Which pop stars share your birthday

[Mudbug]

Have you ever done this? Go to http://www.thisdayinmusic.com and enter your day and month.

And it shows all the birthdays for that day. Here's mine for Jan 17th. Some good ones! (I left the bad ones out).

1948, Born on this day, Mick Taylor, guitar, John Mayalls Bluesbreakers, joined The Rolling Stones, in 1969 left in 1974. (1971 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Brown Sugar'). Also worked with Bob Dylan, Mike Oldfield, Jack Bruce and Ron Wood.

1955, Born on this day, Steve Earle, US singer, songwriter, (1988 UK No. 45 single ‘Copperhead Road’, Country and independent No.1 album ‘Trancendental Blues.’ Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Gretchen Peters, Shawn Colvin and Eddi Reader have all covered his songs).

1956, Born on this day, Paul Young, singer, (1983 UK No.1 single 'Wherever I Lay My Hat, That's My Home', 1985 US No.1 single 'Everytime You Go Away'. The Streetband, (1978 UK No.18 single 'Toast.' Also lead singer with 1980's Q-Tips a soul covers band.

1959, Born on this day, Susanna Hoffs, guitar vocals, The Bangles, (1986 UK No.2 single with Prince song 'Manic Monday', 1986 US No.1 single 'Walk Like An Egyptian').

1963, Born on this day, Andy Rourke, bass, The Smiths, (1984 UK No.10 single 'Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now', plus 15 other UK Top 40 singles).

[The Origonal Head Hunter]

No births worthy off note, but a Rolling Stone died on my birthday. Greatest. Present. Ever.

[AaronAMV]

Chad Kroeger and my birthday is the same...

[8bit_samurai]

Hmm, let's see here

1968, Rolling Stone Brian Jones bought 'Cotchford Farm' in Sussex. The author AA Milne who wrote Winnie The Pooh had owned the house.

1973, Jerry Lee Lewis Jr was killed in a car accident near Hernando, Mississippi. Lewis had been working as the drummer in his father's band.

1987, Sonny and Cher reunite for a performance on TV show Late Night with David Letterman.

1990, Patricia Boughton filed a lawsuit against Rod Stewart claiming that a football he kicked into the crowd during a concert at Pine Knob Music Theatre had ruptured a tendon in her middle finger. And as a result the injury had made sex between her and her husband difficult.

1992, Ronnie Bond of The Troggs died. (1966 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Wild Thing').

2000, The Beatles launched their first official website http://www.thebeatles.com. The site went live on the same day as the release of their retrospective 'Compilation 1' album.

2004, Rap artist Ol' Dirty Bastard, (real name Russell Jones), collapsed and died at a Manhattan recording studio in New York aged 35. A spokesman for his record company, said the rapper, had complained of chest pains, was dead by the time paramedics reached him. ODB was a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan in the early 1990s.
2005, Simon Cowell was named Show Business personality of the year by the Variety Club at the show business charity's annual awards show in London. Katie Melua won recording artist of the year at the event, hosted by singer Myleene Klass.

No noteworthy bdays shared here either.

[Otohiko]

Apparently I was born on the same exact day as... Mandy Moore?

Far more importantly, I also share my birthday with Steven Seagal

In 1970 this was clearly an awesome day:

1970, During a concert in Boston, Doors singer Jim Morrison asked the audience if 'anyone wants to see my genitals', the management switched off the power.

1970, 27 year-old Paul McCartney issued a press statement, announcing that The Beatles had split. McCartney said, 'I have no future plans to record or appear with The Beatles again, or to write any music with John'.

[Bauzi]

Only the "worthy":

26th April

1960, Born on this day, Roger Taylor, drums, Duran Duran, (1983 UK No.1 single 'Is There Something I Should Know' plus 25 other UK Top 40 singles, 1984 US No.1 single 'The Reflex'), Arcadia, (1985 UK No.7 single 'Election Day').

1975, Born on this day, Joey Jordison, drums, Slipknot, (2001 UK No.1 album ‘Iowa’).

1976, Born on this day, Jose Antonio Pasillas II, drummer, Incubus, (2004 US No.2 and UK No.6 album ‘A Crow Left of the Murder…’, 2006 US No.1 album ‘Light Grenades’).

1981, Born on this day, Ms Dynamite, (Niomi McLean Daley), UK rapper, singer, (2002 UK No. 7 single 'It Takes More').
(NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO )

1982, Born on this day, Jonathan Lee, vocals, S Club 7, (1999 UK No.1 single 'Bring It All Back'). 2000 UK No.1 album '7' spent over a year on the UK chart.
(Kill me please...)

[ShatteredFlame]

23rd February

1952, Born on this day, Brad Whitford, guitar, Aerosmith, (1989 UK No.13 single 'Love In An Elevator', 1989 album 'Pump' spent 53 weeks on the US charts, 1993 US No.1 & UK No.2 album 'Get A Grip', 1998 US No.1 & UK No.4 single 'I Don't Want To Miss A Thing').

1967, Born on this day, Chris Vrenna, Grammy-winning producer, engineer, worked with Tweaker, Nine Inch Nails, Rammstein, U2, Weezer, David Bowie, The Smashing Pumpkins, Hole, Marilyn Manson and the Japanese rock band Dir en grey. (awesome)

1971, George Harrison was fined and banned from driving for a year. (lol)

1972, Elvis Presley and his wife Priscilla were legally separated. The couple had married in 1967. (...)

1978, Sid Vicious of The Sex Pistols and Nancy Spungen were arrested in New York for possession of drugs.

1985, Stevie Wonder was arrested during an antiapartheid demonstration outside the South African Embassy in Washington; he was released after being questioned by police.

1989, Isaac Hayes was jailed by an Atlanta judge for owing $346,300 (£203,705) in child support and alimony.

