutson, rock vocalist, Whispers 1942 Andy Summers, born in Blackpool, England, rock guitarist, Police-Roxanne 1942 Robert Quine, born in Akron, Ohio, guitarist, guitar soloist, worked with Matthew Sweet, Marianne Faithfull, style combines jazz, rock, blues 1942 Dave Clark, born in London, England, rock drummer, Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over 1942 Bobby Elliot, rock drummer, Hollies 1942 Harry Chapin, born in New York City, rock vocalist, Taxi, Cat's in the Craddle 1942 Bob Mosley, Paradise Valley California, rock bassist, Moby Grape 1942 Ted Bluechel, San Pedro California, rock vocalist and drummer, Association 1942 Jimi Hendrix, born in Seattle, Washington rock guitarist, Purple Haze 1942 Greg Ridley, born in Cumberland, England, rock, bass guitarist, played for Humble Pie and Spooky Tooth, popular double album Performance Rockin' the Fillmore 1942 Elvin Bishop, Tulsa, Oklahoma, rock guitarist, Fooled Around and Fell in Love 1942 Don Stevenson, born in Seattle, Washington rock drummer, Moby Grape 1942 Billy Harrison, Belfast Ireland, rock guitarist, Them 1942 Dewey Martin, born in Canada, rock vocalist and drummer, Buffalo Springfield 1942 Gerry Marsden, rock vocalist, Gerry and Pacemakers-Ferry crossed Mersey 1942 Bernie Calvert, rock bassist, Hollies 1942 Danny Hutton, Ireland, rock vocalist, Three Dog Night 1942 Brian Cole, born in Tacoma, Washington, rock vocalist/bassist, Association 1942 Walter Williams, U.S., rock vocalist, O'Jays-Use to Be My Girl 1942 Joe Chambers, born in Los Angeles, California, rock guitarist and vocalist, Chambers Brothers 1942 Peter York, rock drummer, Spencer Davis Group 1942 Heinz Burt, Hargin Germany, rock bassist, Tornados 1942 Kim Fowley, Philippines/US rock vocalist/producer/songwriter 1942 Chuck Negron, born in Bronx, New York, rock vocalist, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World 1942 Mick Fleetwood, born in London, rock drummer, Fleetwood Mac-Go Your Own Way 1942 John Rostill, born in Kings Norton, England, composer, bass guitarist, member, The Shadows, The Internst, rock and roll, pop genres 1942 Curtis Mayfield, born in Chicago, rock vocalist, Freddie's Dead, Superfly 1942 Lenny Davidson, London, rock guitarist, Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over 1942 Calvin Simon, U.S. rock vocalist, Funkadelic-1 Nation Under a Groove 1942 Klaus Voorman, rock bassist, Manfred Mann-Mighty Quinn 1942 Bobby Rydell, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, rock singer, Wild One, Bye Bye Birdie 1942 Alan Price, Eng, rock keyboardist, Animals-House of the Rising Sun 1942 Allan Clarke, rock vocalist, Hollies-Air That I Breathe 1942 Phil Margo, born in Brooklyn, rock vocalist, Tokens-Lion Sleeps Tonight 1942 Graeme Edge, born in England, rock drummer, Moody Blues-Your Wildest Dreams 1942 Hughie Flint, born in London, England, rock drummer, Bonzo Dog Band 1942 Paul Kantner, born in San Francisco, California, rock singer/guitarist, Jefferson Airplane 1942 Mark Lindsay, born in Eugene, Oregon, rock vocalist/sax, Paul Revers and Raiders 1942 Tommy F. Robinson, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Representative-D-Arkansas 1985 - 1991 1942 Lou Reed, Firbank, Freeport, New York, rock vocalist in the Velvet Underground 1942 Brian Jones, rock guitarist, Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar 1942 Frank Bonner, Little Rock AR, actor, WKRP, Hoax, You Can't Hurry Love 1942 Charlie Gillett, Lancashire, rock broadcaster, Sound of the City 1942 Tony Colton, rock producer, On the Boards 1942 Jimmy Merchant, rock