1988
Adam Hann, lead guitarist for the English indie rock band The 1975. The Manchester band has seen their first three albums all debut at No.1 on the UK album charts.
1982
Elliot Gleave, better known by his stage name Example, English singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer. His second studio album, Won’t Go Quietly, peaked at No.4 on the UK Albums Chart.
1979
Charlotte Hatherley, guitar, vocals, 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. Also worked with Client, KT Tunstall and Bat for Lashes.
1972
Chino Moreno, from American alternative metal band Deftones, who had the 2003 US No.2 & UK No.7 album Deftones. Also a member of the side-project groups Team Sleep, Crosses, Saudade, and Palms.
1971
American musician Jeordie Osborne White (Twiggy), bassist with American rock band Marilyn Manson who had the 1998 US No.1 album, Mechanical Animals. Also a member of Goon Moon and A Perfect Circle.
1971
Ian Matthews, drummer with Kasabian. Their 2014 release 48:13 became their fourth UK No.1 album. Kasabian won a Brit Award in 2010 for Best British Group.
1967
Murphy Karges, from American rock band Sugar Ray who had the 1999 UK No. 10 single ‘Every Morning’.
1962
American musician Amir Derakh who has worked with Julien-k, Dead By Sunrise and Rough Cutt.
1960
John Taylor, bass and co-founder of Duran Duran who scored the 1983 UK No.1 single ‘Is There Something I Should Know’, plus 25 other UK Top 40 singles, and the 1984 US No.1 single ‘The Reflex’. Also a member of The Power Station who had the 1985 UK No.14 single ‘Some Like It Hot’.
1958
Kelly Johnson, from British rock band Girlschool who had the 1981 UK No.5 single with Motorhead, ‘St Valentines Massacre EP’.
1958
Simon Underwood, from British post-punk band Pigbag who had the 1982 UK No.3 single ‘Papa’s Got A Brand New Pigbag’.
1954
Michael Anthony, American bassist who has worked with Van Halen and other acts. Anthony markets a line of hot sauces and related products named Mad Anthony. He has a number of custom-made bass guitars, including a Jack Daniel’s model shaped like a whiskey bottle.
1954
Singer Chris Francfort who as a member of The Gibson Brothers had success during the disco boom of the late 1970s. Their best known hit singles included ‘Cuba’ and ‘Que Sera Mi Vida’.
1949
American singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer Lionel Richie, who with The Commodores had the 1978 UK & US No.1 single ‘Three Times A Lady’. Solo hits include the 1984 UK & US No.1 single ‘Hello’. He co-wrote the 1985 charity single ‘We Are the World’ with Michael Jackson.
1948
Alan Longmuir, from Scottish pop band Bay City Rollers who had the 1975 UK No.1 single ‘Bye Bye Baby’, plus 11 other UK Top 20 singles’, and the 1976 US No.1 single ‘Saturday Night’. Longmuir died on July 2, 2018 aged 70 after contracting an illness while on holiday in Mexico.
1947
Dolores Brooks, second lead singer of the girl group the Crystals. She sang lead vocalist on both the Crystals’ 1963 Phil Spector produced hits ‘Then He Kissed Me’ and ‘Da Doo Ron Ron’.
1945
Canadian singer Anne Murray who scored the 1978 US No.1 & UK No.22 single ‘You Needed Me’. Murray was the first Canadian female solo singer to reach No. 1 on the US charts.
1942
Brian Wilson American singer, songwriter with The Beach Boys who scored the 1966 UK & US No.1 single ‘Good Vibrations’, plus over 25 other UK Top 40 singles. The 1966 classic album Pet Sounds is widely considered to be one of the most influential albums in music history. Wilson released and toured the ‘lost’ Beach Boys Smile album in 2004.
1938
American jazz and rock guitarist Dennis Budimir. He was a member of The Wrecking Crew and worked with many artists including Joni Mitchell, The Carpenters, Brian Wilson, Barbra Streisand, Frank Zappa, Linda Ronstadt and Dusty Springfield. He also played on more than 900 movie soundtracks from the early 1960s until the 2000s. He died on 10 January 2023 at the age of 84.
1937
American pop singer and songwriter Jerry Keller, who scored the 1959 UK No.1 and US No. 14 single ‘Here Comes Summer’). A One Hit Wonder in the UK. Keller went on to be a number-one-call vocalist for television jingles throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
1936
Billy Guy, The Coasters. The American rhythm and blues/rock and roll vocal group scored the 1958 US No.1 single ‘Yakety Yak’, the 1959 US No.2 and UK No.6 single ‘Charlie Brown’, as well as ‘Young Blood’ and ‘Poison Ivy’.
1936
Mickie Most, record producer. Member of The Most Brothers during late 50s. Produced hits for The Animals, Hermans Hermits, Lulu and Jeff Beck. Ran his own label, RAK during the 1970s, hits with Hot Chocolate, Suzi Quatro and Mud. Most died on May 30th 2003, aged 67.
1924
Chet Atkins, guitarist, 1960 UK No.46 single ‘Teensville’. Recorded over 100 albums during his career, major influence on George Harrison and Mark Knopfler. Atkins died on June 30th 2001, aged 77.
1920
Danny Cedrone American guitarist and bandleader, best known for his work with Bill Haley & His Comets. Cedrone played the lead guitar break on ‘Rock Around the Clock’ with Bill Haley and His Comets. He died on 17th June 1954, ten days after the session, of a broken neck after falling down a staircase.
