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Page, Jimmy

Real name:  James Patrick Page
Best known at:  Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, guitar, SONGwriting.
Birthday:  Jan. 9, 1944
Place of birth:  Heston, Middlesex, England

Page, Patti

Real name:  Clara Ann Fowler
Best known at:  »I Went to Your Wedding», US #1 (1952).
Birthday:  Nov. 8, 1927
Place of birth:  USA

Paice, Ian

Best known at:  Deep Purple, drums.
Birthday:  June 29, 1948
Place of birth:  Nottingham, England

Palmer, Carl

Best known at:  Atomic Rooster, ELP and Asia, drums, vocal.
Birthday:  Mar. 20, 1947
Place of birth:  Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Palmer, David

Best known at:  ABC, drums.
Birthday:  May 29, 1961
Place of birth:  Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Palmer, Robert

Real name:  Alan Palmer
Best known at:  Vinegar Joe, vocal. As solo, »Addicted to Love», US #1, UK #4 (1986).
Birthday:  Jan. 19, 1949
Place of birth:  Batley, Yorkshire, England
Death:  Sep. 26, 2003
Cause of death:  Heart attack.
More:  Cnn.com - Singer Robert Palmer Dies

Panozzo, John

Best known at:  Styx, drums.
Birthday:  Sep. 20, 1947
Place of birth:  Chicago, Illinois, USA
Death:  July 16, 1996
Cause of death:  Cirrhosis of the liver.?

Pappalardi, Felix

Best known at:  Mountain, bass, songwriting.
Birthday:  1939 ?
Place of birth:  Bronx, New York, USA
Death:  Apr. 17, 1983
Cause of death:  Shot dead by his wife Gail Collins.

Parfitt, Rick

Real name:  Richard Harrison
Best known at:  Status Quo, guitar.
Birthday:  Oct. 12, 1948
Place of birth:  Woking, Surrey, England

Park, Simon

Best known at:  The Simon Park Orchestra. »Eye Level», UK #1 (1973).
Birthday:  Mar. 1946
Place of birth:  Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England

Parker, Graham

Best known at:  Graham Parker & the Rumour, vocal.
Birthday:  Nov. 18, 1950
Place of birth:  London, England

Parker, Junior

Real name:  Herman Parker
Best known at:  US R&B and blues man.
Birthday:  Mar. 3, 1927 ?
Place of birth:  West Memphis, Arkansas, USA
Death:  Nov. 18, 1971
Cause of death:  After surgery for a brain tumor.

Parker, Robert

Best known at:  US sessionist. »Barefootin’», US #7 (1966).
Birthday:  Apr. 14, 1930
Place of birth:  ?

Parker Jr., Ray

Best known at:  great Motown session musician.
Birthday:  May 1, 1954
Place of birth:  Detroit, Michigan, USA

Parks, Van Dyke

Best known at:  US songwriter, singer, producer and actor.
Birthday:  Jan.3, 1941
Place of birth:  Mississippi or Alabama, USA ?

Parsons, Gene

Best known at:  The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers, drums.
Birthday:  Apr 9, 1944
Place of birth:  Los Angeles, California, USA
More:  Gene Parsons and Meridian Green @ eFolkMusic.

Parsons, Gram

Real name:  Cecil Ingram Connor
Best known at:  The Byrds, guitar, vocal.
Birthday:  Nov. 5, 1946
Place of birth:  Winter Haven, Florida, USA
Death:  Sep. 19, 1973
Cause of death:  Heart failure from alcohol and drug overdose.

Parton, Dolly

Best known at:  Big front shadows. Also »Jolene», US #60 (1974), »Nine to Five», US #1 (1981).
Birthday:  Jan. 19, 1946
Place of birth:  Sevierville, Tennessee, USA

Patto, Mike

Real name:  Mike McCarthy
Best known at:  Spooky Tooth, vocal.
Birthday:  Sep. 22, 1942
Place of birth:  England
Death:  Mar. 4, 1979
Cause of death:  Throat cancer.

Patten, Edward

Best known at:  Gladys Knight & the Pips, vocals.
Birthday:  Aug. 2, 1939
Place of birth:  Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Death:  Feb. [24 ?], 2005
Cause of death:  Stroke.

