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- John Friesen. The former drummer/percussionist for Player made local headlines back in 2014 when burglars broke into his north Phoenix home and made off with four gold records that he had earned for the band's 1977 single, "Baby Come Back."
- Jason DeVore. When Mesa's Authority Zero are racking up the miles during another nationwide tour, they're usually back here in their stomping grounds of Arizona.
- Jim Adkins. The man behind the microphone for local emo legends Jimmy Eat World not only has a residence in Phoenix, but a snazzy one at that. According to the website for the Modern Phoenix Home Tour, the vocalist/guitarist and his wife, Amy, live in a stunning, single-story rambler-style ranch housefrom the 1950s that's filled with Midcentury Modern panache and loads of vintage style and fixtures.
- Cris Kirkwood. The Facebook pagefor influential psychedelic punkers Meat Puppets lists the band's hometown as both Austin and Phoenix, which is emblematic of the fact that lead singer Curt Kirkwood resides in the Texas state capital while his brother Cris, the band's bassist, still hangs here in Arizona.
- Linda Ronstadt. Out of Tucson, Arizona, is the legend herself, Linda Ronstadt. Born on July 15, 1946, this songstress became one of the most influential music stars throughout the span of her recording career that ran from 1965 until 2011.
- Stevie Nicks. From Phoenix, Arizona is the iconic Stevie Nicks. Long before she became a member of Fleetwood Mac, she grew up in a household whose grandfather taught her how to sing duets with him by the time she was four years old.
- Charles Mingus. From Nogales, Arizona is Charles Mingus Jr. In his day, he was a jazz musician who’d make history as one of the best in history. His compositions inspired scores of other jazz greats such as Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, and Max Roach.
- Alice Cooper. Alice Cooper was born in Detroit, Michigan as Vincent Furnier on February 4, 1948. Before he was regarded as “The Godfather of Shock Rock,” he grew up as the son of an evangelist priest in The Church of Jesus Christ.
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- Stevie Nicks, A Phoenix Baby on The Move
- Barbara Nicks and Silver Springs
- Jess Nicks and Compton Terrace
- Stevie's Paradise Valley Home
- Arizona Heart Foundation
- 'This Actually Is My Home'
Nicks was born at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix to Jess and Barbara Nicks on May 26, 1948. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. She never went to school here, though. Her father, an executive at the Armour-Dial Greyhound Corp., was always on the move, resulting in her having spent her childhood growing up in Phoenix, Albuqu...
Barbara Nicks was born in Bisbee and although the family moved a lot as Stevie was growing up, her parents eventually settled in Paradise Valley in 1972, by which point Nicks had long since finished high school and was working on her music with a guy she met in California, Lindsey Buckingham. Barbara opened a boutique called Silver Springs Emporium...
After retiring as president and chairman of Armour/Greyhound, Jess Nicks opened Compton Terrace, named in honor of local radio personality and music promoter Bill Compton. It became the Valley's biggest concert venue and the only venue Nicks or Fleetwood Mac would would play for many years. The first Compton Terrace was located alongside Legend Cit...
In 1981, Nick built a home near her parents in Paradise Valley, sharing the house with her brother Chris; his wife, Lori; and their daughter, Jessica, and writing many songs while living there. She announced in mid-2007 that the home would be put up for sale as part of an attempt to downsize. She'd only spent about two weeks there in 2006. The hous...
The singer played a key role in a nine-year grassroots effort to raise money for the building of the Arizona Heart Foundation's Cardiovascular Research and Education Building at Thomas Road and 20th Street, which opened in 2007. Nicks helped raise funds with three performances at what was then America West Arena and one at what was then the Dodge T...
She always makes it feel like she still thinks of Arizona as home when she performs here. In November, when the latest Fleetwood Mac tour played here, she reminded fans at Talking Stick Resort Arena, "I was born here" and went on to talk about her deep connection to the Valley before dedicating "Landslide" and eventually the whole night to her brot...
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