Born today in music, December 19th

1994 – Nathan Evans
Scottish singer Nathan Evans. He first gained fame in 2020, when he posted videos of himself singing sea shanties on TikTok. In 2021, he released a cover and dance remix of the 19th-century shanty ‘Wellerman’ which peaked at the top of the UK Singles Chart.

1958 – Chris Hamill
Chris Hamill, (Limahl), vocals, Kajagoogoo, (1983 UK No.1 single ‘Too Shy’).

1957 – Doug Johnson
Doug Johnson keyboardist for Loverboy, is born in New Westminster, British Columbia.

1952 – Walter Murphy
Walter Murphy, American composer, arranger, pianist, musician, songwriter who is best known for the instrumental ‘A Fifth of Beethoven’, a disco adaptation of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony which topped the charts in 1976 and was featured on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. Murphy has written music for numerous films and TV shows, including The Tonight Show, Looney Tunes, Family Guy, American Dad!, Ted, and Ted 2.

1949 – John McEuen
John McEuen, from American country rock band, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band who scored the 1971 US No.9 single ‘Mr Bojangles’.

1947 – Jimmy Bain
Scottish musician Jimmy Bain best known for playing bass guitar in the bands Rainbow and Dio. He also worked with Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, co-writing on his solo albums. On January 23, 2016 died while in his cabin on Def Leppard’s “Hysteria on the High Seas” cruise. The cause of death was determined to be lung cancer.

1944 – Alvin Lee
Alvin Lee, guitar vocals, Ten Years After, (1970 UK No.10 single ‘Love Like A Man‘). Lee died on 6 March 2013. According to his website, he died from “unforeseen complications following a routine surgical procedure”, he was 68.

1944 – Zal Yanovsky
Zal Yanovsky, The Lovin Spoonful, (1966 US No.1 & UK No.8 single ‘Summer In The City’). Died of a heart attack on 13th December 2002.

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LIVE!! The Lovin' Spoonful "Do You Believe In Magic" ~ 196502:32

1941 – Maurice White
Maurice White, American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, arranger and bandleader with Earth, Wind & Fire, who had the 1975 US No.1 single ‘Shining Star’, and the 1981 UK No.3 single ‘Let’s Groove’. The band has received 20 Grammy nominations and were the first African-American act to sell out Madison Square Garden. White died on February 4, 2016.

1940 – Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs, US folk singer songwriter. Wrote ‘There But A Fortune’, hit for Joan Baez. Died on 9 April, 1976.

1918 – Professor Longhair
Professor Longhair, New Orleans blues singer and pianist who influenced Fat’s Domino, Allen Toussaint and Dr John. Longhair died of a heart attack on 30th Jan 1980.

1915 – Édith Piaf
Édith Piaf, French cabaret singer, songwriter and actress and one of France’s greatest international stars. Her well known songs include, ‘La Vie en rose’ (1946), ‘Non, je ne regrette rien’ (1960), and ‘Hymne à l’amour’ (1949). After years of alcohol abuse Piaf died on 10 October 1963.

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Edith Piaf - La Vie En Rose

Edith Piaf - La Vie En Rose

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