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Cahn, Sammy

Real name:  Samuel Cohen
Best known at:  Famous US songwriter. One of the best is »Three Coins in a Fountain», written for a Frank Sinatra movie (1954).
Birthday:  June 18, 1913
Place of birth:  New York City, New York, USA
Death:  Jan. 15, 1993
Cause of death:  Congestive heart failure.
More:  Songwriters Hall of Fame

Cale, J.J.

Real name:  John W. Cale
Birthday:  Dec. 5, 1938
Place of birth:  Tulsa, Oklahoma City, USA
Trivia:  Many sources claims that Cale's real name is »Jean Jacques» Cale. According to Rocky Frisco, the pianist with the JJ Cale Band, that is not the case: »The "JJ" nickname was created by a club owner on the Sunset Strip. The 'Jean Jaques' mess was created by a drunk French "journalist" who got thrown out of the venue and made a lot of crap up to pretend he had done an interview».
More:  The Official J.J. Cale Website

Cale, John

Best known at:  The Velvet Underground, bass, keyboards, viola, vocals.
Birthday:  Dec. 4, 1940
Place of birth:  Garnant, Dyfed, Wales

California, Randy

Real name:  Randle Craig Wolfe III
Best known at:  Spirit, guitar.
Birthday:  Feb. 20, 1951
Place of birth:  Los Angeles, California, USA
Death:  Jan. 2, 1997
Cause of death:  Swimming accident in Hawaii. His body was never found.
More:  Randy California & Spirit

Campbell, Glenn

Best known at:  »Wichita Lineman», US #3 (1969), »Southern Nights», US #22 (1977).
Birthday:  Apr. 22, 1936
Place of birth:  Delight, Arkansas, USA

Campbell, Mike

Best known at:  Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, guitar.
Birthday:  Feb. 1, 1954
Place of birth:  Panama City, Florida, USA

Cannon, Freddy

Real name:  Frederick Anthony Picariello
Best known at:  »Tallahassee Lassie», US #6 (1959).
Birthday:  Dec. 4, 1940
Place of birth:  Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

Cantrell, Jerry

Best known at:  Alice in Chains, guitar.
Birthday:  Mar. 18, 1966
Place of birth:  Tacoma, WA, USA

Capaldi, Jim

Best known at:  Traffic, drums.
Birthday:  Aug. 24, 1944
Place of birth:  Evesham, Herefordshire, England

Captain Beefheart

Real name:  Don van Vliet
Birthday:  Jan. 15, 1941
Place of birth:  Glendale, California, USA

Captain Sensible

Real name:  Ray Burns
Best known at:  The Damned, bass.
Birthday:  Jan. 24, 1954
Place of birth:  England

Carey, Mariah

Best known at:  »Love Takes Time», US #1 (1990).
Birthday:  Mar. 27, 1970
Place of birth:  New York, USA

Carlisle, Belinda

Best known at:  »Heaven is a Place on Earth», US #1 (1987).
Birthday:  Aug. 17, 1958
Place of birth:  Hollywood, California, USA

Carmen, Eric

Best known at:  »All by Myself», US #2 (1976).
Birthday:  Aug. 11, 1949
Place of birth:  Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Carnes, Kim

Best known at:  »Bette Davis Eyes», US #1 (1981).
Birthday:  July 20, 1946
Place of birth:  Pasadena, Southern California, USA

Carpenter, Karen

Best known at:  The Carpenters, vocal, drums.
Birthday:  Mar. 2, 1950
Place of birth:  New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death:  Feb. 4, 1983
Cause of death:  Heart attack caused by Anorexia Nervosa.

Carpenter, Mary Chapin

Best known at:  US country singer.
Birthday:  Feb. 21, 1958
Place of birth:  Princeton, New Jersey, USA
More:  Mary Chapin Carpenter

Carr, Sally

Best known at:  Middle of the Road, vocal.
Birthday:  Mar. 28, 1945
Place of birth:  Scotland
More:  Sally Carr

Carr, Vicki

Real name:  Florencia Bisenta de Casillas Martinez Cordona
Best known at:  »It Must Be Him», UK #2, US #3 (1967).
Birthday:  July 19, 1938
Place of birth:  USA
Trivia:  Her name is also written as 'Vikki' or 'Vicky'. Wonder which one is real?

