1993 – Nathan Sykes
English singer, songwriter and record producer Nathan Sykes. He is best known for being the youngest member of the British boy band The Wanted.
1974 – Mark Tremonti
Mark Tremonti, lead guitarist from American rock band Creed, who had the 2001 US No.1 & UK No.13 single ‘With Arms Wide Open’ and the 2002 US No.1 album, Weathered.
1970 – Greg Eklund
Greg Eklund, drummer from American rock band Everclear. The band found success with their first three albums Sparkle and Fade, So Much for the Afterglow, and Songs from an American Movie Vol. One:.
1966 – Ana Voog
Ana Voog, lead singer of The Blue Up is born Rachel Olson in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1964 – Bez
Mark ‘Bez’ Berry, with English alternative rock band Happy Mondays who had the 1990 UK No.5 single ‘Step On’ and the 1990 hit Kinky Afro’. And with Black Grape had the 1995 UK No.8 single ‘In The Name Of The Father’.
1962 – Shirley Holliman
Shirlie Holliman, English singer, who sang with Wham! on their 1982 UK No.3 single ‘Young Guns, (Go For It’) and was a member of Pepsi & Shirlie. She is married to Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet.
1958 – Andy Kyriacou
Andy Kyriacou, from British pop band Modern Romance who had the 1982 UK No.4 single ‘Best Years Of Our Lives’ and a string of UK hits.
1958 – Les Pattinson
English musician Les Pattinson, best known for being a member of Echo & the Bunnymen who had the 1983 UK No.8 single ‘The Cutter’ and the single ‘The Killing Moon’.
1946 – Lennie Baker
Lennie Baker, saxophonist for Sha Na Na is born in Whitman, Massachusetts.
1944 – Skip Spence
Skip Spence, Canadian-born American musician and singer-songwriter. He was co-founder of Moby Grape, in an early line-up of Quicksilver Messenger Service, and was the drummer on Jefferson Airplane’s debut album, Jefferson Airplane Takes Off. He died on 16th April 1999.
1943 – Clyde Stubblefield
American drummer Clyde Stubblefield best known for his work with James Brown. His rhythm pattern on James Brown’s ‘Funky Drummer’ is among the world’s most sampled musical segments and has been used by hip-hop groups and rappers such as Public Enemy, Run-DMC, N.W.A, Raekwon, LL Cool J, Beastie Boys and Prince. Stubblefield died on February 18, 2017, from kidney failure age 73.
1942 – Mike Vickers
Michael Graham Vickers, British musician who came to prominence as guitarist, flautist and saxophonist with Manfred Mann, who had the 1964 UK & US No.1 single ‘Do Wah Diddy Diddy’.
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1939 – Glen D.Hardin
Glen D.Hardin is born in Wellington, Texas, from American rock and roll band The Crickets, who had the 1957 US No.1 single ‘That’ll Be The Day’, the 1959 UK No.1 single ‘It Doesn’t Matter Anymore’ plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles.
1938 – Hal Galper
Jazz pianist Hal Galper – known for his work with Chet Baker, Stan Getz, Anita O’Day, and Joe Williams – is born in Salem, Massachusetts.
1935 – Paul A. Rothchild
Paul A. Rothchild, American record producer, worked with The Doors, ‘Break on Through (To the Other Side)’, ‘Light My Fire’, ‘People Are Strange’), Janis Joplin, (No.1 album Pearl and her only No.1 single, ‘Me and Bobby McGee’). Crosby, Stills, & Nash, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and Love. Rothchild died March 30, 1995.
1924 – Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
Blues musician Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown is born in Vinton, Louisiana. He won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album in 1983 for his album, Alright Again! Brown died September 10, 2005.
