Born on this day in music, November 3

1987
Australian singer, songwriter Courtney Barnett. She released her debut album Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit in 2015. At the 2015 ARIA Music Awards, she won four awards from eight nominations.

1973
Mick Thomson lead guitarist in the metal band Slipknot, in which he is designated #7. Slipknot is well known for its attention-grabbing image, aggressive style of music, and energetic and chaotic live shows.

1969
Mark Roberts, guitarist with alternative rock band Catatonia who had the 1998 UK No.3 single ‘Mulder And Scully’. The song makes direct reference to fictional FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), the two main characters of the popular sci-fi TV series The X-Files.

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1969
Swiss-born Italian record producer, composer, musician and DJ Robert Miles, (1996 UK No.2 single ‘Children’). Miles died in Ibiza, Spain, on 9 May 2017 at the age of 47 after a 9-month battle with stage 4 metastatic cancer.

1962
Ian McNabb, guitar, vocals, Icicle Works, (1984 UK No.15 single ‘Love Is A Wonderful Colour’), solo, worked with Crazy Horse.

1962
Marilyn, singer, (1983 UK No.4 single ‘Calling Your Name’)

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1960
James Prime, with Deacon Blue who had the 1988 UK No.8 single ‘Real Gone Kid’, plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles.

1954
English singer and musician Stuart Goddard, (Adam Ant), who had the 1981 UK No.1 single ‘Stand And Deliver’ with Adam and the Ants. He scored 10 UK top ten hits from 1980 to 1983, including three UK No.1 singles. He has also worked as an actor, appearing in over two dozen films and television episodes from 1985 to 2003.

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1948
Marie Lawrie, (Lulu), UK singer, (1964 UK No.7 single ‘Shout‘ plus over 10 other UK Top 40 singles including 1993 UK No.1 ‘Relight My Fire’ with Take That and the 1967 US No.1 single ‘To Sir With Love’).

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Lulu And The Luvvers - Shout

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1946
Nick Simper, English bass guitarist with Johnny Kidd & The Pirates, The Flower Pot Men, and Lord Sutch’s Savages. Simper was in the 1966 car crash that Killed Johnny Kid, became a founder member of Deep Purple. He quit the band in 1969.

1946
Tommy Dee, from John Fred and His Playboy Band who had the 1968 US No.1 & UK No.3 single ‘Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)’ which was a parodic play on the title of The Beatles’ song ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’.

1944
Keyboardist Bob Nave from American psychedelic rock band The Lemon Pipers known for their song ‘Green Tambourine‘, which reached No. 1 in the United States in 1968. The song has been credited as being the first bubblegum pop chart-topper. Nave died on 28 January 2020, at the age of 75.

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The Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine

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1943
Bert Jansch, UK folk singer, songwriter, guitarist with Pentangle, John Renbourn and solo. He died on 5 October 2011.

1933
English composer and conductor John Barry. He composed the scores for 11 of the James Bond films between 1963 and 1987. He wrote the Grammy- and Academy Award-winning scores to the films Dances with Wolves and Out of Africa, as well as the theme for the British television cult series The Persuaders! Barry died of a heart attack on 31st January 2011 aged 77.

1930
American blues vocalist Mable John, the first female signed by Berry Gordy to Motown’s Tamla label. After leaving Motown, John spent several years as a Raelette, backing many Ray Charles hits.

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