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I'm going to put this blog on a short hiatus. When I started it I had hoped to make it more edgier and I don't feel that I 'm accomplishing it. This week I'm going to just list the birthdays and think harder about ways to change the format of the blog.
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Glenn T

Birthdays for the week of May 6-May 13, 2007

May 6
Jimmie Dale Gilmore(1945)
Country singer,songwriter,
actor

Bob Seger(1945)
Famous for his hit
"Against the wind"
"Like a Rock"
"Old time rock n roll"

John Flansburgh (1960)
Guitarist and songwriter and
one half of the duo
They Might be Giants.


May 7
Thelma Hiouston (1946)
R&B singer who scored a
#1 hit in 1977 with "Don't leave me this way"
Also the of Whitney Houston.


Bill Kreutzmann (1946)
Drummer for legendary
rock band the Grateful Dead for their entire 30-year career.


Philip Campbell ( 1961)
Lead guitarist of the British heavy metal band, Motörhead


Eagle-Eye Cherry (1969)
American-Swedish musician and
the son of jazz artist Don Cherry.

May 8

Ricky Nelson (1940 –1985),
One of the first American teen idols.

John Fred ( 1941 - 2005)
Best known for the song "Judy in Disguise "

Toni Tennille (1940)
One half of the duo
The Captain and Tennille
known for their hit
"Love will keep us together."

Gary Glitter (1944)
Born Phillip Gadd
English rock and pop singer and songwriter
known for his hit "Rock and Roll parts 1 & 2",

Philip Bailey (1951)
Best known as one of the longtime members of Earth, Wind & Fire

Chris Frantz (1951)
Drummer for both the Talking Heads and the Tom Tom Club.


Alex Van Halen (1953)
Drummer and co-founder of the hard rock band Van Halen,

Billy Burnette (1953)
Guitarist and singer
was part of Fleetwood Mac
1987 to 1995.




Paul Samwell-Smith ( 1943)
Founding member and bassist of the
The Yardbirds .



May 9

Hank Snow (1914 – 1999)
Hall of Fame country music singer and songwriter.

David Prater( 1937-1988)
One half of the soul music duo Sam and Dave

Billy Joel ( 1949)
American singer, pianist,
and songwriter .
David Gahan ( 1962 )
lead-singer for Depeche Mode.

Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan ( 1971)
One of the four founding members of the
band Oasis and was the bass player
from 1991 to 1999.

May 10

Fred Astaire (1899 – 1987)
born Frederick Austerlitz
American film and Broadway
stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor.

Maybelle Carter (1909 – 1978)
Country musician of the
Carter Family and the
mother of June Carter (Cash)

Donovan (1946)
Born Donovan Leitch
Scottish singer, songwriter, and guitarist

Dave Mason (1944)
musician, singer, songwriter,
and guitarist with the rock band Traffic.

Graham Gouldman (1946)
English songwriter and musician who was a long-time member of British band 10cc.

Sid Vicious (1957 – 1979)
born John Ritchie
bass player of the Sex Pistols

Bono ( 1960)
born Paul David Hewson, KBE
The lead singer and
principal lyricist of the Irish rock band U2.

Danny Carey ( 1961)
Drummer for the band Tool.

Young MC (1967)
born Marvin Young
rapper most known
for his 1989 hit, "Bust a Move",


May 11

Eric Burdon (1941)
Lead singer of The Animals
and later of War.

Butch Trucks (1947)
Drummer and one of the founding
members of The Allman Brothers Band.

Greg Dulli (1965)
Lead singer of the
band The Afghan Whigs.

"Doom" Schneider (1966)
Drummer of the german
band Rammstein.


May 12

Burt Bacharach( 1928)
Award-winning American
pianist and compose and
is best known for his many
pop hits from 1962-70.

Ian Dury (1942 – 2000)
Former lead singer of
the British band
Ian Dury and the Blockheads

Billy Swan (1942) i
Songwriter and singer
best known for his 1974 single,
"I Can Help".

Ian McLagan (1945)
English keyboardist and
a member of Small Faces
in the 1960s, and Faces in the 1970s.

Billy Squier (1951)
Rock musician
best known for the song
"The Stroke" on his 1981

May 13

Ritchie Valens (1941-1959)
born Richard Valenzuela
Pioneer of rock and roll.
album release Don't Say No
died in a plane crash with
Buddy Holly and JP Richardson.

Mary Wells ( 1943 – 1992)
American soul, R&B, and pop singer.
most famous for her 1964 hit "My Guy".

Stevie Wonder ( 1950)
Singer, songwriter,record producer.

Paul Thompson ( 1951)
Drummer for Roxy Music
from 1971 to 1980