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Babyface

Real name:  Kenneth Edmonds
Best known at:  »When Can I See You», US #4 (1994).
Birthday:  Apr. 10, 1959
Place of birth:  Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
More:  Babyface — Biography

Bacharach, Burt

Birthday:  May 12, 1929
Place of birth:  Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Bachman, Randy

Best known at:  Bachman-Turner-Overdrive, guitar, vocal.
Birthday:  Sep. 27, 1943
Place of birth:  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Bachman, Robbie

Best known at:  Bachman-Turner-Overdrive, drums.
Birthday:  Feb. 18, 1953
Place of birth:  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Baez, Joan

Birthday:  Jan. 9, 1941
Place of birth:  Staten Island, New York, USA

Bailey, Barry

Best known at:  Atlanta Rhythm Section, guitar.
Birthday:  June 12, 1948
Place of birth:  Decatur, Georgia, USA

Baker, Anita

Best known at:  »Giving You the Best That I Got», US #3 (1988).
Birthday:  Jan. 26, 1958
Place of birth:  Toledo, Ohio, USA

Baker, George

Real name:  George Bouwens
Best known at:  George Baker Selection, »Paloma Blanca», UK #10 (1975).
Birthday:  Dec. 8, 1944
Place of birth:  Netherland
More:  George Baker.com

Baker, Ginger

Real name:  Peter Baker
Best known at:  Cream, drums.
Birthday:  Aug. 19, 1939
Place of birth:  Lewisham, London

Baker, LaVern

Real name:  Delores Williams
Best known at:  George Baker Selection, »Paloma Blanca», UK #10 (1975).
Birthday:  Dec. 8, 1944
Place of birth:  Netherland
More:  George Baker.com

Baldry, 'Long' John

Real name:  John William Baldry
Best known at:  »Let the Heartaches Begin», UK #1 (1967).
Birthday:  Jan. 12, 1941
Place of birth:  Haddon, Derbyshire, England
Death:  July 21, 2005
Cause of death:  Chest infection.
More:  Long John Baldry's Official Web Site

Balin, Marty

Real name:  Martyn Jerel Buchwald
Best known at:  Jefferson Airplane (Starship), vocal.
Birthday:  Jan. 30, 1942
Place of birth:  Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Ball, Roger

Best known at:  Average White Band, saxophones.
Birthday:  June 4, 1944
Place of birth:  Dundee, Scotland

Ballard, Florence

Best known at:  original singer of The Supremes, 1960-67.
Birthday:  June 30, 1943
Place of birth:  Detroit, Michigan, USA
Death:  Feb. 22, 1976
Cause of death:  Cardiac arrest after ingested pills and alcohol.

Ballard, Hank

Real name:  Henry Ballard
Best known at:  Hank Ballard & the Midnighters, vocal.
Birthday:  Nov. 18, 1936
Place of birth:  Detroit, Michigan, USA

Ballard, Russ

Best known at:  Argent; guitar, vocal. Also wrote »Since You've Been Gone» and »So You Win Again».
Birthday:  Oct. 31, 1947
Place of birth:  Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England

Bambaataa, Afrika

Real name:  Kevin Donovan aka Khayan Asim
Best known at:  »Renegades of Funk», UK #30 (1984).
Birthday:  Apr. 10, 1960
Place of birth:  South Bronx, New York, USA

Barbata, John

Best known at:  The Turtles, Jefferson Airplane, drums.
Birthday:  Apr. 1, 1946
Place of birth:  New Jersey, USA

Bargeron, Dave

Best known at:  Blood, Sweat & Tears; trombone, tuba, trumpet.
Birthday:  Sep. 6, 1942
Place of birth:  Athol, Massachusetts, USA

Bargeld, Blexa

Best known at:  Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, guitar.
Birthday:  Jan. 12, 1959
Place of birth:  Berlin, Germany

Barrett, Marcia

Best known at:  Boney M., vocal.
Birthday:  Oct. 14, 1948
Place of birth:  St. Catherine's, Jamaica

Barrett, Syd

Real name:  Roger Keith Barrett
Best known at:  Pink Floyd, guitar, vocals.
Birthday:  Jan. 6, 1946
Place of birth:  Cambridge, England
Death:  July 7, 2006
Cause of death:  Diabetes-related illness.
More:  Wikipedia : Syd Barrett

Barry, Jeff

Best known at:  Famous compose-team Barry–Greenwich.
Birthday:  Apr. 3, 1939
Place of birth:  New York, USA

Basie, Count

Real name:  William Basie
Best known at:  US jazz Genius.
Birthday:  Aug. 21, 1904
Place of birth:  Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
Death:  Apr. 26, 1984
Cause of death:  Cancer.

