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Steve Holtje: November 14, 2010

This week’s birthday celebrants.

  1. Defunkt bassist Kim Clarke, November 14, 1954

  2. Mutantrumpet inventor Ben Neill, November 14, 1957

    Other November 14 birthdays:
    Austrian composer/pianist Johann Nepomuk Hummel, 1778
    German composer/pianist Fanny Mendelssohn, 1805
    Aaron Copland, 1900
    Russian violinist Leonid Kogan, 1924
    Spanish classical guitarist Narciso Yepes, 1927
    Freddie & the Dreamers singer Freddie Garrity, 1936
    The Platters/The Flairs/The Coasters singer Cornell Gunter, 1936
    Blues harmonica player/bassist Carey Bell, 1936
    Synthesizer arranger/composer Wendy Carlos (born Walter Carlos), 1939
    Styx guitarist/songwriter James “J.Y.” Young, 1949
    Run-D.M.C.’s DJ Run (born Joseph Simmons), 1964

  3. Funkadelic guitarist Michael Hampton, November 15, 1956

    Other November 15 birthdays:
    Country singer C.W. McCall, 1928
    English pop singer Petula Clark, 1932
    Dominos/Drifters/solo singer Clyde McPhatter, 1932
    Original “Fever” singer Little Willie John, 1937
    ABBA singer Frida Lyngstad, 1945
    Henry Cow/Flying Lizards/London Musicians’ Collective/Penguin Café Orchestra cellist/bassist Georgie Born, 1955
    Tonight Show Band leader/guitarist Kevin Eubanks, 1957
    Wu-Tang Clan rapper Ol’ Dirty Bastard (born Russell Tyrone Jones), 1968

  4. Blues guitarist Hubert Sumlin, November 16, 1931

    Other November 16 birthdays:
    Blues/jazz songwriter W.C. Handy, 1873
    German composer Paul Hindemith, 1895
    Operatic baritone Lawrence Tibbett, 1896
    Doo-wop/soul singer Garnet Mimms, 1933
    Soca singer Arrow, 1949

  5. Avant-jazz trombonist Roswell Rudd, November 17, 1935

    Other November 17 birthdays:
    Australian conductor Sir Charles Mackerras, 1925
    Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot, 1938
    The Byrds singer/songwriter Gene Clark, 1944
    Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre, 1946
    Dead Kennedys guitarist East Bay Ray (born Raymond John Pepperell), 1958
    Singer/songwriter Jeff Buckley, 1966
    Cradle of Filth guitarist Richard Fortus, 1966
    Moldy Peaches singer/solo artist Kimya Dawson, 1972

  6. Jazz trumpeter Don Cherry, 1936

  7. World Famous Blue Jays singer/songwriter and Diesel Only Records co-founder Jeremy Tepper, November 18, early 1960s

    Other November 18 birthdays:
    German composer Carl Maria von Weber, 1786
    Longtime Philadelphia Orchestra conductor Eugene Ormandy, 1899
    Buena Vista Social Club singer/guitarist Compay Segundo (born Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz), 1907
    Genius song lyricist Johnny Mercer, 1909
    Proto-rock singer Hank Ballard, 1927
    English singer/songwriter Graham Parker, 1950
    Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett, 1962
    V6 singer Junichi Okada, 1980

  8. Israeli singer Ofra Haza, November 19, 1957

    Other November 19 birthdays:
    Russian composer Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, 1859
    Jazz trombonist/bandleader Tommy Dorsey, 1905
    Blood, Sweat & Tears arranger/saxophonist Fred Lipsius, 1943
    Singer/songwriter Helen Avakian, 1970s

  9. Allman Brothers Band guitarist Duane Allman, November 20, 1946

  10. James Gang/Eagles/solo singer/guitarist/songwriter Joe Walsh, November 20, 1947

    Other November 20 birthdays:
    Classical pianist Ruth Laredo, 1937
    Operatic soprano Barbara Hendricks, 1948
    Beastie Boys rapper/drummer Mike D (born Michael Diamond), 1965
    Jazz pianist Geoffrey Keezer, 1970