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kentauros

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3. Not many "legends" on my birthdate:
Thu May 14, 2015, 11:35 AM
May 2015
Mar 13
1933 ● Mike Stoller → Pianist, producer, record label owner and one-half of the Lieber & Stoller hit songwriting duo, co-wrote dozens of R&B, pop and rock classics, including “Hound Dog,” “Yakety Yak” and “Love Potion #9″
1939 ● Neil Sedaka → Pop singer, pianist and songwriter, “Calendar Girl” (#4, 1961), plus over 30 other Top 40 hits, co-wrote the film theme song “Where The Boys Are” for Connie Francis (#4, 1961)
1940 ● Daniel Bennie → Second tenor for blue-eyed soul/doo wop the Reflections, “(Just Like) Romeo And Juliet” (#6, 1964)
1949 ● Donald York → Rock ‘n roll revival “greaser” group Sha Na Na
1959 ● Greg Norton → Bassist for post-punk alt rock trio Hüsker Dü, “See A Little Light” (1989), solo
1959 ● Ronnie Rogers → Guitarist for New Wave pop-rock T’Pau, “Heart And Soul” (#4, 1987)
1960 ● Adam Clayton → Bassist for Irish mega-star rockers U2, “With Or Without You” (#1, 1987)
1972 ● Common (Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr.) → Sophisticated underground jazz-rap artist, “Take It Ez” (Rap #5, 1992) and “One Nine Nine Nine” (Rap #4, 1999)
1973 ● David Draiman → Lead vocals/songwriter for Chicago-based heavy metal Disturbed, “Another Way To Die” (Mainstream Rock #1, 2010)
1979 ● Toni Lundow → Singer for teen dance-pop Liberty X, “Just A Little” (UK #1, 2002)


The 14th seems to be where all the coolest people are, especially Les Baxter

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Happy Birthday! KMOD May 2015 #1
I have the wrong birthday, unless you were a fan of Moms Mabley DFW May 2015 #2
Not many "legends" on my birthdate: kentauros May 2015 #3
After wading through my results, I found a guy from a R&R Hall of Fame-inducted doo-wop group jakeXT May 2015 #4
Awesome! KamaAina May 2015 #5
Happy Birthday LynneSin In_The_Wind May 2015 #6
Happy birthday, LynneSin! femmocrat May 2015 #7
Ziggy Marley. Aristus May 2015 #8
Buddy Holly--Sept 7 panader0 May 2015 #9
Not too many seem to share my birthday. Daryl Hall and Eleanor Roosevelt are all I have... Rhiannon12866 May 2015 #10
quite a few good ones: April 5 IcyPeas May 2015 #11
Happy Birthday! Phentex May 2015 #12
Happy Birthday LynneSin! nt steve2470 May 2015 #13
May 1 - Kate Smith shenmue May 2015 #14
Happy Birthday olddots May 2015 #15
I share a birthday with these two guitar legends: Elvin Bishop and Steve Cropper aint_no_life_nowhere May 2015 #16
In honor of your birthday, LynneSin Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #17
Eric Crapton Throd May 2015 #18
Lou Rawls and Bette Midler Kali May 2015 #19
Here's mine... countryjake May 2015 #20
Happy birthday, LynneSin Blue_In_AK May 2015 #21
On a somber note now I have two legends pass away on mine - Frank Sinatra and LynneSin May 2015 #26
Geezer Butler. Phew. I was worried because at first all I could find was this guy CBGLuthier May 2015 #22
Happy birthday LynneSin. lovemydog May 2015 #23
Grace Slick magical thyme May 2015 #24
Happy Birthday LS TuxedoKat May 2015 #25
You share a birthday with my mother... malthaussen May 2015 #27
Roy Orbison Kingofalldems May 2015 #28
Motzart & Nick Mason of Pink Floyd irisblue May 2015 #29
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