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Mark Slaughter

Mark Slaughter, American singer-songwriter and producer

Born
July 4, 1964
Age in 2026
62
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1964

About Mark Slaughter

Mark Allen Slaughter (born July 4, 1964) is an American singer and guitarist and one of the founders of the glam metal band Slaughter. == Career == Slaughter was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 4, 1964. Before the formation of Slaughter, he fronted Xcursion, a Las Vegas-based metal band that released two albums and appeared on three compilation albums from 1981–86. He later replaced Robert Fleischman in Vinnie Vincent Invasion. After the band disbanded in the late 1980s, Slaughter and Dana Strum formed the group Slaughter. Slaughter sold more than five million records in the 1990s. The group had four Top 30 hits on the Billboard charts with tunes such as "Fly to the Angels" and "Up All Night", and toured with bands such as Kiss, Poison, Ozzy Osbourne and Damn Yankees. Slaughter actively participates in charity work with St. Jude Children's Hospital. In January 2015, Slaughter digitally released a solo album titled Reflections in a Rear View Mirror.

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Career and life highlights

The world when Mark Slaughter was born

Mark Slaughter was born in 1964. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1964

  • #1 song"I Want to Hold Your Hand" – The Beatles
  • Top movieMy Fair Lady
  • Top TV showBonanza
  • Best-selling bookThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold – John le Carré

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) defeats Sonny Liston
  • Top headlineCivil Rights Act signed into law
  • Technology milestoneIBM System/360 mainframe computer launched
  • Defining fadBeatlemania
  • Notable inventionBASIC programming language
  • World population3.27 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population191.9M

1964 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Mark Slaughter's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19642026
Gas$0.30$3.45/gal
Average home$13,350$435,000
Average income$8,600$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.86$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population191.9M341 million

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