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		<title>Today in Rock Roots History &#8211; July 7</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On this date in 1860, Austrian Composer, Gustav Mahler was born On this date in 1913, American Blues Pianist and Singer, Pinetop Perkins was born On this date in 1924, American Singer and Guitarist, Mary Ford was born On this date in 1927, American Country Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist, Charlie Louvin of The Louvin Brothers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday, Ringo Starr</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ringo Starr, the accidental Beatle turned 71 today. It is tough for me to think about the Beatles in their 70s &#8211; hell, I had a hard time thinking of Paul McCartney at 64. But here it is, the oldest Beatle is 71. Born Richard Starkey to Elsie (née Gleave) and Richard Starkey, a confectioner [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ronnie Self</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ronnie Self (July 5, 1938 – August 28, 1981) was a United States rockabilly singer and songwriter. His solo career was unsuccessful, despite being signed to contracts with Columbia and then Decca from the late 1950s through the early 1960s. His only charted single was &#8220;Bop-A-Lena&#8221;; recorded in 1957 and released in 1958, it reached [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today in Rock Roots History &#8211; July 6</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On this date in 1925, American Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Television host and Media Mogul, Merv Griffin was born On this date in 1925, American Singer and Musician, Bill Haley of Bill Haley and His Comets was born On this date in 1931, American Singer, Actress and Ordained Minister, Della Reese was born  On this date [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today in Rock Roots History &#8211; July 5</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On this date in 1913, American R&#38;B Musician, Singer, and Songwriter, Smiley Lewis was born On this date in 1938, American Rockabilly Singer and Songwriter, Ronnie Self was born On this date in 1943, Canadian  Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist, Robbie Robertson of The Band was born On this date in 1950, American Musician, Singer, Songwriter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stephen Foster</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864), known as the &#8220;father of American music&#8221;, was the pre-eminent songwriter in the United States of the 19th century. His songs — such as &#8220;Oh! Susanna&#8221;, &#8220;Camptown Races&#8221;, &#8220;Old Folks at Home&#8221; (&#8220;Swanee River&#8221;), &#8220;Hard Times Come Again No More&#8221;, &#8220;My Old Kentucky Home&#8221;, &#8220;Old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today in Rock Roots History &#8211; July 4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On this date in 1826, the so-called &#8220;Father of American Music&#8221;, Songwriter, Stephen Foster was born On this date in 1895, American Composer and Lyricist, Irving Caesar was born On this date in 1911, American Musician, Singer, Conductor, Record Producer, and Record Executive, Mitch Miller was born On this date in 1931, American Jazz Cornetist, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bobby Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bobby Day (July 1, 1928 – July 27, 1990), was an early African American rock and roll and R&#38;B musician. Born Robert James Byrd, (making him Bobby Byrd &#8211; not to be confused with the funk musician/Famous Flames member of the same name), in Fort Worth, Texas, he moved to Los Angeles, California at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today in Rock Roots History &#8211; July 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On this date in 1878, American Singer, Playwright, Composer, Lyricist, Actor, Dancer, and Producer, George M. Cohan was born On this date in 1893, American Blues Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter, Mississippi John Hurt was born On this date in 1926, American R&#38;B and Jazz Trumpeter, Johnny Coles was born On this date in 1930, American [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today in Rock Roots History &#8211; July 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On this date in 1897, Italian scientist, Guglielmo Marconi obtained a patent for radio in London On this date in 1916, American Singer and Actor, Ken Curtis was born On this date in 1917, American Musician, Producer, and Music Manager, Murray Wilson was born On this date in 1934, British Singer, Songwriter, Musician and Record [...]]]></description>
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