Born on March 1st in music

Born Today in Music, March 1st

1994
Justin Bieber is born in London, Ontario. Bieber is the first artist to have seven songs from a debut album chart on the Billboard Hot 100. His 2009 debut single ‘One Time’ was a Top 30 hit in over 10 countries and in 2016, Bieber became the first artist to surpass 10 billion total video views on Vevo.

1987
Kesha Rose Sebert, (Kesha), 2009 US No.1 single with Flo Rida, ‘Right Round’, solo US No.1 single ‘Tik Tok’. Her third studio album Rainbow went to No.1 on the US chart in 2017.

1985
American musician Melissa Reese known for her collaborations with Bryan “Brain” Mantia and as a member of Guns N’ Roses who she joined in 2016 as the band’s second keyboardist.

1973
Ryan Peake, guitarist from Canadian rock band, Nickelback who had the 2002 US No.1 & UK No. 4 single ‘How To Remind You’, and the 2001 album Silver Side Up. Nickelback is one of the most commercially successful Canadian groups, having sold more than 50 million albums worldwide.

1969
Dafydd Leuan, drummer with Welsh rock band Super Furry Animals. They have been described as “one of the most imaginative bands of our time” by Billboard and have released nine UK top 40 albums.

1969
Christina Bergmark, keyboards, vocals, with alternative Swedish rock band The Wannadies who had the 1996 UK No. 18 single, ‘You And Me Song’.

1963
Rob Affuso from American heavy metal band Skid Row. The group achieved commercial success in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with its first two albums Skid Row (1989) and Slave to the Grind (1991) the latter of which reached No.1 on the Billboard chart.

1963
Thomas Anders (born Bernd Weidung) singer, songwriter and record producer. He was the lead vocalist of pop duo Modern Talking. He formed with Dieter Bohlen, Modern Talking in 1983. They have a string of multiple international hits, “You’re My Heart, You’re My Soul”, “You Can Win If You Want“, “Cheri, Cheri Lady“, “Brother Louie”, “Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)”, “Geronimo’s Cadillac”, and “Jet Airliner”.

1962
Peter Stephenson from Scottish electronic dance band The Shamen who had the 1992 UK No.2 single ‘Ebeneezer Goode’.

1958
Nik Kershaw, English singer, songwriter, producer, who had the 1984 solo UK No.2 single ‘I Won’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me’, as well as hits with ‘Wouldn’t It Be Good’, ‘Human Racing’, ‘The Riddle’ and ‘Don Quixote’. Kershaw appeared at the Live Aid in 1985 and has also penned a number of hits for other artists, including a UK No.1 single in 1991 for Chesney Hawkes, ‘The One and Only’.

1954

Janis Oliver is born in Torrance, California. She joins younger sister Kristine to form Sweethearts Of The Rodeo, who rise in the 1980s behind a rockabilly-tinged sound. By that time, her last name is changed, following her marriage to Vince Gill

1946
Tony Ashton, English rock pianist, keyboardist, singer and composer. With Ashton Gardner & Dyke he had the 1971 UK No.3 single ‘The Resurrection Shuffle’. He was a member of the Liverpool group The Remo Four (they backed George Harrison on his album Wonderwall Music). He also worked with Jerry Lee Lewis, George Harrison, Eric Clapton and Paul McCartney. Ashton died from cancer on 28 May 2001 at the age of 55.

1944
Mike D’Abo, singer, songwriter, who with Manfred Mann had the 1968 UK No.1 & US No.10 single ‘Mighty Quinn’. He wrote ‘Handbags & Gladrags’ covered by Rod Stewart and Stereophonics. Also wrote ‘Build Me Up A Buttercup’ a 1968 hit for The Foundations.

1944
English singer and actor Roger Daltrey, The Who. They scored the 1965 UK No.2 single My Generation plus over 20 other UK hit singles, 16 US Top 40 singles, and the rock opera albums Tommy and Quadrophenia. Daltrey had the 1973 solo UK No.5 single ‘Giving It All Away’. The Who are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, selling over 100 million records worldwide. He and Pete Townshend received Kennedy Center Honors in 2008 and The George and Ira Gershwin Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement at UCLA in 2016.

1942
Jerry Fisher, from jazz-rock American music group Blood Sweat & Tears. They scored the 1969 US No.2 single ‘Spinning Wheel’, and the 1969 US No.12 single ‘You’ve Made Me So Very Happy’. They had a US No.1 with their second album Blood, Sweat & Tears in 1968.

1928
American trumpeter, bandleader and producer Willie Mitchell. He was best known for his Hi Records label of the 1970s, which released albums by a large stable of popular Memphis soul artists, including Mitchell himself, Al Green, O. V. Wright, Syl Johnson and Ann Peebles. Mitchell died on 5 January 2010 from a cardiac arrest age 81.

1927
Harry Belafonte, US singer, who had the 1957 UK No.1 & US No.12 single with ‘Mary’s Boy Child’ and a 1957 UK No.2 & US No.5 with ‘Banana Boat Song’. He also scored over 15 US Top 40 albums, including the 1956 Calypso.

1904
American big-band musician, arranger, composer, and bandleader Glenn Miller. He was the best-selling recording artist from 1939 to 1943, leading one of the best-known big bands. In just four years Glenn Miller scored 23 No.1 hits. Miller’s recordings include ‘In the Mood’, ‘Moonlight Serenade’, ‘Pennsylvania 6-5000’, and ‘Chattanooga Choo Choo’. On December 15, 1944, while traveling to entertain US troops in France during World War II, Miller’s aircraft disappeared in bad weather over the English Channel.