Bassey, Shirley

Real name:  Shirley Veronica Bassey
Best known at:  »As I Love You», UK #1 (1959), Bond-theme »Goldfinger», US #8, UK #21 (1964).
Birthday:  Jan. 8, 1937
Place of birth:  Tiger Bay, Cardiff, England

Beck, Jeff

Best known at:  UK guitar hero.
Birthday:  June 24, 1944
Place of birth:  Wallington, Surrey, England

Beckley, Gerry

Best known at:  America vocals, guitar.
Birthday:  Sep. 12, 1952
Place of birth:  Forth Worth, Texas, USA

Beers, Garry

Best known at:  INXS, bass.
Birthday:  June 22, 1957
Place of birth:  Sydney, Australia
More:  An Excess of INXS

Bell, Andy

Best known at:  Erasure, vocal.
Birthday:  Apr. 25, 1964
Place of birth:  Peterborough, Cambshire, England

Bell, Archie

Best known at:  Archie Bell & the Drells, vocal.
Birthday:  Sep. 1, 1944
Place of birth:  Henderson, Texas, USA

Bell, Madeline

Best known at:  Blue Mink, vocal. As solo: »I'm Gonna Make You Love Me», US #26 (1968).
Birthday:  July 23, 1942
Place of birth:  Newark, New Jersey, USA
More:  Madeline Bell Homepage and Madeline Bell talks to Spencer Leigh

Bell, Maggie

Best known at:  Stone the Crows, vocal.
Birthday:  Jan. 12, 1945
Place of birth:  Glasgow, Scotland

Belladonna, Joey

Best known at:  Bible Black, Anthrax, vocal.
Birthday:  Oct. 30, 1960
Place of birth:  Oswego, New York, USA

Bellamy, David

Best known at:  The Bellamy Brothers, vocal, guitar. »Let Your Love Flow», US #1, UK #7 (1976).
Birthday:  Sep. 16, 1950
Place of birth:  [ Darby, Florida? ], USA
More:  The Bellamy Brothers

Bellamy, Howard

Best known at:  see above.
Birthday:  Feb. 2, 1946
Place of birth:  [ Darby, Florida? ], USA
More:  The Bellamy Brothers

Bello, Frank

Best known at:  Anthrax, bass.
Birthday:  Sep. 7, 1965
Place of birth:  Bronx, New York, USA

Belushi, John

Best known at:  The Blues Brothers
Birthday:  Jan. 24, 1949
Place of birth:  Chicago, Illinois, USA
Death:  Mar. 5, 1982
Cause of death:  Drug overdose.
More:  John Belushi Tribute Page and What caused John Belushi's death?

Belvin, Jesse

Best known at:  US singer, pianist and songwriter.
Birthday:  Dec. 15, 1932
Place of birth:  Texarkana, Arkansas, USA
Death:  Feb. 6, 1960
Cause of death:  was killed in car accident, his wife died also.

Benante, Charlie

Best known at:  Anthrax, drums.
Birthday:  Nov. 27, 1962
Place of birth:  Bronx, New York, USA

Benatar, Pat

Real name:  Patricia Andrzejewski
Birthday:  Jan. 10, 1953
Place of birth:  Brooklyn, New York, USA

Bennett, Brian

Best known at:  The Shadows, drums.
Birthday:  Feb. 9, 1940
Place of birth:  London, England

Bennett, Cliff

Best known at:  Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers, vocal.
Birthday:  June 4, 1940
Place of birth:  Slough, Buckshire, England