Carrack, Paul

Best known at:  Ace, Roxy Music, Squeeze
Birthday:  Apr. 22, 1951
Place of birth:  Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Casey, Martin P.

Best known at:  Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Triffid, bass.
Birthday:  July 10, 1960
Place of birth:  Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Cash, Johnny

Birthday:  Feb. 26, 1932
Place of birth:  Kingsland, Arkansas, USA
Death:  Sep. 12, 2003
Cause of death:  Complications from diabetes, which resulted in respiratory failure.
More:  Man in Black

Cash, June Carter

Real name:  Valerie June Carter
Best known at:  The Carter Sisters
Birthday:  June 23, 1929  [some sources: 24th or 29th]
Place of birth:  Maces Spring, Virginia, USA
Death:  May 15, 2003
Cause of death:  Complications from heart surgery.
Trivia:  Wife of Johnny Cash.
More:  June Carter Cash and Daily Southtown - June Carter Cash dies

Cash, Rosanne

Birthday:  May 24, 1956
Place of birth:  Memphis, USA
Trivia:  Daughter of Johnny Cash.
More:  Rosanne Cash

Cassidy, David

Best known at:  »How Can I Be Sure», UK #1 (1972).
Birthday:  Apr. 12, 1950
Place of birth:  New York, USA
More:  The Official David Cassidy Web site

Cavaliere, Felix

Best known at:  The (Young) Rascals, vocal.
Birthday:  Nov. 29, 1944
Place of birth:  Pelham, New York, USA

Cave, Nick

Real name:  Nicholas Edward Cave
Best known at:  Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, vocal.
Birthday:  Sep. 22, 1957
Place of birth:  Wangaratta, Australia
More:  Nick Cave / Bad-Seed.org

Cetera, Peter

Best known at:  Chicago, bass.
Birthday:  Sep. 13, 1944
Place of birth:  Chicago, USA
More:  The Official Website of Peter Cetera

Chandler, Chas

Real name:  Bryan James Chandler
Best known at:  The Animals, bass. Were also manager of Jimi Hendrix and Slade.
Birthday:  Dec. 18, 1938
Place of birth:  Heaton, Northumberland, England
Death:  July 17, 1996
Cause of death:  Heart attack.

Chandler, Gene

Real name:  Eugene Dixon
Best known at:  »Duke of Earl», US #1 (1962).
Birthday:  July 6, 1937
Place of birth:  Chicago, Illinois, USA

Channing, Chad

Best known at:  Nirvana, (original) drums.
Birthday:  Jan. 31, 1967
Place of birth:  Santa Rosa, California, USA

Chapin, Harry

Best known at:  »W-O-L-D», UK #34 and »Cat's in the Cradle», US #1; (both -74).
Birthday:  Dec. 7, 1942
Place of birth:  Greenwich Village, New York, USA
Death:  July 16, 1981
Cause of death:  Traffic accident.
More:  Harry Chapin

Chapman, Mike

Real name:  Michael Chapman
Best known at:  with Nicky Chinn wrote hits for Mud, Smokie, Sweet and Suzi Quatro.
Birthday:  Apr. 15, 1947
Place of birth:  Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Chapman, Tracy

Best known at:  »Fast Car», UK #5 (1988).
Birthday:  Mar. 30, 1964
Place of birth:  Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Charles, Charley

Real name:  Hugh Glenn Mortimer Charles
Best known at:  The Blockheads, drums.
Birthday:  1945
Place of birth:  England
Death:  Sep. 5, 1990
Cause of death:  Complications relating to cancer.

Charles, Ray

Real name:  Ray Charles Robinson
Best known at:  Mr. Rhythm & Blues
Birthday:  Sep. 23, 1930
Place of birth:  Albany, Georgia, USA
Death:  June 10, 2004
Cause of death:  Complications from liver disease.
More:  Ray Charles Online!

Charles, Tina

Real name:  Tina Hoskins
Best known at:  5000 Volts, vocal. »I'm on Fire» (1975). As solo »I Love to Love», UK #1 (1976).
Birthday:  Mar. 10, 1955
Place of birth:  England

Chase, Bill

Real name:  William Edward Chiaiese
Best known at:  The Chase, trumpet, composing.
Birthday:  Oct. 20, 1934
Place of birth:  Squantum, Massachusetts, USA
Death:  Aug. 12, 1974
Cause of death:  Plane crash.

