Which rock / pop stars share your birthday

[Spiritinthesky]

Have you ever done this? Go to http://www.thisdayinmusic.com and enter your day and month.

And it shows all the birthdays for that day. Here's mine for Jan 17th. Some good ones! (I left the bad ones out).

1948, Born on this day, Mick Taylor, guitar, John Mayalls Bluesbreakers, joined The Rolling Stones, in 1969 left in 1974. (1971 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Brown Sugar'). Also worked with Bob Dylan, Mike Oldfield, Jack Bruce and Ron Wood.

1955, Born on this day, Steve Earle, US singer, songwriter, (1988 UK No. 45 single ‘Copperhead Road’, Country and independent No.1 album ‘Trancendental Blues.’ Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Gretchen Peters, Shawn Colvin and Eddi Reader have all covered his songs).

1956, Born on this day, Paul Young, singer, (1983 UK No.1 single 'Wherever I Lay My Hat, That's My Home', 1985 US No.1 single 'Everytime You Go Away'. The Streetband, (1978 UK No.18 single 'Toast.' Also lead singer with 1980's Q-Tips a soul covers band.

1959, Born on this day, Susanna Hoffs, guitar vocals, The Bangles, (1986 UK No.2 single with Prince song 'Manic Monday', 1986 US No.1 single 'Walk Like An Egyptian').

1963, Born on this day, Andy Rourke, bass, The Smiths, (1984 UK No.10 single 'Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now', plus 15 other UK Top 40 singles).

[violmando]

I'm perfectly happy with Steve van Zandt. I'm November 22nd. I already have a presidential assassination/death on mine, so I don't need much; EVERYONE knows my bday, and I only have vague references of it because I was just three years old. I have other famous people, non-musicians: Rodney Dangerfield, Jamie Lee Curtis, Billie Jean King, and Scarlet Johanssen.
Yvonne in Ohio

[mandolooter]

1989, Milli Vanilli started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Blame It On The Rain', their third US No.1 of the year, a No.53 hit in the UK.

Hummm...I guess I can always mando-sync!

[Rick Schmidlin]

Stiv Bators of The Deadboys, an old departed friend :(

[mrmando]

Bruce Hornsby: tangentially mando-related.
R.L. Burnside: not a mando player, but one cool dude.
Billy the Kid: inspired a great mando-oriented song by Ry Cooder.
Miley Cyrus: to my eternal shame and embarrassment.
Also the birthday of composers Krzysztof Penderecki, Manuel de Falla, and Jerry Bock.
Both Roy Acuff and Thomas Tallis died on my birthday.

[Mike Black]

Pete Seeger
James Brown
Frankie Valli
Scott Tichenor
Christopher Cross
Steve Jones, Sex Pistols guitarist

[man dough nollij]

1945, Born on this day, Van Morrison, singer, songwriter, Them, (1965 UK No.2 single 'Here Comes The Night'), solo, (1970 album 'Moondance', plus over 15 other UK Top 40 albums).
1948, Born on this day, Rudolf Schenker, The Scorpions, (1991 UK No.2 single 'Wind Of Change').

1955, Born on this day, Anthony Thistlethwaite, The Waterboys, (1991 UK No.3 single 'Whole Of The Moon', first released in 1985).
1957, Born on this day, Gina Schock, drums, The Go-Go's, (1982 US No.2 single, 'We Got The Beat', 1982 UK No.47 single 'Our Lips Are Sealed').
1957, Born on this day, Glenn Tilbrook, guitar, vocals, Squeeze, (1979 UK No.2 single 'Up The Junction'). Now solo.
1970, Born on this day, Debbie Gibson, US singer, (1988 US No.1 & UK No.9 single 'Foolish Beat').
1977, Born on this day, Craig Nicholls, singer, songwriter, guitarist, The Vines, (2002 UK No. 3 album ‘Highly Evolved’).
1977, Born on this day, Del Marquis, (Derek Gruen), guitar, Scissor Sisters, (2004 UK No.1 self-titled album, 2004 UK No. 12 single ‘Laura’).

