Born on March 13th in music

Born On This Day In Music, March 13th

1979 – Toni Lundow
Toni Lundow, singer from British-Irish group Liberty X, who had the 2002 UK No.1 single ‘Just A Little’. The group was formed by the five finalists of the British talent show Popstars who failed to make it into the group Hear’Say. Liberty X went on to achieve ten consecutive UK Top 20 singles.

1973 – David Draiman
David Draiman, American songwriter and the vocalist for the band Disturbed, (2005 US No.1 album ‘Ten Thousand Fists’).

1973 – Ed Sloan
Ed Sloan (frontman for Crossfade) is born in South Carolina. They have a radio hit in 2004, “Cold”.

1960 – Adam Clayton
British-Irish musician Adam Clayton, U2, who had the 1984 UK No.3 single ‘Pride, In The Name Of Love’ plus over 25 other UK Top 20 singles. The 1987 UK and the world wide No.1 album The Joshua Tree spent 156 weeks on the UK chart. U2 scored five consecutive US No.1 albums from 1987. As a member of U2, Clayton has received 22 Grammy Awards.

1959 – Greg Norton
American musician Greg Norton from American rock band Husker Du, who had the 1987 album Warehouse Songs And Stories.

1959 – Ronnie Rogers
Ronnie Rogers, guitar, T’Pau, who had the 1987 UK No.1 single ‘China In Your Hand’ and the 1987 US & UK No.4 single ‘Heart And Soul’, (which was initially a flop in the UK). T’Pau took their name from a Vulcan elder of the same name in the sci-fi series Star Trek.

1953 – Rustee Allen
American musician Rustee Allen from Sly and the Family Stone who had the 1968 US No.1 singles ‘Everyday People’, the 1971 US No.1 ‘Family Affair’ and the 1971 US No.1 album There’s a Riot Goin’ On. Allen has also played bass with a number of other artists, including George Clinton, Lenny Williams, The Temptations.

1949 – Donald York
Donald York (original vocalist for Sha Na Na) is born in Boise, Idaho.

1942 – Scatman Joh
American music artist Scatman John who created a fusion of scat singing and dance music, best known for his 1995 hits ‘Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)’ and ‘Scatman’s World’ and 1997 hit ‘Everybody Jam!’. He died at his home in Los Angeles on 3 December 1999 at the age of 57.

1940 – Daniel Bennie
Daniel Bennie (of the Detroit doo-wop group The Reflections) is born in Johnstone, Scotland.

1939 – Neil Sedaka
American singer, songwriter Neil Sedaka who had the 1959 UK No.3 single ‘Oh Carol‘ plus over 30 US & 14 UK other Top 40 singles including the 1962 US No.1 & UK No.7 single ‘Breaking Up Is Hard To Do’. He has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and others including two songs recorded by The Monkees. His first group The Tokens were a doo-wop-style vocal group best known for their chart-topping 1961 single, ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’.

1937 – Terry Cox
Terry Cox, English drummer who worked with David Bowie on his 1969 album David Bowie (released as Man of Words/Man of Music by Mercury in the US). Cox also worked with Pentangle, the Bee Gees and Elton John.

1933 – Mike Stoller
Mike Stoller, songwriter, and producer for Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, The Monkees and Cliff Richard. Their hit songs include ‘Hound Dog’ and ‘Kansas City’. Later in the 1950s, particularly through their work with The Coasters, they created a string of ground-breaking hits that are some of the most entertaining in rock and roll.

1927 – Liz Anderson
Singer/songwriter Liz Anderson is born in Roseau, Minnesota. The mother of Lynn Anderson, she writes two of Merle Haggard’s first hits: “(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers” and “The Fugitive”. She died October 31, 2011.