Checker, Chubby

Real name:  Ernest Evans
Best known at:  »Let's Twist Again», UK #2 (1962).
Birthday:  Oct. 3, 1941
Place of birth:  Andrews, South Carolina, USA

Cher

Real name:  Cherilyn Sarkasian La Piere
Best known at:  duet Sonny & Cher: »I Got You Baby», US & UK #1 (1965). As solo »Dark Lady», US #1 (1974).
Birthday:  May 20, 1946
Place of birth:  El Centro, California, USA
More:  Miss Cher is one of those who's not aging. Last 30 years she's been lookin' like twenty-five of age. Guess why?

Cherry, Neneh

Real name:  Neneh Mariann Karlsson
Best known at:  »Money Love», UK #23 (1992).
Birthday:  Oct. 10, 1964
Place of birth:  Stockholm, Sweden

Chinn, Nicky

Best known at:  bubblegum-team Chinn-Chapman.
Birthday:  May 16, 1945
Place of birth:  London, England

Christie, Jeff

Best known at:  Christie, vocal, bass, songwriting. »Yellow River», UK #1, US #23 (1970).
Birthday:  July 12, 1946
Place of birth:  Leeds, England
More:  Christie

Christie, Lou

Real name:  Lugee Alfredo Giovanni Sacco
Best known at:  »Lightnin' Strikes» (1965).
Birthday:  Feb. 19, 1943
Place of birth:  Glen Willard, Pennsylvania, USA

Christie, Tony

Real name:  Anthony Fitzgerald
Best known at:  »(Is This the Way to) Amarillo» (1971).
Birthday:  Apr. 25, 1943   [some sources: 1944]
Place of birth:  Conisborough, Yorkshire, England

Churchill, Chick

Best known at:  Ten Years After, Uncle Jam, keyboards.
Birthday:  Jan. 2, 1949
Place of birth:  Mold, Clwyd, Wales
More:  Uncle Jam

Cipollina, John

Best known at:  Quicksilver Messenger Service, guitar.
Birthday:  Aug. 24, 1943
Place of birth:  Berkeley, California, USA
Death:  May 29, 1989
Cause of death:  Emphysema.

Cisyk, Kacey [often spelled as Kasey]

Real name:  Kvitka Cisyk
Best known at:  US opera trained singer. Covered Joe Brook's (Debbie Boone) major hit song »You Light Up My Life» on the movie soundtrack, 1977.
Birthday:  Apr. 4, 1953
Place of birth:  Queens, New York, USA
Death:  Mar. 29, 1998
Cause of death:  Breast cancer.
Trivia:  Cisyk was also well-known as the voice behind many commercial messages (Coca-Cola, Mr. Pibbs, Sears etc.) and jingles.
More:  Wikipedia : Kvitka Cisyk, and an perhaps interesting Mr. Music's explanation and backgrounds about that hit song recordings.

Clapton, Eric

Real name:  Eric Clapp
Birthday:  Mar. 30, 1945
Place of birth:  Ripley, Surrey, England

Clark, Gene

Real name:  Harold Eugene Clark
Best known at:  The Byrds, guitar, vocal.
Birthday:  Nov. 17, 1941   [some sources: 1944]
Place of birth:  Tipton, Missouri, USA
Death:  May 24, 1991
Cause of death:  After years of ill health. Perhaps of natural causes (a bleeding ulcer is mentioned), but according to Clark's manager »a history of alcohol and drug abuse may have played a role in Clark's death.»
More:  Gene Clark.

Clark, Petula

Real name:  Petula Sally Olwen Clark
Best known at:  »Downtown», USA #1 (1965).
Birthday:  Nov. 15, 1932
Place of birth:  Epsom, Surrey, England

Clark, Steve

Best known at:  Def Leppard, guitar.
Birthday:  Apr. 23, 1960
Place of birth:  England
Death:  Jan. 8, 1991
Cause of death:  Alcoholism.

