Births and Deaths on 21 February

1903
Scrapper Blackwell(Kokomo Blues) was born in South Carolina, US
1933
Nina Simone(My Baby Just Cares For Me) was born in North Carolina, US
1938
Bobby Charles(See You Later Alligator) was born in Louisiana, US
1948
Paul Newton(Uriah Heep) was born in England, UK
1949
Jerry Harrison(Rev It Up) was born in Wisconsin, US
1951
Vince Welnick(The Tubes/The Grateful Dead) was born in Arizona, US
Steve Fairnie(Techno Twins) was born in Scotland, UK
1952
Jean-Jacques Burnel(The Stranglers) was born in England, UK
1958
Mary Chapin Carpenter(He Thinks He'll Keep Her) was born in New Jersey, US
1961
Christopher Atkins(How Can I Live Without Her) was born in New York, US
1963
Ranking Roger was born in England, UK
1967
Michael Ward(Let There Be Peace On Earth (Let It Begin With Me)) was born in Minnesota, US
1969
Cathy Richardson(Jefferson Starship/Big Brother & The Holding Company) was born in Illinois, US
James Dean Bradfield(Umbrella) was born in Wales, UK
1970
Eric Heatherly(Flowers On The Wall) was born in Tennessee, US
1976
Florence Ballard(The Supremes) died in Michigan, US
Anthony Rossomando(Dirty Pretty Things/The Libertines/The Klaxons) was born in Connecticut, US
1979
Jennifer Love Hewitt(How Do I Deal) was born in Texas, US
1981
Ron Grainer(The Theme From Steptoe And Son) died in England, UK
1986
Charlotte Church(Crazy Chick) was born in Wales, UK
1989
Corbin Bleu(I Don't Dance) was born in New York, US
2001
Ronnie Hilton(No Other Love) died in England, UK
2003
Tom Glazer(On Top Of Spaghetti) died in New York, US
2004
Les Gray(A Groovy Kind Of Love) died in Portugal
2013
Cleotha Staples(The Staple Singers) died in Illinois, US
2019
Peter Tork(The Monkees) died in Connecticut, US
Jackie Shane(Any Other Way) died in Tennessee, US
Gus Backus(My Chick Is Fine) died in Germany
2022
Ernie Andrews(Fine Young Girl) died in California, US
2025
Gwen McCrae(All This Love I'm Givin') died in Florida, US

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