December 8th
Birthdays in the Evolution of Rock ‘n Roll…
Jerry Butler (The Ice Man):
According to
Wikipedia:
Jerry Butler (born Jerry Butler Jr.; December 8, 1939, Sunflower,
Mississippi) is an American soul singer and songwriter. He
is also noted as being the original lead singer of the famed R&B vocal
group, The Impressions, as well as a 1991 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
inductee. Butler is also an American politician. He serves as a Commissioner
for Cook County, Illinois, having first been elected in 1985. As a member of
this 17-member county board, he chairs the Health and Hospitals Committee, and
serves as Vice Chair of the Construction Committee…
Jim Morrison (The Lizard
King):
A member of the “27 Forever
Club”
James
Douglas "Jim" Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was a singer and songwriter
best remembered as the lead vocalist of the Doors…
Gregory LeNoir
"Gregg" Allman (born
December 8, 1947) is an American rock and blues singer-songwriter, keyboardist,
guitarist and a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band…
December
8th in the Evolution of Rock ‘n Roll: Some of the best of times but
definitely one of the worst of times, too…
R.I.P.
Brother John Lennon…
John Ono Lennon, MBE, born John Winston Lennon; Born October 9, 1940
and murdered on December 8, 1980...
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