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Born on this day in music, November 21st
1988
Drew MacFarlane guitarist from Glass Animals. Their song ‘Heat Waves’ reached No.1 in Australia in February 2021 and eventually reached No.1 in the US Billboard Hot 100 and No.5 on the UK Singles Chart. At the 2022 Brit Awards, Glass Animals were nominated for two Brit Awards (Best British Rock Act and ‘Heat Waves’ for Best British Single).
1985
Canadian singer, songwriter, and actress, Carly Rae Jepsen. Her 2012 single ‘Call Me Maybe‘ reached No.1 in 18 countries and culminating as the year’s best-selling single globally.
1970
Francis Macdonald, drummer, Teenage Fanclub, (1992 UK No.31 single ‘What You Do To Me’) The Pastels.
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1968
Alex James, bassist with Blur who scored the 1995 UK No.1 single ‘Country House’, plus over 12 other UK Top 40 singles. Their 1994 UK No.1 album ‘Parklife’ spent over 2 years on the UK chart. Also a member of Me Me Me, (with Stephen Duffy), who scored the 1996 UK No.19 single ‘Hanging Around’. James has become notable for his production of award-winning cheeses including ‘Alex James Presents’ – a range of British artisan cheeses – ‘Good Queen Maude’, ‘Blue Monday’, ‘Little Wallop’, ‘Farleigh Wallop’, and most recently ‘Goddess.’
1967
Margret Ornolfsdottir, keyboards, The Sugarcubes, (1992 UK No.17 single ‘Hit’).
1965
Icelandic singer, songwriter, actress, record producer, and DJ. Bjork Gudmundsdottir. Was a member of The Sugarcubes whose 1987 single ‘Birthday’ was a hit on US and UK indie stations. Björk embarked on a solo career in 1993 and several of Björk’s albums have reached the top 20 on the Billboard chart, plus she has had 30 singles reach the top 40 on pop charts around the world.
1953
American guitarist, singer, and songwriter Asa Brebner. He was a member of The Modern Lovers led by Jonathan Richman. They are best know for their 1976 hit ‘Roadrunner’ which Rolling Stone ranked it Number 274 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. He died on 10 March 2019 aged 65.
1950
Livingston Taylor, singer, songwriter, (brother of James Taylor), 1978 US No. 30 single ‘I Will Be In Love With You’).
1950
American singer, songwriter, musician David Williams who was best known for his work as a prolific session rhythm guitarist, working with artists including Earth, Wind & Fire, The Jacksons, Boz Scaggs, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Bryan Ferry, Herbie Hancock and the Temptations. Williams died of cardiac arrest on March 6, 2009, in Hampton, Virginia aged 58.
1950
American guitarist Gary Pihl best known for playing with Sammy Hagar (from 1977 – 1984) and in the band Boston who he joined in 1986.
1948
American singer-songwriter Lonnie Jordan from American funk band War. Their album The World Is a Ghetto was the best-selling US album of 1973. They also scored the 1973 US No.2 single ‘Cisco Kid’.
1948
American–English rock keyboardist, David Porter He worked with The Who, Free, Back Street Crawler, Bob Marley and the Wailers and Roger Waters.
1941
Andrew Love, saxophone player based in Memphis, Tennessee, best known for being a member of The Memphis Horns. With trumpet player Wayne Jackson, the two created the signature horn sound at Stax on hit records by Otis Redding, Sam & Dave and others such as Neil Diamond, Elvis Presley and Dusty Springfield. Love died on 12th April 2012 aged 70.
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1941
David Porter, singer-songwriter and producer, is born in Memphis, Tennessee. A prolific songwriter, he’s known for contributing to hits like Sam & Dave’s “Soul Man” and Mariah Carey’s “Dream lover,” and Will Smith’s “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It.”
1933
Country singer Jean Shepard is born Ollie Imogene Shepard in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. Her biggest hit was 1953’s “A Dear John Letter,” a duet with Ferlin Husky, which topped the country chart and peaked at #4 on the pop chart. Died September 25, 2016
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