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Born on this day in music, January 19th
1979 – Wiley
Richard Kylea Cowie Jr, MBE, better known by his stage name Wiley and in his early career Wiley Kat, English MC, rapper, and record producer. Often labelled the ‘Godfather of Grime’ he had the 2012 UK No.1 single ‘Heatwave’.
1978 – John Parker
John Parker, double bass, human beatbox, vocals, Nizlopi, (2005 UK No.1 single ‘JCB Song’).
1969 – Trey Lorenz
Trey Lorenz, US singer, sang on Mariah Carey’s 1992 UK No.2 & US No 1 version of the Jackson Five hit ‘I’ll Be There’.
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1963 – Caron Wheeler
Caron Wheeler, vocals, Soul II Soul, (1989 UK No.1 single ‘Back To Life’).
1957 – Mickey Virtue
Mickey Virtue, keyboards, with UB40, who had the 1983 UK No.1 & 1988 US No.1 single ‘Red Red Wine’ and over 30 other top 40 hits.
1953 – Michael Boddicker
Michael Boddicker American film composer and session musician. Played synthesizer on Michael Jackson’s albums, Thriller, Bad and Dangerous.
1952 – Eric Leeds
Eric Leeds, American jazz and funk musician, saxophone and other woodwind and brass instruments. Best known for his work with Prince. Played on The Black Album, Lovesexy and Batman albums.
1951 – Martha Davis
American rock and new wave singer-songwriter Martha Davis. With The Motels she scored the 1981 UK hit single ‘Days Are OK’.
1951 – Dewey Bunnell
Dewey Bunnell, singer songwriter with America, who had the 1972 US No.1 & UK No.3 single ‘Horse With No Name’.
1950 – CP Lee
British musician, author, broadcaster and lecturer CP Lee. He was a member of the band Greasy Bear and became a linchpin of the punk rock explosion with Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias. In 1977 Lee wrote the “snuff-rock” musical Sleak. Lee died on 25 July 2020 age 70.
1950 – Francis Buchholz
Francis Buchholz, from German rock band Scorpions. Their 1990 power ballad ‘Wind Of Change’ topped the European charts and was a No.4 hit in the US. The Scorpions hold the record for the best-selling single by a German artist and band.
1949 – Robert Palmer
Robert Palmer, British singer, songwriter, member of Vinegar Joe and solo artist. His first solo album the 1974 Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley was heavily influenced by the music of Little Feat and the funk fusion of the Meters who acted as backing band along with producer/guitarist Lowell George of Little Feat. He had the 1986 US No.1 & UK No.5 single ‘Addicted To Love’. He was also a member of the Power Station with former Chic drummer Tony Thompson, and Duran Duran members John Taylor and Andy Taylor. Palmer died on 26th Sept 2003 aged 54.
1948 – Harvey Hinsley
Harvey Hinsley, Hot Chocolate, who had the 1975 US No.3 single ‘You Sexy Thing’ the 1977 UK No.1 single ‘So You Win Again’ and over 25 other Top 40 hits.
1947 – Rod Evans
English singer Rod Evans who was an early member of Deep Purple who had the US No.14 single ‘Hush’ which was taken from the bands debut 1969 album Shades of Deep Purple.
1946 – Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton US singer, songwriter, actress, (1976 UK No.7 single ‘Jolene’, 1981 US No.1 single ‘9 to 5’). Parton wrote ‘I Will Always Love You’ which was a US Country No.1 for her in 1974 and became a UK & US No.1 for Whitney Houston in 1992.
1944 – Laurie London
Laurie London, actor, singer. At the age of 13 had the 1958 US No.1 & UK No. 12 single ‘He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands’.
1943 – Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin, US singer, who had a 1971 U.S No.1 single with ‘Me And Bobby McGee’ and the 1971 U.S No.1 album ‘Pearl’. Janis died on October 4th 1970 after an accidental heroin overdose. Joplin was cremated in the Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Mortuary in Los Angeles; her ashes were scattered from a plane into the Pacific Ocean and along Stinson Beach.
1942 – Michael Crawford
Michael Crawford, UK actor, singer, (1987 UK No.7 single ‘The Music Of The Night’).
1939 – Phil Everly
American singer, songwriter Phil Everly from The Everly Brothers, who had the 1958 UK & US No.1 single ‘All I Have To Do Is Dream’ plus over 25 other Top 40 hits. The duo was raised in a musical family, first appearing on radio singing along with their father Ike Everly and mother Margaret Everly as “The Everly Family” in the 1940s. Everly died on 3rd Jan 2014 aged 74 of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
1935 – Johnny O’Keefe
Johnny O’Keefe, singer known as ‘Australia’s King of rock ‘n’ roll’. He co-wrote and had the 1958 Australian hit with, ‘Real Wild Child’, which was covered by Iggy Pop in 1986. Other hits included ‘Shout!’, ‘Don’t You Know Pretty Baby’ and ‘She’s My Baby.’ O’Keefe died on October 6th 1978.
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