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Born today in music, November 12th
1984 – Omarion
Omarion, US R&B singer, (Omari Ishmael Grandberry), former B2K singer, 2005 US No.1 album ‘O’ and 2006 US No.1 album ‘21.’
1976 – Tevin Campbell
R&B singer and actor Tevin Campbell is born in Waxahachie, Texas. Known for ’90s hits like “Tell Me What You Want Me To Do,” “Can We Talk,” and “I’m Ready.”
1968 – Jo Dunne
Jo Dunne, bassist from English alternative rock group We’ve Got A Fuzzbox And We’re Gonna Use It who had the 1989 UK No.11 single ‘International Rescue’.
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1964 – David Ellefson
David Ellefson, Megadeth, (1990 UK No.13 single ‘No More Mr Nice Guy’).
1964 – Vic Chesnutt
Vic Chesnutt, American singer-songwriter. Chesnutt who died on Dec 25th 2009 released 17 albums during his career, including two produced by Michael Stipe.
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1955 – Les McKeown
Les McKeown, Scottish singer of the 1970s pop group, Bay City Rollers who had the 1975 UK No.1 single ‘Bye Bye Baby’ plus 11 other UK Top 20 singles’ and the 1976 US No.1 single ‘Saturday Night‘. The Rollers were also the subject of a 20-week UK television series, Shang-a-Lang. McKeown died on 20 April 2021 age 65.
1953 – Calum Macdonald
Calum Macdonald, Runrig, (1995 UK No.18 single ‘An Ubhal As Airde, The Highest Apple’).
1952 – Laurence Juber
Laurence Juber, British guitarist, most famous for playing lead guitar with Paul McCartney in Wings.
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1950 – Barbara Fairchild
Country, gospel singer Barbara Fairchild, known for the 1973 country hit “The Teddy Bear Song,” is born in Knobel, Arkansas.
1949 – Arthur Tavares
Arthur Tavares, from American R&B, funk, and soul group Tavares, who had the 1976 UK No.4 and US No.15 single ‘Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel’.
1947 – Donald Roeser
Buck Dharma is born Donald Brian Roeser in Long Island, New York, from American hard rock band Blue Oyster Cult who scored the 1976 US No.12 & 1978 UK No.16 single ‘(Don’t Fear) The Reaper’. Blue Oyster Cult have sold over 24 million records worldwide.
1945 – Neil Young
Neil Young, Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist who as a member of Buffalo Springfield had the 1967 US No.17 single ‘For What It’s Worth’. Joined Crosby, Stills Nash & Young who had the 1970 US No.1 and UK No.5 album DejVu. As a solo artist Young scored the 1972 US No.1 and UK No.10 single Heart Of Gold, and his 1972 UK No.7 album Harvest spent 66 weeks on the UK chart. In 2008 a newly discovered trapdoor spider Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi was named after the singer.
1944 – Booker T Jones
Booker T. Jones. Booker T and the MG’s, who had the 1962 US No. 3 single ‘Green Onions’, and the 1969 UK No.4 single ‘Time Is Tight’. Booker T. played keyboards on the Otis Redding hit ‘(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay’.
1943 – Errol Brown
Errol Brown, singer, Hot Chocolate, who had the 1975 US No.3 single ‘You Sexy Thing’ the 1977 UK No.1 single ‘So You Win Again’ and over 25 other Top 40 hits. Hot Chocolate started their recording career making a reggae version of John Lennon’s ‘Give Peace a Chance’, and was contacted by Apple Records, saying that Lennon liked this version, and the group was subsequently signed to Apple Records. Brown died of liver cancer at his home in the Bahamas on 6 May 2015.
1943 – Brian Hyland
Brian Hyland, US singer, (1960 US No.1 & UK No.8 single ‘Itsy Bitsy Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini’).
1943 – John Maus
John Walker, (John Joseph Maus), vocals, best known as the founder of The Walker Brothers, (1966 UK No.1 & US No. 13 single ‘The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore’). Walker died of liver cancer at his Los Angeles home, on 7 May 2011.
1940 – Screaming Lord Sutch
Screaming Lord Sutch, singer, politician and leader of The Official Monster Raving Loony Party. He was the first long-haired pop star – boasting hair over 18 inches long. His early records included Jack The Ripper and I’m A Hog For You Baby, he died on June 16th 1999. The self-styled lord – real name David Sutch – was Britain’s longest-serving political leader, standing in nearly 40 elections.
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1939 – Ruby Nash Curtis
Ruby Nash Curtis (of Ruby & the Romantics) is born in Akron, Ohio.
1938 – Terry “Buzzy” Johnson
Terry “Buzzy” Johnson, American singer, songwriter and music producer who was a member of The Flamingos and a staff member of Motown Records where he and Smokey Robinson were regular collaborators.
1936 – Mort Shuman
American singer, pianist and songwriter, Mort Shuman. He wrote many early 60s hits with Doc Pomus including ‘Viva Las Vegas’, ‘Sweets For My Sweet’, ‘Teenager In Love’, and ‘Save The Last Dance For Me.’ Shuman died of cancer on November 2, 1991.
1936 – Charlotte Davis
R&B singer Charlotte Davis (of The Tune Weavers, known for the 1957 hit “Happy, Happy Birthday Baby”) is born.
1917 – Jo Stafford
American pop singer Jo Stafford. Her biggest hit the 1952 ‘You Belong To Me‘, topped the charts in both the US and the UK and the song became the first by a female singer to top the UK Singles Chart. She appeared in television specials including two series called The Jo Stafford Show, in 1954 in the US and in 1961 in the U.K. She died aged 90 on 16 July 2008.
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