Born on this day in music, December 2oth

1990
American singer-songwriter JoJo. Her debut single, ‘Leave (Get Out)’ reached No.1 on the Billboard Pop songs chart, which made her the youngest solo artist to have a No.1 single in the United States, at thirteen years old.

1980
Chris Edwards, Kasabian, (2005 UK No.8 single ‘Cutt Off’, 2006 UK No.1 album ‘Empire’). Kasabian won a Brit Award in 2010 for Best British Group.

1975
Graham Hopkins, drummer with alternative metal band from Northern Ireland Therapy? who had the 1993 UK No.9 single ‘Screamager’.

1966
Chris Robinson, American musician. He was the singer with The Black Crowes (the brother of its guitarist Rich Robinson). The Black Crowes who had the 1991 hit single ‘Hard To Handle’ and the 1992 US No.1 & UK No.2 album The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion. He is was a member of New Earth Mud.

1959
American bassist Jackie Fox, from the pioneering 1970’s all-girl teenage rock band the Runaways. Among their best-known songs are ‘Cherry Bomb’ and a cover version of the Velvet Underground’s ‘Rock & Roll’.

1957
Anita Ward, singer, (1979 US & UK No.1 single ‘Ring My Bell’).

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1957
English singer-songwriter and left-wing activist Billy Bragg. He wrote ‘New England’ the 1985 hit for Kirsty MacColl, and has released over 10 albums.

1957
Michael Watt, American bassist, vocalist and songwriter who has worked with Firehose, Stooges and Porno For Pyros.

1956
Guy Babylon, keyboards, Elton John Band. Died on Sept 2nd 2009 of a heart attack while swimming in his pool at his home in Los Angeles, California.

1950
American drummer, percussionist, and songwriter Don Heffington. He was a founding member of the Los Angeles alternative country band Lone Justice, and was a session and touring musician for various artists, including Lowell George, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, the Wallflowers and the Jayhawks. He died on 24 March 2021 ag 70.

1948
Alan Parsons, British studio audio engineer, musician, and record producer. He was involved with the production of The Beatles’ Abbey Road and Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon for which Pink Floyd credit him as an important contributor. Parsons’ own group, The Alan Parsons Project released several albums.

1948
Stevie Wright, The Easybeats, (1966 UK No.6 & 1967 US No. 16 single ‘Friday On My Mind’). Died on 27th Dec 2015.

1947
Peter Criss, drummer from American hard rock band Kiss. They scored the 1974 US No.5 single ‘On And On’, their 1976 US No 11 album Rock and Roll Over spent 26 weeks on the chart and they had the 1987 UK No.4 single ‘Crazy Crazy Nights’. Criss established the “Catman” character for his Kiss persona.

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1946
Psychedelic rock and jazz rock bassist Douglass Lubahn. His work is featured on several albums recorded by The Doors including Strange Days (1967), Waiting For The Sun (1968) and The Soft Parade (1969).

1944
Bobby Colomby, drums, Blood Sweat & Tears, (1969 US No.12 & UK No.35 single ‘You’ve Made Me So Very Happy’).

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