July 20th: Born On This Day In Music

1999
American rapper, singer, and songwriter Pop Smoke. His debut studio album, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, was posthumously released in July 2020 and debuted at No.1 on the Billboard chart with all 19 tracks from the album charting on the Billboard Hot 100. He died on 19 Feb 2020 after being shot twice in the chest during a home invasion in Hollywood Hills, California.

1966
Andrew Levy, bassist from English group The Brand New Heavies, who had the 1994 UK No.13 single with their version of ‘Midnight At The Oasis’.

1966
Stone Gossard, guitar, Pearl Jam, (1992 UK No.15 single ‘Jeremy’, 1993 US No.1 & UK No.2 album ‘Vs’, 1994 US No.1 & UK No.4 album Vitalogy’ and 1996 US No.1 & UK No.3 album ‘No Code’) Also a member of Brad.

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1964
American musician, singer and songwriter Chris Cornell, best known as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter and rhythm guitarist for Seattle rock band Soundgarden and as lead vocalist and songwriter for the group Audioslave. Cornell died suddenly in Detroit on 17 May 2017 after performing at a show with Soundgarden.

1962
Dig Wayne, with British new wave group Jo Boxers, who had the 1983 UK No.3 single ‘Boxer Beat’.

1962
Lee Harris, English drummer who joined Talk Talk in 1981. They had the hits ‘It’s My Life’ (1984) and Life’s What You Make It’, (1986).

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1959
James Irvin, singer from British new wave band Furniture, who had the 1986 UK No.21 single ‘Brilliant Mind’.

1958
Michael McNeil, keyboards, with Scottish rock band, Simple Minds, who had the 1985 US No.1 single ‘Don’t You, Forget About Me’, and the 1989 UK No.1 single ‘Belfast Child’, plus over 20 other UK Top 40 singles.

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1956
Paul Cook, drums, Sex Pistols, (1977 UK No.2 single ‘God Save The Queen’, and 1977 UK No.1 album Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols’.

1955
Jem Finer, banjo, from Irish-British Celtic punk band The Pogues who scored the 1987 UK No.8 single ‘The Irish Rover’ and the 1987 UK No.2 single with Kirsty MaCcoll, ‘Fairytale Of New York’.

1955
Marisa 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.

1952
Jay Jay French, guitar, Twisted Sister, (1983 UK No.18 single ‘I Am, I’m Me’, 1984 album ‘Stay Hungry’).

1947
Carlos Santana, Mexican and American rock guitarist. Santana had the 1977 UK No.11 single ‘She’s Not There’, and their 1999 US No.1 single ‘Smooth’ spent eleven weeks at No.1, (also No.1 in the UK). He won eight Grammy Awards for his Supernatural album at the 2000 awards.

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1947
Tony Thorpe, from English pop band The Rubettes who had the 1974 UK No.1 single ‘Sugar Baby Love’.

1946
Wendy Richard, actress, (1962 UK No.1 single with Mike Sarne, ‘Come Outside’, cast member of UK TV soap ‘Eastenders’).

1945
John Lodge, bass, vocals, with English rock band The Moody Blues who had the 1965 UK No.1 & US No.10 single ‘Go Now’ and the hits singles including ‘Go Now’, ‘Nights in White Satin’ and ‘Question’.

1945
Kim Carnes, US female singer, (1981 US No.1 & UK No.10 single ‘Betty Davis Eyes’).

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1944
T.G. Sheppard is born William Neal Browder in Humboldt, Tennessee.

1933
Buddy Knox, singer, songwriter who had the 1957 US No.1 & UK No.29 single ‘Party Doll’ which sold over one million copies. He was the first person in the rock ‘n’ roll era to write and record a No.1 hit. His other hits include ‘Rock Your Little Baby To Sleep’ and ‘Hula Love’. Knox died of lung cancer on 14 February 1999.

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