Bennett, Tony

Real name:  Anthony Domenic Benedetto
Best known at:  »Stranger in Paradise», US & UK #1 (1955).
Birthday:  June 3, 1926
Place of birth:  Long Island, New York, USA

Benno, Marc

Real name:  Benny Darron
Best known at:  Asylum Choir, guitar.
Birthday:  July 1, 1947
Place of birth:  Dallas, Texas, USA

Benson, George

Birthday:  Mar. 22, 1943
Place of birth:  Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, USA

Benton, Brook

Real name:  Benjamin Franklin Peay
Best known at:  »Rainy Night in Georgia», US #4 (1970).
Birthday:  Sep. 19, 1931
Place of birth:  Camden, South Carolina, USA
Death:  Apr. 9, 1988
Cause of death:  Following an illness.

Berggren, Jenny

Best known at:  Ace of Base, vocal.
Birthday:  May 19, 1972
Place of birth:  Gothenburg, Sweden

Berggren, Jonas 'Joker'

Best known at:  Ace of Base, keyboards.
Birthday:  Mar. 21, 1967
Place of birth:  Gothenburg, Sweden

Berggren, Linn

Real name:  Malin Berggren
Best known at:  Ace of Base, vocal.
Birthday:  Oct. 31, 1970
Place of birth:  Gothenburg, Sweden

Berry, Bill

Real name:  William Thomas Berry
Best known at:  R.E.M., drums, vocals.
Birthday:  July 31, 1958
Place of birth:  Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Trivia:  during a concert in Switzerland (Mar. 1, 1995) Berry suffered a brain haemorrhage, but recovered after some months.
More:  The official site R.E.M.hq

Berry, Chuck

Real name:  Charles Edward Anderson Berry
Best known at:  Mr. Duck and Roll Guitar.
Birthday:  Oct. 18, 1926
Place of birth:  St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Berry, David

Real name:  David Grundy
Best known at:  Dave Berry & the Cruisers
Birthday:  Feb. 6, 1941
Place of birth:  Woodhouse, Sheffield, England
Trivia:  Grundy took his art name from his hero: Chuck Berry.
More:  Dave Berry - Biography

Best, Pete

Real name:  Randolph Peter Best
Best known at:  original Beatle-drummer.
Birthday:  Nov. 24, 1941
Place of birth:  Madras, India

Betts, Dickey

Real name:  Richard Betts
Best known at:  The Allman Brothers Band, guitar, vocal.
Birthday:  Dec. 12, 1943
Place of birth:  West Palm Beach, Florida, USA

Bevan, Bev

Best known at:  The Move, Electric Light Orchestra, drums.
Birthday:  Nov. 24, 1944
Place of birth:  Birmingham, England
Trivia:  Bevan's early bands were Denny Laine and The Diplomats and Carl Wayne and the Vikings. Later has recorded with Ian Gillan and Black Sabbath.
More:  The Move Online: Bev Bevan Biog

Big Bopper, the

Real name:  Jiles Perry Richardson
Birthday:  Oct. 24, 1930
Place of birth:  Sabine Pass, Texas, USA
Death:  Feb. 3, 1959
Cause of death:  Aeroplane crash; also died Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens.

Big Maybelle

Real name:  Maybelle Louise Smith
Best known at:  US blues singer.
Birthday:  May 1, 1924
Place of birth:  Jackson, Tennessee, USA
Death:  Jan. 23, 1972
Cause of death:  Passed away from the effects of a diabetic coma.

Birkin, Jane

Best known at:  »Je táime...moi non plus», UK #1 (1969).
Birthday:  Dec. 14, 1947
Place of birth:  London, England

Birrell, Pete     New!  

