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Born On This Day In Music, June 3rd
1974
Kelly Jones, vocals, guitar, from Welsh rock band, Stereophonics, who had the 2001 UK No.5 single ‘Have A Nice Day’. Their 1999 UK No.1 album, Performance and Cocktails spent 97 weeks on the UK chart.
1973
Tonmi Lillman, Finnish musician, best known as Otus, the former drummer of the Finnish hard rock band Lordi. Lillman died on 13 February 2012 after a bout of illness.
1971
Twin brothers Ariel and Gabriel Hernandez (of the pop band No Mercy) are born in Cuba
1968
Samantha Sprackling, singer with English alternative rock band Republica who had the 1997 UK No.7 single ‘Drop Dead Gorgeous’ and the single ‘Ready to Go’.
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1965
Mike Gordon, bass, banjo, piano, harmonica and percussion, from American rock band Phish who are known for musical improvisation, extended jams, and blending of genres. Gordon is also an award-winning filmmaker.
1964
Kerry King, guitarist with American thrash metal band Slayer who released the 1986 album ‘Reign in Blood’.
1962
David Cole, from American group C+C Music Factory who had the 1991 UK No.4 single ‘Things That Make You Go Hmmm…, and the 1991 US No.1 single ‘Gonna Make You Sweat’. Cole produced Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin. Cole died January 24th 1995.
1956
Danny Wilde, singer, songwriter, from American pop rock duo The Rembrandts, who had the 1990 US Top 20 hit ‘Just the Way It Is, Baby’, and the 1995, UK No. 3 single ‘I’ll Be There For You’, Theme from Friends.
1954
Canadian pop singer and songwriter Dan Hill who had the 1978 US No.3 & UK No. 13 single ‘Sometimes When We Touch’ and ‘Can’t We Try’, a duet with Vonda Shepard.
1952
Billy Powell, American musician and a longtime keyboardist of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1972 until his death in 2009. They had the 1974 US No. 8 single, ‘Sweet Home Alabama’, 1982 UK No.21 single ‘Freebird’). Powell died at the age of 56 of a suspected heart attack in Florida on 28th Jan 2009. Powell called police saying he was having trouble breathing and emergency services tried to resuscitate the musician but he was pronounced dead an hour later.
1951
American singer–songwriter Deniece Williams, who had the 1978 US No.1 & UK No.3 single with Johnny Mathis ‘Too Much Too Little Too Late’, and the 1984 US No.1 & UK No.2 single ‘Let’s Hear It For The Boy’. Worked as a backing singer with Stevie Wonder’s group Wonderlove.
1950
Florian Pilkington-Miksa, English drummer who with Curved Air had the 1971 UK No.4 single ‘Back Street Luv’. He also has also performed with Kiki Dee.
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1950
American rock singer-songwriter Suzi Quatro, who had the 1973 UK No.1 single ‘Can The Can’, plus 10 other UK Top 40 singles, and the 1979 US No.4 single with Chris Norman, Stumblin’ In’. Quatro was the first female bass player to become a major rock star, breaking a barrier to women’s participation in rock music.
1947
English percussionist Mickey Finn, who with Tyrannosaurus Rex (on one album, A Beard of Stars) and T. Rex scored the 1971 UK No.1 single ‘Hot Love’, plus over 20 other UK Top 40 singles. Finn died from alcohol-related liver problems on January 11th 2002.
1947
Dave Alexander, the original bassist for The Stooges. Alexander met Iggy Pop and formed The Stooges in 1967 and had a hand in arranging, composing and performing all of the songs that appeared on the band’s first two albums, The Stooges and Fun House. He was fired from the band in August 1970 after showing up at a gig too drunk to play. He died from pneumonia on 10 February 1975 aged 27.
1946
Eddie Holman, known for his 1970 hit “Hey There Lonely Girl,” is born in Norfolk, Virginia.
1946
Michael Clarke (original drummer for The Byrds) is born Michael James Dick is born in Spokane, Washington. He died at age 47, on December 19, 1993
1943
Michael Clarke, drummer, The Flying Burrito Brothers and The Byrds, who had the 1965 US & UK No.1 single ‘Mr Tambourine Man’. Clarke died of liver failure on December 19th 1993.
1942
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer Curtis Mayfield. He was a member of The Impressions, who had the 1965 US No.7 single ‘Lilies Of The Field’. As a solo artist the 1971 UK No.12 single ‘Move On Up’, and the 1972 US No.4 single ‘Freddie’s Dead, Theme From Superfly’. He died on December 26th 1999.
1939
English musician Ian Hunter, vocals, guitar with Mott The Hoople, who had the 1972 UK No.3 & US No.37 single ‘All The Young Dudes’ which was written for them by David Bowie. Other hits include, ‘All the Way from Memphis’ and ‘Roll Away the Stone’. As a solo artist he had the 1975 UK No.14 single ‘Once Bitten twice Shy’ and later was one half of Hunter Ronson with Mick Ronson. He wrote the book Diary Of A Rock ‘n’ Roll Star.
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1936
American soul musician Eddie Willis, who played electric guitar and occasional electric sitar for Motown’s in-house studio band, The Funk Brothers, during the 1960s and early 1970s. He performed on many hits including ‘Please Mr. Postman’ by The Marvelettes, ‘The Way You Do the Things You Do’ by The Temptations, ‘You Keep Me Hanging On’ by The Supremes, and ‘I Was Made to Love Her’ by Stevie Wonder. Willis died on 20 August 2018 aged 82.
1926
in Newark, New Jersey, Irwin Allen Ginsberg. A leading figure in the Beat Generation, he first met Bob Dylan in 1963 and they remained life long friends. In 1971 Ginsberg and Dylan collaborated on a series of poetry readings set to music. Allen Ginsberg is one of the figures in the background for the iconic film promo of Bob Dylan card flipping the lyrics of Subterranean Homesick Blues. Ginsberg died of liver cancer on April 5th 1997 aged 70.
1906
Josephine Baker is born in in St. Louis, Missouri, but makes her mark in France, where she becomes a renowned singer, dancer and actress. During her early career, Baker was among the most celebrated performers to headline the revues of the Folies Bergère in Paris. She died on April 12, 1975, in Paris, France.
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