# Assemble a band made up of musicians who were born on your birthday

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 5, 2016, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assemble-a-band-made-up-of-musicians-who-were-born-on-your-birthday/751224 "2016-04-05T01:50:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assemble-a-band-made-up-of-musicians-who-were-born-on-your-birthday/751224/81 "2016-04-07T19:14:09Z")

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2/25 has…

**George Harrison  
Enrico Caruso**

Guess we could do an opera version of the White album.😕

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**Author:** ![Critical1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assemble-a-band-made-up-of-musicians-who-were-born-on-your-birthday/751224/82 "2016-04-07T20:52:17Z")

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Holy crap I get  
PSY  
Donna Summer  
and  
John Denver

What do I win?

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**Author:** ![akrako1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@akrako1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akrako1)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2016, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assemble-a-band-made-up-of-musicians-who-were-born-on-your-birthday/751224/83 "2016-04-07T21:02:33Z")

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April 20th:  
Tito Puente - percurssion/songwriting/composing  
Luther Vandross & Joey Lawrence - dueling main vocals  
Stephen Marley - guitar/backup vocals  
George Takai - triangle  
Miranda Kerr - go-go dancer  
and…

Adolf Hitler - glockenspiel?

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**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2016, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assemble-a-band-made-up-of-musicians-who-were-born-on-your-birthday/751224/84 "2016-04-07T21:04:32Z")

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> [@Critical1](#):
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> Holy crap I get  
> PSY  
> Donna Summer  
> and  
> John Denver
> 
> What do I win?

Second prize to **Kimble** ;).

> [@Kimble](#):
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> Vocals: **Donna Summer**  
> Acoustic guitar: **John Denver**  
> Electric guitar: **Scott Ian** (Anthrax)  
> Keyboards: **Burton Cummings** (The Guess Who)  
> Backing vocals: **Joey McIntyre** (New Kids on the Block)  
> Programming: **PSY**

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**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assemble-a-band-made-up-of-musicians-who-were-born-on-your-birthday/751224/85 "2016-04-07T21:58:29Z")

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> [@akrako1](#):
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> Adolf Hitler - glockenspiel?

Close: [vibes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcrUuCDFLOQ).

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**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2016, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assemble-a-band-made-up-of-musicians-who-were-born-on-your-birthday/751224/86 "2016-04-07T22:25:34Z")

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Hmm Feb 11th

It appears we’re going with  
Guitar and vocals: Sheryl Crow  
Guitar and vocals: Mike Shinoda  
Main Vocals: Brandy  
Trumpet: Alan Rubin  
Piano: Sergio Mendes

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**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2016, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assemble-a-band-made-up-of-musicians-who-were-born-on-your-birthday/751224/87 "2016-04-07T23:48:12Z")

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April 10

Bunny Wailer, from Bob Marley and the Wailers  
Steve Gustafson, from 10,000 Maniacs  
Babyface  
Brian Setzer  
Tim Alexander, from Primus  
Chris Carrabba, from Dashboard Confessional

Kind of an eclectic bunch, but I think it could work

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**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2016, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assemble-a-band-made-up-of-musicians-who-were-born-on-your-birthday/751224/88 "2016-04-07T23:55:30Z")

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> [@elfkin477](#):
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> April 10
> 
> Bunny Wailer, from Bob Marley and the Wailers  
> Steve Gustafson, from 10,000 Maniacs  
> Babyface  
> Brian Setzer  
> Tim Alexander, from Primus  
> Chris Carrabba, from Dashboard Confessional
> 
> Kind of an eclectic bunch, but I think it could work

That could be a fun group.

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**Author:** ![Critical1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assemble-a-band-made-up-of-musicians-who-were-born-on-your-birthday/751224/89 "2016-04-08T00:03:12Z")

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> [@EinsteinsHund](#):
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> Second prize to **Kimble** ;).

Trick Question, NYE is the best effing birthday possible, at least in the western world. I already win. (and so does **Kimble** evidently.

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assemble-a-band-made-up-of-musicians-who-were-born-on-your-birthday/751224/90 "2016-04-08T15:28:32Z")

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If you like this topic you may enjoy a similar thread I just started:

[linque](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=789727)  
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**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assemble-a-band-made-up-of-musicians-who-were-born-on-your-birthday/751224/91 "2016-04-08T21:06:03Z")

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> [@faithfool](#):
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> Did you google it like we all did? I put my birthday in and famous and voilà; instant crazy band.

I just did; the names I recognize, other than Judy Garland, were Saul Bellow, Hattie McDaniel, Kevin Corcoran, Prince Philip, and F. Lee Bailey.

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**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assemble-a-band-made-up-of-musicians-who-were-born-on-your-birthday/751224/92 "2016-04-08T22:52:00Z")

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> [@dougie\_monty](#):
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> I just did; the names I recognize, other than Judy Garland, were Saul Bellow, Hattie McDaniel, Kevin Corcoran, Prince Philip, and F. Lee Bailey.

Hands down, great band ;).

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