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That Zak Starkey became a drummer was no real surprise; in the end, his father can be Beatles drummer Ringo Starr. Starkey — his papa’s accurate surname — was created on Sept 13, 1965, in London, Britain. At age eight, Starkey’s fascination with music started to screen itself, as he …

The supple, ringing guitars of Johnny Marr helped establish the Smiths being among the most acclaimed and enduring rings from the 1980s. Blessed John Maher in Manchester, Britain, on Oct 31, 1963, he performed in such little-known groupings as Sister Ray and Freaky Party before developing the Smiths with vocalist …

For the very first time in the 13 years following the Smiths called it quits, Johnny Marr announced that he previously formed his own band aptly titled Johnny Marr’s Healers. It had been certainly a welcomed proclamation such as those 13 years Marr was mainly an exaggerated sideman (just as …