Paul, Billy

Real name:  Paul Williams
Best known at:  »Me and Mrs. Jones», US #1 (1972).
Birthday:  Dec. 1, 1934
Place of birth:  Philadelphia, USA

Paula

Real name:  Jill Jackson
Best known at:  Paul & Paula. »Hey Paula» (1962).
Birthday:  May 20, 1942
Place of birth:  Brownwood, Texas, USA

Paxton, Tom

Best known at:  original »The Last Thing on My Mind» (1965).
Birthday:  Oct. 31, 1937
Place of birth:  Chicago, USA

Payne, Freda

Real name:  Freda Charcilia Payne
Best known at:  »Band of Gold», UK #1 (1970).
Birthday:  Sep. 19, 1945
Place of birth:  Detroit, Michigan, USA

Payton, Lawrence

Best known at:  The Four Tops, vocal.
Birthday:  1938
Place of birth:  USA
Death:  July 20, 1997
Cause of death:  Liver cancer.

Pearson, Dan

Best known at:  American Music Club, bass, dulcimer.
Birthday:  May 31, 1959
Place of birth:  Walnut Creek, California, USA
More:  American Music Club

Peebles, Ann

Best known at:  »I Can't Stand the Rain» (1973).
Birthday:  Apr. 27, 1947
Place of birth:  East St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Peek, Dan

Best known at:  America, vocals, guitar.
Birthday:  Nov. 1, 1950
Place of birth:  Panama City, Florida, USA

Pendleton, Brian

Best known at:  The Pretty Things, rhythm guitar.
Birthday:  Apr. 13, 1944
Place of birth:  Wolverhampton, Warwickshire, England
Death:  May 25, 2001
Cause of death:  Lung cancer.
More:  Pretty Things Web Site

Pender, Mike

Real name:  Michael Pendergrast
Best known at:  The Searchers, guitar, vocal.
Birthday:  Mar. 3, 1942
Place of birth:  Liverpool, England

Pendergrass, Teddy

Real name:  Theodore Pendergrass
Best known at:  Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, lead vocal.
Birthday:  Mar. 26, 1950
Place of birth:  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Pengilly, Kirk

Best known at:  INXS, guitar, saxophone, vocals.
Birthday:  July 4, 1958
Place of birth:  Sydney, Australia
More:  An Excess of INXS

Perkins, Carl

Real name:  Carl Perkings
Best known at:  »Blue Suede Shoes», US #3 (1956).
Birthday:  Apr. 9, 1932
Place of birth:  Ridgely ?, Tennessee, USA
Death:  Jan. 19, 1998
Cause of death:  After a long battle with throat cancer.

Perry, Joe

Real name:  Anthony Joseph Perry
Best known at:  Aerosmith , lead guitar.
Birthday:  Sep. 10, 1950
Place of birth:  Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Peters, Mike

Best known at:  The Alarm, guitar, vocals.
Birthday:  Feb. 25, 1959
Place of birth:  Prestatyn, Clwyd, Wales

Peterson, Debbi

Best known at:  Bangles, drums, vocals.
Birthday:  Aug. 22, 1961
Place of birth:  Los Angeles, California, USA

Peterson, Vicki

Best known at:  Bangles, guitar, vocals.
Birthday:  Jan. 11, 1958
Place of birth:  Los Angeles, California, USA

Peterson, Ray

Real name:  Raymond Peterson
Best known at:  »Tell Laura I Love Her», US #7 (1960).
Birthday:  Apr. 23, 1939
Place of birth:  Denton, Texas, USA
Death:  Jan. 25, 2005
Cause of death:  Cancer.
Trivia:  Peterson was often called »The Golden Voice of Rock 'n' Roll». Well, in the USA, at least.
More:  Ray Peterson

Petty, Norman

Best known at:  US pianist and producer. »Mood Indigo» (1954).
Birthday:  May 25, 1927
Place of birth:  Clovis, New Mexico, USA
Death:  Aug. 15, 1984
Cause of death:  ?

Petty, Tom

Best known at:  Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, vocal, guitar.
Birthday:  Oct. 20, 1952
Place of birth:  Gainesville, Florida, USA

Pew, Tracy

Best known at:  Boys Next Door and The Birthday Party, bass.
Birthday:  1958
Place of birth:  ?
Death:  1986
Cause of death:  Epileptic fit.

Pfaf, Kristen

Best known at:  Hole, bass.
Birthday:  May 26, 1967
Place of birth:  ?
Death:  June 16, 1994
Cause of death:  Heroin overdose.

Phillips, Esther 'Little'

Real name:  Esther Mae Jones
Best known at:  »Double Crossing Blues» (1950).
Birthday:  Dec. 23, 1935
Place of birth:  Galveston, Texas, USA
Death:  Aug. 7, 1984
Cause of death:  Kidney and liver failure.

