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Born on this day in music, February 6th
1967
Singer/songwriter/guitarist Anita Cochran is born in Pontiac, Michigan. She attains a hit in 1997 when Steve Wariner joins her for “What If I Said”
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1966
Rick Astley, singer who had the 1987 UK & US No.1 single ‘Never Gonna Give You Up‘, which became the UK biggest seller of 87. Astley scored 7 other UK Top 10 hits, and the 1987 UK No.1 album ‘Whenever You Need Somebody’ spent 34 weeks on UK chart.
1964
Canadian rock musician Gord Downie the lead singer and lyricist for the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip as well as releasing six solo albums. He died of glioblastoma on 17 October 2017 aged 53.
1962
American singer, songwriter, Axl Rose, (born William Bruce Rose), lead singer with Guns N’ Roses who had the 1987 US No.1 album Appetite For Destruction which spent 158 week’s on the UK chart and the 1988 US No.1 & 1989 UK No.6 single ‘Sweet Child o’ Mine’. Rose has been the lead singer of AC/DC since 2016.
1962
Richie McDonald is born in Lubbock, Texas. He becomes the lead singer of Lonestar, whose slick harmonies define a series of hits beginning in the mid-1990s, including “No News,” “I’m Already There” and the pop crossover ballad “Amazed”. Lonestar has charted more than 20 singles on the Hot Country Songs chart, including 9 that reached No.1.
1957
Simon Phillips, English drummer who has worked with Jeff Beck, Gary Moore, Mike Oldfield, Judas Priest, Mike Rutherford, Tears for Fears, 10cc and The Who. He became the drummer for the band Toto in 1992 after the death of Jeff Porcaro.
1957
Drummer Jerry Marotta is born in Cleveland, Ohio. As a member of Orleans, he appears on the 1976 pop hit “Still The One,” remade for the country audience by Whisperin’ Bill Anderson
1950
Mike Batt, songwriter, and the man behind The Wombles, who had the 1974 UK No.3 single ‘Remember You’re A Womble’. Batt wrote ‘Bright Eyes’ the 1979 UK No.1 single for Art Garfunkel and discovered UK singer, songwriter Katie Melua.
1950
Natalie Cole, US singer, who had the 1989 UK No.2 single ‘Miss You Like Crazy’, and the hits ‘This Will Be’, ‘Inseparable’, and ‘Our Love’. Natalie is the daughter of Nat ‘King’ Cole. She died on December 31, 2015 aged 65 due to congestive heart failure.
1947
Alan Jones, saxophone, Amen Corner who had the 1967 hit ‘Gin House Blues’ and the 1969 UK No.1 single ‘If Paradise Is Half As Nice’ plus five other UK Top 40 hits.
1946
Canadian folk singer Kate McGarrigle. Once married to folk singer Loudon Wainwright lll, Kate is the mother of singers Rufus and Martha Wainwright. She rose to prominence with sister Anna when they recorded together in the 1970s. McGarrigle died of cancer on 18th Jan 2010.
1946
American drummer Richie Hayward best known as a founding member and drummer in the band Little Feat. He performed with several bands and worked as a session player. Also, appearing on Travis Tritt’s “Bible Belt” in the 1992 movie “My Cousin Vinny”. He died on 12 August 2010.
1945
Bob Marley singer / songwriter and guitarist who had the 1981 UK No.8 single with ‘No Woman No Cry’, plus over ten other UK Top 40 singles. In July 1977, Marley was found to have a type of malignant melanoma under the nail of a toe, Marley’s health deteriorated as the cancer had spread throughout his body. He died on May 11th 1981. The 1984 ‘Best Of’ album spent 330 weeks on the UK chart. In 1990, February 6th was proclaimed a national holiday in Jamaica to commemorate his birth. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
1944
Georgeanna Tillman American singer, famed for her tenure in the Motown all-female singing group the Marvelettes who scored the 1961 US No.1 single ‘Please Mr Postman’. She died on 6 January 1980, one month before her 36th birthday.
1942
John London, session bass player. He worked with The Monkees, Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. London died on February 12th 2000.
1941
Dave Berry, singer who had the 1964 UK No.5 single ‘The Crying Game’.
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