May 11, 1965 – Greg Dulli is born in Hamilton, the musical home waters of Roger Troutman LeRoy Sugarfoot Bonner and others. Dulli played pick-up games with African-Americans who lived in the nearby Second Ward, where he was exposed to Hamilton funk. Dulli founded the Afghan Whigs, a grunge rock band, and played on the soundtrack for the movie Backbeat, about the early years of the Beatles.
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