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October 2023
Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ben Harper is 54 years old today
Ben Harper is 54 years old today. A singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae and rock…
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Welsh poet and writer Dylan Thomas was born 109 years ago today
Dylan Thomas was born 109 years ago today. A Welsh poet and writer whose works include the poems, "Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night,” "And Death…
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Mahalia Jackson — “The Queen of Gospel Music” — was born 112 years ago today
Mahalia Jackson backstage at the Newport Jazz Festival, 1957 Photo by Ted Williams Mahalia Jackson, “The Queen of Gospel Music,” was born 112 years ago…
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Pablo Picasso, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, was born 142 years ago today
Pablo Picasso at his studio / 7 rue des Grands Augustins, Paris, France, 1948 The large painting behind him is called LA CUISINE (II), painted in…
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Bill Wyman, former English bass guitarist for the Rolling Stones, is 87 years old today
Bill Wyman is 87 years old today. Wyman is an English musician who was the bass guitarist for the Rolling Stones from 1962 until 1993. Since 1997, he…
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Singer-songwriter Dwight Yoakam is 67 years old today
Dwight Yoakam is 67 years old today. A singer-songwriter, actor and film director, Yoakam is best known for his work in country music. Popular since the…
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Psychedelic drug advocate Timothy Leary was born 103 years ago today
Timothy Leary was born 103 years ago today. Leary was a psychologist and writer, known for his advocacy of psychedelic drugs. During a time when drugs…
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Dizzy Gillespie, one of the great trumpeters in jazz history, was born 105 years ago today
Dizzy Gillespie, 1978 Photo by Herb Ritts Dizzy Gillespie, one of the great trumpeters in jazz history, was born 105 years ago today. An iconic figure…
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Wanda Jackson, Queen of Rockabilly music, is 86 years old today
Wanda Jackson is 86 years old today. A singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist who had success in the mid-1950s and 1960s as one of the first popular…
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Jeannie C. Riley is 78 years old today
Jeannie C. Riley is 78 years old today. Riley is best known for her 1968 country and pop hit, "Harper Valley PTA," written by Tom T. Hall, which missed…
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Chuck Berry, pioneer of rock and roll, was born 97 years old today
Chuck Berry, B.B. Kings Club, New York City, June 16, 2006 Photo by Frank Beacham Chuck Berry, pioneer of rock and roll, was born 97 years old today…
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