2000 Death "Tito ""The Mambo King"" Puente", bandleader/percussionist, dies at 76 1983 Birthday Taylor Hanson, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, percussionist, keyboardist, singer, member of band, Hanson, famous song, 'MMMBop', lead singer for the Tinted Windows band 1980 Death Steve Peregrin Took, percussionist (T-Rex), dies at 31 1962 Birthday Steven R "Randy" Jackson, U.S. percussionist/singer, Enjoy Yourself 1961 Birthday Slim MacDonnell, Jim Phantom rock percussionist, Stray Cats 1958 Birthday Mark Fox, congas/percussionist, Haircut 100-Nobody's Fool 1957 Birthday Phil Gould, rock percussionist, Level 42-Hot Water 1956 Birthday Will Rigby, rock percussionist, Amy Rigby Diary of a Mad Housewife 1954 Birthday Jeff Porcaro, born in Los Angeles, California, drummer and percussionist, Toto-Roxanne, Africa 1952 Birthday Neil Peart, born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, born Neil Ellwood Peart, songwriter, drummer, percussionist, progressive rock, hard rock, jazz, swing, genres, member of Toronto band, Rush 1951 Birthday Boris Kinberg, rock percussionist, Mink Deville 1949 Birthday Joey Phillips, percussionist, Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover 1948 Birthday Cyril Neville, U.S. singer/percussionist, Neville Bros-Yellow Moon 1947 Birthday Bunny Waller, vocalist and percussionist, Bob Marley and Wailers 1947 Birthday Patrick Olive, percussionist, Hot Chocolate-You Sexy Thing 1944 Birthday Ralph MacDonald, rock percussionist, Graceland 1939 Birthday Max Neuhaus, born in Beaumont, Texas, composer, percussionist, avant-garde, experimental genres, interpreter of contemporary music, sound art pioneer, designed sound generation and projection systems 1933 Birthday Ron Wilson, U.S. percussionist, Joy of Cooking 1931 Birthday "Papa" Dee Allen, born in Wilmington, Delaware, percussionist, War-World is a Ghetto 1924 Birthday Max Roach, born in North Carolina, American jazz percussionist, drummer, composer 1923 Birthday William Kraft, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer/percussionist 1907 Birthday Roy Douglas, born in Tunbridge Wells, England, Richard Roy Douglas, composer, pianist, member London Symphony Orchestra, pianist, organist, celesta player, fourth percussionist, created orchestration for 'Les Sylphides'
