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Born On This Day In Music, June 24th
1986 – Solange Knowles
American singer, songwriter, Solange Knowles (and younger sister of singer Beyonce). She had the 2016 US No.1 album A Seat at the Table.
1973 – Mario Calire
Mario Calire, from American rock band The Wallflowers who had the 1997 US No.3 album Bringing Down The Horse.
1970 – Glenn Medeiros
American singer and songwriter Glenn Medeiros, who scored the 1988 UK No.1 single ‘Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You’, and the 1990 US No.1 single ‘She Ain’t Worth It’.
1967 – Richard Zven Kruspe
Richard Zven Kruspe, lead guitarist for the German rock band Rammstein who formed in Berlin in 1994. Five of their albums reached No.1 on the German album charts.
1967 – Jeff Cease
Jeff Cease, former guitarist for The Black Crowes, is born in Nashville, Tennessee.
1961 – Curt Smith
English musician Curt Smith, from Tears For Fears, who scored the 1985 US No.1 & UK No.2 single ‘Everybody Wants To Rule The World’, plus over 12 other UK top 40 singles. Their second album, Songs from the Big Chair, released in 1985, reached No.1 on the US Billboard 200.
1960 – Siedah Garrett
Siedah Garrett, co-writer of Michael Jackson’s “Man In The Mirror” and his duet partner on “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You,” is born in Los Angeles.
1959 – Andy McCluskey
Andy McCluskey, from English electronic music band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. OMD released their debut single, ‘Electricity’, in 1979, and gained popularity throughout Europe with the 1980 anti-war song ‘Enola Gay’. They have scored over 15 other UK Top 40 singles. In 1998, McCluskey founded the UK pop group Atomic Kitten. Their song ‘Whole Again’, co-written by McCluskey, was his first UK No.1.
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1957 – Jeff Cease
American musician Jeff Cease, guitarist with The Black Crowes who had the 1991 hit single ‘Hard To Handle’ and the 1992 US No.1 & UK No.2 album The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion. The band have sold more than 30 million albums.
1957 – Terence Wilson
Terence Wilson, (Astro), vocals, with UB40, who had the 1983 UK No.1 & 1988 US No.1 single ‘Red Red Wine’ and over 30 other top 40 hits.
1949 – John Illsley
John Illsley, English musician, best known as bass guitarist of the rock band Dire Straits who had the 1985 US No.1 single ‘Money For Nothing’ the 1986 UK No.2 single ‘Walk Of Life’ and the 1985 world wide No.1 album Brothers In Arms. Illsley owns a local pub, the ‘East End Arms’, between Lymington and Beaulieu, which has been listed by critics as one of the “Fifty Best Pubs Around Britain”.
1948 – Patrick Moraz
Patrick Moraz, keyboardist for Yes and The Moody Blues, is born in Morges, Switzerland.
1947 – Mick Fleetwood
Mick Fleetwood, drummer and co-founder of the rock band Fleetwood Mac who had the 1968 UK No.1 hit ‘Albatross’ and the hits ‘Man of the World’ and ‘Oh Well’. In 1977 they scored the US No.1 single ‘Dreams’ taken from their worldwide No.1 album Rumours which spent 31 weeks on the US chart.
1945 – Colin Blunstone
English singer, songwriter Colin Blunstone who with The Zombies had four US hits, ‘She’s Not There’, ‘Tell Her No’, ‘She’s Coming Home’, and ‘Time of the Season’. His solo hits include ‘Say You Don’t Mind’, ‘I Don’t Believe in Miracles’ and ‘What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted’.
1944 – Charlie Whitney
Charlie Whitney, guitarist and a founder member of the rock bands Family, Streetwalkers and Axis Point. Family, scored the 1971 UK No.4 single ‘In My Own Time’ and the 1973 single ‘My Friend The Sun’.
1944 – Chris Wood
Chris Wood, English musician, most known as a founding member of the English rock band Traffic who had the 1967 UK No.2 single ‘Hole In My Shoe’. He also worked with Jimi Hendrix in 1968, appearing on Electric Ladyland, Free and Small Faces. Wood died of pneumonia on 12th July 1983.
1944 – Jeff Beck
English rock guitarist Jeff Beck. He replaced Eric Clapton in the Yardbirds. As a solo artist, he released the 1967 single ‘Hi-Ho Silver Lining’, before forming The Jeff Beck Group, which featured Rod Stewart. His 1975 album Blow By Blow was produced by George Martin and set a new standard of jazz-rock fusion music. Beck had previously formed Beck, Bogart and Appice with Tim Bogert and Carmine Appice, and later recorded with The Honeydrippers, (alongside Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and Nile Rodgers), who had the 1984 US No.3 single Sea Of Love. Beck died on January 10, 2023 from a bacterial meningitis infection at a hospital near Riverhall, England, he was 78 years old.
1942 – Arthur Brown
Arthur Brown, English rock singer and songwriter best known for his flamboyant theatrical performances. He had the 1968 UK No.1 and US No.12 single ‘Fire’, with The Crazy World of Arthur Brown.
1939 – Oz Bach
Oz Bach, guitarist for Spanky and Our Gang is born Paul Michael Bach in Paw Paw, West Virginia. He died September 21, 1998
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