Clarke, Allan

Best known at:  The Hollies, vocal.
Birthday:  Apr. 15, 1942
Place of birth:  Salford, England

Clarke, Mark

Best known at:  Uriah Heep and Rainbow, bass.
Birthday:  July 25, 1950
Place of birth:  Liverpool, England

Clarke, Michael

Real name:  Michael James Dick
Best known at:  The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers, Firefall; drums.
Birthday:  June 3, 1944   [some sources: 1943 or 1946]
Place of birth:  New York City, New York, USA
Death:  Dec. 19, 1993
Cause of death:  Liver failure.
More:  Wikipedia: Michael Clarke and Firefall.

Clarke, Stanley

Best known at:  Return to Forever. US jazz multi-musician.
Birthday:  June 30, 1951
Place of birth:  Philadelphia, USA

Clarke, Vince

Best known at:  Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure; piano, songwriting.
Birthday:  July 3, 1961
Place of birth:  Basildon, Essex, England

Clayton-Thomas, David

Real name:  David Thomsett
Best known at:  Blood, Sweat and Tears, vocal.
Birthday:  Sep. 13, 1941
Place of birth:  Surrey, England

Cliff, Jimmy

Real name:  James Chambers
Best known at:  »Wonderful World, Beautiful People», UK #6 (1969).
Birthday:  Apr. 1, 1948
Place of birth:  St. Catherine, Jamaica

Clifford, Doug

Real name:  Douglas Ray Clifford
Best known at:  CCR, drums.
Birthday:  Apr. 24, 1945
Place of birth:  Palo Alto, California, USA

Cline, Patsy

Real name:  Virginia Patterson Hensley
Best known at:  »Walkin'’ After Midnight » US #12 (1957).
Birthday:  Sep. 8, 1932
Place of birth:  Gore, Virginia, USA
Death:  Mar. 5, 1963
Cause of death:  Plane crash.

Clinton, George

Best known at:  »Loopzilla», UK #57 (1982).
Birthday:  July 22, 1940
Place of birth:  Kannapolis, North Carolina, USA

Cobain, Kurt

Best known at:  Nirvana, guitar, vocal.
Birthday:  Feb. 20, 1967
Place of birth:  Hoquaim, Washington, USA
Death:  Apr. 5, 1994
Cause of death:  Shot himself with a shotgun.
Trivia:  There are some doubts. See Justice For Kurt Cobain - Was Kurt Cobain Murdered?
More:  The Cobain Memorial: Brief Biography

Cobb, J.R.

Best known at:  Atlanta Rhythm Section , guitar.
Birthday:  Feb. 5, 1944
Place of birth:  Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Cobham, Billy

Best known at:  US drummer genius.
Birthday:  May 16, 1944
Place of birth:  Panama

Cochran, Eddie

Real name:  Ray Edward Cochran
Birthday:  Oct. 3, 1938
Place of birth:  Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA
Death:  Apr. 17, 1960
Cause of death:  Car accident in London, after one of the tyres burst.
More:  Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

Cochran, Hank

Real name:  Garland Berry
Best known at:  »Sally Was a Good Old Girl» (1962).
Birthday:  Aug. 1, 1935
Place of birth:  USA
Trivia:  Nope: he is not a relative of Eddie Cochran.

Cockburn, Bruce

Best known at:  »Wondering Were the Lions Are», US #21 (1980).
Birthday:  May 27, 1945
Place of birth:  Ottawa, Canada

Cocker, Joe

Real name:  John Robert Cocker
Birthday:  May 20, 1944
Place of birth:  Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Coe, David Allan

Best known at:  One of the »outlaw country» heroes.
Birthday:  Sep. 6, 1939
Place of birth:  Akron, Ohio, USA
More:  David Allan Coe.

Cogan, Alma

Best known at:  »Tennessee Waltz» (1964).
Birthday:  May 18, 1932
Place of birth:  England
Death:  Oct. 26, 1966
Cause of death:  Throat cancer.

Cohen, Leonard

Birthday:  Sep. 21, 1934
Place of birth:  Montreal, PQ, Canada

Cole, Brian

Best known at:  The Association, bass.
Birthday:  Sep. 8, 1942
Place of birth:  Tacoma, WA, USA
Death:  Aug. 2, 1972
Cause of death:  Heroin overdose.

