Born on March 11th in music

Born On This Day In Music, March 11th

1981 – Paul Wall
Paul Wall, US rapper, features on the US No.1 single ‘Grillz’ by Nelly with Ali & Gipp.

1981 – LeToya Luckett
LeToya Nicole Luckett, American singer, Destiny’s Child (2000 US No.1 and worldwide hit single ‘Independent Woman Part 1”). Quit the group in 2000, had the 2006 US No.1 self-titled debut solo album.

1979 – Joel Madden
Twins Joel Madden and Benji Madden from American rock band Good Charlotte, who had the 2002 US No.7 album, The Young And The Hopeless, and the 2003 UK No.6 single ‘Girls and Boys’.

1969 – Rami Jaffee
Rami Jaffee, American musician who is the keyboardist for Foo Fighters and the Wallflowers. He has worked for many artists including Pete Yorn, Soul Asylum, Stone Sour, Joseph Arthur and Coheed and Cambria.

1968 – Lisa Loeb
Lisa Loeb, US singer who had the 1994 US No.1 & UK No.6 single ‘Stay, I Missed You’, from the film ‘Reality Bites’. She became the first artist to have a No.1 single without a recording contract.

1968 – Paul Taylor
Paul Taylor, English bassist with Annie Lennox since 2002 and from Jamiroquai since 2005. Taylor has also worked with the likes of Tina Turner, Bryan Ferry, Tom Jones, George Michael, Take That and Gary Barlow.

1964 – Vinnie Paul
Vinnie Paul, heavy metal drummer and producer and co-founder of Pantera. He co-founded the heavy metal band Damageplan in 2003 with his late brother, Dimebag Darrell.

1961 – Bruce Watson
Bruce Watson, guitarist with Scottish rock band Big Country, who had the 1983 UK No.10 single ‘Fields Of Fire’ plus 14 other UK Top 40 singles.

1961 – Mike Percy
Mike Percy, from English pop band, Dead Or Alive, who scored the 1985 UK No.1 single ‘You Spin Me Round, Like A Record’.

1957 – Cheryl Lynn
Cheryl Lynn (“Got To Be Real”) is born Lynda Cheryl Smith in Los Angeles, California.

1955 – Flinto
Flinto Chandia, bassist with English group Jimmy The Hoover who had the 1983 UK No.18 single ‘Tantalise, (Wo Wo Ee Yeh Yeh’).

1955 – Nina Hagen
Nina Hagen, German singer, songwriter, The Nina Hagen Band. She rose to prominence during the punk and new wave movements in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

1951 – Katie Kissoon
Katie Kissoon, Mac & Katie Kissoon, (1971 US No.20 single ‘Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep‘, 1975 UK No.3 single ‘Sugar Candy Kisses’). Katie Kissoon’s career has continued working as a backing singer for Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Roger Waters, Elton John, George Harrison, George Michael and Robbie Williams.

1950 – Bobby McFerrin
Bobby McFerrin, American jazz vocalist and conductor known for his 1988 US No.1 & UK No.2 single ‘Don’t Worry Be Happy’. The track won Song of the Year and Record of the Year at the 1989 Grammy Awards.

1948 – George Kooymans
Dutch guitarist and vocalist George Kooymans from Golden Earring. They achieved worldwide fame with their international hit ‘Radar Love‘ in 1973.

1947 – Mark Stein
Mark Stein, lead vocalist, keyboardist, composer, and arranger with Vanilla Fudge, (1968 US No.6 single ‘You Keep Me Hangin’ On’).

1947 – “Blue” Weaver
Keyboardist “Blue” Weaver (Mott The Hoople, The Strawbs) is born Derek John Weaver in Cardiff, Wales.

1945 – Harvey Mandel
American guitarist, Harvey Mandel who played with Charlie Musselwhite, Canned Heat, The Rolling Stones and John Mayall as well as having a solo career. Mandel is one of the first rock guitarists to use two-handed fretboard tapping.

1944 – Ric Rothwell
Ric Rothwell, drummer with The Mindbenders, (1965 US No.1 single with ‘Game Of Love’ and a 1966 UK No.2 single with ‘Groovy Kind Of Love’).

1905 – Michael Carr
Songwriter Michael Carr is born Maurice Alfred Cohen. His credits include the Shadows hit “Kon-Tiki.” He died September 16, 1968.