[mrmando]

1955, Born on this day, Anthony Thistlethwaite, The Waterboys, (1991 UK No.3 single 'Whole Of The Moon', first released in 1985).
And he's a mandolin player!

[Brad Weiss]

Pete Townshend (haven't checked the cite, yet, though)

[jefflester]

It even has fictional rock stars. :grin:

1944, Born on this day, Al Kooper
1948, Born on this day, Nigel Tufnell

[NickAlberty]

I know Arnold Schwarzanegger (sp.?) shares my birthday, as well as Andy Leftwich. Also Henry Ford, Hillary Swank, Neal McCoy, Lisa Kudrow........who else..........?????

[Charley wild]

June 5,1941
Gee.........no rock stars. But Elvis did his infamous hip-gyrating version on The Milton Berle show on my fifteenth birthday and I was watchin'!! (My parents were rolling their eyes and groaning, etc.) I know Bill Boyd (Hopalong Cassidy) shares my birthday and to a guy my age that's cool!

[Fliss]

Shania Twain
Jack Black
Wayne Osmond
David Soul
Hugh Cornwell (The Stranglers)
Martin Lamble (Fairport Convention)

Fliss

[Fretsman]

Interesting....

September 14th: Born on this day

1914, Born on this day, songwriter Mae Boren Axton, known as the 'Queen Mother of Nashville' she wrote over 200 songs including a co-writing credit on the Elvis Presley hit 'Heartbreak Hotel'. Died on April 9th 1997 aged 82 after drowning in her bath at her home in Hendersonville, Tennessee after an apparent heart attack.

1946, Born on this day, Pete Agnew, Nazareth, (1973 UK No.9 single 'Broken Down Angel' 1976 US No. 8 single 'Love Hurts').

1949, Born on this day, Steve Gaines, guitar, Lynyrd Skynyrd, 1974 US No. 8 single 'Sweet Home Alabama', 1982 UK No.21 single 'Freebird'). Killed in a plane crash on 20th October 1977.

1950, Born on this day, Paul Kossoff, guitar, Free, (1970 UK No.2 & US No.4 single 'All Right Now'). Formed Back Street Crawler. Kossoff died of a heart attack on 19th March 1976 during a flight from Los Angeles to New York.


Some tragedies…..

1968, Roy Orbison's house in Nashville burnt down, his two eldest sons both died in the blaze. Orbison was on tour in the UK at the time of the accident.

1994, US singer Steve Earle was sentenced to 1 year in jail after being found guilty of possession of crack cocaine.

1983, Born on this day, Amy Winehouse, UK singer, songwriter

[Mike Snyder]

Kim Basinger, beautiful but troubled actress and I, both born 12/08/1953. A long, long time ago. She has weathered the years with a great deal more grace.

[Mike Bromley]

The old Hanky Panky, Tommy James. Jerry Seinfeld and myself are twins....Uma Thurman arrived as I turned 16...oh wait, they aren't musicians....

...

[Mike Bromley]

1983, Born on this day, Amy Winehouse, UK singer, songwriter

That is a latent tragedy? Or an extant one?

[John Flynn]

Michael Jackson. He would not have been the person he was if he had not been born on my birthday! :whistling:

[journeybear]

Well, let's see now ...