Cole, David

Best known at:  C & C Music Factory
Birthday:  June 3, 1962
Place of birth:  ?
Death:  Jan. 24, 1995
Cause of death:  Spinal meningitis.
Trivia:  C & C Music Factory wasn't really a group – it was the product of two producers: Robert Clivillés and Cole. Also the name can be seen written in many ways, 'C+C Factory' etc.

Cole, Nat 'King'

Real name:  Nathaniel Adams Coles
Best known at:  One of the greatest Voices in jazzy pop music. Major hits just kept coming: »Nature Boy», US #1 (1948), »Mona Lisa», US #1 (1950), »Too Young», US #1 (1951).
Birthday:  Mar. 17, 1919
[many sources: 1912, 1915, 1916 or 1917. Nobody knows for sure.]
Place of birth:  Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Death:  Feb. 15, 1965
Cause of death:  Lung cancer.
More:  Wikpedia: Nat King Cole and Nat King Cole Society.

Cole, Natalie

Birthday:  Feb. 6, 1950
Place of birth:  Los Angeles, California, USA
Trivia:  Natalie is the second of Nat »King» Cole's five children. In 1991 she created a new »Unforgettable» version – a duet with his father. Her voice was recorded over her father's original recording. Spooky.
More:  NatalieCole.com

Collins, Albert

Best known at:  US blues guitarist.
Birthday:  Oct. 1, 1932
Place of birth:  Leona, Texas, USA
Death:  Nov. 24, 1993
Cause of death:  Liver cancer.

Collins, Allen

Best known at:  Lynyrd Skynyrd, guitar.
Birthday:  July 19, 1952
Place of birth:  Jacksonville, USA
Death:  Jan. 23, 1990
Cause of death:  Pneumonia.

Collins, Glenn

Best known at:  Dog Unit, Vort Pylon, Auteurs, drums.
Birthday:  Feb. 7, 1968
Place of birth:  Cheltenham, England
More:  Wikpedia: Auteurs

Collins, Judy

Best known at:  covered »Both Sides Now», US #8 (1968).
Birthday:  May 1, 1939
Place of birth:  Seattle, USA

Collins, Phil

Best known at:  AOR hitmaker. [Oh, there was some Genesis-drummmer once too].
Birthday:  Jan. 30, 1951
Place of birth:  Chiswick, London, England

Colomby, Bobby

Best known at:  Blood, Sweat and Tears, drums, percussion.
Birthday:  Dec. 20, 1944
Place of birth:  New York, USA

Colter, Jessi

Real name:  Miriam Johnson Jennings
Best known at:  »I'm Not Lisa» (1975).
Birthday:  May 25, 1947
Place of birth:  Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Comer, Terry 'Tex'

Best known at:  Ace, bass.
Birthday:  Feb. 23, 1949
Place of birth:  Burnley, Lancashire, England

Commander Cody

Real name:  Gordon Frayne
Birthday:  July 11, 1944
Place of birth:  Boise, Idaho, USA

Como, Perry

Real name:  Pierino Roland Como
Best known at:  US nightclub singer. »Wanted» (1954).
Birthday:  May 18, 1912
Place of birth:  Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Conley, Arthur

Best known at:  US soul singer.
Birthday:  Jan. 4, 1946
Place of birth:  USA

Connolly, Brian

Real name:  Brian Francis Connolly
Best known at:  The Sweet, vocal.
Birthday:  Oct. 5, 1945
Place of birth:  Hamilton, Strathclyde, Scotland
Death:  Feb. 9, 1997
Cause of death:  Kidney failure.

Connor, Tony

Best known at:  Hot Chocolate, drums.
Birthday:  Apr. 6, 1947
Place of birth:  Romford, Essex, England

Conway, Russ

Real name:  Trevor Herbert Sanford
Best known at:  »Side Saddle», UK #1, (1959).
Birthday:  Sep. 1, 1927
Place of birth:  Bristol, England
Death:  Nov. 16, 2000
Cause of death:  Died after a long fight with cancer.

