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mahatmakanejeeves

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Mon Jul 14, 2025, 04:57 PM Jul 14

On this day, July 14, 1956, session bassist Bob Birch was born.

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July 14th

1956 - Bob Birch

American musician Bob Birch, session bassist. He worked with Doobie Brothers, Bryan Adams, Lionel Richie, George Michael, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Phil Collins, Keith Emerson,Barry Manilow and Elton John. Birch died on August 15, 2012, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his Los Angeles home, aged 56.
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