Best known at:  Freddie and the Dreamers, bass.
Birthday:  May 9, 1941
Place of birth:  Manchester, England
More:  Wikipedia : Pete Birrell

Bishop, Elvin

Best known at:  Paul Butterfield Blues Band, guitar.
Birthday:  Oct. 21, 1942
Place of birth:  Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Björk

Real name:  Björk Gudmundsdóttir
Birthday:  Nov. 21, 1965
Place of birth:  Reykjavik, Iceland
More:  björk.com/unity

Black Francis  [aka Frank Black]

Real name:  Charles Michael Kitteridge Thompson IV
Best known at:  The Pixies, vocal, guitar.
Birthday:  Apr. 6, 1965
Place of birth:  Long Beach, California, USA
More:  FrankBlack.net – Bio Section

Black, Cilla

Real name:  Priscilla Maria Veronica White
Best known at:  »Anyone Who Had a Heart» and »You're My World»; both UK #1, (1964).
Birthday:  May 27, 1943
Place of birth:  Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Blackmore, Ritchie

Birthday:  Apr. 14, 1945
Place of birth:  Weston-Super-Mare, Avon, England
More:  The Official Ritchie Blackmore & Blackmore's Night and Deep Purple

Blackwell, Otis

Best known at:  wrote hits like »Don't Be Cruel», »Return to Sender» and »Great Balls of Fire» for Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis, among others.
Birthday:  1931
Place of birth:  Brooklyn, New York, USA
Death:  May 6, 2002
Cause of death:  Apparently heart attack.

Blackwell, Bumps

Real name:  Robert A. Blackwell
Best known at:  wrote »Long Tall Sally» and »Rip it Up».
Birthday:  May 23, 1918 or 1922
Place of birth:  Seattle, Washington, USA
Death:  Mar. 9, 1985
Cause of death:  Pneumonia.

Bland, Bobby 'Blue'

Real name:  Robert Calvin Bland
Best known at:  GREAT blues and soul singer.
Birthday:  Jan. 27, 1930
Place of birth:  Rosemark, Tennessee, USA

Bley, Carla

Real name:  Carla Borg
Best known at:  US jazzer.
Birthday:  May 11, 1938
Place of birth:  Oakland, California, USA

Blige, Mary J.

Real name:  Mary Jane Blige
Best known at:  »My Life», US #7, R&B #1 (1995)
Birthday:  Jan. 11, 1971
Place of birth:  Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Blind Lemon Jefferson

Real name:  Deacon L.J. Bates
Best known at:  US blues man.
Birthday:  July 11, 1897
Place of birth:  Couchman, Texas, USA
Death:  Dec. 1930
Cause of death:  Heart attack, was left on the street to die of exposure.

Bloomfield, Mike

Birthday:  July 28, 1944
Place of birth:  Chicago, Illinois, USA
Death:  Feb. 15, 1981
Cause of death:  Apparently accidental drug overdose, found dead in his car.

Blow, Curtis

Real name:  Kurt Walker
Best known at:  US singer, rapper.
Birthday:  Aug. 9, 1959
Place of birth:  New York, USA

Bluechel, Jr., Ted

Best known at:  The Association, drums, vocal.
Birthday:  Dec. 2, 1942
Place of birth:  San Pedro, California, USA

Bolan, Marc

Real name:  Mark Feld
Birthday:  Sep. 30, 1947
Place of birth:  Hackney, London, England
Death:  Sep. 16, 1977
Cause of death:  Road accident. His car (driven by his girlfriend Gloria Jones), crashed into a tree. Bolan lost his life while Jones survived but was badly injured.
More:  Marc Bolan Info Page

Bolder, Trevor

Best known at:  Uriah Heep, bass.
Birthday:  June 9, 1950
Place of birth:  Hull, England
More:  Uriah Heep

Bolin, Tommy

Best known at:  Deep Purple, guitar.
Birthday:  Aug. 1, 1951
Place of birth:  Sioux City, Iowa, USA
Death:  Dec. 4, 1976
Cause of death:  Heroin overdose.

Bolton, Michael

Real name:  Michael Bolotin
Best known at:  »How Am I Supposed to Live Without You», UK #3 (1990).
Birthday:  Feb. 26, 1953
Place of birth:  New Haven, CT, USA

Bond, Graham

Best known at:  Graham Bond Organization, vocal.
Birthday:  Oct. 28, 1937
Place of birth:  Romford, England
Death:  May 8, 1974
Cause of death:  Fell or jumped under a subway train.

Bonds, Gary U.S.

