Born On This Day In Music, January 14th

14 Jan 1989
Frankie Sandford, best known for being a member of girl group The Saturdays who scored the 2013 UK No.1 hit single ‘What About Us’ featuring Sean Paul.

14 Jan 1982
Caleb Followill, lead singer, rhythm guitarist, from American rock band Kings of Leon who had the 2007 UK No.1 album Because Of The Times, and the 2008 UK No.1 single ‘Sex on Fire’. The band has sold over 21 million albums worldwide and 38 million singles.

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Kings of Leon - Family Tree

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14 Jan 1974
Denise Van Outen, actress / singer, (2002 UK No. 23 single with Andy Williams, ‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’). The song set a new record of the biggest age gap of a duo to have a hit: 45 years.

14 Jan 1969
American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer Dave Grohl. At the age of seventeen, Grohl joined Scream, he was the longest serving drummer with Nirvana and the frontman and founder of the Foo Fighters and is the drummer and co-founder of the rock supergroup Them Crooked Vultures. In 2012, Grohl was estimated to be the third wealthiest drummer in the world, behind Ringo Starr and Phil Collins, with a fortune of $260 million.

14 Jan 1968
American rapper, actor, author and entrepreneur LL Cool J, (1995 US No.3 single ‘Hey Lover’, 1997 UK No.1 single ‘Ain’t Nobody’ and 2000 US No.1 album ‘G.O.A.T.). LL Cool J is also known as one of the forefathers of pop rap.

14 Jan 1967
Zakk Wylde, Ozzy Osbourne Band, between the studio albums of ‘The Ultimate Sin’ and ‘No Rest for the Wicked’ and NRFTW had the track ‘Miracle Man’ as a single.

14 Jan 1965
Richard Walters, better known as Slick Rick, is born in London, England. He’s one of the first acts signed to Def Jam Records and becomes a rap legend upon the release of his 1988 solo debut, The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick.

14 Jan 1962
Patricia Morrison, from English gothic rock band, The Sisters Of Mercy who scored the 1992 UK No.3 single ‘Temple Of Love’.

14 Jan 1959
Chas Smash, horns, from English ska band Madness. They have had 15 singles reach the UK top ten, hits include ‘One Step Beyond’, ‘Baggy Trousers’, ‘Our House’ and ‘It Must Be Love’.

14 Jan 1956
Bob Bradbury, Hello, (1974 UK No.6 single ‘Tell Him’).

14 Jan 1948
Tim Harris, drummer from British soul band The Foundations who scored the 1967 UK No.1 single ‘Baby Now That I’ve Found You’ and the 1969 US No.3 single ‘Build Me Up A Buttercup’. The group was the first multi-racial group to have a No.1 hit in the UK in the 1960s.

1948 – T-Bone Burnett
T-Bone Burnett is born Joseph Henry Burnett III in St. Louis, Missouri. A guitarist, songwriter and producer, he wins an Academy Award for Best Original Song for “The Weary Kind ” from the 2009 movie Crazy Heart.

14 Jan 1944
Linda Jones, US soul singer. She died on 14th March 1972 aged 26, after collapsing into a diabetic coma following a performance at Harlem’s Apollo Theatre in New York. Jones had the 1967 US No.21 single ‘Hypnotized.’

14 Jan 1938
Allen Toussaint, US singer, songwriter, producer, worked with Paul Simon, Joe Cocker, The Band, Lee Dorsey, Neville Brothers. Toussaint died after appearing in concert in Madrid on 10th Nov 2015. He was 77.

14 Jan 1938
Billie Jo Spears, US female singer, who had the 1975 UK No.6 single ‘Blanket On The Ground‘. One of Spears’s first singles was ‘Harper Valley PTA’, but her single release was beaten off the presses by Jeannie C. Riley’s version which became a monster crossover hit, while Spears’s failed to chart. Spears died on Dec 14th 2011.

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Billie Jo Spears - Blanket on the Ground

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14 Jan 1936
Clarence Carter, blind US singer, guitarist, (1970 US No.4 & UK No.2 single ‘Patches’).

1929 – Billy Walker
Country singer Billy Walker is born in Ralls, Texas. Known for the 1962 hit “Charlie’s Shoes.” Died May 21, 2006.

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