The first rock related birthday is Big Joe Turner, whose blues song "Shake Rattle and Roll" has only been rerecorded a bazillion times:
Glen Hardin of the Crickets, Buddy Holly's band:
Born on the same day are William Wallace (no, not the "Braveheart" guy) of the Guess Who ...
... and Rick Wakeman of Yes:
Feliciano "Butch" Tavares of, well, Tavares:
Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo:
Today is also the anniversary of the suicide of singer Ian Curtis of Joy Division, who committed suicide at 23 in 1980:
Finally, a moment of silence for Lawrence Welk, who died today in 1992:
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