Real name:  Gary Anderson
Best known at:  »Quarter to Three», US #1, UK #7 (1961); »This Little Girl», US #11, UK #43 (1981).
Birthday:  June 6, 1939
Place of birth:  Jacksonville, Florida, USA
More:  The Official Gary US Bonds Web Site

Bonham, John

Best known at:  Led Zeppelin, drums.
Birthday:  May 31, 1947
Place of birth:  Birmingham, England
Death:  Sep. 25, 1980
Cause of death:  Fell asleep after heavy drinking and choked in his own vomit.

Bono, Sonny

Real name:  Salvatore Bono
Best known at:  duet Sonny & Cher.
Birthday:  Feb. 16, 1935
Place of birth:  Detroit, Michigan, USA
Death:  Jan. 5, 1998
Cause of death:  Skiing accident, died of head injuries after running into a tree.

Boone, Daniel

Real name:  Peter Lee Sterling
Best known at:  »Beautiful Sunday»; UK #21, US #15 (1972).
Birthday:  July 31, 1942
Place of birth:  England

Boone, Debby

Real name:  Deborah Ann Boone
Best known at:  »You Light Up My Life», US #1 (1977).
Birthday:  Sep. 22, 1956
Place of birth:  Hackensack, New Jersey, USA
Trivia:  daughter of Pat Boone (see below).

Boone, Pat

Real name:  Charles Eugene Boone
Best known at:  »Love Letters in the Sand» (US #1, UK #2); »April Love» (US #1, UK #7); both -57.
Birthday:  June 1, 1934
Place of birth:  Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Bostic, Earl

Best known at:  US alto saxophonist.
Birthday:  Apr. 25, 1913
Place of birth:  Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Death:  Oct. 28, 1965
Cause of death:  Heart attack.

Bowie, David

Real name:  David Robert Jones
Birthday:  Jan. 8, 1947
Place of birth:  Brixton, London, England

Boy George

Real name:  George O'Dowd
Best known at:  Culture Club, vocal.
Birthday:  June 14, 1961
Place of birth:  Eltham, Kent, England

Box, Mick

Best known at:  Uriah Heep, guitar.
Birthday:  June 8, 1947
Place of birth:  London, England

Boxcar Willie

Real name:  Cecil Travis Martin
Best known at:  »Bad News», US C&W #36 (1982).
Birthday:  Sep. 1, 1931
Place of birth:  Sterre, Texas, USA
Death:  Apr. 12, 1999
Cause of death:  Leukemia.

Braid, Les

Real name:  William Leslie Braid
Best known at:  The Swinging Blue Jeans, bass.
Birthday:  Sep. 15, 1941
Place of birth:  Liverpool, England
Death:  July 31, 2005
Cause of death:  Cancer.
More:  The Swinging Blue Jeans Official Website

Bramlett, Bonnie

Real name:  Bonnie Lynn O'Farrell
Best known at:  Delaney & Bonnie, vocal.
Birthday:  Nov. 8, 1944
Place of birth:  Acton, Illinois, USA

Bramlett, Delaney

Best known at:  Delaney & Bonnie, guitar.
Birthday:  July 1, 1939
Place of birth:  Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA

Branigan, Laura

Best known at:  »Self Control», US #4, UK #5 (1984).
Birthday:  July 3, 1957
Place of birth:  New York, USA
Death:  Aug. 26, 2004
Cause of death:  Brain aneurysm. Died peacefully in her sleep. Had complained to a friend and family of a headache for about two weeks before she died, but had not sought medical attention.
More:  Laura Branigan's Official Website

Braunn, Erik

Best known at:  Iron Butterfly, original guitarist, vocal.
Birthday:  Aug. 11, 1950
Place of birth:  Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Death:  July 25, 2003
Cause of death:  Cardiac arrest.

Brecker, Randy

Best known at:  Blood, Sweat and Tears, trumpet, flugelhorn.
Birthday:  Nov. 27, 1945
Place of birth:  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Brel, Jacques

Birthday:  Apr. 8, 1929
Place of birth:  Schaerbeck, Belgium
Death:  Oct. 9, 1978
Cause of death:  Cancer.

Brenston, Jackie

Best known at:  US saxophonist and singer. »The Rocket 88», US R&B #1 (1951).
Birthday:  Aug. 15, 1930
Place of birth:  Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
Death:  Dec. 15, 1979
Cause of death:  Heart attack.

