Grand Rapids, Michigan:

Al Green

Del Shannon (nearby Coopersville)

Anthony Keidis (Chili Peppers)

Maynard James Keenan (Tool)

Charlie Huhn (Nugent, Foghat, Humble Pie)

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I was born in Atlanta and live in New Orleans.

It would take me hours to come up with a list, especially just from New Orleans.

Same with San Francisco.

"It's just some friends of mine and they're busting down the door"

Not from my home town but ...............enjoy the lyrics








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Indianapolis, fairly large city, you'd think there'd be somebody, but nope, not a one. Hotbed of jazz players, among them trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, trombonist J.J. Johnson, guitarist Wes Montgomery. John Hiatt is not really a rock and roller, more of a folkie.

Billy Joel --- Hicksville NY .... no jokes . Heard them all already

Swansea, South Wales, Britain.......

er....Peter Ham - Badfinger, Terry Williams - drummer for Dire Straits and again er, er.....Bonnie Tyler, Mary Hopkin.......but the guy who would have been such a 'rock star' if he'd had a guitar............one of Bob Dylan's and Charlie Watts' favs...........Dylan Thomas..........."rage, rage, rage, against the dying of the light".................oh and, Keith Allen....Lily Allen's father...............Also, but obviously not a rock star but associated...Victoria Pearman....Mick's business partner with Jagged films....the sister of an old mate of mine, Richie............



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More Hot Rocks
Any rock stars from your home town?

well, yes, almost - saw a guy who almost looked like Ringo Starr once, and there's a girl looking like Shakira as well; does that count ?



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Here in Victoria, Canada Nelly Furtado was in my wife's class in school but I was born in Toronto so Neil Young and Robbie Robertson come to mind.

The late Frank Zappa is from Bawlmer, Maryland.

Akron, Ohio...went to school at Kent State University.

Chrissie Hynde
The Black Keys
Devo
The Waitresses
Rachel Sweet
Joe Walsh/James Gang

I'm sure I'm forgetting some...

And I think Alan Freed's Moondog radio show was out of Akron for awhile.

Karla

Dedicated to Hummingbird ...

4 members of the The Golden Earring (Radar Love) worked for years with the father of one of the members.
Some of the members of Shocking Blue - Venus (one lived around the corner).
The greatest guitarist of Holland Eelco Gelling (from Cuby and the Blizzard and The Golden Erring) still see him sometime.
My mother who played extremely good harmonica.

Man!!! what a list

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I was not born in Holland ,so what ?

Don't know. Me, as soon as I find a drummer for the band.

Want some more ?

Lyon -France -rules !:-))

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I was not born in Holland ,so what ?

Herman also played in the "Cuby and the Blizzard"





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Another one ....

Not hometown, but Macon is just "down the road apiece".

Notice the dedication to Mick:





Mr(s). Penniman LOL:





Southern boys kickin' it. Little Richard influence all over this one. Lead singer Jimmy Hall later worked with Jeff Beck:





Ya mighta seen this guy:







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Not a rocker, but Stones relevant -
Charlie Parker

This is a bit of a stretch of what 'rock stars' are, but Ottawa, Ontario has

Alanis Morrisette
Dan "Elwood Blues" Aykroyd
Paul Anka
Bruce Cockburn
Five Man Electrical Band

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jfd, love "Absolutely Right" as well as "Signs" by 5MEB. Cool stuff from back in the day. Tesla cover of "Signs" ain't bad either,

I agree Elmo! TESLA were one of the first to get on the 'Unlpugged' craze of the early-mid 90s.

Hopefully one day I'll be able to say The Powergoats! haha

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