Born On This Day In Music, July 14

1987
Dan Reynolds, American musician, best known as the frontman of the Las Vegas-based rock band Imagine Dragons.

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1986
Dan Smith, lead vocalist, producer, songwriter and founder of the indie rock band Bastille, who won a Brit award and had a No.1 U.K. album with Bad Blood.

1978
Ruben Studdard, singer, winner of the second series of American Idol. (2003 US No.2 single ‘Flying Without Wings’).

1975
Taboo, rapper, singer, Black Eyed Peas, (2003 US & UK No.1 single ‘Where Is The Love’).

1971
Nick McCabe, guitarist from English rock band The Verve, who had the 1997 album Urban Hymns, one of the best-selling albums in UK Chart history. The album features the hit singles ‘Bitter Sweet Symphony’, ‘The Drugs Don’t Work’ and ‘Lucky Man’.

1966
Ellen Reid, keyboards, with Canadian rock band Crash Test Dummies best known internationally for their 1993 single ‘Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm’.

1966
Tanya Donelly is born in Newport, Rhode Island. She forms Throwing Muses with her stepsister Kristin Hersh when both are 14; Donelly later forms Belly and The Breeders.

1965
Igor Khoroshev (keyboardist for Yes) is born in Moscow, Russia (then part of the Soviet Union).

1956
American musician Bob Birch, session bassist. He worked with Doobie Brothers, Bryan Adams, Lionel Richie, George Michael, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Phil Collins, Keith Emerson,Barry Manilow and Elton John. Birch died on August 15, 2012, from an self-inflicted gunshot wound in his Los Angeles home, aged 56.

1955
English bass guitarist Matthew Seligman, best known as a member of The Soft Boys. Seligman was also a member of the Thompson Twins, and was a sideman for Thomas Dolby and backed David Bowie at his performance at Live Aid in 1985. He died on 17 April 2020 aged 64 due to complications of the coronavirus.

1953
Bebe Buell is born in Portsmouth, Virginia. Though she later rejects the description, she becomes one of the most famous “groupies” of all time, hooking up with a host of stars including Todd Rundgren, to whom she is married from 1972 to 1979. Rundgren brings up her daughter Liv – later revealed to be the biological child of Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler.

1952
Bob Casale, best known as a guitarist and keyboardist in the new wave band Devo. He engineered the first solo album for Police guitarist Andy Summers. Casale died on February 17, 2014.

1952
Chris Cross, bass, synth, with British new wave band Ultravox who had the 1981 UK No.2 single ‘Vienna’, plus 15 other UK Top 40 singles.

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1950
American session drummer Andy Newmark who was the drummer for Sly and the Family Stone, and has also played with numerous other artists, particularly British acts such as John Lennon, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Roxy Music, and Badfinger, Eric Clapton and David Gilmour.

1949
Music executive Tommy Mottola is born in The Bronx, New York City. Before landing a 15-year gig as head of Sony Music, Mottola starts out as a talent manager helping acts like Hall & Oates and Carly Simon secure record deals. He’s also known for marrying – and divorcing – Mariah Carey.

1945
Jim Gordon, American drummer, one of the most requested session drummers in the late 1960s and 1970s. Gordon co-wrote “Layla” with Eric Clapton, worked with The Everly Brothers, The Monkees, The Beach Boys, (George Harrison, (All Things Must Pass), John Lennon (Imagine), The Carpenters, Traffic, Glen Campbell, (Wichita Lineman), Steely Dan, Jackson Browne, Frank Zappa and many others. A diagnosed schizophrenic, Gordon was sentenced to prison in 1984 for the murder of his mother.

1932
Country singer Del Reeves, known for the 1965 novelty hit “Girl On The Billboard” and the 1968 trucker’s anthem “Looking At The World Through A Windshield,” is born Franklin Delano Reeves in Sparta, North Carolina. He died January 1st, 2007.

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1926
Lowman Pauling, guitarist, The Five Royales, co-wrote 1967 hit for Mamas and the Papas, ‘Dedicated To The One I Love’ which was originally a 1961 hit for the Shirelles. It got to No.3 on the Hot 100. The Five Royales recorded the song in 1957 but it never charted. It was included on their album, Dedicated To You. He died on 26th December 1973.

1912
Woodrow Wilson ‘Woody’ Guthrie is born in Okemah, Oklahoma. Folk singer and songwriter, famous for his ‘Dust Bowl Ballads’ and protest songs in the 1930’s and 1940’s. His work was a major influence on the young Bob Dylan, providing inspiration and mentorship. Guthrie was married three times and fathered eight children, including American folk musician Arlo Guthrie. He frequently performed with the slogan This Machine Kills Fascists displayed on his guitar. Guthrie died of complications resulting from Huntingdon’s disease on October 3rd 1967.

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