19 июля
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1946, Allan Gorrie, бас-гитара и вокал, Average White Band, (1975 US No.1 & UK Hit single 'Pick Up The Pieces').
1947, Bernie Leadon, гитарист, The Eagles, оставил группу в январе 19760-го. (1974 US No.1 single 'Best Of My Love').
1947, Brian May, гитарист,вокалист и автор песен Queen, who had the 1975 UK No.1 single Bohemian Rhapsody, which returned to No.1 in 1991. Queen scored over 40 other UK Top 40 singles, and also scored the 1980 US No.1 single Crazy Little Thing Called Love. May had the solo 1992 UK No.5 single Too Much Love Will Kill You. May was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2005 for 'services to the music industry and his charity work'. May earned a PhD in astrophysics from Imperial College, London, in 2007.
1948, Keith Godchaux, The Grateful Dead, 1970 album, 'Workingman's Dead'). Died after being involved in a car crash on 23rd July 1979.
1952, Allen Collins, гитарист, Lynyrd Skynyrd, (1974 US Hit single, 'Sweet Home Alabama', 1982 UK Hit single 'Freebird'). Collins was behind the wheel in a car accident in 1986 that killed his girlfriend and left him paralyzed from the waist down. He died on 23rd January 1990 aged 37.
1960, Kevin Haskins, ударные, Bauhaus, (1982 UK Hit single 'Ziggy Stardust'), Love & Rockets.
1968, Ged Lynch, ударные, Black Grape, (1995 UK Hit single 'In The Name Of The Father').
1971, Urs Buhler, II Divo, (2004 UK No.1 self-titled album, also number one in 13 countries around the world).
1976, Eric Prydz, шведский DJ и продюсер, ( 2004 UK No.1 single 'Call on Me').
1979, Michelle Heaton, вокал, Liberty X, (2002 UK No.1 single 'Just A Little').