August 7th: Born On This Day In Music

1966 – Kristin Hersh
American singer-songwriter, musician and author Kristin Hersh from Throwing Muses (with her stepsister Tanya Donelly) and 50FootWave.

1965 – Johnny Solinger
American singer-songwriter Johnny Solinger best known for being the lead vocalist of Skid Row from 1999 to 2015. He died on 26 June 2021 one month after he revealed that he was suffering from liver failure. He was 55 years old.

1965 – Raul Malo
American singer, songwriter, guitarist Raul Malo who with The Mavericks had the 1998 UK No.4 single ‘Dance The Night Away’.

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1964 – Ian Dench
Ian Dench, guitarist from British dance music/rock band EMF who had the 1990 UK No.3 & US No.1 single ‘Unbelievable’. Their debut album, Schubert Dip, went to No.3 on the UK albums chart.

1960 – Jacqui O’Sullivan
Jacqui O’Sullivan, singer who joined British female pop group Bananarama in 1988. She sang on the hits ‘I Want You Back’ and ‘Nathan Jones’.

1958 – Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson, singer, songwriter, airline pilot, entrepreneur with English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, who had the 1982 UK No.1 album The Number Of The Beast, and the 1991 UK No.1 single ‘Bring Your Daughter …To The Slaughter’. Iron Maiden have sold over 100 million copies of their albums worldwide.

1952 – Alexei Sayle
English stand-up comedian, actor, author Alexei Sayle who had the 1984 UK No.15 single ‘Ullo John Got A New Motor’. He was a leading figure in the British alternative comedy movement in the 1980s.

1951 – Pete Way
English hard rock and heavy metal bass player Pete Way. He was bassist for UFO and was also a founding member of Waysted and Fastway and notably played with Michael Schenker Group and Ozzy Osbourne. He died on 14 Aug 2020 age 69 following life-threatening injuries he had sustained in an accident two months earlier.

1950 – Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell, country guitarist, songwriter, worked with Emmylou Harris, acts that covered his songs include Bob Seger, Willie Nelson & Carlene Carter.

1949 – Carlo Novi
Carlo Novi, from the Jersey Shore group Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes who had the 1978 album Hearts Of Stone and have released over ten other albums. He died on 12 March 2010.

1945 – Kerry Chater
Kerry Chater, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap who had the 1968 UK No.1 & UK No.2 single ‘Young Girl’ as well as the hits ‘Woman, Woman’, ‘Over You’ and ‘Lady Willpower.’

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1943
Pop singer Lana Cantrell is born in Sydney, Australia.

1942 – B.J. Thomas
B.J. Thomas, American singer. His 1966, album with The Triumphs I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry sold over one million copies. He is best known for his version of the Burt Bacharach/Hal David song ‘Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head’, which was featured in the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. In 1975 he scored the US Country No.1 ‘(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song.’ He died age 78 on 21 May 2021.

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1939
Pop singer Ron Holden is born in Seattle, Washington. Known for the 1960 hit “Love You So.” Died on January 22, 1997.

1936 – Charles Pope
Charles Pope, from the American vocal group The Tams who had the 1964 US hit ‘What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)’ and the 1971 UK No.1 single ‘Hey Girl Don’t Bother Me’. The group took their name from the Tam o’shanter hats they wore on stage. He died on 11 July 2013.

1931 – Luther Dixon
Luther Dixon, American songwriter, record producer, and singer. He began his professional career in 1954 with the Four Buddies, a doo-wop group. Dixon’s songs achieved their greatest success in the 1950s and 1960s, and were recorded by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Jackson 5, B.B. King, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dusty Springfield and the Shirelles. He died on 22 October 2009 age 78.

1928 – Herb Reed
Herb Reed, bass singer 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. Reed died aged 83 on June 4th 2012.

1925 – Felice Bryant
Felice Bryant, songwriter with her husband Boudleaux. Wrote Everly Brothers hits, ‘All I Have To Do Is Dream’, ‘Bye Bye Love’, ‘Wake Up Little Susie’ and ‘Raining In My Heart’ a hit for Buddy Holly. Felice died on April 22nd 2003.

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