Robert Fripp has a birthday today.

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3. Today's birthday boys: Robert Fripp (1946), Liberace (1919), and Henry Fonda (1905)

Hat tips, http://www.thisdayinrock.com/, http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/, and Wikipedia.

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May 16th: Born on this day

1946, Born on this day, English guitarist, composer and record producer Robert Fripp, who with King Crimson had the 1969 UK No.5 album, In The Court Of The Crimson King. He has also worked extensively as a studio musician, notably with David Bowie on the albums Heroes and Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps), Brian Eno, Porcupine Tree, Andy Summers, Slow Music, Theo Travis, The Humans, Jakko Jakszyk and many others.

Brian Eno's birthday was the day before Robert Fripp's. This is Robert Fripp on the guitar solo:

One for the Chapman Stick fans. The link has gone bad, but the video, of a performance of "Elephant Talk," appears elsewhere in this thread.

Sat May 16, 2020: Today's birthday boys: Robert Fripp (1946), Liberace (1919), and Henry Fonda (1905)

Thu May 16, 2019: Today's birthday boys: Robert Fripp (1946), Liberace (1919), and Henry Fonda (1905)

Wed May 16, 2018: Today's birthday boys: Robert Fripp (1946), Liberace (1919), and Henry Fonda (1905)