Born On August 13th In Music

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August 13th: Born This Day In Music

1984
James Morrison, UK singer, songwriter, and guitarist, (2006 UK No.1 album ‘Undiscovered’).

1984
Diamond Blue Smith, singer, from American R&B/hip hop group Pretty Ricky who scored the 2007 US No.1 album Late Night Special.

1973
Andy Griggs is born in Monroe, Louisiana. Influenced by Waylon Jennings and Bob Seger, his 1999 debut album nets hits with the Pure Prairie League-like “You Won’t Ever Be Lonely” and the sensitive “She’s More”.

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1959
American radio/television personality, comedian Danny Bonaduce who with The Partridge Family had the 1970 US No.1 single ‘I Think I Love You’, and the 1972 UK No.3 single ‘Breaking Up Is Hard To Do’.

1959
Mark Nevin, singer, songwriter, from British folk and soft rock band, Fairground Attraction who had the 1988 UK No.1 single ‘Perfect’.

1959
Michael Bradley, bassist, The Undertones, (1980 UK No.9 single ‘My Perfect Cousin’).

1958
Feargal Sharkey, singer, The Undertones, (1980 UK No.9 single ‘My Perfect Cousin’). Solo, (1985 UK No.1 single ‘A Good Heart’, a song written by Maria Mckee).

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1952
Guitarist/vocalist Hughie Thomasson (of Outlaws and Lynyrd Skynyrd) is born in Tampa, Florida.

1951
Dan Fogelberg, US singer songwriter, (1979 album ‘Phoenix’). Worked with Joe Walsh, Jackson Browne, Randy Newman. Fogelberg died on 16th Dec 2007 at his home in Maine at the age of 56 of prostate cancer.

Dan Fogelberg
Dan Fogelberg

1949
Cliff Fish, bass, from Paper Lace who scored the 1974 UK No.1 single ‘Billy Don’t Be A Hero’, and the 1974 US No.1 single ‘The Night Chicago Died’.

1940
John Stokes, The Bachelors, (1964 UK No.1 single ‘Diane’, plus 16 other UK Top 40 singles).

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1938
Pop/R&B musician Dave “Baby” Cortez is born David Cortez Clowney in Detroit, Michigan.

Andy Griggs
Andy Griggs
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