Born On This Day In Music: August 20th

1992
Demi Lovato, American actress and singer-songwriter. (Mitchie Torres in the Disney Channel Movie Camp Rock). 2009 US No.1 album ‘Here We Go Again’.

1985
Michael Shuman, American rock musician best known for playing bass with Queens of the Stone Age who he joined in 2007. He also sings and plays the guitar and various other instruments in Mini Mansions, and formerly co-fronted Wires on Fire and Jubilee.

1979
Jamie Cullum, UK Jazz, singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, (2003 UK No.5 album ‘Twentysomething’).

1971
Fred Durst, vocals, Limp Bizkit, (2001 UK No.1 single ‘Rollin’ & 2000 US & UK No.1 album ‘Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavoured Water’).

1966
Dimebag Darrell, guitarist, Pantera, (1994 UK No.19 single ‘I’m Broken’). Darrell was killed on 8th December 2004 after a man stormed the stage during a Damageplan show at the Alrosa Villa Club in Columbus, Ohio and began firing shots at the band and crowd.

1952
American singer-songwriter-musician Doug Fieger, with The Knack. Their first single, ‘My Sharona’ was an international No.1 hit in 1979. Fieger wrote ‘My Sharona’ for Sharona Alperin, who later became his girlfriend. He died of cancer on 14th Feb 2010 aged 57.

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1952
John Hiatt, American rock guitarist, pianist, singer, and songwriter. His songs have been covered by a variety of artists including Bob Dylan, The Searchers, Ry Cooder, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Willie Nelson, Three Dog Night, Joan Baez, and Iggy Pop.

1952
Country singer/guitarist Rudy Gatlin, of The Gatlin Brothers, is born in Olney, Texas. Behind songwriting lead singer Larry Gatlin, the trio receives a Grammy for 1976’s “Broken Lady,” beginning a 12-year string of harmony-packed successes.

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1949
Phil Lynott, Irish singer, songwriter, bass player, Thin Lizzy. (1973 UK No.6 single ‘Whisky In The Jar’). Lynott died on 4th Jan 1986 of heart failure and pneumonia after being in a coma for eight days following a drug overdose. A life-size bronze statue of Phil Lynott was unveiled on Harry Street in Dublin in 2005.

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1948
Robert Plant, singer with Led Zeppelin who had the 1969 US No.4 single Whole Lotta Love. The bands fourth album released in 1971 featuring the rock classic Stairway To Heaven has sold over 37 million copies. Plant had the 1983 solo hit single Big Log. Also a member of The Honeydrippers, (with Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck & Nile Rodgers), who had the 1984 US No.3 single Sea Of Love. Plant scored the Grammy award winning 2007 album Raising Sand with bluegrass star Alison Krauss.

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1947
David Lasley American recording artist, singer and songwriter. He was known for his contributions as a background singer and songwriter for such artists as Bonnie Raitt, James Taylor, Luther Vandross, Chic, Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield and Boz Scaggs. He died on 9 December 2021 age 74.

1947
American trombone player, songwriter, James Pankow, with Chicago who had the 1976 UK & US No.1 single ‘If You Leave Me Now’. The band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois as The Chicago Transit Authority before shortening the name in 1970. Chicago have had five consecutive No.1 albums on the Billboard chart and 20 top-ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100.

1946
Ralf Hutter, German musician best known as the lead singer, keyboardist, founding member and leader of the electronic music and pop band Kraftwerk who had the 1982 UK No.1 single ‘Computer Love / The Model’.

1944
Blues drummer “Uncle John” Turner (of Johnny Winter’s backing band) is born in Beaumont, Texas.

1944
Jon Povey (keyboardist for The Pretty Things) is born in London, England.

1942
Isaac Hayes, singer, (1971 US No.1 & UK No.4 single, ‘Theme From Shaft’, 1998 UK No.2 single as Chef ‘Chocolate Salty Balls’). Hayes was found dead at his home on 10th Aug 2008, aged 65.

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1941
English singer-songwriter and musician Dave Brock best known as being one of the founders of space rock group Hawkwind who had the 1972 UK No.3 single ‘Silver Machine’.

1940
John Lantree, The Honeycombs, (1964 UK No.1 single ‘Have I The Right’).

1937
English rock and roll drummer Clem Cattini with The Tornadoes who had the 1962 UK & US No.1 single ‘Telstar’. The first major hit from a UK act on the American chart. Cattini has featured on a record 44 different UK No.1 singles, from artists such as Tom Jones, T. Rex, The Seekers, Bay City Rollers, Rolf Harris and Hot Chocolate. He was also considered for Led Zeppelin – he was initially on Jimmy Page’s shortlist of drummers when forming the band before they settled on John Bonham.

1935
Justin Tubb is born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Country Music Hall of Famer Ernest Tubb. He joins the Grand Ole Opry at age 20, netting a handful of hits and writing hits for Hawkshaw Hawkins, Highway 101 and George Jones, among others. He died on Janury 24, 1998

1934
‘Sneaky’ Pete Kleinow, American country-rock steel guitar player. He was one of the original members of the Flying Burrito Brothers with the Byrds’ Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons. Also worked with John Lennon and Joni Mitchell. He died 6 Jan 2007 aged 72.

1931
Paul Robi, from American vocal group The Platters who had the 1959 UK & US No.1 single ‘Smoke Gets In Your Eyes’. The Platters were one of the first African-American groups to be accepted as a major chart group and were, for a period of time, the most successful vocal group in the world. He died of cancer on 1st February 1989.

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1924
Jim Reeves US country singer. The first country singer to crossover into the pop market. (1960 US No.2 single ‘He’ll Have To Go’, 1966 UK No.1 single ‘Distant Drums’). Reeves was killed in a plane crash on July 31st, 1964 when the single engine aircraft flying from Arkansas to Nashville crashed in thick fog.

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