Bricheno, Tim

Best known at:  All About Eve, guitar.
Birthday:  July 6, 1963
Place of birth:  Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Bridges, Alicia

Best known at:  »I Love the Nightlife», US #5, UK #32 (1978).
Birthday:  July 15, 1953
Place of birth:  Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Brigati, Eddie

Best known at:  The (Young) Rascals, vocal, percussion.
Birthday:  Oct. 22, 1946
Place of birth:  Garfield, New Jersey, USA

Briggs, Vic

Real name:  Victor Harvey Briggs III
Best known at:  The Steampacket, Eric Burdon & the Animals [aka The New Animals], guitar.
Birthday:  Feb. 14, 1945
Place of birth:  Hampton, London, England
More:  Vic Briggs Bio

Brilleaux, Lee

Real name:  Lee Green
Best known at:  Dr. Feelgood, vocal, guitar.
Birthday:  May 10, 1952
Place of birth:  Durban, South Africa
Death:  Apr. 7, 1994
Cause of death:  Lymphoma.
More:  Official Dr. Feelgood Website - Lee Brilleaux -section

Britt, Elton

Real name:  James Britt Baker
Best known at:  US country singer.
Birthday:  June 27, 1913
Place of birth:  Marshall, Arkansas, USA
Death:  June 23, 1972
Cause of death:  Heart attack.

Brock, Tony

Best known at:  The Babys, drums.
Birthday:  Mar. 31, 1954
Place of birth:  Bournemouth, Dorset, England

Bronski, Steve

Best known at:  Bronski Beat, keyboards.
Birthday:  Feb. 7, 1960
Place of birth:  Glasgow, Scotland

Brooker, Gary

Best known at:  Procol Harum, vocal, piano, SONGwriting.
Birthday:  May 29, 1945
Place of birth:  Southend, Essex, England

Brooks, Elkie

Real name:  Elaine Bookbinder
Best known at:  Vinegar Joe, vocal.
Birthday:  Feb. 25, 1945
Place of birth:  Salford, Lancashire, England

Broonzy, 'Big' Bill

Best known at:  US blues man.
Birthday:  June 26, 1893
Place of birth:  Scott, Mississippi, USA
Death:  Aug. 15, 1958
Cause of death:  Lung cancer.

Broughton, Edgar

Best known at:  Edgar Broughton Band, guitar, vocal.
Birthday:  Oct. 24, 1947
Place of birth:  Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Brown, Arthur

Best known at:  Crazy World of Arhur Brown. »Fire», UK #1, US #2 (1968).
Birthday:  June 24, 1944
Place of birth:  Whitby, England

Brown, Danny Joe

Best known at:  Molly Hatchet, vocal.
Birthday:  Aug. 24, 1951
Place of birth:  Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Death:  Mar. 10, 2005
Cause of death:  Complications from diabetes.
More:  In Memory of Danny Joe Brown 1951-2005

Brown, Erroll

Best known at:  Hot Chocolate, vocal.
Birthday:  Nov. 12, 1948
Place of birth:  Kingston, Jamaica

Brown, Foxie

Real name:  Inga Marchand
Best known at:  US female rap artist.
Birthday:  Sep. 6, 1979
Place of birth:  Brooklyn, New York, USA

Brown, Buster

Real name:  Wayman Glasco
Best known at:  wrote »Fannie Mae», R&B #1 (1959).
Birthday:  Aug. 15, 1911
Place of birth:  Cordele, Georgia, USA
Death:  Jan. 31, 1976
Cause of death:  ?

Brown, James

Best known at:  Mr. SOUL
Birthday:  May 3, 1928
Place of birth:  Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
Death:  Dec. 25, 2006
Cause of death:  Heart failure after being hospitalized with pneumonia.

