Born on this day in music, January 12th

12 Jan 1996
Ella Henderson, British singer-songwriter. She was a finalist on the ninth series of The X Factor in 2012. Her debut single, ‘Ghost’ went to No.1 in 2014.

12 Jan 1993
Zayn Malik from English-Irish pop boy band One Direction who formed after finishing third in the seventh series of The X Factor in 2010. Scored the 2011 UK No.1 single ‘What Makes You Beautiful’ and the 2013 No.1 ‘One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)’.

12 Jan 1991
Pixie Lott, British singer, 2009 UK No.1 with her debut single ‘Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)’.

12 Jan 1975
Jason Freese, American musician, songwriter, record producer who has performed on over 50 albums by more than 35 different artists, including multiple albums by the Goo Goo Dolls, Green Day and Jewel.

12 Jan 1974
Melanie Chisholm, Mel C, Sporty Spice, The Spice Girls who scored the 1996 UK No.1 & 1997 US No.1 single ‘Wannabe’. Her first solo attempt was collaborating with Bryan Adams on a hit “When You’re Gone”. She then released her debut solo studio album, Northern Star in 1999, which sold four million copies.

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12 Jan 1970
American musician Zack de la Rocha, from Rage Against The Machine, who had the 1996 US No.1 album Evil Empire and the 1993 UK No.16 single ‘Bullet In The Head’. He also co-founded One Day as a Lion in 2008.

12 Jan 1970
Raekwon aka “The Chef” of Wu-Tang Clan is born Corey Quontrell Wood in Staten Island, New York.

12 Jan 1965
Rob Zombie is born Robert Cummings in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He works as a production assistant for the popular children’s series Pee-Wee’s Playhouse before forming the band White Zombie.

12 Jan 1959
Blixa Bargeld, from Australian rock band Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds who have released over 15 studio albums including the 2013 Australian No.1 Push the Sky Away.

12 Jan 1959
Swedish pop singer-songwriter, guitarist, Per Gessle, with Swedish group Roxette, who had the 1990 US No.1 & UK No.3 single ‘It Must Of Been Love’. Roxette have sold an estimated 75 million records worldwide.

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12 Jan 1954
Felipe Rose, from American disco group The Village People. They had the hit singles ‘Macho Man’, ‘In the Navy’, ‘Go West and the 1978 US No.2 hit ‘YMCA’. The group’s name refers to New York City’s Greenwich Village, at the time known for its large gay population.

12 Jan 1951
Chris Bell, American singer, songwriter and guitarist with Big Star. Bell was killed in a car accident on 27/12/78.

12 Jan 1946
Cynthia Robinson, vocals, Sly and the Family Stone who had the 1968 US No.1 singles ‘Everyday People’, the 1971 US No.1 ‘Family Affair’ and the 1971 US No.1 album There’s a Riot Goin’ On. She died on November 23, 2015.

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12 Jan 1946
American musician, composer, singer and producer George Duke. He released over thirty solo albums, of which A Brazilian Love Affair from 1980 was his most popular. Duke worked with other musicians, particularly Frank Zappa and also appeared on Michael Jackson’s Off The Wall album. He died on August 5, 2013 aged 67.

12 Jan 1945
Maggie Bell, singer, The Power, Stone The Crows & solo, (UK No.11 solo single ‘Hold Me’).

12 Jan 1945
Abe Tilmon, Detroit Emeralds, (1973 UK No.7 single ‘Feel The Need In Me’). Died of a heart attack in 1982

12 Jan 1941
Long John Baldry, vocals, Bluesology and solo artist, (1967 UK No.1 single ‘Let The Heartaches Begin’). Baldry died of a chest infection on 21st July 2005.

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12 Jan 1939
William Lee Golden is born in Brewton, Alabama. He joins The Oak Ridge Boys in January 1965, aiding their leap from gospel to country to pop. A baritone with a mountain-man image, he leaves the group in 1987, but returns 10 years later. They join the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2015. (1981 US No.5 single ‘Elvira’).

12 Jan 1932
Des O’Connor, UK singer, comedian, TV presenter, (1968 UK No.1 single ‘I Pretend’. Plus seven other UK Top 40 singles). Toured the UK with Buddy Holly in 1958.

12 Jan 1928
Soul singer Ruth Brown is born in Portsmouth, Virginia. Known for her huge voice, Brown is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.

12 Jan 1926
Ray Price is born in Peach, Texas. Nicknamed the “Cherokee Cowboy,” he is instrumental in the growth of the country shuffle and the use of recorded strings. His legacy includes “Crazy Arms,” “For The Good Times,” “I’ve Got A New Heartache” and a plaque in the Country Music Hall of Fame Price died on 16th Dec 2013 aged 87 at his ranch outside Mount Pleasant, Texas.

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