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Born On This Day In Music, March 10th
1994 – Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny is born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio in Almirante Sur, Puerto Rico. He becomes a global superstar with a stronghold in America, where in 2020 his album El Último Tour Del Mundo becomes the first entirely Spanish-language album to hit #1.
1987 – Emeli Sandé
Emeli Sandé, Scottish singer, songwriter. Sandé has three UK No.1 singles with ‘Read All About It’ with Professor Green, ‘Next to Me’ and ‘Beneath Your Beautiful’.
1983 – Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood, American pop country music singer, winner of the fourth season of American Idol. Her debut album ‘Some Hearts’ is the fastest selling debut country album in Nielsen SoundScan history. In 2010, when Carrie garnered her second win as ACM Entertainer of the Year, she became the first female artist to win the award twice, and only the 7th female to take the award in the 40-year history of the ACM category, among Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Barbara Mandrell, Reba McEntire, Shania Twain, and the Dixie Chicks.
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1977 – Robin Thicke
Robin Thicke, singer-songwriter, record producer, actor and musician. His mother is American actress-singer Gloria Loring, who appeared on US daytime drama Days of Our Lives, and his father was Canadian actor Alan Thicke, who was known for his role on the TV sitcom Growing Pains. In the US, ‘Blurred Lines’ topped the Billboard Hot 100 for twelve consecutive weeks, becoming the longest running No.1 single of 2013 and of the 2010s decade. The song peaked at No.1 in 25 countries. Thicke has also written hits for Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Usher and Mary J. Blige.
1975 – Jerry Horton
Jerry Horton (lead guitarist for Papa Roach) is born in Charleston, South Carolina.
1973 – John Charles LeCompt
John Charles LeCompt, guitar, with American rock band Evanescence who had the 2003 UK No.1 & US No.5 single ‘Bring Me To Life’, and the 2003 UK No.1 & US No.3 album Fallen.
1971 – Timbaland
Timothy Z. Mosley (Timbaland), R&B producer and rapper. With partner Magoo, he is a member of hip-hop duo Timbaland & Magoo. Produced hits for Nelly Furtado, Missy Elliott, Aaliyah, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Utada Hikaru, Ludacris and The Pussycat Dolls.
1971 – Douglas Ardito
Douglas Ardito (guitarist, bass guitarist for Puddle Of Mudd) is born in Bedford, Massachusetts.
1967 – Susie Q
Susie Q, (Susie Banfield), from English rap duo Cookie Crew who had the 1988 UK No.5 single ‘Rok Da House’.
1966 – Dave Krusen
American drummer Dave Krusen best known for being the original drummer for Pearl Jam. Krusen was also a member of the bands Hovercraft, Unified Theory and Candlebox.
1966 – Edie Brickell
Edie Brickell, US singer, (1989 UK No.31 single with the New Bohemians, ‘What I Am’, also a 1999 hit for Spice Girl Emma Bunton. Edie married Paul Simon in 1992.
1964 – Neneh Cherry
Neneh Cherry, singer, songwriter, (1988 UK & US No.3 single with ‘Buffalo Stance’ and a 1994 UK No.3 single with ‘7 Seconds’ with Youssou N’dour).
1964 – Patrick Kane
Patrick Kane, Hue and Cry, (1987 UK No.6 single ‘Labour Of Love’).
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1963 – Jay “Rick” Rubin
Jay “Rick” Rubin, American record producer and former co-president of Columbia Records. Along with Russell Simmons, Rubin is the founder of Def Jam Records and also established American Recordings.
1963 – Jeff Ament
Jeff Ament, bassist for Pearl Jam who had the 1992 single ‘Jeremy’, have scored 5 US No.1 albums and have sold more than 85 million albums worldwide. One of the key bands in the grunge movement of the early 1990s they are considered one of the most influential bands of the decade.
1962 – Eliot Lewis
Eliot Lewis, American singer, keyboardist, guitarist, bassist, drummer, songwriter, and producer. He is best known for his work with Average White Band (1989-2002) and Hall & Oates. Lewis is also an integral part of Live From Daryl’s House.
1962 – Gary Clark
Gary Clark, guitarist from Scottish pop group Danny Wilson who had the 1988 UK No.3 single ‘Mary’s Prayer’. Clark become a successful songwriter for other artists including Natalie Imbruglia, Liz Phair, k.d. lang and former Spice Girls Melanie C and Emma Bunton.
1955 – Bunny Debarge
Bunny DeBarge singer from American family group DeBarge who had the 1983 US No.17 single ‘All This Love’, and the 1985 UK No.4 single ‘Rhythm Of The Night’.
1954 – Tina Charles
Disco singer Tina Charles, known for the 1976 hit “I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance),” is born Tina Hoskins in Whitechapel, London, England. Her dad is actor Charles Hoskins.
1950 – Ted McKenna
Scottish drummer, Ted McKenna who has played with bands Tear Gas, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Rory Gallagher, The Sensational Party Boys and The Michael Schenker Group. He also toured with Ian Gillan for a short period in 1990. McKenna died on 19 January 2019 at the age of 68, of a hemorrhage during a routine operation for a hernia.
1947 – Tom Scholz
Tom Scholz, guitar, keyboards, Boston, (1977 UK No.23 single ‘More Than A Feeling‘, 1986 US No.1 single ‘Amanda’). Boston have sold more than 75 million records worldwide, including 31 million albums in the United States, of which 17 million were from their self-titled debut album and seven million were for their second album, Don’t Look Back, making them one of the world’s best-selling artists.
1945 – Pete Nelson
Pete Nelson, from English pop group The Flowerpot Men who had the 1967 UK No.4 single ‘Let’s Go To San Francisco’.
1940 – Dean Torrence
Dean Torrence, who with Jan and Dean had the 1963 US No.1 & UK No.26, single ‘Surf City’, co written by The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson). Jan and Dean were pioneers of the California Sound and vocal surf music styles. Other hits include, Subsequent top 10 hits included ‘Drag City’ , ‘Dead Man’s Curve’ and ‘The Little Old Lady from Pasadena.’
1920 – Kenneth C. “Jethro” Burns
Kenneth C. “Jethro” Burns (of the country duo Homer & Jethro) is born in Conasauga, Tennessee. He died February 4, 1989.
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