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American rock guitarists
- Bob DylanOn the 24th of May 1941, Robert Allen Zimmerman entered the world at St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota. His parents ran a furniture and appliance…
- Jimi HendrixJohnny Allen Hendrix arrived in Seattle on the 27th of November 1942. His father Al Hendrix was stationed in Alabama during the birth and could not visit due…
- Buddy HollyCharles Hardin Holley was born on the 7th of September 1936 in Lubbock, Texas. He grew up during the Great Depression with three siblings who all played…
- Katy PerryKatheryn Elizabeth Hudson was born on the 25th of October 1984, in Santa Barbara, California. Her parents were Pentecostal pastors who had turned to religion…
- Prince (musician)Prince Rogers Nelson entered the world at Mount Sinai Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota on the 7th of June 1958. His father John Lewis Nelson was a pianist…
- Chuck BerryCharles Edward Anderson Berry was born on the 18th of October 1926 in St. Louis, Missouri. He grew up in a neighborhood called the Ville where many…
- Eddie CochranEdward Ray Cochran entered the world on the 3rd of October 1938 in Albert Lea, Minnesota. His parents Alice and Frank R.
- Gene VincentGene Vincent was born on the 11th of February 1935 in Norfolk, Virginia. His family ran a country store at Munden Point near the North Carolina line.
- Roy OrbisonRoy Kelton Orbison was born on the 23rd of April 1936, in Vernon, Texas. His father worked as an oil-field driller who struggled to find steady work after…
- Bo DiddleyEllas Bates McDaniel arrived in the world on the 30th of December 1928, inside a small town called McComb, Mississippi. He was the only child of Ethel…
- Roger McGuinnJames Joseph McGuinn III arrived in Chicago on the 13th of July 1942. His parents worked in journalism and public relations during his childhood years.
- Carl PerkinsCarl Lee Perkins was born on the 9th of April 1932, in Tiptonville, Tennessee. He grew up as the son of poor sharecroppers named Louise and Buck Perkins.
- Sean LennonSean Taro Ono Lennon entered the world at Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan on the 9th of October 1975. This date marked his father John Lennon's…