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Steve Holtje: December 26, 2010

This week’s musical birthday celebrants.



  1. Uncle Tupelo/Son Volt singer/songwriter Jay Farrar, December 26, 1966


    Other December 26 birthdays:
    The Four Tops singer Abdul “Duke” Fakir, 1935
    Producer/murderer Phil Spector, 1939
    Jazz guitarist John Scofield, 1951
    Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, 1963
    The Shins frontman James Mercer, 1970




  2. Soft-rock singer/songwriter Karla Bonoff, December 27, 1952


    Other December 27 birthdays:
    Pianist/composer Oscar Levant, 1906
    Comic singer Anna Russell, 1911
    Elvis Presley guitarist Scotty Moore, 1931
    Moody Blues composer/Mellotron player Mike Pinder, 1941
    King Crimson/Emerson, Lake & Palmer lyricist Peter Sinfield, 1943
    Foreigner guitarist/songwriter Mick Jones, 1944
    Patti Smith Band/Nuggets compiler Lenny Kaye, 1946




  3. Jazz pianist Earl Hines, December 28, 1903





  4. Jazz pianist Michel Petrucciani, December 28, 1962


    Other December 28 birthdays:
    Staple Singers guitarist Pops Staples, 1915
    Rock and Roll Trio founder Dorsey Burnette, 1932
    Blues-rock multi-instrumentalist Edgar Winter, 1947
    The Box Tops/Big Star singer/songwriter Alex Chilton, 1950
    R&B singer John Legend, 1978




  5. Jesus & Mary Chain singer Jim Reid, December 29, 1961


    Other December 29 birthdays:
    Catalan cellist Pablo Casals, 1876
    Jazz crossdressing pianist Billy Tipton, 1914
    The Band bassist Rick Danko, 1942
    British pop/rock singer Marianne Faithfull, 1946
    Jeff Beck Group/Rainbow/Whitesnake/Emerson, Lake & Powell/Black Sabbath drummer Cozy Powell, 1947
    Disco singer Yvonne Elliman, 1951




  6. Electric Light Orchestra leader Jeff Lynne, December 30, 1947


    Other December 30 birthdays:
    Blues/rock cusp Bo Diddley (born Ellas Otha Bates), 1928
    Country singer Skeeter Davis (born Mary Frances Penick), 1931
    Early rock singer Del Shannon, 1934
    Singer/songwriter John Hartford, 1937
    Peter, Paul & Mary singer Noel Paul Stookey, 1937
    Mountain bassist/Cream producer Felix Pappalardi, 1939
    The Monkees singer/solo artist Michael Nesmith, 1942
    The Monkees singer Davy Jones, 1945
    Punk icon Patti Smith, 1946




  7. Ukrainian violinist Nathan Milstein, December 31, 1903


    Other December 31 birthdays:
    Broadway composer Jule Styne, 1905
    Jazz trumpeter Jonah Jones, 1909
    Folk singer Odetta Holmes, 1930
    Guru Guru singer/drummer Manfred “Mani” Neumeier, 1940
    The Police guitarist Andy Summers, 1942
    ‘70s pop singer/songwriter John Denver, 1943
    The Kinks bassist Pete Quaife, 1043
    The Guess Who singer/keyboardist Burton Cummings, 1947
    Os Mutantes singer Rita Lee, 1947
    Disco singer Donna Summer, 1948
    The Replacements singer/songwriter Paul Westerberg, 1959
    Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian, 1963




  8. The Slits singer Ari Up (born Ariane Daniele Forster), January 1, 1962


    Other January 1 birthdays:
    Croatian conductor Artur Rodzinski, 1892
    Jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson, 1923
    Electric Flag keyboardist Barry Goldberg, 1941
    Country Joe & the Fish frontman Joe McDonald, 1942
    Mott the Hoople keyboardist Morgan Fisher, 1950
    Seminal turntablist Grandmaster Flash, 1958
    Jazz saxophonist Chris Potter, 1971




  9. Modern Jazz Quartet vibraphonist Milt Jackson, 1923





  10. Seminal turntablist Grandmaster Flash, 1958


    Other January 1 birthdays:
    Croatian conductor Artur Rodzinski, 1892
    Electric Flag keyboardist Barry Goldberg, 1941
    Country Joe & the Fish frontman Joe McDonald, 1942
    Mott the Hoople keyboardist Morgan Fisher, 1950
    Jazz saxophonist Chris Potter, 1971