1984 – Tobias Jesso
Canadian musician, Tobias Jesso Jr. who was a member of The Sessions. He has also worked with Adele co-writing ‘When We Were Young’ from her album 25.
1975 – Samer El Nahhal
Samer El Nahhal, bassist, Lordi. Became Finland’s first ever Eurovision Song Contest winners after their song ‘Hard Rock Hallelujah’ won the contest held in Athens in 2006.
1975 – Lil’ Kim
Lil’ Kim, US singer, (Kimberly Jones), 1997 UK No.11 single ‘Not Tonight’, 2001 US & UK No.1 single with Christina Aguilera, Mya and Pink, ‘Lady Marmalade’).
1975 – Rick McMurray
Rick McMurray, drummer from Northern Irish alternative rock band Ash who scored the 1995 UK No.11 single ‘Girl From Mars’ and the 1996 UK No.1 album 1977.
1969 – John Kiffmeyer
John Kiffmeyer, known professionally as Al Sobrante, American musician, best known as a former drummer for the punk rock band Green Day.
1966 – Mel Appleby
Melanie Appleby, (Mel and Kim, 1987 UK No.1 single ‘Respectable’). She died from cancer on 18th January 1990 at the age of 23.
1965 – Scott Shriner
Weezer bass player Scott Shriner is born in Toledo, Ohio.
1959 – Richie Sambora
Richie Sambora, guitar, Bon Jovi, (1986 US No.1 album ‘Slippery When Wet’ plus 5 UK No.1 albums. 1987 US No.1 & UK No.4 single ‘Livin’ On A Prayer’).
1959 – Susanne Vega
Suzanne Vega, US singer, songwriter, (1990 UK No.2 single ‘Tom’s Diner’, with DNA).
1958 – Kirk Whalum
Kirk Whalum, American jazz saxophonist and songwriter. He toured with Whitney Houston for more than seven years and soloed in her single ‘I Will Always Love You’, the best-selling single by a female artist in music history. He was also featured on many Luther Vandross albums.
1957 – Pete Murphy
Pete Murphy, singer songwriter from English post-punk band Bauhaus, who had the 1982 UK No.15 single with their version of the David Bowie song ‘Ziggy Stardust’.
1954 – Benny DeFranco
Benny DeFranco, from family pop group The DeFranco Family, who scored the 1973 US No.3 single ‘Heartbeat-It’s A Lovebeat’, the biggest selling US single of 1973. Based on The Osmonds, the group featured 10 year old Tony DeFranco.
1953 -Peter Brown
Singer Peter Brown, known for the hit “Do Ya Wanna Get Funky with Me”, is born in Blue Island, Illinois.
1950 – Bonnie Pointer
Bonnie Pointer, singer with American R&B singing group The Pointer Sisters who had the 1981 US No.2 single, ‘Slow Hand’ and the 1984 UK No.2 single ‘Automatic’. The Pointer Sisters have won three Grammy Awards and had 13 US top 20 hits between 1973 and 1985. She died on 8 June 2020 from a cardiac arrest aged 69.
1947 – Jeff Hana
Jeff Hana, from American country rock band, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band who scored the 1971 US No.9 single ‘Mr Bojangles’.
1947 – John Holt
John Holt, reggae singer and songwriter who first found fame as a member of the Paragons, before establishing himself as a solo artist. Holt penned ‘The Tide Is High’ made famous by Blondie. He died on 20th October 2014.
1946 – Peter Pye
British guitarist Peter Pye from beat, pop group The Honeycombs who scored the Joe Meek produced 1964 UK No.1 single ‘Have I The Right’.
1946 – John Cooper Lawton
John Lawton, lead vocalist for Uriah Heep from 1976 to 1979, is born in Halifax, England. He died on June 29, 2021.
1944 – Bobby G. Rice
Country singer Bobby G. Rice is born in Boscobel, Wisconsin.
1931 – Tab Hunter
American actor, singer, film producer, Tab Hunter. He starred in more than 40 films and was a well-known Hollywood star of the 1950s and 1960s. His 1957 hit ‘Young Love,’ was No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six weeks and seven weeks on the UK Chart. He died on 8 July 2018, three days before his 87th birthday.