Brown, Ruth

Real name:  Ruth Weston
Best known at:  Pioneer R&B singer in the early '50s. »Teardrops from My Eyes», US R&B #1 (1950).
Birthday:  Jan. 30, 1928
Place of birth:  Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
More:  Ruth Brown and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum : Hall of Fame : Ruth Brown

Brown, Sam

Best known at:  »Stop!», UK #4 (1989).
Birthday:  Oct. 7, 1964
Place of birth:  Stratford, East London, England

Brown, Toni

Best known at:  Joy of Cooking, vocal, keyboards, guitar.
Birthday:  Nov. 16, 1938
Place of birth:  Madison, Wisconsin, USA
More:  Joy of Cooking - '70s Female-Powered Band

Browne, Jackson

Real name:  Clyde Jackson Browne
Birthday:  Oct. 9, 1948
Place of birth:  Heidelberg, West Germany

Bruce, Jack

Real name:  John Symon Asher Bruce
Best known at:  Cream, bass, vocal.
Birthday:  May 14, 1943
Place of birth:  Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bruce, Michael

Best known at:  Billion Dollar Babies, guitar, vocals.
Birthday:  Mar. 16, 1948   [some sources: Nov. 21.]
Place of birth:  California, USA
More:  Michael Bruce

Bruford, Bill

Best known at:  Yes, King Crimson, drums.
Birthday:  May 17, 1948
Place of birth:  London, England

Bryan, David

Real name:  David Bryan Rashbaum
Best known at:  Bon Jovi, keyboards.
Birthday:  Feb. 7, 1962
Place of birth:  Edison, New Jersey, USA
More:  Diane's Bon Jovi Website - Bon Jovi Band Members

Bryant, Boudleaux

Best known at:  co-wrote with his wife Felice (see below) legions of hits.
Birthday:  Feb. 13, 1920
Place of birth:  Shellman, Georgia, USA
Death:  June 25, 1987
Cause of death:  Cancer.

Bryant, Felice

Best known at:  famous compose-team, see above.
Birthday:  Aug. 7, 1925
Place of birth:  Milwaukee, WI, USA
Death:  Apr. 22, 2003
Cause of death:  Cancer.

Bryon, Dennis

Best known at:  Amen Corner, drums.
Birthday:  Apr. 14, 1949
Place of birth:  Cardiff, England

Brzezicki, Mark

Best known at:  Big Country, drums.
Birthday:  June 21, 1957
Place of birth:  Slough, Buckshire, England

Buck, Peter

Best known at:  R.E.M., guitar.
Birthday:  Dec. 6, 1956
Place of birth:  Berkeley, California, USA
More:  Xtreme Musician: Peter Buck or the official site R.E.M.hq

Buchanan, Roy

Best known at:  US rock and blues guitarist.
Birthday:  Sep. 23, 1939
Place of birth:  Ozark, Arkansas, USA
Death:  Aug. 14, 1988
Cause of death:  Hanged himself in a police cell.

Buckingham, Lindsey

Best known at:  Fleetwood Mac, guitar, vocal.
Birthday:  Oct. 3, 1947
Place of birth:  Palo Alto, California, USA

Buckley, Jeff

Birthday:  Nov. 17, 1966
Place of birth:  Anaheim, California, USA
Death:  May 29, 1997
Cause of death:  Tragic and bizarre drowning in the River Mississippi.
Trivia:  son of Tim Buckley (see below).

Buckley, Tim

Real name:  Timothy Buckley III
Best known at:  US singer-songwriter.
Birthday:  Feb. 14, 1947
Place of birth:  Washington DC, USA
Death:  June 29, 1975
Cause of death:  Mistaking a lethal dose of heroin and morphine for cocaine.
Trivia:  his son Jeff (see above) also lost his life kind of accidentally.

Bunnell, Dewey

Best known at:  America, vocals, guitar.
Birthday:  Jan. 19, 1951
Place of birth:  Yorkshire, England

Burdon, Eric

Birthday:  May 11, 1941
Place of birth:  Walker, Northumberland, England
More:  ericburdon.com

Burke, Clem

Real name:  Clement Burke
Best known at:  Blondie, drums.
Birthday:  Nov. 24, 1955
Place of birth:  Brooklyn, New York, USA

Burnette, Billy

Best known at:  Fleetwood Mac, guitar, vocal.
Birthday:  May 8, 1953
Place of birth:  Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Trivia:  son of Dorsey Burnette.