vocalist, Frankie Lymon and Teenagers-Why Do Fools 1942 Clarence Clemons, rock saxophonist, Bruce Springsteen's E St. Band 1942 Jim Croce, Philadelphia, rock vocalist, Time in a Bottle 1942 Paul Revere, rock keyoardist, Good Thing 1942 John McLaughlin, rock guitarist, Sentimental Journey/Clouds of Joy 1942 Country Joe McDonald, California, rock guitarist and vocalist, & the Fish 1941 Ray Thomas, England, rock vocalist, Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin 1941 Terry Kirkman, Salina, Kansas, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Association 1941 Dan Hicks, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, singer, songwriter, performed with dance bands, performed on Time Out For Teens radio program, part of San Francisco's folk music scene 1941 Gene Clark, born in Los Angeles, California, rock vocalist and guitarist, Byrds 1941 Helen Reddy, born in Melbourne, Australia, rock vocalist, I Am Woman 1941 Alan Howard, rock bassist, Brian Poole and The Tremeloes 1941 Chubby Checker, Ernest Evans, Philadelphia, rock vocalist, Twist 1941 Joe Bauer, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock drummer, Youngbloods 1941 "Mama" Cass Elliot, born in Baltimore, Maryland, rock vocalist, Mamas and The Papas 1941 Otis Redding, Dawson, Georgia, rock bassist, Sitting on the Dock of the Bay 1941 John McNally, Liverpool, rock guitarist and vocalist, Searchers 1941 Chris Curtis, Chris Crummy, rock drummer/vocalist, Deep Purple 1941 Ernest Wright, Jr., U.S. rock vocalist, Imperials-So Much 1941 Doris Coley, born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, lead singer of The Shirelles, married names are Doris Coley Kenner and Doris Kenner Jackson, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1941 Harry Muskee, Dutch rock vocalist, Cuby and Blizzards 1941 Imants Kalnins, born in Riga, Latvia, composer, wrote six symphonies, first composer of intellectual rock music, Latvia's most important composer 1941 Eric Burdon, England, rock vocalist, Animals-House of the Rising Sun 1941 Pete Birrell, rock bassist, Freddie and The Dreamers 1941 Mike Vickers, rock guitarist, Manfred Mann-Mighty Quinn 1941 Jan Berry, born in Los Angeles, California, rock vocalist, Jan and Dean-Deadman's Curve 1941 Mike Love, born in California, rock saxophonist and vocalist, Beachboys 1941 Marty Sanders, rock vocalist 1941 Tom Rush, born in New Hampshire, rock guitarist and vocalist, Circle Game, Urge For Going 1941 John Steel, rock drummer, Animals-House of the Rising Sun 1941 Chuck Tharp, rock vocalist, Fireballs 1941 Grady Thomas, U.S. rock vocalist, Parliaments, Funkadelic, Maggot Brain 1940 Jorma Kaukonen, Washington D.C., rock guitarist, Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna 1940 Larry Willis, rock keyboardist, Blood, Sweat and Tears 1940 John Cale, born in Wales, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Velvet Underground 1940 Bruce Channel, born in Jacksonville, Bruce McMeans, Texas, singer, rocker, known for hit song, 'Hey! Baby', rock and roll, pop music, recorded with Smash Records, Mercury Records 1940 Freddie Marsden, Liverpool, rock drummer, Gerry and The Pacemakers 1940 Cliff Richards, Harry Webb, Lucknow India, rock voclist, Suddenly 1940 Chris Farlowe, born in North London, England, John Henry Deighton, rocker, singer, soul, rhythm and blues, jazz rock, signed with Columbia and Immediate, once used pseudonym 'Little Joe Cook' 1940 Dino Valenti, rock guitarist and vocalist, Quicksilver Messenger Service 1940 Barbara Allbut, Orange, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Angels 