Make This A Birthday To Remember.......

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May 17th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Taj Mahal [Henry Saint Claire Fredericks; blues musician, singer-songwriter and film composer] -

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May 17th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Enya [Enya Patricia Brennan; Celtic, pop, world and new age singer-songwriter, record producer and musician] -

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May 17th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Keith [James Barry Keefer; Bazza Keefer; pop singer; '98.6'] -

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May 17th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Bill Bruford [William Scott Bruford; progressive rock drummer; Yes, and King Crimson] -

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May 17th:

Remembering, on his Birthday: -

Malcolm Hale [1941-1968; folk, rock and pop musician and singer; lead guitarist and trombonist with Spanky & Our Gang] -

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May 17th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Paul Di'Anno [Paul Andrews; heavy metal and punk rock singer; Iron Maiden 1977-1981] -

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May 17th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Alan Rankine [post-punk and new wave keyboardist/guitarist, musician and record producer; co-founder of The Associates] -

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May 17th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Jordan Knight [Jordan Nathaniel Marcel Knight; dance-pop singer-songwriter and actor; New Kids On The Block] -

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May 17th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Andrea Corr [Andrea Jane Corr; Celtic folk rock and pop rock singer, musician, songwriter and actress; The Corrs] -

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May 17th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Cameron Bancroft [actor; Joe Bradley on 'Beverly Hills, 90210'] -

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May 17th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Leven Rambin [ Leven Alice Rambin; actress; Lily Montgomery and Ava Benton on 'All My Children'] -

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May 17th:

Remembering, on his Birthday: -

Bill Paxton [William Paxton; 1955-2017; actor, musician, director, producer and writer] -

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May 17th:

Remembering, on his Birthday: -

Howard Ashman [Howard Elliott Ashman; 1950-1991; playwright, lyricist and stage director; Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'; 'Beauty And The Beast'; 'Aladdin';] -

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May 17th:

Remembering, on his Birthday: -

Dennis Hopper [Dennis Lee Hopper; 1936-2010; actor, film maker, photographer and artist] -

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May 17th:

Remembering, on his Birthday: -

Bob Merrill [Henry Robert Merrill Levan; 1921-1998; songwriter, theatrical composer, lyricist and screenwriter; 'People'; 'Don't Rain On My Parade'] -

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May 17th:

Remembering, on her Birthday: -

Maureen O'Sullivan [Maureen Paula O'Sullivan; 1911-1998; actress; Jane, in the 'Tarzan' film series] -

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May 17th:

Remembering, on his Birthday: -

Horace McMahon [1906-1971; actor; Lt. Mike Parker on 'Naked City'] -

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May 17th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Craig Ferguson [talk show host, comedian, author and actor; The Late Late Show; "It's A Great Day For America, Everybody!"] -

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May 17th:

Remembering, on his Birthday: -

Artie Auerbach [Arthur Auerbach; actor and professional photographer; Mr Kitzel on the Al Pearce, Jack Benny and Abbot And Costello radio shows.] -

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May 17th:

Remembering, on his Birthday: -

Alec Clunes [Alexander Sheriff de Moro Clunes ; 1912-1970; actor] -

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May 17th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Derek Hough [Derek Bruce Hough; professional Latin and ballroom dancer, choreographer, actor and singer; 'Dancing With The Stars'] -

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May 17th:

Remembering, on her Birthday: -

Birgit Nilsson [Marta Birgit Nilsson; 1918-2005; Wagnerian operatic soprano] -

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May 17th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Dave Abbruzzese [former drummer with Pearl Jam] -

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May 17th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Thom Filicia [interior design expert; 'Queer Eye For The Straight Guy'] -

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May 17th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Simon Fuller [film and television producer, 'American Idol'] -

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May 17th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Josh Homme [guitarist; Kyuss / Queens Of The Stone Age] -

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May 17th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Sugar Ray Leonard [Ray Charles Leonard; former professional boxer, motivational speaker and occasional actor] -

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May 17th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Page McConnell [Page Samuel McConnell; keyboardist and songwriter for Phish] -

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May 17th:

Remembering, on his Birthday: -

Marcel Moyse [1889-1984; flute virtuoso] -

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May 17th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Nikki Reed [Nicole Houston Reed; actress, screenwriter, producer and singer-songwriter; Rosalie Hale on 'The Twilight Saga', 2008-2012] -

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May 17th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Grace Zabriskie [formerly Caplinger; actress; Sarah Palmer in 'Twin Peaks'] -

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May 17th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Paige Turco [Jean Paige Turco; actress; April O'Neill in 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II & III']

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May 18th:

Quote for the Day:

"Be happy for this moment.

This moment is your life."

- Omar Khayyam. -

Remembering, on his Birthday: -

Omar Khayyam [1048-1131; mathematician, astronomer, philosopher and poet; 'Rubaiyat'] -

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May 18th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Jack Ashford ['Jashford'; percussion and tambourine player with The Funk Brothers] -

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May 18th:

Remembering, on his Birthday: -

Big Joe Turner [Joseph Vernon Turner, Jr; 1911-1985; blues shouter, known as 'The Boss Of The Blues'; 'Shake, Rattle And Roll'] -

[moe]

Westgrand, does that leave Jack Ashford & Joe Messina as the last two original Funk Brothers still with us? I think Joe may be a bit older than Jack.

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May 18th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Rob Base [Robert Ginyard; hip hop artist; DJ E-Z Rock; 'It Takes Two'] -

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May 18th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Butch Tavares [Feliciano Vierra Tavares; R&B, funk and soul singer; The Tavares] -

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May 18th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Rick Wakeman [Richard Christopher Wakeman; progressive rock keyboardist, songwriter, television and radio presenter. author; Yes] -

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Westgrand, does that leave Jack Ashford & Joe Messina as the last two original Funk Brothers still with us? I think Joe may be a bit older than Jack.

Yes Moe, they are the last two surviving members of the Funk Brothers.

Joe Messina was born in 1928, Jack Ashford in 1934.

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May 18th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Toyah Willcox [Toyah Ann Willcox; punk and rock singer, and actress; 'It's A Mystery'; 'Thunder In The Mountains'; 'I Want To Be Free'] -

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May 18th:

Happy Birthday, to:

George Harvey Strait [country music singer, songwriter, actor and record producer] -

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May 18th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Jack Johnson [Jack Hody Johnson; folk and soft rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist] -

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May 18th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Miriam Margolyes [actress; 'The Age Of Innocence'; The 'Harry Potter' film series] -

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May 18th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Allen Leech [actor; Tom Branson on 'Downton Abbey'; Paul Prenter in 'Bohemian Rhapsody', 2018] -

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May 18th:

Happy Birthday, to:

Robert Morse [actor; J. Pierrepoint Finch in 'How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying'; Bertram Cooper in 'Mad Men'] -

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May 18th:

Remembering, on his Birthday: -

Kai Winding [Kai Chresten Winding; 1922-1983; trombonist and jazz composer; 'More [Theme From Mondo Cane]' -

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May 18th:

Remembering, on his Birthday: -

Perry Como [Pierino Ronald Como; 1912-2001; pop and easy listening singer; 'Catch A Falling Star'; 'It's Impossible'] -

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May 18th:

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Pernell Roberts [Pernell Elven Roberts, Jr; 1928-2010; actor; Adam Cartwright in 'Bonanza'; Dr. John McIntyre on 'Trapper John M.D.'] -

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May 18th:

Remembering, on her Birthday: -

Fran Jefferies [Frances Ann Makris; 1937-2016; singer, dancer, actress and model] -