Cooder, Ry

Real name:  Ryland Peter Cooder
Birthday:  Mar. 15, 1947
Place of birth:  Los Angeles, California, USA

Cook, Jeff

Best known at:  Alabama, keyboards, fiddle.
Birthday:  Aug. 27, 1949
Place of birth:  Fort Payne, Alabama, USA

Cook, Stu

Real name:  Stuart Cook
Best known at:  CCR, bass.
Birthday:  Apr. 25, 1945
Place of birth:  Oakland, California, USA

Cooke, Sam

Real name:  Samuel Cooke
Best known at:  »You Send Me», US #1 (1957).
Birthday:  Jan. 22, 1931
Place of birth:  Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
Death:  Dec. 11, 1964
Cause of death:  Shot dead by Bertha Franklin in a motel.

Coolidge, Rita

Best known at:  »(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher» (1977).
Birthday:  May 1, 1945
Place of birth:  Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Cooper, Alice

Real name:  Vincent Furnier
Birthday:  Feb. 4, 1948
Place of birth:  Detroit, Michigan, USA

Cope, Julian

Best known at:  The Teardrop Explodes, vocals, bass.
Birthday:  Oct. 21, 1957
Place of birth:  Bargoed, Wales

Copeland, Stewart

Best known at:  The Police, drums.
Birthday:  July 16, 1952
Place of birth:  Alexandria, Virginia, USA
More:  The Police File — Official Site

Copping, Chris

Best known at:  Procol Harum, bass.
Birthday:  Aug. 29, 1945
Place of birth:  England

Corby, Mike

Best known at:  The Babys, vocals, keyboards.
Birthday:  July 3, 1955
Place of birth:  London, England

Cornick, Glen

Best known at:  Jethro Tull, bass.
Birthday:  Apr. 24, 1947
Place of birth:  Barrow-in-Furness, Cumria, England

Corrigan, Briana

Best known at:  Beautiful South, vocal.
Birthday:  May 30, 1965
Place of birth:  Antrim, Northern Ireland

Costello, Elvis

Real name:  Declan Patrick McManus
Birthday:  Aug. 25, 1954
Place of birth:  Paddington, London, England

Cotten, Michael

Best known at:  The Tubes, synthesizer.
Birthday:  Jan. 25, 1950
Place of birth:  Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Country Joe McDonald

Real name:  Joseph McDonald
Best known at:  Country Joe & the Fish, vocal, guitar.
Birthday:  Jan. 1, 1942
Place of birth:  El Monte, California, USA

Courtney, Lloyd

Best known at:  Arrival
Birthday:  Dec. 20, 1947
Place of birth:  Cheshire, England

Cousin, Andy

Best known at:  All About Eve, guitar.
Birthday:  June 28, 1963
Place of birth:  Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Coverdale, David

Best known at:  Deep Purple, Whitesnake, vocal.
Birthday:  Sep. 22, 1949
Place of birth:  Saltburn, Cleveland, England

Covington, Julie

Best known at:  »Don't Cry for Me Argentina», UK #1 (1977).
Birthday:  circa 1950
Place of birth:  England

Cowboy Copas

Real name:  Lloyd Estel
Best known at:  »Alabam» (1960).
Birthday:  July 15, 1913
Place of birth:  Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
Death:  Mar. 5, 1963
Cause of death:  Killed with Patsy Cline and Hawkhsaw Hawkins in a plane crash.

Coyne, Kevin

Best known at:  »Sunday Mornin' Sunrise» (1973).
Birthday:  Jan. 27, 1944
Place of birth:  Derby, England

Cox, Andy

Best known at:  The Beat, Fine Young Cannibals, guitar.
Birthday:  Jan. 25, 1956
Place of birth:  England

Coxon, Graham

Best known at:  Blur, guitar, saxophone, vocals.
Birthday:  Mar. 12, 1969
Place of birth:  Rintein, West Germany
More:  Graham Coxon

Crane, Vince

Real name:  Vincent Rodney Chessman
Best known at:  Atomic Rooster, keyboards, vocal.
Birthday:  May 21, 1943
Place of birth:  ?
Death:  Feb. 14, 1989
Cause of death:  Committed suicide with an overdose of sleeping tablets.

Crawford, Randy

Real name:  Veronica Crawford
Best known at:  »Almaz», UK #4 (1987).
Birthday:  Feb. 18, 1952
Place of birth:  Macon, Georgia, USA
Trivia:  The most strong appearance as guest vocalist in 1979 classic »Street Life» with The Crusaders.