1940 Bernie Dwyer, rock drummer, Freddie and The Dreamers 1940 Joe Negroni, rock vocalist, Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers 1940 Jimmy Clanton, Baton Rogue, Louisiana, rock vocalist, Just a Dream 1940 Tony Secunda, rock band manager 1940 Gary Stites, rock vocalist, Lonely For You 1940 Tony Jackson, born in Liverpool, rock bassist/vocalist, Searchers 1940 Sherman Garnes, rock vocalist, Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers 1940 Ricky Nelson, New Jersey, rock star, Hello Mary Lou, It's Late, Garden Party 1940 Eric Burdon, rock singer, House of Rising Sun-Animals, War 1940 Raymond Davis, U.S. rock vocalist, Funkadelic-Knee Deep 1940 Phil Lesh, Chapman, born in California, rock bassist, Grass Roots, Grateful Dead 1940 Brian Bennett, London, rock drummer, Shadows 1940 Alan "Tea" Caddy, rock guitarist, Tornados-Globetrotter 1939 Cindy Birdsong, Camden, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Labelle-Rainbow, Supremes 1939 David Gates, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, rock vocalist, Bread-Baby I'm A Want You 1939 Jerry Butler, Sunflower Mississippi, rock vocalist, Never Give You Up 1939 Jim Yester, born in Birmingham, Alabama, rock vocalist and guitarist, Association 1939 Grace Slick, Chicago, rock vocalist, Jefferson Airplane-White Rabbit 1939 Ellie Greenwich, born in Brooklyn, New York, record producer, singer, songwriter, rock and roll, pop music genres, co-wrote 'Da Doo Ron Ron' 1939 Ray Jones, rock bassist, Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas 1939 Jay Siegel, Brooklyn, rock bassist, Tokens-Lion Sleeps Tonight 1939 Lamonte McLemore, born in St. Louis, Missouri, rock vocalist, 5th Dimension 1939 Sam Gooden, Chattanooga Tennessee, rock vocalist, Impressions-Gypsy Woman 1939 Jerry Allison, Hillsboro, Texas, rock drummer, Buddy Holly and Crickets 1939 Clem Cattini, born in Stoke Newton, North London, England, musician, drummer, played with The Tornados in the 1960's, appeared for diverse array of artists, featured on 45 different UK number one singles, considered most beloved early British rock n' roll figure 1939 Luther Allison, Mayflower, Arkansas, rock guitarist, Bad News is Coming 1939 Frankie Ford, Frank Guzzo, Gretna, Louisiana, rock vocalist, Sea Cruise 1939 John R West, rock guitarist, Gary Lewis and Playboys-This Diamond Ring 1939 Jet Harris, born in London, rock bassist, Drifters 1939 Charles Miller, rock flutist/saxophonist, War 1939 Jerry Mercer, rock drummer, April Wine Montreal Montreal 1939 Johnny Maestro, New York rock vocalist, Crests-16 Candles, Brooklyn Bridge 1939 Jerry Mercer, born in Montreal, Canada, rock drummer, April Wine 1939 Jerry Naylor, born in Stephenville, Texas, rock vocalist, Crickets 1939 Ron Nagle, rock producer, Riding with the King 1939 Gerry Goffin, Queens, New York, rock lyricist, married Carole King 1938 Charles Neville, U.S. rock vocalist/saxophonist, Neville Brothers 1938 John J Cale, Oklahoma City, rock guitarist, After Midnight 1938 Roger Laver, Jackson, rock keyboardist, Tornados 1938 Eddie Cochran, Oklahoma City, rock vocalist and guitarist, C'Mon Everybody 1938 David Freiberg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock bassist, Quicksilver Messenger 1938 Jeff Barry, born in Brooklyn, New York, rock writer, Tell Laura I Love Her 1937 Tommy Sands, born in Chicago, Illinois, singer and actor, Teenage Rock, Dream With Me 1937 Garth Hudson, born in Windsor, Ontario, organist, keyboardist, musician, instrumentalist, member of The Band, Canadian-American rock group 1937 Dave Prater, Ocilla, Georgia, rock