Born on January 18th in music

Born on this day in music, January 18th

1983
Samantha Mumba, singer, actress, (2000 UK No.2 & US No.4 single ‘Gotta Tell You’, 2001 UK No.3 single ‘Always Come Back To’).

1983
Katie White, British musician and member of the pop duo The Ting Tings. After some success with a girl group punk trio TKO, White and De Martino formed the Ting Tings in 2007.

1980
British singer, songwriter, rapper Estelle Swaray, who had the 2008 UK No.1 single ‘American Boy’ featuring Kayne West.

1977
Richard Archer, singer, guitarist, Hard-Fi, (2006 UK No.1 album,’Stars of CCTV’).

1977
Michael Tierney is born in Sydney, Australia. He and his brother, Andrew, along with next-door neighbor schoolmates Phil Burton and Toby Allen form the Australian boy band Human Nature while they are students at Hurlstone Agricultural High School in Sydney.

1974
Christian Burns, from English pop group BBMak who scored the 2001 UK No.5 single ‘Back Here’ which was also a No.1 hit in Japan.

1973
Crispian Mills, guitar, vocals, with English psychedelic rock band Kula Shaker, who had the 1996 UK No.2 single ‘Hey Dude’.

1971
Jonathan Davis, singer from American nu metal band Korn who scored the 1998 US No.1 album, Follow The Leader. Twelve of the band’s official releases have peaked in the top ten of the Billboard Chart.

1962
Jeremy Healey, guitar, Haysi Fantayzee, (1982 UK No.11 single ‘John Wayne Is Big Leggy’).

1959
Bob Rosenberg, Will To Power, (1988 US No.1 & 1989 UK No.6 single ‘Baby I Love Your Way / Freebird’).

1958
Tom Bailey, vocals, keyboards, The Thompson Twins, (1984 UK No.2 single ‘You Take Me Up’, 1984 US No.3 single, ‘Hold Me Now’).
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1956
American guitarist Jack Sherman who was best known as the second guitarist to have joined the Red Hot Chili Peppers, in between Hillel Slovak’s departure and return. He played on their debut album, and co-wrote much of their second album, Freaky Styley. He went on to collaborate with Bob Dylan, George Clinton and Feargal Sharkey. Sherman died of a heart attack age 64 on 18 August 2020.

1944
Legs Larry Smith, drummer with Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, who had the 1968 UK No.5 single ‘I’m The Urban Spaceman’. As a solo artist, Smith also toured with Eric Clapton and Elton John. Smith was a close friend of ex-Beatle George Harrison for many years and designed the cover for his Gone Troppo album (1982).

1941
Bobby Goldsboro is born in Marianna, Florida. His sentimental “Honey” sells a million copies in 1968. He also earns a Top 10 country hit with his 1971 single “Watching Scotty Grow” and writes Johnny Darrell’s “With Pen In Hand” and Brenda Lee’s “The Cowgirl And The Dandy”.

1941
David Ruffin, vocals, The Temptations, (1971 US No.1 & UK No. 8 single ‘Just My Imagination’ and re-issued ‘My Girl’ UK No.2 in 1992, solo, 1975 US No.9 & UK No.10 single ‘Walk Away From Love’). Ruffin died of a drug overdose on 1st June 1991.