Born On This Day In Music: July 3rd

1976 – Shane Lynch
Shane Lynch, vocals, Boyzone, who have had 21 UK hit singles, including 6 UK No.1 singles. Their breakthrough hit was their second single and cover version of the classic Osmonds hit, ‘Love Me for a Reason’, which peaked at No.2 on the UK Singles Chart.

1975 – Javier Weyler
Javier Weyler, drummer from Welsh rock band, Stereophonics, who replaced Richard Cable in 2003. Their 1999 UK No.1 album, Performance and Cocktails spent 97 weeks on the UK chart.

1969 – Kevin Hearn
Kevin Hearn, keyboards, guitar, accordion, with Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies who scored the 1998 US No.1 & UK No.5 single ‘One Week’. The group has sold over 15 million records including albums and singles, and were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in March of 2018.

1968 – Martyn Walsh
Martyn Walsh, bassist from English alternative rock band Inspiral Carpets who had the 1990 UK No.14 single ‘This Is How It Feels’.

1960 – Vince Clarke
English synthpop musician and songwriter Vince Clarke, who with Depeche Mode had the 1981 UK No.8 single ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’. With Yazoo the 1982 UK No.2 single ‘Only You’, and with Erasure, the 1992 UK No.1 single ‘Abba-Esque EP’. Clarke was also a member of The Assembly.

1958 – Aaron Tippin
Country singer Aaron Tippin is born in Pensacola, Florida, but will be raised in Travelers Rest, South Carolina.

1957 – Stephen Pearcy
Stephen Pearcy (former frontman of Ratt) is born in San Diego, California.

1955 – Mike Corby
British guitarist and keyboardist Mike Corby, The Babys who had two hits on the US chart, ‘Isn’t It Time’ (1977) and ‘Everytime I Think of You’ (1979).

1955 – Neil Clark
Neil Clark, guitarist from British pop band Lloyd Cole And The Commotions who had the 1985 UK hit single ‘Brand New Friend’. Between 1984 and 1989, the band scored four Top 20 albums and five Top 40 singles in the UK.

1952 – Laura Branigan
Laura Branigan, US singer, (1982 US No.2 & UK No.6 hit ‘Gloria,’ 1984 US No.4 & UK No.5 single ‘Self Control’). Died of a brain aneurysm 26th Aug 2004.

1952 – Andy Fraser
English musician Andy Fraser. He joined John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers when he ws 15 years old. He joined Free when he was aged 16 and co-wrote the band’s 1970 UK No.2 & US No.4 single ‘All Right Now’. He wrote hits for Robert Palmer, (‘Every Kinda People’), Joe Cocker, Chaka Khan, Rod Stewart and Paul Young. He died of a heart attack on 16 March 2015 at his home in California.

1951 – Mike Corby
Mike Corby (keyboardist/lead guitarist of The Babys, which he founded) is born in Windsor, Berkshire, England.

1949 – Johnnie Wilder
Johnnie Wilder, singer from funk, disco band Heatwave who scored the 1977 UK No.2 single ‘Boogie Nights’ and the hits ‘The Groove Line’, and ‘Always and Forever’.

1948 – Paul Barrere
Paul Barrere, guitar, Little Feat, who scored two Top 40 albums during the 70s, best known songs, ‘Dixie Chicken’ and ‘Sailin Shoes’. Barrere later played with Phil Lesh and Friends and also toured with Bob Dylan. He died on 26 October 2019 age 71.

1947 – Top Topham
English musician Top Topham best known as a blues guitarist and also for being the first lead guitarist of The Yardbirds. Topham left the band before they achieved mainstream popularity and was replaced by Eric Clapton. Topham died on 23 January 2023, at the age of 75.

1946 – Victor Unitt
Victor Unitt, from English psychedelic rock group Edgar Broughton Band who had the 1970 UK hit single ‘Out Demons Out’.

1943 – Judith Durham
Judith Durham, singer from Australian folk-influenced pop quartet The Seekers who scored the 1965 UK No.1 single ‘I’ll Never Find Another You’. They were the first Australian group to achieve major chart and sales success in the UK and the US.

1940 – Fontella Bass
Fontella Bass, US female singer, pianist, who had the 1965 US No.4 and UK No.11 single ‘Rescue Me’. Bass died on 26th Dec 2012 of complications following a heart attack aged 72.

1930 – Tommy Tedesco
Tommy Tedesco, American session guitarist. Described by Guitar Player magazine as the most recorded guitarist in history recording with The Beach Boys, Everly Brothers, The Supremes, The Monkees, The Association, Barbra Streisand, Elvis Presley, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Zappa, Sam Cooke, Cher, and Nancy and Frank Sinatra. He died on 10th Nov 1997.

1929 – David Lynch
David Lynch, from American vocal group The Platters who had the 1959 UK & US No.1 single ‘Smoke Gets In Your Eyes’. The group had 40 charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart between 1955 and 1967. Lynch died of cancer on 2nd January 1981.

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