vocalist, Sam and Dave 1937 Don Wilson, rock guitarist, Ventures-Walk Don't Run, Batman Theme 1937 Bob Bogle, Portland, rock bassist/guitarist, Ventures-Batman Theme 1936 Buddy Guy, born in Lettsworth, Louisiana, rock guitarist, singer, American blues five-time Grammy-Award winner, inspired Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan 1936 Billy Guy, born in Attasca, Texas, rock baritone, Coasters-Young Blood 1936 April Stevens, born in Niagara Falls, New York, rock vocalist, Deep Purple 1935 Abdul "Duke" Fakir, born in Detroit, Michigan, rock vocalist, Four Tops 1935 Sam Moore, born in Miami, Florida, rock vocalist, Sam and Dave-Soul Sister 1935 Tommy Devito, born in Montclair, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Four Seasons-Sherry 1935 Larry Williams, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, singer, pianist, rock and roll, rhythm and blues genres, recorded, Dizzy Miss Lizzy, Short Fat Fannie 1935 Peter Grant, rock band manager 1935 Gene Vincent, born in Norfolk, Virginia, rock guitarist and vocalist, Be-Bop-A-Lula 1935 Johnny "Guitar" Watson, rock guitarist 1935 Nino Tempo, Niagara Falls, New York, rock vocalist, Deep Purple 1934 Brian Epstein, rock manager, Beatles 1934 Ben Piazza, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Blues Brothers, Ben Casey, Dallas 1934 Don Kirshner, rock and roll producer, invented bubblegum music 1934 John D. Loudermilk, rock drummer/vocalist, Language of Love, Norman 1933 Jesse Belvin, Texarkana Arkansas, rock vocalist, Mr Easy 1933 Bobby Helms, rock vocalist, Jingle Bell Rock 1933 Buddy Knox, born in Happy, Texas, rock vocalist, Party Doll, Lovey Dovey 1933 Ron Townson, born in St. Louis, Missouri, rock vocalist, 5th Dimension-Up Up and Away 1932 Petula Clark, Surrey England, rock vocalist, Downtown, My Love 1932 Bobby Day, Robert Byrd, Fort Worth, Texas, rock vocalist, Rockin' Robin 1931 George Chambers, MS, rock bassist/vocalist, Chambers Brothers 1931 Phil Phillips [Baptiste], rock vocalist, Sea Of Love 1931 Bill Graham, Germany, rock promoter, Fillmore 1929 Harvey Fuqua, rock vocalist, Moonglows-Sincerely 1929 Paul Burlison, born in Brownsville, Tennessee, guitarist, rockabilly, founding member of The Rock and Roll Trio, performed with Johnny and Dorsey Burnette 1928 Bo Diddley, born in Mississippi, acclaimed as a founder of American rock and roll, singer, guitarist, songwriter 1928 Carl Gardner, born in Tyler, Texas, rock vocalist, Coasters-Searchin 1928 Chuck Willis, rock vocalist, C C Rider 1927 Susan Cabot, Boston, actress, Carnival Rock 1927 Anne Gillis, Little Rock, Arkansas, actress, Adv of Tom Sawyer, Little Men 1926 Bill Justis, born in Birmingham, Alabama, musician, musical arranger, rock and roll pioneer, celebrated for Grammy Hall of Fame song "Raunchy" and Australian hit "Tamoure" 1926 Bill Black, born in Memphis, Tennessee, musician, rocker, bassist for Elvis Pressley, played for "Heartbreak Hotel", "Mystery Train", "Hound Dog", "Jailhouse Rock" 1926 Arthur Rock, American Businessman 1926 June Haver, Rock Island, actress, Dolly Sisters, Girl Next Door 1925 Rock Hudson, Winnetka, Illinois, actor, Pillow Talk, A Farewell to Arms 1925 Gail Davis, Little Rock, Arkansas, actress, Annie Oakley 1925 Billy Pinkney, Sumter, South Carolina, rock bassist/vocalist, Drifters 1925 Felice Bryant, Milwaukee, rock writer, Bye Bye Love 1925 Doc Pomus, born in Brooklyn, New York, given name Jerome Solon Felder, blues singer, songwriter, inducted in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Blues Hall of Fame 1925 Bill Haley, Highland