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Events on Wednesday 25 August 1954 2
1954 – presentElvis CostelloSinger-songwriterEnglish songwriter who emerged from punk with the Attractions — Alison, Oliver's Army, Watching the Detectives — and went on to work in almost every genre.
1954Elvis Costello born in LondonDeclan MacManusThe son of a dance-band singer, raised in London and Liverpool.