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Born On June 29th In Music
1983 – Aundrea Fimbres
Aundrea Fimbres, American singer with Danity Kane. They became the first female group in Billboard history to have their first two albums open at the top of the charts.
1979 – Richard Breen
Richard Breen, with English boy band Five who had the 1998 UK No.2 single ‘Everybody Get Up’ and the 1999 UK No.1 single ‘Keep On Movin’.
1978 – Nicole Scherzinger
Nicole Scherzinger, singer, Eden’s Crush, who had the 2001 US No.8 single ‘Get Over Yourself’. The Pussycat Dolls, who scored the 2005, US No.2 & UK No.1 with their debut single ‘Don’t Cha’ featuring Busta Rhymes. The Pussycat Dolls became only the fourth ever girl band to enter the UK charts at No.1 with their debut single. (The other’s being the Spice Girls, B*Witched and Girls Aloud).
1978 – Sam Farrar
Sam Farrar American musician, producer and bassist with Phantom Planet, as well as a touring member of Maroon 5. His father, John Farrar, was a member of The Shadows.
1977 – Sam Bailey
Sam Bailey, singer, known for winning the tenth series of The X Factor in 2013. Her 2013 single ‘Skyscraper’ was the Christmas No.1 on the UK Chart.
1964 – Stedman Pearson
Stedman Pearson, singer, from British pop/R&B group 5 Star who had the 1986 UK No.3 single ‘System Addict’, plus 14 other UK Top 40 singles. They won the 1987 Brit Award for Best British Group
1961 – Greg Hetson
American guitarist Greg Hetson best known as the guitarist for the influential hardcore punk bands Redd Kross, Circle Jerks and Bad Religion.
1957 – Robert Forster
Australian singer-songwriter Robert Forster who co-founded The Go-Betweens who had the 1988 hit ‘Streets of Your Town’. Now a solo artist and author.
1953 – Colin Hay
Colin Hay, Scottish Australian musician with Men At Work, (1983 UK and US No.1 single ‘Down Under’).
1953 – Don Dokken
Dokken frontman and namesake Don Dokken (his real name) is born in Los Angeles. He is known for his vibrato-laden, melodic vocal style which has made him an influential figure in American heavy metal/glam metal.
1951 – Billy Hinsche
Billy Hinsche of Dino, Desi & Billy is born in Manila, Philippines. After moving to Beverly Hills, he meets future bandmates Desi Arnaz Jr. and Dean Paul Martin.
1948 – Lincoln Gordon
Derv and Lincoln Gordon from the British pop, R&B and rock group The Equals who had the 1968 UK No.1 & US No.32 single ‘Baby Come Back’ written by Eddy Grant.
1948 – Ian Paice
Ian Paice, English musician, best known as the drummer of Deep Purple. He has been the band’s only constant member since its foundation. They scored the 1970 UK No.2 single ‘Black Night’ and the 1973 US No. 4 single ‘Smoke On The Water’. Paice has also worked with Whitesnake and Gary Moore.
1947 – Eric Wrixon
Eric Wrixon, musician with the Northern Irish band Them who had the 1965 UK hits ‘Baby, Please Don’t Go’ and ‘Here Comes The Night’ with Van Morrison on lead vocals. Morrison quit the band in 1966 and went on to a successful career as a solo artist. He was also a founding member of Thin Lizzy. He died on 13 July 2015 aged 68.
1943 – Little Eva
Little Eva, US singer. She was babysitting for Carole King and Gerry Goffin who asked her to record a song they had written. It gave her the 1962 US No.1 & UK No.2 single ‘The Loco-Motion’. She died on April 10th 2003.
1943 – Roger Spear
Roger Spear, multi-instrumentalist with the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band. He wrote some of their wittiest songs such as ‘Shirt’, ‘Tubas in the Moonlight’ and ‘Trouser Press’. The Bonzos came to the public attention through a 1968 ITV comedy show, Do Not Adjust Your Set.
1940 – Alan Klein
Alan Klein, English singer-songwriter and musician. He worked with producer Joe Meek and many acts recorded his songs including, Joe Brown, Freddie and the Dreamers, The Bachelors and Marty Wilde. In 1966 he went on tour as lead vocalist of The New Vaudeville Band who had the 1966 US No.1 hit ‘Winchester Cathedral’.
1940 – L. Russell Brown
L. Russell Brown, a lyricist and composer known for Tony Orlando and Dawn’s “Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree” and “Knock Three Times,” is born in Newark, New Jersey.
1938 – Billy Storm
Billy Storm with The Valiants, The Alley Cats, is born in Dayton, Ohio. With The Valiants, he released the first version of “Good Golly Miss Molly.”
1935 – Leonard Lee
Leonard Lee (of Shirley & Lee) is born in New Orleans, Louisiana. They debut single “I’m Gone”, produced by Cosimo Matassa, reached #2 on the Billboard R&B charts in 1952. He died on October 23, 1978.
1922 – Ralph Burns
Ralph Burns, pianist and composer who arranged the string orchestra for Ray Charles’ “Come Rain or Come Shine” and “Georgia On My Mind,” is born in Newton, Massachusetts. Died November 21, 2001.
1922 – Elmer J. “Mousey” Alexander
Jazz drummer Elmer J. “Mousey” Alexander, who would accompany Benny Goodman on a tour of the Far East, is born in Gary, Indiana. Died October 8, 1988.
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