Cray, Robert

Best known at:  US blueser.
Birthday:  Aug. 1, 1953
Place of birth:  Columbus, Georgia, USA

Creme, Lol

Real name:  Lawrence Creme
Best known at:  10CC, guitar, vocal.
Birthday:  Sep. 19, 1947
Place of birth:  Manchester, England

Creole, Kid

Real name:  Thomas August Darnell Browder, aka Argyle Knepf
Best known at:  Kid Creole & the Coconuts. »Annie I'm Not Your Daddy» (1982).
Birthday:  Aug. 12, 1950
Place of birth:  ?

Crepso, Jimmy

Real name:  James Crepso
Best known at:  Aerosmith; guitar 1979-84.
Birthday:  July 5, 1954   [some sources: 1955]
Place of birth:  Brooklyn, New York, USA
More:  Riff And Roll

Crewsdon, Roy

Best known at:  Freddie and the Dreamers, rhythm guitar.
Birthday:  May 29, 1941
Place of birth:  Manchester, England
More:  Freddie and The Dreamers

Criss, Peter

Real name:  Peter Crisscoula
Best known at:  Kiss, drums.
Birthday:  Dec. 27, 1945
Place of birth:  Brooklyn, New York, USA

Croce, Jim

Best known at:  »Time in a Bottle», US #1 (1973).
Birthday:  Jan. 10, 1943
Place of birth:  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Death:  Sep. 20, 1973
Cause of death:  Air crash in Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA.

Cropper, Steve

Best known at:  Booker T. & the MG's, guitar. Also multi-sessionist and famous producer with many great artists.
Birthday:  Oct. 21, 1941
Place of birth:  Dora, Missouri, USA
More:  Steve Cropper

Crosby, David

Real name:  David Van Cortland
Best known at:  Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Birthday:  Aug. 14, 1941
Place of birth:  Los Angeles, California, USA
Trivia:  Has David Crosby taught himself well? Perhaps not. He's been in jail, arrested for drug possession and fooling around with guns. He has received a liver transplant and donated sperm to Melissa Etheridge. And somewhere between even made some good music. What's next?
More:  David Crosby and CPR and Wikipedia: David Crosby.

Cross, Christopher

Real name:  Christopher Geppert
Best known at:  »Ride Like the Wind», US #2 (1980).
Birthday:  May. 3, 1951
Place of birth:  San Antonio, Texas, USA

Cross, Peter

Best known at:  Peter Cross & Crossfire.
Birthday:  July 29, 1948
Place of birth:  New York City, New York, USA
Trivia:  Peter and Einstein? Well, perhaps you'd better read about it on his site. 8-^ A lot of stories and music stuff there including his music in MP3 form.
More:  Starcrost Productions

Crow, Sheryl

Best known at:  »All I Wanna Do», US & UK #2 (1994).
Birthday:  Feb. 11, 1962
Place of birth:  Kennett, Missouri, USA

Crowell, Rodney

Best known at:  US country-rocker.
Birthday:  Aug. 7, 1950
Place of birth:  Houston, Texas, USA

Crudup, Arthur

Best known at:  original »That's All Right Mama».
Birthday:  Aug. 24, 1905
Place of birth:  Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Death:  Mar. 28, 1974
Cause of death:  Heart attack.

Cummings, Burton

Best known at:  Guess Who, vocal, keyboards.
Birthday:  Dec. 31, 1947
Place of birth:  Winnipeg, Canada

Currie, Steve

Best known at:  T.Rex, bass.
Birthday:  May 20, 1947
Place of birth:  Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Death:  Apr. 28, 1981
Cause of death:  Car accident.

Curtis, Chris

Real name:  Christopher Crummy
Best known at:  The Searchers, drums.
Birthday:  Aug. 26, 1941
Place of birth:  Oldham, Lancashire, England
Death:  Feb. 28, 2005
Cause of death:  After a long illness.

Curtis, Ian

Best known at:  Joy Division, vocal.
Birthday:  July 15, 1956
Place of birth:  Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Death:  May 18, 1980
Cause of death:  Committed suicide by hanging.

Curtis, King

Real name:  Curtis Ousley
Best known at:  The Coasters, sax.
Birthday:  Feb 7, 1934
Place of birth:  Forth Worth, Texas, USA
Death:  Aug. 13, 1971
Cause of death:  Was stabbed to death in a barroom brawl.