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Born on this day in music, November 17th
1981
Sarah Harding, from English-Irish pop girl group Girls Aloud, which was created through the ITV talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. They scored the 2002 UK No.1 single ‘Sound Of The Underground’ and over 20 UK Top 20 singles. They hold the record for ‘Most Consecutive Top Ten Entries’ in the UK by a Female Group. Harding died from cancer on 5 September 2021, at the age of 39.
1980
American musician Isaac Hanson, guitar, keyboards and vocals with Hanson who had the 1997 UK & US No.1 single ‘MMMbop’. Hanson has sold over 16 million records worldwide and have had 8 top 40 albums and 6 top 40 singles in the US.
1967
Ronald Devoe, singer from American R&B group New Edition who had the 1983 UK No.1 single ‘Candy Girl’, and with Bell Biv De Voe had the 1990 US No.3 single ‘Do Me!’.
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1966
Richard Fortus American guitarist. He is best known as a member of Guns N’ Roses with whom he has been a member since 2002. Fortus has also collaborated extensively with The Psychedelic Furs frontman Richard Butler.
1966
American singer, songwriter and guitarist Jeff Buckley, his only studio album was the 1995 Grace. Buckley drowned on 29th May 1997 in Wolf River Harbor on the Mississippi River – during a spontaneous evening swim. Since his death, there have been many posthumous releases of his material including his cover of the Leonard Cohen’s song ‘Hallelujah’ which became No.1 on Billboard’s Hot Digital Songs in March 2008 and reached No.2 in the UK Singles Chart. His singer songwriter father Tim Buckley, died on 29th June 1975 of a heroin and morphine overdose.
1960
RuPaul, US male drag queen, (1994 UK No.7 single with Elton John, ‘Don’t Go Breaking My Heart’, 1998 UK No.21 single, ‘It’s Raining Men’).
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1957
Jim Babjak, US group, The Smithereens, (1988 US No.41 album ‘Smithereens 11).
1956
Peter Cox singer with Go West who had the 1985 UK No.5 single ‘We Close Our Eyes’ and hits with ‘Call Me’ and King of Wishful Thinking. They were named Best British Newcomer at the 1986 Brit Awards.
1948
Scottish singer songwriter Iain Sutherland from Sutherland Brothers and Quiver, who had the 1976 UK No.5 single ‘Arms Of Mary’. The Sutherland Brothers song ‘, gave a major UK hit to Rod Stewart in 1975. Sutherland died on 25 November 2019, aged 71.
1947
Rod Clements from English group Lindisfarne who had the 1970s hit singles ‘Meet Me on the Corner’, ‘Lady Eleanor’ and ‘Run For Home’. Their album Fog on the Tyne became the biggest selling UK album in 1972.
1947
American musician Robert Antoni, who was a member of Nazz, and Utopia with Todd Rundgren.
1946
English rock musician Martin Barre best known for his work with progressive rock band Jethro Tull from their second album in 1969 to the band’s initial dissolution in 2012.
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1944
Gene Clark, singer, songwriter, The New Christy Minstrels, The Byrds, (1965 UK & US No.1 single ‘Mr Tambourine Man’). Solo, (1974 album, ‘No Other’). Died of a heart attack on 24th May 1991 aged 49.
1942
Bob Gaudio, The Royal Teens, (1958 US No.3 single ‘Short Shorts). The Four Seasons, who had the 1960s hits ‘Sherry’, ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’, ‘Walk Like a Man’, and the 1976 UK & US No.1 single ‘December 1963, (Oh What A Night’).
1938
Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer, (1971 UK No.30 single ‘If You Could Read My Mind’, 1974 US No.1 single ‘Sundown’).
1937
Peter Cook, British comedian who was the compere on the UK TV music show Revolver. With Dudley Moore he had the 1965 UK No.18 single ‘Goodbye-ee’. With Moore he released a series of albums as Derek and Clive which were considered highly offensive by many at the time. Cook died on 9th January 1995.
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1937
Geoff Goddard, songwriter, wrote ‘Johnny Remember Me’, played keyboards on The Tornadoes 1962 No.1 hit ‘Telstar’. He died on 15th May 2000 aged 62.
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