Born On This day In Music, July 10th

1980
Jessica Simpson, American singer who had the 2000 UK No.7 single ‘I Wanna Love You Forever’. Her debut studio album released in 1999 sold over four million copies worldwide.

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1978
American musician, singer-songwriter Jesse Lacey, the lead vocalist and guitarist for Brand New. Their fifth album Science Fiction released in 2017 went to No.1 on the US chart.

1974
Imelda May, Irish singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist who has worked with Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and David Gilmour. May is known for her musical style of rockabilly revival and has also been compared to female jazz musicians such as Billie Holiday

1970
Gary LeVox, singer, with American country band Rascal Flatts who scored the 2004 US country No.2 single ‘I Melt’, and the 2006 US No.1 album ‘Me And My Gang’.

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1970
Jason Orange, vocals, Take That (1995 UK No.1 single ‘Back For Good’ and seven other UK No.1 singles, 1993 UK No.1 album ‘Everything Changes spent 78 weeks on the UK chart). Re-formed without Robbie Williams in 2006 for a sold-out European tour. Topped the UK singles and album charts simultaneously for the first time in their career when the single ‘Patience’ and album ‘Beautiful World’ both reached No.1 in Dec 2006.

1965
Peter DiStefano, American guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work in the alternative rock band Porno for Pyros.

1964
Graham Lambert, guitarist from English alternative rock band Inspiral Carpets who had the 1990 UK No.14 single ‘This Is How It Feels’.

1960
Martyn P Casey, keyboards, 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.

1959
Sandy West, drummer, founding member of US all girl group The Runaways. West died on 21 Oct 2006.

1958
American banjo player Béla Fleck, widely acknowledged as one of the world’s most innovative and technically proficient banjo players. Fleck has shared Grammy wins with Asleep at the Wheel, and has been nominated in more categories than any other musician, namely country, pop, jazz, bluegrass, classical, folk, spoken word, composition, and arranging.

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1954
Neil Tennant, vocals, Pet Shop Boys, (1986 UK & US No.1 single ‘West End Girls’, plus 3 other UK No.1 singles and over 20 UK Top 40 hits), ex editor of music paper Smash Hits.

1950
Greg Kihn, American singer who scored the 1983 US No.2 single ‘Jeopardy’.

1949
Dave Smalley, The Raspberries famous for their hits ‘Go All The Way’, ‘I Wanna Be With You’ and ‘Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)’.

1947
Arlo Guthrie, US singer, songwriter, son of folksinger Woody Guthrie, (1967 album ‘Alice’s Restaurant’, 1972 US No.18 single ‘The City Of New Orleans’).

1944
John Dymond, (Beaky), guitarist from British pop/rock group, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich, who scored the 1968 UK No.1 single ‘Legend Of Xanadu’.

1943
Jerry Miller, guitarist from American psychedelic rock group Moby Grape, known for their debut album Moby Grape (1967).

1942
Ronnie James Dio, vocals, Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and his own band Dio. He died on May 16, 2010, after a six-month battle with stomach cancer. He was 67 years old.

1939
Mavis Staples, American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress and civil rights activist. She recorded and performed with her family’s band The Staple Singers who scored two No.1 singles, ‘I’ll Take You There’ and ‘Let’s Do It Again’.

1936
American Keyboard player Johnny Griffith. He was a member of the Motown records in-house Funk Brothers studio band and played on Marvin Gaye’s ‘Heard It Through The Grapevine’, ‘I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)’ by Four Tops, and ‘Stop! In the Name of Love’ by The Supremes. He died of a heart attack on 10 November 2002 aged 66.

1919
British singer John Johnston. With the Johnston Brothers he had the 1955 UK No.1 with their version of ‘Hernando’s Hideaway’, from the movie The Pajama Game, beating off the American versions by both Johnnie Ray and Archie Bleyer. Johnston died on 10 June 1998.

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