Born On This Day In Music, April 10th

1990 – Maren Morris
Singer/songwriter Maren Morris is born in Arlington, Texas. After signing with Sony in 2015, she becomes a strong voice for country females following the release of her first single, “My Church.” Her successes include the crossover hits “The Middle,” with Zedd and Grey; and “The Bones,” which earns two CMA awards in 2020

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1984 – Mandy Moore
American singer-songwriter and actress Mandy Moore who had the 2000 UK No.6 single ‘Candy’ is born in Nashua, New Hampshire. In 2009, she marries “When The Stars Go Blue” songwriter Ryan Adams.

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1983 – Andrew Dost
American multi-instrumentalist, Andrew Dost from Fun. Fun’s second album, Some Nights saw the band score their first No.1 hit single, ‘We Are Young’.

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1981 – Liz McClarnon
Liz McClarnon, singer who with Atomic Kitten had the 2000 UK No.1 single ‘Whole Again’. McClarnon co-wrote several Atomic Kitten songs, including the UK Top 10 hits ‘See Ya’, ‘I Want Your Love’ and ‘Someone like Me’.

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1980 – Bryce Dane Soderberg
Bryce Dane Soderberg, bassist and singer, with American rock band Lifehouse who had the 2001 US No.10 & UK No.25 single ‘Hanging By A Moment’ from their debut studio album, No Name Face.

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1979 – Sophie Ellis Bextor
Sophie Ellis Bextor, English singer, with the audience who had the 2000 UK No.25 single ‘If You Can’t Do It When You’re Young, When Can You Do It’, the 2000 UK No.1 single with Spiller, ‘Groovejet, If This Ain’t Love’. As a solo artist Bextor scored the 2001 UK No.2 single ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’.

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1975 – Chris “Ender” Carrabba
Alt rock singer-songwriter Chris “Ender” Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional is born in West Hartford, Connecticut.

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1970 – Q- Tip
1970, Q- Tip, US male rapper who had the 1997 UK No. 6 single ‘Got ‘Til It’s Gone’. He embarked on his music career as part of the critically acclaimed East Coast hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest.

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1970 – Mike Mushok
Mike Mushok, guitarist with American rock band Staind who had the 2001 US No.1 album, Break The Cycle.

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1968 – Kenediid Osman
Kenediid Osman, bassist from English Britpop band Sleeper, who scored the 1996 UK No.10 single ‘Sale Of The Century’.

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1964 – Reni
Alan ‘Reni’ Wren, English rock drummer with The Stone Roses who had the hit singles ‘Sally Cinnamon’ (1987) and ‘Fool’s Gold’ (1989).

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1963 – Mark Oliver Everett
Mark Oliver Everett, (known by the stage name E), lead singer, guitarist, and keyboardist with American rock band Eels. Since 1996, Eels has released eleven studio albums, seven of which charted in the Billboard 200.

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1960 – Katrina Leskanich
Katrina Leskanich from British-American rock band Katrina And The Waves, best known for the 1985 hit ‘Walking on Sunshine’. They also won the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest with the song ‘Love Shine a Light’.

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1960 – Afrika Bambaataa
Hip hop DJ Afrika Bambaataa (of Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force) is born Kevin Donovan in The Bronx, New York.

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1959 – Brian Setzer
American guitarist, singer, and songwriter Brian Setzer, guitar, vocals, The Stray Cats who spearheaded the neo-rockabilly movement of the early 1980s. They scored the 1980 UK No.9 single ‘Runaway Boys’, and the 1983 US No.3 single ‘Stray Cat Strut’. He later worked with his swing revival band, the Brian Setzer Orchestra.

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1959 – Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds
R&B singer-songwriter Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds is born in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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1957 – Steven Gustafson
Steven Gustafson, from American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs that was founded in 1981. They achieved their greatest success between 1987 and 1993, when they released four albums that charted in the top 50 in the US.

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1953 – Terre Roche
Terre Roche, singer, songwriter, The Roches, who has also worked with Paul Simon and Loudon Wainwright.

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1950 – Ernest Stewart
Ernest Stewart, keyboards, with American disco and funk group KC and the Sunshine Band who had the 1975 US No.1 single ‘That’s The Way, I Like It‘, and the 1983 UK No.1 single ‘Give It Up’. He died on 26th April 1997.

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1950 – Eddie Hazel
American guitarist and singer Eddie Hazel, who played lead guitar with Parliament-Funkadelic. They had the 1978 US No.16 album One Nation Under A Groove. He died on December 23, 1992, from internal bleeding and liver failure.

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1948 – Fred Smith
Fred Smith, bassist with Television. The group’s debut album, Marquee Moon, is often considered one of the defining releases of the punk era. He was the original bassist with Blondie until he replaced Richard Hell when Hell left Television in 1975.

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1947 – Karl Russell
Karl Russell from American pop and soul trio The Hues Corporation, who scored the 1974, US No.1 & UK No.6 single ‘Rock The Boat’ which sold over 2 million copies.

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1947 – Bunny Wailer
Jamaican singer songwriter and percussionist Bunny Wailer, who was an original member of reggae group The Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. A three-time Grammy Award winner, he is considered one of the long-time standard-bearers of reggae music. He died on 2 March 2021 age 73.

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1947 – Burke Shelley
Burke Shelley, bass guitarist, and vocalist from Welsh hard rock Budgie. They were one of the earliest heavy metal bands and a seminal influence to many acts. Budgie had the 1971 single ‘Nude Disintegrating Parachutist Woman’.

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1936 – Bobbie Smith
Bobbie Smith from American rhythm and blues vocal group the Detroit Spinners who had the 1980 UK No.1 & US No.2 single ‘Working My Way Back To You’. Smith died on 16th March 2013 in Orlando, Florida at the age of 76 due to complications from pneumonia and influenza.

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1936 – Ricky Valance
Ricky Valance, (born David Spencer), who became the first Welsh singer to score a UK No.1 with the 1960 single, ‘Tell Laura I Love Her’ which sold over a million copies. He died on 12 June 2020 at his home in Spain at the age of 84.

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1932 – Nate Nelson
Nate Nelson, The Flamingos, 1959 hit ‘I Only Have Eyes For You’. Died of heart disease on April 10th 1984 aged 52, a day after his wife had made a plea to his fans to find a heart for her ailing husband.

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1921 – Sheb Wooley
Sheb Wooley, actor and singer, best known for his 1958 novelty song and US No.1 ‘The Purple People Eater’. He died at the age of 82 in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 16, 2003.

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