1979
American musician Tom Higgenson from Plain White T’s who had a No.1 hit with ‘Hey There Delilah’, which achieved platinum status in 2007 and earned two Grammy nominations.
1974
English singer, songwriter James Blunt. The former Army captain had the 2005 UK No.1 single ‘You’re Beautiful’ and the 2005 UK No.1 album Back To Bedlam. He became the first British artist to top the American singles chart in nearly a decade when ‘You’re Beautiful’ reached No.1 in 2006. The last British artist to do so was Elton John in 1997 with ‘Candle in the Wind’.
1973
Scott Phillips, drummer and co-founder 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.
1968
Sublime lead singer Brad Nowell is born in Long Beach, California.
1962
Michael Wilton with American progressive heavy metal band Queensryche. Their 1994 album Promised Land went top 3 in the US.
1953
English actor Nigel Planer, (who played Neil in the BBC comedy The Young Ones) and had the 1984 UK No.2 single with his version of the 1967 hit for Traffic, ‘Hole In My Shoe’.
1953
John Sparks, bassist with British rock band Dr. Feelgood who had the 1979 UK No.9 single ‘Milk And Alcohol’ and the hits ‘She Does It Right’, ‘Roxette’, and ‘Back in the Night’.
1950
English singer-songwriter, musician, poet, and performance artist Genesis P-Orridge. A founding member of the cult experimental bands Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV, the group played an abrasive brand of industrial rock, often combined with sexually-explicit live shows. He died on 14 March 2020 age 70 after battling leukaemia for two-and-a-half years.
1945
Sixties pop singer Oliver is born William Oliver Swofford in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
1944
Rock and roll guitarist Mick Green (of Johnny Kidd & the Pirates) is born in Matlock, Derbyshire, England.
1943
American singer Louise Lopez, from Odyssey, who had the 1980 UK No.1 single ‘Use It Up And Wear It Out’. Died January 38, 2015.
1943
English rock and roll guitarist Mick Green, with Johnny Kidd & The Pirates from 1962-4 who had the 1963 UK No.4 singles ‘I’ll Never Get Over You’ and later with The Pirates. Green also worked with Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers and appeared on the Paul McCartney 1999 album Run Devil Run. He died of heart failure on 11 January 2010 age 65.
1938
American R&B singer Bobby Hendricks from The Drifters who had the 1960 US No.1 & UK No.2 single ‘Save The Last Dance For Me’.
1936
American rhythm-and-blues singer Ernie K-Doe, who had a 1961 US No.1 single with ‘Mother-in-Law’, which was written by Allen Toussaint. K-Doe died from kidney and liver failure from years of alcoholismon on 5 July 2001 age 68.
1923
Hurricane Smith, an engineer and producer for The Beatles and Pink Floyd, is born in Edmonton, London, England. Died 3 March, 2008 age 85.