1998, all members of Oasis were banned for life from flying Cathay Pacific Airlines after "abusive and disgusting behaviour" during a flight from Hong Kong to Perth, Australia. (lmao)

1999, Oasis guitarist Paul Arthurs was arrested and jailed overnight for being drunk and disorderly.

2003, Howie Epstein bassplayer with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers died of a suspected drug overdose in New Mexico.

2003, The News Of The World reported that Michael Jackson had undergone scores of painful operations to strip his body of black skin until he appeared white. And that surgeons at a Santa Monica clinic eventually refused him any more treatment. An insider told the paper that Jackson had been anaesthetised on a weekly basis to have his skin peeled and bleached. ( )

[LantisEscudo]

(My comments on these events are in italics)

1940, Born on this day, Paul Gadd, (Gary Glitter), 1973 UK No.1 single 'I'm The leader Of The Gang' & 17 other UK Top 40 singles including three No.1's. Glitter was sentenced to four months in a Bristol prison in 1999 after being found guilty of downloading child pornography from the Internet. Disturbing.
1947, Born on this day, Rick Derringer, producer, guitar, vocals, The McCoys, (1965 US No.1 & UK No.5 single 'Hang On Sloopy'), Edgar Winter Group, (1973 US No.1 & UK No.18 single 'Frankenstein'). I think he was Weird Al's producer for a while, too, IIRC.
1951, Born on this day, Philip Bailey, vocals, Earth Wind and Fire, (1975 US No.1 single 'Shining Star', 1981 UK No.3 single 'Let's Groove') & solo, (1985 UK No.1 single 'Easy Lover' duet with Phil Collins).
1955, Born on this day, Alex Van Halen, Van Halen, drums, (1984 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'Jump').
1970, The Beatles last studio album 'Let It Be' was released in the UK. Bwahaha! The Beatles go bye-bye! (I'm not a Beatles fan, if you can't tell.)
1972, Born on this day, Darren Hayes, singer, songwriter, Savage Garden, (1998 US No.1 & UK Top 5 single 'Truly Madly Deeply.' Solo 2002 UK No.8 single 'Insatiable').
1974, UK keyboard player Graham Bond committed suicide after throwing himself under a London tube train at Finsbury Park station. It took police two days to identify his body which was crushed beyond all recognition. Um, ick.
1975, Born on this day, Enrique Iglesias, singer, (2000 US No.1 single 'Be With You', 2002 UK No.1 & US No.3 single 'Hero'). *cries* Why torture me with his crap on my birthday?
1982, Vangelis went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Chariots Of Fire', his only US No.1, a No.12 hit in the UK. Okay, that's cool. Vangelis is a great composer.
1999, Ricky Martin went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Livin' La Vida Loca', also an UK No.1. *cries and RAGES* DIEDIEDIEDIEDIE!
2006, The Rolling Stones called off their forthcoming European tour after guitarist Keith Richards underwent emergency brain surgery. The 62 year-old guitarist suffered "mild concussion" when he fell out of a coconut tree on holiday in Fiji. Okay, this is hysterical.

[LeapofFate]

Feb 8th

1943, Born on this day, Creed Bratton, Grass Roots, (1968 US No.5 single 'Midnight Confessions', plus 13 other US Top 40 singles).
1946, Born on this day, Adolpho De La Para, drums, Canned Heat, (1970 UK No.2 & US No.26 single 'Let's Work Together').
1946, Born on this day, Paul Wheatbread, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, (1968 UK No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Young Girl').
1948, Born on this day, Dan Seals, England Dan & John Ford Coley, (1976 US No. 2 & UK No. 26 single, 'I'd Really Love To See You Tonight.)'
1961, Born on this day, Vince Neil, vocals, Motley Crue, (1988 UK No.23 single 'You're All I Need' & 1989 US No.1 album 'Dr Feelgood').
1962, Born on this day, Ken McCluskey, drums, The Bluebells, (1993 UK No.1 single with the re-issued 'Young At Heart').
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1968, Born on this day, Tjinder Singh, guitar, Cornershop, (1998 UK No.1 single ‘Brimful Of Asher’).
1973, Max Yasgur the owner of the Woodstock farm where the 1969 festival was held died of a heart attack aged 53.
1974, Born on this day, De Homem Christo, Daft Punk, remixed for Gabrielle, Chemical Brothers.
1977, Born on this day, Dave 'Phoenix' Ferrel, bass, Linkin Park, (2002 US No.2 & UK No.4 single 'In The End', 2002 US No.2 & 2001 UK No.4 album 'Hybrid Theory').
1980, Born on this day, Cameron Muncey, guitarist, Jet, (2003 Australian No.1 & UK No.14 album ‘Get Born’).
1990, US singer Del Shannon died of self inflicted gunshot wounds. (1961 UK and US No.1 single 'Runaway', plus 9 US and 12 other UK Top 40 singles).
1994, Oasis were forced to cancel their first foreign tour after they were deported from Holland. The band were involved in a drunken brawl on a cross-channel ferry resulting in members of the band being arrested and locked in the brig on the ferry.
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I took out the boring ones...

[Krisqo]

Sept 18

1961, Born on this day, Martin Beedle, Cutting Crew, (1987 US No.1 & 1986 UK No.4 single 'I Just Died In Your Arms')

1970, Jimi Hendrix was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Mary Abbot's Hospital in London at the age of 27 after choking on his own vomit. Hendrix left the message 'I need help bad man', on his managers answer phone earlier that night.

1983, Kiss appeared without their 'make-up' for the first time during an interview on MTV.

2004, Britney Spears married dancer Kevin Federline during a private ceremony in Los Angeles. Federline had two daughters from his previous relationship with actress Shar Jackson.

Nothing else of any interest...