May 8th:
Quote for the Day:
"I might not be beautiful, but I'm very interesting!" - Martha Wainwright;
If this is your Birthday, you are sharing it with:
Philip Bailey [[R&B, soul, gospel and and funk singer, songwriter, percussionist and actor; original member and co-lead singer with Earth, Wind & Fire) -
Alex Van Halen [[drummer and co-founder of Van Halen) -
Enrique Iglesias [[singer, songwriter, actor and record producer) -
Chris Frantz [[musician and record producer; drummer with Talking Heads, and the Tom Tom Club) -
Toni Tennille [[singer-songwriter and keyboardist; Captain and Tennille) -
Keith Jarrett [[jazz and classical music pianist) -
Dave Rowntree [[musician, politician, solicitor and animator; drummer with Blur) -
Martha Wainwright [[folk rock singer-songwriter) -
Joe Bonamassa [[blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter) -
Matt Willis [[singer-songwriter, television presenter and actor; bassist and vocalist with Busted)
Paul Samwell-Smith [[musician, singer and record producer; founding member and bassist with The Yardbirds) -
Melissa Gilbert [[actress and television director) -
David Attenborough [[broadcaster and naturalist; BBC 'Life' Series) -
Remembering: those also born on this date, but who have now passed away:
Robert Johnson [[1911-1938; blues singer-songwriter and musician) -
Rick[[y) Nelson [[1940-1985; actor, musician, singer-songwriter) -
Peter Benchley [[1940-2006; author and screenwriter; 'Jaws') -
Don Rickles [[1926-2017; stand-up comedian, actor and author) -
Saul Bass [[1920-1996; graphic designer and film maker) -
Tom Of Finland [[Touko Valio Laaksonen; 1920-1991; beefcake homoerotic fetish artist) -
Lex Barker [[1919-1973; actor; tenth to play Tarzan) -
Sid James [[1913-1976; actor and comedian; the 'Carry On' film series) -
Red Nichols [[1905-1965; jazz cornet player, composer and jazz bandleader) -
Oscar Hammerstein I [[1846-1919; businessman, theatre impresario and composer) -
Happy Birthday: to everyone celebrating Birthdays on May 8th.
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