Besides me (not on the list, somehow) we got

1940, Born on this day, John Stokes, The Bachelors, (1964 UK No.1 single 'Diane', plus 16 other UK Top 40 singles).
1949, Born on this day, Cliff Fish, bass, Paper Lace, (1974 UK No.1 single 'Billy Don't Be A Hero', 1974 US No.1 single 'The Night Chicago Died').
1951, Born on this day, Dan Fogelberg, US singer songwriter, (1979 album 'Phoenix'). Worked with Joe Walsh, Jackson Browne, Randy Newman. Fogelberg died on 16th Dec 2007 at his home in Maine at the age of 56 of prostate cancer.
1958, Born on this day, Feargal Sharkey, singer, The Undertones, (1980 UK No.9 single 'My Perfect Cousin'). Solo, (1985 UK No.1 single 'A Good Heart', a song written by Maria Mckee).
1959, Born on this day, Mark Nevin, singer, songwriter, Fairground Attraction, (1988 UK No.1 single 'Perfect').
1959, Born on this day, Michael Bradley, bass, The Undertones, (1980 UK No.9 single 'My Perfect Cousin').
1959, Born on this day, Danny Bonaduce, The Partridge Family, (1970 US No.1 single 'I Think I Love You', 1972 UK No.3 single 'Breaking Up Is Hard To Do'). Star of VH1 show ‘My Reality Breakdown.’
1982, Born on this day, LeAnn Rimes, US singer, (1997 US No.3 & 1998 UK No.7 single, 'How Do I Live' spent 30 weeks on the UK top 40 singles chart the first record, to do so since 'Relax' by Frankie Goes To Hollywood).
1984, Born on this day, Diamond Blue Smith, singer, Pretty Ricky, (2007 US No.1 album ‘Late Night Special’).
1984, Born on this day, James Morrison, UK singer, songwriter, and guitarist, (2006 UK No.1 album 'Undiscovered').

In other words, kind of slim pickin's. Some noteworthy folks:

Annie Oakley 1860
Bert Lahr 1895
Alfred Hitchcock 1899
George Shearing 1919
Neville Brand 1920
Fidel Castro 1927
Don Ho 1930
Kevin Tighe 1944
Dan Fogelberg 1951
Jeff Altman 1951
Herb Ritts 1952
Danny Bonaduce 1959
Midori Ito 1969
Elvis Grbac 1970
Wendy Whoppers 1970

There is some cool stuff for This Day In Music History (note that this is from a British site):

1964, Manfred Mann were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Do Wah Diddy Diddy', the bands first of three UK No.1's.
1964, The Supremes recorded 'Baby Love', the song went on to be the group's first UK No.1 and second US chart topper.
1965, Jefferson Airplane made their live debut at San Francisco's Matrix Club. [The only factoid I knew.]
1965, The Beatles arrived at Kennedy International Airport for a tour of North America. The set list for the tour was ‘Twist and Shout’, ‘She's a Woman’, ‘I Feel Fine’, ‘Dizzy Miss Lizzie’, ‘Ticket to Ride’, ‘Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby’, ‘Can't Buy Me Love’, ‘Baby's in Black’, ‘Act Naturally’, ‘A Hard Day's Night’, ‘Help!’, and ‘I'm Down’ and ‘I Wanna Be Your Man.’ The tour was not a happy one for The Beatles, John Lennon took to screaming off-microphone obscenities at the audiences. ["Set list for the tour" - don't see that any more!]
1966, Lovin Spoonful started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Summer In The City', it made No.8 in the UK. [Their only #1 hit, though they had a few Top Tens.]
1966, 'Revolver' The Beatles seventh album release in three years started a seven-week run at No.1 on the UK charts. It spent a total of 34 week's on the UK chart and was also a US No.1.
1967, Fleetwood Mac made their live debut when they appeared at the National Jazz and Blues Festival in Windsor. Also on the bill Jeff Beck, Cream, Small Faces, The Move, The Pink Floyd, Donovan and Chicken Shack. [And playing in Chicken Shack" Christine Perfect, later to marry John McVie.]
1971, Saxophonist King Curtis Ousley was stabbed to death by a vagrant on the front steps of his New York home. Ousley had worked with John Lennon and also played on The Coasters 'Yakety Yak'.
1971, John Lennon flew from Heathrow Airport to New York, he never set foot on British soil again.
1971, Pink Floyd played their first ever-Australian date when they appeared at the Festival Hall in Melbourne.
1977, Bachman Turner Overdrive split up. They had the 1974 US No.1 and UK No.2 hit 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet.'
1980, four masked robbers broke in to Todd Rundgren's New York house and proceeded to steal Hi-Fi equipment and paintings after tying the musician up. It was reported that one of the intruders had been humming his hit 'I Saw The Light'. [Shocked to hear this. Never knew about this before. Really creepy.]
1982, American soul singer Joe Tex died at his home in Navasota, Texas, following a heart attack, just five days after his 49th birthday. Had nine US Top 40 hits including the 1972 US No.2 single 'I Gotcha'.
1982, major American record companies including CBS Atlantic and Warner Brothers all made staff cut-backs as the industry plunged into 'the worst shape in its history'.
1992, Neil Diamond played the first of six sold-out nights at Madison Square Garden in New York. Diamond would bring in over $40 million from touring this year, the second highest in the music industry.
1994, members from Oasis and The Verve were arrested after smashing up a hotel bar and breaking into a church to steal communion wine. Both bands had been appearing at Hulsfred Festival in Sweden. [Oh boys, really!]
1994, Woodstock '94 was held in Saugerties, New York, attended by over 350,000 fans, the festival featured Green Day, Nine Inch Nails, Aerosmith and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Tickets cost $135.00, (£89.00).
1999, Mick Jagger's marriage to model Jerry Hall was been declared null and void at the High Court in London.

