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January 22, 1949

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Notable Births

Steve Perry

1949Steve Perry, American singer-songwriter and producer[โ€ ]

Stephen Ray Perry is an American singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and frontman of the rock band Journey during their most successful years from 1977 to 1987, and again from 1995 to 1998. He wrote/co-wrote several Journey hit songs, including "Any Way You Want It", "Don't Stop Believin'", "Open Arms", "Who's Crying Now" and "Separate Ways ". Perry had a successful solo career between the mid-1980s and mid-1990s, made sporadic appearances in the 2000s, and returned to music full-time in 2018.

Notable Deaths

1949William Thomas Walsh, American author, poet, and playwright (born 1891)[โ€ ]

William Thomas Walsh, was an American historian, educator and author; he was also a violinist.