Which rock / pop stars share your birthday

**Spiritinthesky** · 07-12-2009, 05:24 AM

Have you ever done this? Go to This Day in Music.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).

**MrMusashi** · 07-13-2009, 12:16 PM

me and spud have the same birfday...

MrM

**rickjohns** · 07-22-2009, 07:56 PM

It's not a birthday, and kind of morbid, but John Bonham died on my birthday when I was 5.

**Eggman** · 07-22-2009, 09:55 PM

September 13.
Eggman
Brandt from The Perfect Bass
Peter Cetera
Mel Torme
Jacqueline Bisset
David Clayton Thomas
Fiona Apple

OK - Jackie is not from the music world but looked great in that on wet t-shirt poster - so she is included.

**Volt** · 07-24-2009, 06:12 PM

February 16th, I share my birthday with:
Otis Blackwell - wrote "All Shook Up", "Return To Sender", "Don't Be Cruel, "Great Balls Of Fire".
Sonny Bono (Sonny and Cher)
James Ingram
Andy Taylor, guitar, Duran Duran
And last but not least, the infamous John McEnroe, tennis legend/guitar player,

**Eilif** · 07-25-2009, 12:25 AM

David Paich

**deadtotheworld** · 08-05-2009, 01:32 PM

I share my birthday with Brian May

**Craiguitar** · 08-06-2009, 01:48 AM

Janis Ian
Ravi Shankar
Billie Holiday

**73h Nils** · 08-06-2009, 09:32 AM

No one I've heard of, so I won't bother posting a list

**Dizzy** · 08-12-2009, 02:44 AM

Mark Knopfler - TODAY !!!!

**Colin** · 08-12-2009, 03:04 AM

Mine is

Bernard Edwards - Chic
Larry Mullen - U2
Johnny Marr - The Smiths

Unfortunately it's also the day Cher's song Believe went number "1" and Slash announced he was leaving GnR

**threeminutesboy** · 08-14-2009, 04:48 AM

wow

to name a few

April 25th: Born on this day

Ella Fitzgerald, US jazz singer,
Albert King, US blues guitarist.
Bjorn Ulvaeus, guitar, vocals, Abba,
Stu Cook, bass, Creedence Clearwater Revival,
Steve Ferrone, Average White Band,
Fish, (Derek Dick), Marillion and solo, vocals,

Not bad I may have a chance to be famous