Burnette, Dorsey

Best known at:  »Tall Oak Tree», US #23 (1960).
Birthday:  Dec. 28, 1932
Place of birth:  Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Death:  Aug. 19, 1979
Cause of death:  Heart attack.
Trivia:  father of Billy Burnette.

Burnette, Johnny

Best known at:  covered »You're Sixteen», UK #3 (1961).
Birthday:  Mar. 25, 1934
Place of birth:  Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Death:  Aug. 15, 1964
Cause of death:  Fell from his boat while fishing on Clear Lake, California, and drowned.
Trivia:  brother of Dorsey Burnette.

Burnette, Rocky

Best known at:  »Tired of Toein' the Line», US #8 (1980).
Birthday:  June 12, 1953
Place of birth:  Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Trivia:  son of Johnny Burnette.

Burns, Pete

Real name:  Pete Jozzepi Burns
Best known at:  Dead or Alive, vocal.
Birthday:  Aug. 5, 1959
Place of birth:  Liverpool, England

Burrell, Boz

Real name:  Raymond Burrell
Best known at:  Bad Company, bass.
Birthday:  Aug. 1, 1946
Place of birth:  Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Burton, Cliff

Real name:  Clifford Lee Burton
Best known at:  Metallica, bass.
Birthday:  Feb. 10, 1962
Place of birth:  San Francisco, California, USA
Death:  Sep. 27, 1986
Cause of death:  the tour bus went off the road, killing Burton instantly.

Burton, James

Best known at:  Famous US session guitarist.
Birthday:  Aug. 21, 1939
Place of birth:  Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
More:  James Burton - Wild Man of Telecaster
Trivia:  was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 6, 2001.

Bush, David

Best known at:  The Fall, keyboards, machines.
Birthday:  June 4, 1959
Place of birth:  Taplow, England
More:  The Official Fall Website - A Brief History of the Fall

Bush, Kate

Real name:  Catherine Bush
Birthday:  July 30, 1958
Place of birth:  Bexleyheat, Kent, England

Bushy, Ronald

Best known at:  Iron Butterfly, drums.
Birthday:  Sep. 23, 1945
Place of birth:  Washington, DC, USA

Butler, Geezer

Real name:  Terence Butler
Best known at:  Black Sabbath, bass.
Birthday:  July 17, 1949
Place of birth:  Birmingham, England

Butler, Jerry

Best known at:  »Only the Strong Survive», US #4 (1969).
Birthday:  Dec. 8, 1939
Place of birth:  Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA
Trivia:  was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.

Butler, Richard

Best known at:  Psychedelic Furs, vocal.
Birthday:  June 5, 1956
Place of birth:  Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England
More:  The Room

Butler, Tim

Best known at:  Psychedelic Furs, bass.
Birthday:  Dec. 7, 1958
Place of birth:  ?
More:  The Room

Butler, Tony

Best known at:  Big Country, bass.
Birthday:  Feb. 3, 1957
Place of birth:  Ealing, London, England

Butterfield, Paul

Birthday:  Dec. 17, 1942
Place of birth:  Chicago, Illinois, USA
Death:  May 4, 1987
Cause of death:  Drug overdose.

Buxton, Glen

Best known at:  Alice Cooper, lead guitar.
Birthday:  Nov. 10, 1947
Place of birth:  Akron, Ohio, USA
Death:  Oct. 19, 1997
Cause of death:  Heart failure as a result of pneumonia.
More:  Wonders in Aliceland: in Memory of Glen Buxton

Byrne, David

Best known at:  Talking Heads, vocal, guitar, songwriting.
Birthday:  May 14, 1952
Place of birth:  Dumbarton, Scotland

Byrne, Fran

Best known at:  Bees Make Honey, Ace, drums.
Birthday:  Mar. 17, 1948
Place of birth:  Dublin, Eire

Byron, David

Real name:  David Garrick
Best known at:  Uriah Heep, vocal.
Birthday:  Jan. 29, 1947
Place of birth:  Epping, Essex, England
Death:  Feb. 28, 1985
Cause of death:  Heart attack after longtime drug using and alcoholism.