[Santiago]

Carols Santana and I share a birthday. Devadip's the man!

[Ben Milne]

this year will be the first time i haven't shared a birthday with Michael Jackson...

[mandopete]

"Which rock / pop stars share your birthday?"

Aparently none.

[Jim MacDaniel]

The other Dawg, Randy Jackson...

[JEStanek]

Susan Boyle (UK's Got Talent)- Yes that Susan Boyle.
Jimmy Cliff!
Leslie Langston (Throwing Muses bassist)

All co-April Fools!

[Jim MacDaniel]

Plus original Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Green...

[JeffD]

The only rock stars that share my birthday are the ones I invite to the party. :)

[Ben Milne]

John Flynn

Michael Jackson. He would not have been the person he was if he had not been born on my birthday!

And it gets stranger for AUG 29... (now I've passed the rockstar age I'll post the results)

1959, The Quarry Men (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ken Brown) performed at the Casbah Coffee Club, Hayman's Green, West Derby, Liverpool. This is the opening night of a new teen club in a large Victorian house that is owned by Mrs. Mona Best and the first of seven straight Saturdays that The Quarry Men play here. The band shared one microphone connected to the house P.A.
(mmm...'59 -also best ever GibsonLP?) love the "bluegrass" mic technique.

1966, The Beatles played their last concert before a paying audience, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California to a sold-out crown of 25,000. John and Paul, knowing what the fans do not (that this will be the last concert ever) bring cameras on stage and take pictures between songs. During this tour, The Beatles have not played a single song from their latest album, ‘Revolver’. They finished the show with a version of Little Richards 'Long Tall Sally'.
wow... coincidental for sure.. especially when the MJ thing is factored.

1976, The Sex Pistols supported by The Clash and The Buzzcocks appeared at The Screen On The Green, London, England.
1977, three people were arrested in Memphis after trying to steal Elvis' body. As a result, his remains would be later moved to Graceland.
And i thought 77 was 'sposed to be the year punk broke...

1981, Electric Light Orchestra scored their second UK No.1 album with 'Time'.
The day I was born... should i be worried?

1991, at 7pm, DJ Kurt St. Thomas from radio station WFNX in Boston gave Nirvana’s album ‘Nevermind’ its world premiere by playing the album from start to finish.
Groundbreaking...

1953, Born on this day, Rick Downey, Blue Oyster Cult
more cowbell...

1958, Born on this day, Michael Jackson, singer, songwriter, The Jackson Five . Jackson died on 25th June 2009 at the age of 50, after suffering heart failure at his home in Beverly Hills. Prior to his death, Jackson had been scheduled to perform 50 sold-out concerts to over one million people, at London's O2 arena, from July 13, 2009 to March 6, 2010.
Sorry that must have got lost in the news about Les Paul... RIP LP&MJ...