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Born On This Day In Music, January 9
1987 – Paolo Nutini
Paolo Nutini, Scottish singer, songwriter. His first album the 2006 These Streets peaked at No.3 on the UK chart and both his 2009 UK No.1 album Sunny Side Up and the 2014 Caustic Love peaked at No.1.
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1978 – A.J McLean
A.J McLean, vocals, Backstreet Boys, (1997 US No.2 single ‘Quit Playing Games With My Heart’, 1999 UK No.1 single ‘I Want It That Way’).
1967 – Dave Matthews
South African-born American singer-songwriter, Dave Matthews who had the 1998 US No.1 album ‘Before These Crowded Streets’ and the 2001 US No.1 album ‘Everyday’. Dave Matthews Band are the first group to have six consecutive studio albums debut at the top of the US charts.
1967 – Steve Harwell
Steve Harwell, American musician who is best known as the lead vocalist for the band Smash Mouth.
1965 – Haddaway
Trinidadian-born German-American singer Haddaway, that had the 1993 UK No.2 ‘What Is Love’ which reached No. 1 in 13 countries.
1964 – Phil Hartnoll
Phil Hartnoll, from English electronic dance music duo Orbital, who had the 1996 UK No.11 single ‘The Box’. The band’s name is taken from Greater London’s orbital motorway, the M25.
1963 – Eric Erlandson
American guitarist Eric Erlandson known as founding member, songwriter and lead guitarist of alternative rock band Hole. He has also had several musical side projects, including Rodney & the Tube Tops, which he formed with Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth.
1951 – Crystal Gayle
Brenda Gayle Webb, Loretta Lynn’s youngest sister, is born in Paintsville, Kentucky. She adopts the stage name Crystal Gayle, and her pop-influenced country earns a string of hits, including the million-selling “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue.” She joins the Grand Ole Opry in 2017.
1950 – David Johansen
David Johansen, vocals, The New York Dolls, 1973 album ‘New York Dolls’. Now a solo artist and actor. Played Buster Poindexter in Saturday Night Live House band.
1948 – Tim Hart
Tim Hart, guitarist and singer with English folk rock band Steeleye Span who formed in 1969. They had the 1975 UK No.5 single ‘All Around My Hat’ and a hit with ‘Gaudete’. Hart died on 24 Dec 2009.
1948 – Bill Cowsill
Bill Cowsill, from American singing group The Cowsills, who had the 1967 US No.2 single ‘The Rain, The Park & Other Things’, and the 1969 US No.2 single the theme from ‘Hair’, is born in Middletown, Rhode Island.. TV’s Partridge Family was based on The Cowsills family. He died on 18 February 2006.
1946 – Bill Albaugh
Drummer Bill Albaugh, with the psychedelic pop, bubblegum group the Lemon Pipers he had the 1968 US No.1 hit ‘Green Tambourine’. He died on 20 January 1999, at the age of 53.
1944 – Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page guitarist and producer, member of the Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin. The bands fourth album released in 1971 featuring the rock classic Stairway To Heaven has sold over 37 million copies. Formed The Honeydrippers, (with Robert Plant, Jeff Beck & Nile Rodgers) who had the 1984 US No.3 single Sea Of Love. As a session guitarist in the 60s Page played on Here Comes The Night by Them, Shout by Lulu and The Who’s ‘Can’t Explain’.
1943 – Scott Walker
Scott Walker (born Noel Scott Engel), singer with The Walker Brothers best known for their 1966 UK No.1 & US No.13 single ‘The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore’. Walker began a solo career with 1967’s Scott, moving toward an increasingly challenging baroque pop style on late ’60s albums such as Scott 3 (1969) and Scott 4 (1969). As a record producer or guest performer, he worked with a number of artists including Pulp, Ute Lemper and Bat for Lashes. Walker died on 25 March 2019 age 76.
1943 – Kenneth Kelley
Kenneth Kelley, vocals, The Manhattans, (1976 US No.1 & UK No.4 single ‘Kiss And Say Goodbye‘).
1943 – Dick Yount
Dick Yount, guitar, vocals, Harper’s Bizarre, (1967 US No. 13 & UK No.34 single ‘The 59th Street Bridge Song, Feelin’ Groovy’).
1941 – Roy Head
Roy Head is born in Three Rivers, Texas. His pop hit “Treat Her Right,” becomes a Top 15 country single for Barbara Mandrell, who remakes it as “Treat Him Right.” Head lands more than 20 records on the Billboard country chart in 11 years, beginning in 1974, though none moves higher than #16
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1940 – Al Downing
Singer/songwriter Al Downing is born in Centralia, Oklahoma. He scrapes the Top 20 in 1979 with the self-penned “Touch Me (I’ll Be Your Fool Once More),” then watches Tom Jones take it to the Top 5 in 1983
1934 – Jimmy Day
Steel guitarist Jimmy Day is born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He works with the likes of Webb Pierce, Hank Williams and Willie Nelson, playing on Ray Price’s “City Lights,” The Everly Brothers’ “Bye Bye Love” and George Jones’ “The Race Is On”
1941 – Joan Baez
American folk singer, songwriter, musician, and activist Joan Baez. She scored the 1971 US No.3 & UK No.6 single ‘The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down’ and was one of the first major artists to record the songs of Bob Dylan in the early 1960s. Baez also performed three songs at the 1969 Woodstock Festival.
1920 – Clive Dunn
Clive Dunn, singer, actor in UK TV’s ‘Dads Army’ 1971 UK No.1 single ‘Granddad’. Died on 6 November 2012.
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