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This week’s musical birthday celebrants.
Jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon, February 27, 1923
Other February 27 birthdays:
Seminal jazz trumpeter Freddie Keppard, 1890
Ground-breaking contralto Marian Anderson, 1897
Jazz singer Mildred Bailey, 1907
Italian operatic soprano Mirella Freni, 1935
Choral composer Morten Lauridsen, 1943
Latvian violinist Gidon Kremer, 1947
Cockney Rebel frontman Steve Harley, 1951
Journey guitarist Neal Schon, 1954
B-52s singer Cindy Wilson, February 28, 1957
Another February 28 birthday:
Rolling Stones multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones, 1942
Reggae singer Burning Spear (born Winston Rodney), March 1, 1948
Other March 1 birthdays:
Polish composer/pianist Frederic Chopin, 1810
Greek conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos, 1896
Manfred Mann singer Mike d’Abo, 1944
The Who singer Roger Daltrey, 1944
Avant-garde guitarist Elliott Sharp, 1951
Velvet Underground/solo singer/songwriter/guitarist Lou Reed (born Lewis Allen Rabinowitz), March 2, 1942
Singer/drummer Karen Carpenter, March 2, 1950
Other March 2 birthdays:
Czech composer Bedřich Smetana, 1824
German composer Kurt Weill, 1900
Jazz saxophonist Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, 1922
Jazz producer/founder of Riverside and Landmark labels Orrin Keepnews, 1923
Jazz guitarist Larry Carlton, 1948
Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher, 1948
Bon Jovi frontman Jon Bon Jovi, 1962
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, 1977
Mountains electronic sound sculptor Koen Holtkamp, 1978
Soft Boys/solo singer/songwriter Robyn Hitchcock, March 3, 1953
Other March 3 birthdays:
Country/folk/bluegrass guitarist Doc Watson, 1923
The Searchers guitarist Mike Pender, 1942
Thin Lizzy/Pink Floyd guitarist Terence Charles “Snowy” White, 1948
Henry Cow bassoonist/oboist Lindsay Cooper, 1951
R&B singer Bobby Womack, March 4, 1944
Yes bassist Chris Squire, March 4, 1948
Lemonheads frontman Evan Dando, March 4, 1967
Other March 4 birthdays:
Italian composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, 1525
Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, 1678
Dutch conductor Bernard Haitink, 1929
South African singer Miriam Makeba, 1932
Argentinian composer Mario Davidovsky, 1934
Jazz saxophonist Jan Garbarek, 1947
Jazz saxophonist Ricky Ford, 1954
Jazz bassist Kermit Driscoll, 1956
Metallica/Voivod bassist Jason Newsted, 1963
The Fall singer Mark E. Smith, March 5, 1957
Other March 5 birthdays:
English conductor Richard Hickox, 1948
Pop singer Andy Gibb, 1958
The Proclaimers frontmen Charlie and Craig Reid, 1962
Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante, 1970