Phillips, John

Best known at:  The Mamas & the Papas, vocal, guitar.
Birthday:  Aug. 30, 1935
Place of birth:  Parris Island, S.C., USA
Death:  Mar. 18, 2001
Cause of death:  Heart failure.

Phillips, Sam

Best known at:  US record producer and songwriter. Discovered some Great Ones like Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Roy Orbison.
Birthday:  Jan. 5, 1923
Place of birth:  Florence, Alabama, USA
Death:  July 30, 2003
Cause of death:  Respiratory failure, according to his son Knox Phillips.

Pickett, Wilson

Best known at:  One of the greatest US '60 soul stars and pioneers. »In the Midnight Hour», UK #12 (1965).
Birthday:  Mar. 18, 1941
Place of birth:  Prattville, Alabama, USA
Death:  Jan. 19, 2006
Cause of death:  Heart attack.
More: Wilson Pickett on www.classicbands.com and Wilson Pickett

Pierce, Webb

Best known at:  US country singer. »I Ain't Never» (1959).
Birthday:  Aug. 8, 1926 ?
Place of birth:  West Monroe, Louisiana, USA
Death:  Feb. 24, 1991
Cause of death:  ?

Pierson, Kate

Best known at:  The B-52's, organ, vocal.
Birthday:  Apr. 27, 1948
Place of birth:  Weehawken, New Jersey, USA

Pinera, Mike

Best known at:  Iron Butterfly, guitar 1969-71.
Birthday:  Sep. 29, 1948
Place of birth:  Florida, USA

Pirroni, Marco

Best known at:  Adam & the Ants, guitar.
Birthday:  Apr. 27, 1959
Place of birth:  London, England

Pitney, Gene

Best known at:  wrote »Hello Mary Lou» for Ricky Nelson. With Marc Almond »Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart», UK #1 (1989).
Birthday:  Feb. 17, 1941
Place of birth:  Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Death:  Mar. 5, 2006
Cause of death:  Died of natural causes.
More:  Wikipedia : Gene Pitney

Plant, Robert

Best known at:  Led Zeppelin, vocal.
Birthday:  Aug. 20, 1948
Place of birth:  West Bromwich, Warwickshire, England

Pointer, Anita

Best known at:  The Pointer Sisters, vocal.
Birthday:  Jan. 23, 1948
Place of birth:  Oakland, California, USA
More:  The Pointer Sisters — The Official Website

Pointer, Bonnie

Best known at:  The Pointer Sisters, vocal.
Birthday:  July 11, 1951
Place of birth:  Oakland, California, USA
More:  The Pointer Sisters — The Official Website

Pointer, June

Best known at:  The Pointer Sisters, vocal.
Birthday:  Nov. 30, 1953 [or 1954]
Place of birth:  Oakland, California, USA
Death:  Apr. 11, 2006
Cause of death:  Cancer.
More:  The Pointer Sisters — The Official Website

Pointer, Ruth

Best known at:  The Pointer Sisters, vocal.
Birthday:  Mar. 19, 1946
Place of birth:  Oakland, California, USA
More:  The Pointer Sisters — The Official Website

Pons, Jim

Best known at:  The Turtles, bass.
Birthday:  Mar. 14, 1943
Place of birth:  Santa Monica, California, USA

Poole, Brian

Best known at:  Brian Poole & the Tremeloes
Birthday:  Nov. 3, 1941
Place of birth:  England

Pop, Iggy

Real name:  James Jewell Osterberg
Birthday:  Apr. 21, 1947
Place of birth:  Muskegon, Michigan, USA

Porcaro, Jeff

Best known at:  Toto, drums.
Birthday:  Apr. 1, 1954
Place of birth:  Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Cause of death:  Heart attack — probably caused by an allergic reaction to garden pesticide, but it's been also mentioned in some sources that his heart was weakened by cocaine use.
More:  Jeff Porcaro and Who2 Profile: Jeff Porcaro

Porcaro, Steve

Best known at:  Toto, keyboards, vocal.
Birthday:  Sep. 2, 1957
Place of birth:  Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Portz, Chuck

Best known at:  The Turtles, original bass.
Birthday:  Mar. 28, 1945
Place of birth:  Santa Monica, California, USA

Pourcel, Franck     New!  

