Born On This Day In Music, May 25th

1980 – Fray
Joe King, guitarist, vocals, from American rock band The Fray who scored the 2005 US Top 3 single ‘How to Save a Life’. The group’s self-titled, second album, released in 2009, debuted at No.1 on the Billboard charts.

1976 – Cody Canada
Singer/guitarist Cody Canada is born in Pampa, Texas. He becomes the frontman for one of Dierks Bentley’s favorite alt-country bands, Cross Canadian Ragweed. He goes on to form the red-dirt band The Departed.

1969 – Jody Porter
American musician Jody Porter, lead guitarist of Grammy Award-nominated power pop band Fountains of Wayne who had the 2003 Grammy-nominated single ‘Stacy’s Mom’.

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1959 – Rick Smith
Rick Smith, keyboards, from British electronic music group Underworld who had the 1996 UK No.2 single ‘Born Slippy’.

1958 – Paul Weller
English singer, songwriter, musician Paul Weller, who with The Jam had the 1980 UK No.1 single ‘Going Underground’ plus 17 other UK Top 40 singles. With The Style Council the 1983 UK No.3 single ‘Long Hot Summer’, plus 14 other UK Top 40 singles. As a solo artist the 1995 UK No.7 single ‘The Changing Man’ and 6 UK No.1 albums. Weller has received four Brit Awards, winning the award for Best British Male twice, and the 2006 Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.

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1955 – John Grimaldi
John Grimaldi, from English rock band Argent who had the 1972 UK No.5 single ‘Hold Your Head Up’ and the hit and ‘God Gave Rock and Roll to You’.

1951 – Chuck Ruff
Chuck Ruff, American rock drummer well known for his work with Edgar Winter. He appeared on the 1973 US No. 1 instrumental ‘Frankenstein’. He died after a long illness on 14 October 2011 age 60.

1950 – Jean Millington
Jean Millington, from American all-female band Fanny who were active in the early 1970s. They were one of the first notable rock groups to be made up entirely of women.

1950 – Robert Steinhardt
Robert Steinhardt, from American rock band Kansas, who scored the 1978 US No.3 single ‘Dust In The Wind’, and the 1978 hit single ‘Carry On Wayward Son’. which was the second-most-played track on US classic rock radio in 1995 and No.1 in 1997. He died from complications of acute pancreatitis age 71 on 17 July 2021.

1948 – Klaus Meine
Klaus Meine, from German rock band Scorpions. Their 1990 power ballad ‘Wind Of Change’ topped the European charts and was a No.4 hit in the US. The Scorpions hold the record for the best-selling single by a German artist and band.

1947 – Mitchel Margo
Mitchel Margo, from American male doo-wop-style vocal group The Tokens who had the 1961 US No.1 & UK No.11 single with its cover of Solomon Linda’s ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’.

1943 – John Palmer
English rock musician John Palmer from Family who scored the 1971 UK No.4 single ‘In My Own Time’ and the 1973 single ‘My Friend The Sun’.

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1942 – Brian Davison
Brian Davison, from English progressive rock band The Nice, who had the 1968 UK hit single an instrumental rearrangement of Leonard Bernstein’s ‘America’. He died on 15 April 2008.

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1939 – Jimmy Capps
Guitarist Jimmy Capps is born in Fayetteville, North Carolina. A longtime member of the Grand Ole Opry band, he plays on such hits as George Strait’s “Unwound,” Ronnie Milsap’s “Smoky Mountain Rain,” Kenny Rogers’ “The Gambler” and The Oak Ridge Boys’ “Elvira”

1936 – Donnie Elbert
American soul singer and songwriter Donnie Elbert, who had a 1972 US No.22 & UK No.11 single with ‘I Can’t Help Myself, Sugar Pie Honey Bunch’ and a hit with ‘A Little Piece of Leather’. He died on January 26th 1989.

1936 – Tom T. Hall
Tom T. Hall, country music singer-songwriter. Hall has written 11 No.1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including ‘Harper Valley PTA’ a hit for Jeannie C. Riley in 1968. He became known as ‘The Storyteller,’ due to his storytelling skills in his songwriting. He died on 20 August 2021 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

1921 – Hal David
Hal David, American songwriter, pianist and arranger, who with Burt Bacharach wrote many classic songs including, ‘Close To You’, ’24 Hours From Tulsa’, ‘Make It Easy On Yourself’, ‘Magic Moments’, ‘I Say A Little Prayer’. He won two Oscars for the film score to ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and for ‘Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head’. David died from from complications from a stroke on 1st Sept 2012 aged 91.

1921 – Kitty Kallen
Kitty Kallen is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After working with the big bands of Jack Teagarden, Jimmy Dorsey and Harry James, she becomes a solo singer. Known for the hit 1954 single “Little Things Mean A Lot.” She died on January 7, 2016.

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