Born On This Day In Music, July 16th

1996
American rapper, singer-songwriter Clifford Ian Simpson well known by his stage name Kevin Abstract, and a founding member of Brockhampton who had the 2018 US No.1 album Iridescence.

1996
Luke Hemmings, guitarist and lead vocalist for the Australian rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. The Australian rock band achieved the biggest first-week sales for a debut album by a group since Daughtry’s self-titled album in 2006. 5 Seconds of Summer were also the first Australian act to achieve a US No.1 album with their debut album.

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1990
Nigerian songwriter and performer Wizkid who started his musical career at age 11, releasing a collaborative album with Glorious Five. His work and contribution to the Nigerian Music Industry has earned him several achievements, including a BET Award, a MOBO Award.

1978
TJ, vocals, 3T, (1996 UK No.2 single ‘Anything’).

1971
Edward Joel Kowalczyk, singer, from American rock band Live who achieved worldwide success with their 1994 album Throwing Copper, which sold eight million copies in the US.

1964
Polly Hancock, guitar, vocals, Popinjays, (1990 UK album ‘Bang Up To Date With The Popinjays’).

1952
American musician, multi-instrumentalist and composer Stewart Copeland best known as the drummer for The Police and for his film music soundtracks. He was also a member of Curved Air who had 1971 UK No.4 single ‘Back Street Luv’. The Police scored the 1983 UK & US No.1 single ‘Every Breath You Take’ plus four other UK No.1 singles.

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1952
Mark McEntee, Australian musician and former guitarist for the Australian rock band, Divinyls who had the 1991 US No.4 & UK No.10 single, ‘I Touch Myself’. McEntee also worked with Australian band Air Supply.

1944
Thomas Boggs, drums, The Box Tops, (1967 US No.1 & UK No.5 single ‘The Letter’). Died: May 5, 2008, Memphis, TN

1941
Desmond Dekker, Jamaican singer, (with The Aces, 1969 UK No.1 & US No.9 single ‘Israelites’). Died May 25, 2006.

1940
Tony Jackson, bass, vocals, The Searchers, (1964 UK No.1 & US No.13 single ‘Needles And Pins’). Jackson on died 18th August 2003.

1939
Blues/R&B singer Denise LaSalle. Her first hit ‘Trapped By A Thing Called Love,’ topped the R&B chart and peaked at No.13 on the Hot 100 in 1971. She died January 8, 2018 age 83.

1938
Tony Jackson (bass guitarist for The Searchers) is born in Dingle, Liverpool, England. Jackson died on August 18 2003 in a Nottingham hospital, he was 63.

1927
Joe Guercio, American musical director and conductor of Elvis Presley’s band from 1970 until the legend’s death in 1977. He conducted the majority of Elvis concerts, and also worked with Diana Ross, Patti Page and many others. Guercio died on 4 January 2015.

1927
’40s and ’50s pop vocalist Mindy Carson is born in New York City. She catches her big break when she wins an audition to the radio program Stairway to the Stars, landing her an eight-month gig with Paul Whiteman’s orchestra.

1925
Latin jazz musician Cal Tjader is born in St. Louis, Missouri. His parents are Swedish American vaudevillians who eventually settle in San Mateo, California, when Cal is 2 years old. At 16, he wins a Gene Krupa drum solo contest with “Drum Boogie.” Tjader died on tour. On the road with his band in Manila, he collapsed from a heart attack and died on May 5, 1982, aged 56.