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Oakley, Berry

Best known at:  The Allman Brothers Band, bass.
Birthday:  Apr. 4, 1948
Place of birth:  Chicago, Illinois, USA
Death:  Nov. 11, 1972
Cause of death:  Motorcycle crash.

Ocean, Billy

Real name:  Leslie Sebastian Charles
Best known at:  »Love Really Hurts Without You», UK #2 (1976).
Birthday:  Jan. 21, 1950
Place of birth:  Trinidad, West Indies

Ochs, Phil

Best known at:  US folksinger.
Birthday:  Dec. 19, 1940
Place of birth:  El Paso, Texas, USA
Death:  Apr. 9, 1976
Cause of death:  Hanged himself.

O'Connor, Sinead

Best known at:  »Nothing Compares 2 U», UK #1 (1990).
Birthday:  Dec. 12, 1966
Place of birth:  Glenageary, Eire

Oje, Baba

Best known at:  Arrested Development, "spiritual adviser".
Birthday:  May 15, 1932
Place of birth:  Laurie, Mississippi, USA
More:  Arrested Development — Biography

Oldfield, Mike

Best known at:  LP »Tubular Bells» (1973).
Birthday:  May 15, 1953
Place of birth:  Reading, Berkshire, England

Olive, Patrick

Best known at:  Hot Chocolate, guitar, percussion.
Birthday:  Mar. 22, 1947
Place of birth:  Grenada

Olson, Mark

Best known at:  Rare Earth, keyboards.
Birthday:  Apr. 23, 1936
Place of birth:  Wernon, Texas, USA
Death:  ?, ?, 1991
Cause of death:  Complications of alcoholism.

Olsson, Nigel

Best known at:  Elton John's great drummer.
Birthday:  Feb. 10, 1949
Place of birth:  Wallasey, England

O'Neal, Alexander

Best known at:  »Fake», US #25, UK #33.
Birthday:  Nov. 14, 1954
Place of birth:  Natchez, Missouri, USA

Ono, Yoko

Best known at:  HIS wife.
Birthday:  Feb. 18, 1933
Place of birth:  Japan

Orbison, Roy

Birthday:  Apr. 23, 1936
Place of birth:  Wernon, Texas, USA
Death:  Dec. 6, 1988
Cause of death:  Heart attack.

Orlando, Tony

Real name:  Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis
Best known at:  Dawn, »Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree», UK #1 (1973).
Birthday:  Apr. 3, 1944
Place of birth:  Manhattan, New York, USA

Osborne, Joan

Best known at:  »One of Us», US #4 (1996).
Birthday:  July 8, 1963   [Many versions available...]
Place of birth:  Anchorage, Kentucky, USA
More:  Rock On The Net: Joan Osborne

Osbourne, Ozzy

Real name:  John Michael Osbourne
Best known at:  Black Sabbath, vocal.
Birthday:  Dec. 3, 1948
Place of birth:  Aston, Warwickshire, England

Osmond, Alan

Best known at:  The Osmonds
Birthday:  June 22, 1949
Place of birth:  Ogden, Utah, USA

Osmond, Donny

Real name:  Donald Osmond
Best known at:  »Puppy Love», UK #1 (1972), »Young Love», UK #1 (1973).
Birthday:  Dec. 9, 1957
Place of birth:  Ogden, Utah, USA

Osmond, Little Jimmy

Real name:  James Arthur Osmond
Best known at:  The Osmonds, vocal. As solo »Long-Haired Lover from Liverpool», UK #1 (1972).
Birthday:  Apr. 16, 1963
Place of birth:  Canoga Park, California, USA

Osmond, Jay

Best known at:  The Osmonds
Birthday:  Mar. 2, 1955
Place of birth:  Ogden, Utah, USA

Osmond, Marie

Best known at:  The Osmonds, vocal. As solo »Paper Roses», US #5 (1973).
Birthday:  Oct. 13, 1959
Place of birth:  Ogden, Utah, USA

Osmond, Merrill

Best known at:  The Osmonds
Birthday:  Apr. 30, 1953
Place of birth:  Ogden, Utah, USA

Osmond, Wayne

Best known at:  The Osmonds
Birthday:  Aug. 28, 1951
Place of birth:  Ogden, Utah, USA

Osterberg, Ronnie

Real name:  Ronald Österberg
Best known at:  Wigwam, drums. Also great session drummer, see »More» section.
Birthday:  Jan. 15, 1948
Place of birth:  Finland
Death:  Dec. 6, 1980
Cause of death:  Committed suicide after suffering many years from diabetes.
More:  [DRRP] Forgotten Sons: Wigwam and Non-Wigwam/Blues Section Records with Involvement by Ronnie Österberg

O'Sullivan, Gilbert

Real name:  Raymond O'Sullivan
Best known at:  »Get Down», UK #1 (1973).
Birthday:  Dec. 1, 1946
Place of birth:  Waterford, Eire

Otis, Johnny

Real name:  John Veliotes
Best known at:  »Willie and the Hand Jive», US #9 (1958).
Birthday:  Dec. 29, 1921
Place of birth:  Vallejo, California, USA

Ottoson, Bryan     New!  

Best known at:  American Head Charge, guitar.
Birthday:  ?
Place of birth:  ?
Death:  Apr. 19, 2005
Cause of death:  According to North Charleston police records, the result of a prescription-drug overdose. Police found a pill bottle containing »numerous amounts of prescription medicine» in Ottoson's bed.  [Source: mtv.com]
More:  American Head Charge.

Owen, Randy

Best known at:  Alabama, vocal, guitar.
Birthday:  Dec. 14, 1949
Place of birth:  Fort Payne, Alabama, USA

Owens, Buck

Real name:  Alvis Edgar Owens
Best known at:  »Act Naturally» (1963).
Birthday:  Aug. 12, 1929
Place of birth:  Sherman, Texas, USA
Death:  Mar. 25, 2006
Cause of death:  According to Jim Shaw, a family spokesman, Mr. Owens died in his sleep, hours after finishing a gig at his concert hall.
Trivia:  John Fogerty, a true fan, put a famous line »listening to Buck Owens», into his song Lookin' Out My Back Door.
More:  Buck Owens' Crystal Palace and Country Music Hall of Fame : Buck Owens