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Born On This Day In Music, April 25th
1994 – Sam Fender
English singer, songwriter, Sam Fender. He won the Critics’ Choice Award at the 39th Brit Awards and his 2019 debut album, Hypersonic Missiles, entered the UK Albums Chart at No.1.
1994 – Maggie Rogers
Maggie Rogers is born in Easton, Maryland. Her album Heard It In A Past Life, from 2019 , reached No.1 in US Alternative Chart.
1980 – Jacob Underwood
Jacob Underwood, from American boy band O-Town, who were the winners of US TV show ‘Making The Band’ They scored the 2001 US No. 3 single ‘All Or Nothing’.
1977 – Matthew West
Christian singer-songwriter Matthew West is born in Downers Grove, Illinois.
1965 – Eric Avery
Eric Avery, bassist and co-founding member of alternative American rock metal band Jane’s Addiction.
1965 – Simon Fowler
Simon Fowler, singer with English rock band Ocean Colour Scene who formed in Moseley, Birmingham in 1989. They scored the 1996 UK No.4 single ‘The Day We Caught The Train’, plus over 12 other Top 40 singles and the 1997 UK No.1 album Marchin’ Already.
1964 – Andy Bell
Andy Bell, lead singer of the English synth-pop duo Erasure who achieved 24 consecutive Top 40 hits in the UK, while having three Top 20 hits in the US.
1964 – Maya Gilder
Maya Gilder, keyboards, from British new wave band Furniture, who had the 1986 UK No.21 single ‘Brilliant Mind’.
1958 – Fish
Fish, (Derek Dick), from British rock band Marillion from 1981 until 1988. They had the 1985 UK No.2 single ‘Kayleigh’. Fish has since been a solo artist and occasional actor.
1955 – David Sikes
David Sikes (bass player for Boston, Giuffria, is born near Cambridge, England, but will be raised in California.
1950 – Steve Ferrone
Steve Ferrone, former drummer with the Average White Band, who had the 1975 US No.1 & UK No.6 single ‘Pick Up The Pieces’. Ferrone is now best known for being the drummer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for the last 25 years, replacing original drummer Stan Lynch in 1994. He has also recorded and performed with Duran Duran, Stevie Nicks, Laura Pausini, Christine McVie, Slash, Chaka Khan, Eric Clapton, Bee Gees, Scritti Politti, Aerosmith and Johnny Cash.
1949 – Michael Brown
Michael Brown, singer, 1966-67 he was in the Left Banke, which had a 1966 US No.5 hit, ‘Walk Away Renee’ and was a member of Stories, who had the 1973 US No.1 single ‘Brother Louie’. The song was written by Errol Brown from Hot Chocolate who had a UK No.7 with the song the same year. Brown died on March 19, 2015, at age 65.
1946 – Ronnie Gilbert
Ronnie Gilbert, from American rock group The Blue Magoos, who scored the 1967 US No.5 single, ‘We Ain’t Got Nothin’ Yet’. They were at the forefront of the psychedelic music trend, beginning in 1966.
1945 – Bjorn Ulvaeus
Bjorn Ulvaeus, Swedish singer, songwriter, producer who started his musical career at 18 when he fronted the Hootenanny Singers, a popular Swedish folk–skiffle group. After forming ABBA in 1972 they became one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Their first UK hit was the 1974 No.1 single ‘Waterloo‘, followed by eight other UK No.1 singles and nine No.1 albums. He is the co-composer of the musicals Chess and Mamma Mia! (and co-produced the film) with fellow ABBA member and close friend Benny Andersson.
1945 – Stu Cook
Stu Cook, bassist with Creedence Clearwater Revival, who had the 1969 UK No.1 and US No.2 single ‘Bad Moon Rising’ plus 11 other US Top 40 singles and the 1970 US & UK No.1 album Cosmo’s Factory.
1944 – Michael Kogel
Michael Kogel (is born in Berlin, Germany) from Spanish beat group Los Bravos who had the 1966 UK No.2 & US No.4 single ‘Black Is Black’. They were the first Spanish rock band to have a UK & US hit single.
1944 – Charlie Harper
Charlie Harper, singer with English punk band, UK Subs, who scored the 1979 UK No.26 single ‘Stranglehold’.
1943 – Tony Christie
Tony Christie, UK singer, 1971 UK No.18 single (‘Is This The Way To) Amarillo’, re-released in aid of Comic Relief in 2005 becoming a UK No.1 with comedian Peter Kay. This broke the record set over 18 years previously by Jackie Wilson. His “Reet Petite” topped the chart in Dec 1986; 29 Years, 1 Month, and 11 Days after it first entered the chart. The new record set by Christie was 33 Years, 3 Months, and 27 Days.
1933 – Jerry Leiber
Jerry Leiber, (& Stoller), songwriter and producer for Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, The Monkees, Cliff Richard. Among their hit songs: Hound Dog, Jailhouse Rock, King Creole, Don’t, There Goes My Baby, Searchin’, Yakety Yak and Kansas City. Leiber died on August 22, 2011 in Los Angeles at the age of 78 from cardio-pulmonary failure.
1923 – Albert King
American blues guitarist and singer Albert King, best known for the influential 1967 album Born Under a Bad Sign and the title track. He died of a heart attack on 21 December 1992.
1917 – Ella Fitzgerald
Jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald is born in Newport News, Virginia. Sometimes referred to as the “First Lady of Song”, “Queen of Jazz”. She won 14 Grammy Awards. She died June 15, 1996.
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