Born Today In Music, January 8th

1973 – Sean Paul
Jamaican dancehall recording artist and producer Sean Paul, (2003 US No.1 & UK No.4 single ‘Get Busy’). Paul has also been featured in many other singles including chart-toppers ‘Baby Boy’ by Beyoncé, ‘What About Us’ by The Saturdays, ‘Rockabye’ by Clean Bandit and ‘Cheap Thrills’ by Sia.

1971 – Karen Poole
Karen Poole, singer, songwriter with Alisha’s Attic who had the 1996 UK No.14 ‘I Am I Feel’. She is the daughter of 60s musician Brian Poole.

1969 – Jeff Abercrombie
Jeff Abercrombie, bassist with American band Fuel.

1969 – R Kelly
R. Kelly, American singer, writer, producer, (1994 US No.1 single ‘Bump N’ Grind’, 1997 UK No.1 single ‘I Believe I Can Fly’). On July 11, 2019, Kelly was arrested on federal charges alleging sex crimes, human trafficking, child pornography, racketeering, and obstruction of justice.

1966 – Andrew Patrick Wood
Andrew Patrick Wood, American musician best known as the lead singer for grunge bands Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone, cited as “founding fathers” of the Seattle’s grunge movement. Wood died on March 19th 1990.

1959 – Paul Hester
Paul Hester, drums, Crowded House, (1992 UK No.7 single ‘Weather With You’). Hester died on 26th March 2005 aged 46.

1958 – Steve Garvey
Steve Garvey bass guitarist of the English punk band Buzzcocks who had the 1978 UK No.12 single ‘Ever Fallen In Love, With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve’.

1948 – Paul King
Paul King, Mungo Jerry, who had the 1970 UK No.1 & US No.3 single ‘In The Summertime’ as well as the hits ‘Baby Jump’ and ‘Lady Rose’.

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1947 – David Bowie
David Bowie English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, painter and actor. His first UK Top 40 single was the 1969 ‘Space Oddity’ which became a UK No.1 in 1975, plus over 50 other UK Top 40 hits including five No.1’s. Bowie has also scored two US No.1 singles, the 1975 ‘Fame’ and 1983 ‘Let’s Dance’. His music and stagecraft significantly influencing popular music and during his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at 140 million worldwide, made him one of the world’s best-selling music artists. Bowie died from liver cancer at his New York home on 10 January 2016.

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1947 – Terence Sylvester
Terry Sylvester, guitar, vocals, Swinging Blue Jeans, The Hollies, (joined in 1969). Had the 1972 US No.2 single ‘Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress’, 1988 UK No.1 single ‘He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother’, first released in 1969.

1946 – Robert Krieger
Robert Krieger, guitarist with The Doors, (1967 US No.1 & UK No.49 single with ‘Light My Fire’ and a 1971 US No.14 & UK No.22 single ‘Riders On The Storm’).

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1943 – Lee Jackson
Lee Jackson, bass, vocals, from English progressive rock band The Nice, who had the 1968 UK hit single an instrumental rearrangement of Leonard Bernstein’s ‘America’.

1943 – Marcus Hutson
Marcus Hutson, singer with American group The Whispers who had the 1980 UK No.2 & US No.19 single ‘And The Beat Goes On’.

1942 – John Petersen
John Petersen, drums, The Beau Brummels, (1965 US No.8 single, ‘Just A Little’).

1941 – Anthony Gourdine
Anthony Gourdine from Little Anthony and the Imperials who had the 1958 US No.4 single ‘Tears On My Pillow’, which was The Imperials’ first million-seller. The song has been extensively covered, including a No.1 in the UK Singles Chart version by Kylie Minogue in January 1990.

1940 – Jerome Gourdine
Jerome “Little Anthony” Gourdine of Little Anthony & the Imperials is born in Brooklyn, New York.

1937 – Shirley Bassey
Welsh singer Shirley Bassey. In January 1959, Bassey became the first Welsh person to gain a No. 1 single and later had the 1970 UK No.4 single with a cover of The Beatles George Harrison song ‘Something’ as well as hits with the James Bond themes ‘Goldfinger’ (1964) ‘Diamonds are Forever’, (1971) and Moonraker (1979).

1935 – Elvis Presley
American singer, musician and actor Elvis Aaron Presley, the King of rock ‘n’ roll. He had his first No.1 in 1956 with the US No.1 & UK No.2 single ‘Heartbreak Hotel’. His first UK No.1 single was in 1957, with ‘All Shook Up’. Presley went on to have over 100 US and UK Top 40 singles from 1956 – 2006. Presley is one of the most celebrated and influential musicians of the 20th century, with estimated record sales of around 600 million units worldwide. Elvis Presley died on August 16th 1977.

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1928 – Luther Perkins
American country music guitarist Luther Perkins a member of the Tennessee Three, the backup band for singer Johnny Cash. Perkins was an iconic figure in what would become known as rockabilly music. His creatively simple, sparsely embellished, rhythmic use of Fender Esquire, Jazzmaster and Jaguar guitars is credited for creating Cash’s signature “boom-chicka-boom” style. He died on 5 August 1968 as a result of severe burns and smoke inhalation. Perkins fell asleep at home in his den with a cigarette in his hand.

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