Today in Music & more (January 10)

Singers / Musicians

1917, Jerry Wexler (music producer)

1927, Johnnie Ray  (Cry, 1951 / Just Walkin' In The Rain, 1956)

1939, Scott McKenzie [San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair), 1967]

1943, Jim Croce 

1945, Rod Stewart 

1946, Aynsley Dunbar (JOURNEY / drummer)

1948, Donald Fagen (STEELY DAN)

1953, Pat Benatar 

1955, Michael Schenker (SCORPIONS, UFO, MSG)

1956, George Merrill (BOY MEETS GIRL)

1958, Samira Bensaid (represented Morocco in the 1980 Eurovison S.C.)

1964, Brad Roberts (CRASH TEST DUMMIES)

1965, Nathan Moore (BROTHER BEYOND)

1968, Keziah Jones (Rhythm Is Love / Where's Life, 1992)

1978, Matt Roberts (3 DOORS DOWN / lead guitar)

1979, Chris Smith (KRIS KROSS)

Various

1908, Paul Henreid (actror, Victor Laszlo in Casablanca)

1921, Τασσώ Καββαδία 

1939, Sal Mineo (actor)

1962, Rick Hoyt (Team Hoyt)

Died

1825, Ιωάννης Βαρβάκης 

1991, Δημήτρης Μυράτ (ηθοποιός)

2007, Carlo Ponti (film producer)

2016, David Bowie 

2023, Jeff Beck 

2023, Constantine II, last King of Hellas 

Important Dates

49 BC, Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signalling the start of civil war