August 8th: Born On This Day In Music

1998
Canadian singer and songwriter Shawn Mendes. His single ‘Stitches’ reached the top 10 in the US and Canada, and No.1 in the UK. Both his albums debuted at No.1 on the US Billboard 200, making Mendes one of five artists to ever debut at No.1 before the age of eighteen.

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1981
Vanessa Joy Amorosi, Australian singer, 2009 Australian No.1 single ‘This Is Who I Am?’.

1981
Bradley McIntosh from English pop group S Club 7 who had the 1999 UK No.1 single ‘Bring It All Back’. Their 2000 UK No.1 album 7 spent over a year on the UK chart. The group was formed in 1998 and quickly rose to fame by starring in their own BBC television series, Miami 7.

1976
Joshua Chasez, singer from American boy band *NSYNC. Among the group’s singles, ‘Bye Bye Bye’, ‘This I Promise You’, ‘Girlfriend’ and ‘It’s Gonna Be Me’ reached the top 10 in several international charts. The group’s second album, No Strings Attached, sold over one million copies in one day.

1974
Brian Harvey singer, from English pop boy band East 17 who had the 1994 UK No.1 single ‘Stay Another Day’, plus 18 top-20 singles and four top-10 albums, and were one of the UK’s most popular boy bands during the early to mid-1990s.

1973
Scott Stapp, singer, songwriter, from American rock band Creed, who had the 2001 US No.1 & UK No.13 single ‘With Arms Wide Open’ and the 2002 US No.1 album, Weathered. Stapp has released solo albums as well as being a member of Art of Anarchy.

1967
Lorraine Pearson from British pop/R&B group Five Star who had the 1986 UK No.3 single ‘System Addict’ plus 15 other UK Top 40 singles.

1961
Paul Jackson, bass, T’Pau, who had the 1987 UK No.1 single ‘China In Your Hand’ and the 1987 US & UK No.4 single ‘Heart And Soul’, (which was initially a flop in the UK). T’Pau took their name from a Vulcan elder of the same name in the sci-fi series Star Trek.

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1961
The Edge (Dave Evans), guitarist, singer, songwriter with U2. They signed with Island Records and released their debut album, Boy in 1980. Their 1987 worldwide No.1 album The Joshua Tree spent 156 weeks on the UK chart. Their U2 360° Tour of 2009–2011 is the highest-attended and highest-grossing concert tour in history.

1961
Rikki Rockett, drummer from American rock band Poison who scored the 1988 US No.1 & 1989 UK No.13 single ‘Every Rose Has Its Thorn’ and have sold over 45 million records worldwide.

1958
Christopher Foreman, guitarist from English ska band Madness. They have had 15 singles reach the UK top ten, hits include ‘One Step Beyond’, ‘Baggy Trousers’, ‘Our House’ and ‘It Must Be Love’.

1957
Dennis Drew from American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs. They released four albums that charted in the top 50 in the US: In My Tribe (1987), Blind Man’s Zoo (1989), Our Time in Eden (1992) and the live album MTV Unplugged (1993).

1956
Ali Score, A Flock Of Seagulls, (1982 UK No.10 single ‘Wishing If I Had A Photograph Of You’).

1956
David Grant, Linx, (1981 UK No.7 single ‘Intuition’).

1950
American rock drummer Liberty DeVitto, best known for his work as a drummer for Billy Joel’s recording and touring band as well as Carly Simon, Phoebe Snow, Karen Carpenter, Stevie Nicks, Rick Wakeman, Bob James and Meat Loaf.

1950
Vocalist/guitarist Andy Fairweather Low (of Amen Corner) is born in Ystrad Mynach, Wales, United Kingdom. Also sang backing vocal’s for The Who’s Who Are You.

1949
Singer and actor Keith Carradine is born in San Mateo, California. He writes and sings “I’m Easy,” the most successful song from the satirical country music movie “Nashville,” winning an Oscar award for his efforts. Also appeared in Madonna’s “Material Girl” music video.

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1949
Airrion Love, singer with the Philadelphia soul group The Stylistics who had the 1974 US No.2 single ‘You Make Me Feel Brand New’, and the 1975 UK No.1 single ‘Can’t Give You Anything But My Love’ and twelve consecutive US R&B top ten hits.

1944
English guitarist and songwriter John Renbourn best known for his collaboration with guitarist Bert Jansch as well as the folk group Pentangle. Renbourn died on 26th March 2015 aged 70.

1944
Country/Pop singer Michael Johnson is born in Alamosa, Colorado. He died July 25, 2017

1942
English bass guitar player and singer John Gustafson who was a member of The Big Three, The Merseybeats, Ian Gillan Band, Roxy Music and his own group, Quatermass. He died on 12 September 2014.

1942
John David, drummer with American rock band Dr Hook who had the 1970s hits ‘The Cover of Rolling Stone’, ‘A Little Bit More’, ‘When You’re in Love with a Beautiful Woman’ and ‘Sylvia’s Mother’.

1939
Baritone singer Phil Balsley (of The Statler Brothers) is born in Staunton, Virginia.

1938
Actress/singer Connie Stevens is born in Brooklyn, New York. Had a #3 hit with “Sixteen Reasons” in 1960.

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1933
Joe Tex, US soul singer, (1965 US No.5 single ‘Hold On To What You’ve Got’, 1977 UK No.2 single ‘Ain’t Gonna Bump No More With No Big Fat Woman’). Tex died on 12th August 1982 aged 49.

1932
Mel Tillis is born in Pahokee, Florida. After finding success by writing Bobby Bare’s “Detroit City,” Patsy Cline’s “So Wrong” and Webb Pierce’s “I Ain’t Never,” among others, he turns his stutter into a comedic twist and develops a successful career as an artist, earning a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame. He died on November 19, 2017.

1921
Webb Pierce is born in West Monroe, Louisiana. He gains a reputation for a nasal twang and garish stage persona, but becomes one of the biggest honky-tonk stars of the 1950s through such titles as “I Ain’t Never,” “In The Jailhouse Now” and “There Stands The Glass.” He reaches the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001. He died on Febryary 24, 1991, aged 69.

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