Best known at:  »Only You», US #9 (1959).
Birthday:  Jan. 1, 1915
Place of birth:  Marseilles, France
Death:  Nov. 12, 2000
Cause of death:  Parkinson's disease.
More:  Franck Pourcel

Powell, Andy

Best known at:  Wishbone Ash, guitar.
Birthday:  Feb. 19, 1950
Place of birth:  Stepney, East London, England
More:  Wishbone Ash UK Online: Andy Powell

Powers, Kid Congo

Real name:  Brian Tristan
Best known at:  Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Cramps, guitar.
Birthday:  Mar. 27, 1961
Place of birth:  La Puente, California, USA

Prairie, Prince

Best known at:  The Tubes, drums.
Birthday:  May 7, 1950
Place of birth:  Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Presley, Elvis

Birthday:  Jan. 8, 1935
Place of birth:  East Tupelo, Mississippi, USA
Death:  Aug. 16, 1977
Cause of death:  Heart failure after drug taking.

Presley, Reg

Best known at:  The Troggs, vocal.
Birthday:  June 12, 1943
Place of birth:  Andover, England

Preston, Billy

Best known at:  Organ on The Beatles single »Get Back».
Birthday:  Sep. 9, 1946
Place of birth:  Houston, Texas, USA
Death:  June 6, 2006
Cause of death:  After a long illness as a result of malignant hypertension that resulted in kidney failure.
More:  The Official Billy Preston Website

Preston, Johnny

Real name:  John Preston Courville
Best known at:  »Running Bear» (1959).
Birthday:  Aug. 18, 1939
Place of birth:  Port Arthur, Texas, USA

Price, Alan

Best known at:  The Animals, keyboards, vocal.
Birthday:  Apr. 19, 1941
Place of birth:  Fairfield, Durham, England

Price, Lloyd

Best known at:  »I'm Gonna Get Married», US #3 (1959).
Birthday:  Mar. 9, 1933
Place of birth:  Kenner, Louisiana, USA

Price, Mark

Best known at:  All About Eve, drums.
Birthday:  Aug. 10, 1959
Place of birth:  Nelson, Lancashire, England

Price, Rick

Best known at:   The Move, Wizzard, bass, vocal.
Birthday:  June 10, 1944
Place of birth:  Birmingham, England

Price, Rod

Best known at:  Foghat, lead and slide guitar, vocals.
Birthday:  Nov. 22, 1947
Place of birth:  London, England
Death:  Mar. 22, 2005
Cause of death:  Died from head trauma sustained in an accidental stairway fall precipitated by a massive heart attack.
More:  Foghat

Priest, Steve

Best known at:  The Sweet, bass.
Birthday:  Feb. 23, 1950
Place of birth:  Middlesex, England
More:  Home SWEET Home

Prima, Louis

Best known at:  »Buona Sera» (1958).
Birthday:  Dec. 7, 1912 ?
Place of birth:  New Orleans, USA
Death:  Aug. 24, 1978
Cause of death:  Brain tumor.

Prince

Real name:  Prince Rogers Nelson
Birthday:  June 7, 1958
Place of birth:  Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Prince Be

Real name:  Attrell Cordes
Best known at:  P.M. Dawn, vocals.
Birthday:  May 19, 1970
Place of birth:  Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
More:  pM dAwn  :  iNfiniTe dEdicAtion

Prince, Viv

Best known at:  The Pretty Things, drums.
Birthday:  Aug. 9, 1944
Place of birth:  Loughborough, Leicestershire, England

Prine, John

Best known at: geniusious folk/country artist.
Birthday:  Oct. 10, 1946
Place of birth:  Maywood, Illinois, USA

Pritchard, Mel

Best known at:  Barclay James Harvest, drums.
Birthday:  Jan. 8, 1948
Place of birth:  Oldham, England

Proby, P.J.

Real name:  James Marcus Smith
Best known at:  »Hold Me», UK #3 (1964).
Birthday:  Nov. 6, 1938
Place of birth:  Houston, Texas, USA

Puckett, Gary

Best known at:  »Young Girl», UK #1 (1968).
Birthday:  Oct. 17, 1942
Place of birth:  Hibbing, Minnesota, USA


Q

Quatro, Suzi

Real name:  Suzi Quatrocchio
Best known at:  »Can the Can» (1973), »Devil Gate Drive», UK #1 (1974).
Birthday:  June 3, 1950
Place of birth:  Detroit, Michigan, USA

Quinn, Derek     New!  

Best known at:  Freddie and the Dreamers, lead guitar.
Birthday:  May 24, 1942
Place of birth:  Manchester, England
More:  Freddie and The Dreamers