Born on this day in music, November 1st

1992
English DJ, record producer and remixer Sigala, (Bruce Fielder). Best known for his 2015 debut and UK No.1 single ‘Easy Love’, which samples ‘ABC’ by the Jackson 5.

1992
Joe Donovan, English drummer of the indie pop band Blossoms. Their the self-titled debut studio album peaked at No.1 on the UK chart in Aug 2016.

1981
LaTavia Roberson, Destiny’s Child, (2000 US No.1 & UK No.3 single ‘Say My Name’). Quit the group in 2000.

1969
Darren Partington, 808 State, (1989 UK No.10 single ‘Pacific State’).

1966
Mary Hanson, singer, Stereolab. Hanson died in a cycling accident in England on 9th December 2002.

1963
Rick Allen, drums, Def Leppard, (1987 UK No.6 single ‘Animal’, and 1987 world wide No.1 album Hysteria 1988 US No.1 single ‘Love Bites’). Allen lost his left arm in an accident after crashing his Corvette Stingray on the A57 outside Sheffield in England in 1984.

1962
Anthony Kiedis, singer and co-founder of Red Hot Chili Peppers. Had the 1992 UK No.26 single ‘Under The Bridge’, 2002 UK No.1 album By The Way and 2006 No.1 album Stadium Arcadium. In 2004, he published his autobiography, titled Scar Tissue, which became a New York Times Best Seller.

1962
Mags Furuholmen, guitar, keyboards, A-Ha, (1985 US No.1 single ‘Take On Me‘, 1986 UK No.1 single ‘The Sun Always Shines On TV’). The first Norwegian group to score a UK and US No.1.

1959
Eddie Macdonald, bass, The Alarm, (1983 UK No.17 single ’68 Guns’)

1957
Singer/songwriter Lyle Lovett is born in Klein, Texas. Following his 1986 debut album, his eclectic music reaches a national audience, making him one of the ambassadors for the Texas red-dirt scene, supported Dire Straits on their 1990 world tour. 

1954
Chris Morris, guitar, from Paper Lace who scored the 1974 UK No.1 single ‘Billy Don’t Be A Hero’, and the 1974 US No.1 single ‘The Night Chicago Died’.

1951
American composer, singer, songwriter Ronald Bell, who with Kool & The Gang had the 1981 US No.1 & UK No.7 single ‘Celebration‘, the 1984 UK No.2 single ‘Joanna’, and over 15 other Top 40 hits. He died on 9 September 2020 age 68.

1950
Dan Peek, America, (1972 US No.1 & UK No.3 single ‘Horse With No Name’). Peek died on 24th July 2011

1949
David Foster, Canadian musician, producer, composer and arranger who has worked with: The Bee Gees, John Lennon, Michael Buble, Clay Aiken, C’line Dion, Barbra Streisand, Kenny Rogers, Faith Hill, The Corrs, George Harrison, Chicago, Earth, Wind & Fire, Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Richard Marx, Mariah Carey, Destiny’s Child, Olivia Newton-John, Dolly Parton, Julio Iglesias and Madonna.

1947
American composer, lyricist and record producer, Jim Steinman. His work included Meat Loaf’s Bat Out Of Hell and Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, and producing albums for Bonnie Tyler. His most successful chart singles include Tyler’s ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ and Air Supply’s ‘Making Love Out of Nothing at All’. Steinman died from kidney failure on 19 April 2021 age 73.

1947
British musician Bob Weston who had a brief role as guitarist and songwriter with Fleetwood Mac in the early 1970s. He also recorded and performed with a number of other musicians, including Graham Bond, Long John Baldry, Murray Head, Sandy Denny and Danny Kirwan. He died on 3 January 2012 age 64.

1946
British multi-instrumentalist Rick Grech who worked with Family, Blind Faith, Traffic, and Ginger Baker’s Air Force. As a session musician Grech also worked with Rod Stewart, Ronnie Lane, Vivian Stanshall, Muddy Waters, The Crickets, Bee Gees and Gram Parsons. Grech died of renal failure on 17 March 1990 at the age of 43, as a result of alcoholism.

1944
Mike Burney, Wizzard, (1973 UK No.1 single ‘See My Baby Jive’).

1940
American soldier, singer, songwriter, and author Sgt Barry Sadler. He served in the Vietnam War from late December 1964 to late May 1965, most of his work has a military theme, and he is best known for his patriotic ‘Ballad of the Green Berets’ a No.1 hit in 1966. On September 7, 1988, Sadler was shot in the head while sitting in a cab in Guatemala City. Witnesses said he accidentally shot himself, but his friends and family believed he was shot by a robber or an assassin. He remained in a coma for about six weeks. Emerging from the coma, Sadler was a quadriplegic and had suffered significant brain damage He died on 5th November 1989.

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1937
“Whispering” Bill Anderson is born in Columbia, South Carolina, but is raised in Georgia. The soft-spoken country singer is known for chart-topping hits of the ’60s and ’70s such as “I Get the Fever,” “For Loving You,” and “Sometimes.”

1936
Zephire “Andre” Williams, American R&B musician. His most famous songs include the hits ‘Jail Bait,’ ‘Greasy Chicken,’ and ‘Cadillac Jack’. He co-wrote Stevie Wonder’s first song, ‘Thank You for Loving Me’ and was also the co-author of the R&B hit ‘Shake a Tail Feather’ a hit for The Five Du-Tones and James & Bobby Purify. He died on 17 March 2019 at the age of 82.

1903
Don Robey, also known as Deadric Malone, is born in Houston, Texas. The founder of the R&B record labels Duke and Peacock, he writes “Share Your Love With Me,” which becomes a 1981 country hit for Kenny Rogers; and “Pledging My Love,” a 1984 Emmylou Harris title. Died June 16, 1975, Houston, Texas.