Park, Michigan, rock vocalist, Rock Around the Clock 1925 Rock Hudson, born in Winnetka, Illinois, actor, McMillian and Wife 1924 Gogi Grant, rock vocalist 1924 Louis Bellson, Rock Falls, Illinois, orchestra leader, Pearl Bailey Show 1922 Kay Starr, born in Dougherty, Oklahoma, singer, Rock and Roll Waltz, Club Oasis 1922 Tommy Edwards, rock vocalist, It's All in the Game 1921 Jim Conzelman takes over as coach of Rock Island Independents from Frank Coughlin-only mid-game coaching change in NFL history 1920 Bryant Boudleaux, Shellman, Georgia, rock writer, Bye Bye Love 1917 Jerry Wexler, born in New York, music journalist, music producer, in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1916 48th Belmont: E Haynes aboard Friar Rock wins in 2:22 1914 Rosalyn Tureck, born in Chicago, Illinois, pianist, Bach and Rock 1914 Barbara Mullen, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Thunder Rock, Innocent Sinners 1914 Sydney Thompson, rock climber 1911 William Tannen, New York City, actor, Jailhouse Rock, Sitting Bull 1910 John Hammond Sr, New York City, rock/jazz producer, I Can Tell, So Many Roads 1909 "Col Tom" Parker, Dries Van Kruijk, born in Netherlands, rock manager, Elvis Presley 1909 Moon Mullican, hillbilly pianist, 7 Nights of Rock 1908 Eddie Albert, born in Rock Island, Illinois, actor, Oliver-Green Acres 1905 Marc Blitzstein, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, composer, Cradle Will Rock 1904 [Henry] Graham Greene, England, prolific novelist, Brighton Rock 1904 Wallace "Scotty" Scott, rock vocalist, Whispers 1902 Morgan Beatty, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, news anchor, Du Mont Evening News 1901 Arch Rock, danger to Bay shipping, blasted with 30 tons of nitro 1901 55 die as Rock Island train derailed near Marshalltown Iowa 1900 Date of events in movie "Picnic at Hanging Rock" 1898 Jay C. Flippen, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Jet Pilot, Killing, Thunder Bay 1896 Blossom Rock, actress, Grandmamma-Addams Family 1894 Ed Healey, NFL tackle, Rock Island Independents, Chicago Bears 1892 Joe Guyon, NFL halfback, Canton, Cleveland, Oorang, Rock I, etc 1888 Leadbelly, Louisiana, blues 12 string guitarist, Rock Island Line 1882 Mary Howe, born in Richmond, Virginia, composer, pianist, studied with Nadia Boulanger, famous works include 'Chain Gang Song', 'Sand, Stars, Rock' 1882 Gilbert M. Anderson, Max Aronson, Little Rock AR 1880 Douglas MacArthur, Little Rock, Arkansas, general, WW II, he did return! 1871 Blossom Rock in San Francisco Bay blown up 1871 Joseph McGinnity, born in Rock Island, Illinois, baseball pitcher for the New York Giants 1868 Arkansas constitutional convention meets in Little Rock 1867 90 kegs of powder used to get rock from Telegraph Hill for seawall 1865 J. S. Rock, 1st black lawyer to practice in Supreme Court, admitted to bar 1863 Battle of Little Rock AK and Start of Chattanooga campaign 1855 1st train crosses Mississippi River's 1st bridge, Rock Island, Illinois to Davenport Iowa 1854 Pennsylvania Rock Oil Co, 1st in U.S., incorporated in New York City 1849 Joseph Couch patents steam-powered percussion rock drill 1821 Clement Hoffman "Rock" Stevens, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1814 Henry Lewis "Old Rock" Benning, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1778 Augustus Montague Toplady, hymn writer (Rock of Ages), dies 1620 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock 1620 103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock |
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