Born on this day in music, November 5th

2002
Jawsh 685 [Joshua Nanai], New Zealander music producer. He made his breakthrough with the 2020 single ‘Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)’ in collaboration with American R&B singer Jason Derulo, which reached No.1 in over 15 countries.

1987
Kevin Jonas, American singer and actor, Jonas Brothers, 2009 US No.1 album ‘Lines, Vines and Trying Times’.
1985
Kate Jenna DeAraugo, Australian singer, winner of the third season of Australian Idol in 2005.
1975
Lisa Scott-Lee, singer with British dance-pop group Steps. Between 1997 and 2001 Steps scored two No.1 singles in the UK, two No.1 albums and 14 consecutive top 5 singles in the UK.

1974
Ryan Adams, singer, songwriter, (2001 UK No.53 single ‘New York, New York’). He was in a group called Whiskeytown, then went solo. His backing band is the Cardinals.
1971
Jonny Greenwood, guitar, keyboards, Radiohead. Their 1993 debut single ‘Creep’ was initially unsuccessful, but it became a worldwide hit several months after the release of their debut album, ‘Pablo Honey’. Their 1997 album OK Computer appeared in many 1997 critics’ lists and listener polls for best album of the year.
1970
Twin sisters Heather and Jennifer Kinley (of the country duo The Kinleys) are born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1968
Mark Hunter, keyboards, from English rock band James who scored the 1991 UK No.2 single ‘Sit Down’ and the hits ‘Laid’ and ‘Come Home’.

1965
Paris Grey, from American electronic group Inner City, who had the 1989 UK No.4 single ‘Good Life’ and the hit ‘Big Fun’.
1962
Brian Wheat, American rock bassist (Tesla – “Psychotic Supper”), born in Sacramento, California
1961
Counting Crows guitarist David Bryson is born in California.

1959
Ken Coomer, drummer, from American alternative rock band Wilco who released the albums Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, A Ghost Is Born, Sky Blue Sky and Wilco (The Album).
1959
Bryan Adams, Canadian guitarist, singer, songwriter. His first UK single ‘Run To You’, was a 1985 UK No.11. His 1991 UK & US No.1 single ‘(Everything I Do)’, I Do It For You’, spent a record breaking 16 weeks UK No.1, plus he has scored over 15 other UK Top 40 singles and 3 UK No.1 albums. Adams has garnered many awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations, and 15 Grammy Award nominations.

1959
Robert Fisher, from Climie Fisher, who had the 1988 UK No.2 single ‘Love Changes Everything’. He wrote songs for Rod Stewart, Milli Vanilli, Fleetwood Mac and Jermaine Jackson. Fisher died of cancer on 25th August 1999.

1957
David Moyse, guitarist for the Australian soft rock band Air Supply who scored the 1980 UK No.11 single ‘All Out Of Love’ and the 1981 US No.1 single ‘The One That You Love’.

1957
Mike Score, A Flock Of Seagulls, (1982 UK No.10 single ‘Wishing, If I Had A Photograph Of You’).

1956
Helen O’Hara, Dexy’s Midnight Runners, (1982 UK No.1 & 1983 US No.1 single ‘Come On Eileen’).

1956
Jeff Watson, American rock guitarist (Night Ranger, 1982–89 & 1996–2007 – “Sister Christain”), born in Sacramento, California
1948
Peter Hammill, singer, guitar, keyboards, Van Der Graff Generator. (1968 album ‘The Aerosol Grey Machine’).

1947
Peter Noone, singer with English beat rock band, Herman’s Hermits who scored the 1964 UK No.1 single ‘I’m Into Something Good’ (cover of Earl-Jean’s) and the 1965 US No.1 single ‘Mrs Brown You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter’.

1946
American singer, Loleatta Holloway who is best known for disco songs such as ‘Hit and Run’ and ‘Love Sensation’, both of which have been sampled extensively. She died on 21 March 2011 aged 64 from heart failure.

1946
Gram Parsons, US singer, songwriter. Member of The International Submarine Band, The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers. Released the 1973 solo album ‘Grievous Angel.’ Died on 19th September 1973 from a heroin overdose aged 26.
1943
Pablo Gomez, from Spanish beat group Los Bravos who had the 1966 UK No.2 & US No.4 single ‘Black Is Black’. They were the first Spanish rock band to have a UK & US hit single.

1941
Art Garfunkel, singer, actor. With Paul Simon as Simon and Garfunkel they scored the No.1 hits ‘The Sound of Silence’, ‘Bridge over Troubled Water‘ and ‘Mrs. Robinson’. The 1970 album Bridge Over Trouble Water spent 307 weeks on the UK chart. He scored the solo, 1979 UK No.1 single ‘Bright Eyes’.

1931
Ike Turner, singer, (1966 UK No.3 single with Tina Turner, ‘River Deep Mountain High’, 1971 US No.4 single ‘Proud Mary‘). Turner died on 12th Dec 2007.

1911
Roy Rogers, singer and cowboy actor, one of the most heavily marketed and merchandised stars of his era, as well as being the namesake of the Roy Rogers Restaurants franchised chain. He and his wife Dale Evans, his golden palomino, Trigger, and his German Shepherd dog, Bullet, were featured in more than 100 movies & The Roy Rogers Show. The show ran on radio for 9 years before moving to TV from 1951 – 1957. He scored 8 US Top 40 country hits. Rogers died of congestive heart failure on July 6, 1998.

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