Born on this day in music, October 3rd

1983
Ashlee Simpson, US singer, (2004 US No.1 album ‘Autobiography’).

1983
Danny O’Donoghue, singer-songwriter, The Script. 2008 UK No.1 self-titled album. Was a coach on the television singing talent show The Voice UK

 1982 
Guitarist Mark King is born. As a member of the rock band Hinder, he co-writes “Lips Of An Angel,” a 2006 country hit for Jack Ingram

1978
Jake Shears, (Jason Sellards), vocals, Scissor Sisters, (2004 UK No.1 self-titled album, 2004 UK No. 12 single ‘Laura’).

1975
India Arie Simpson, American soul, R&B singer, songwriter, (2006 US No.1 album Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship’).

1971
Kevin Richardson, singer, Backstreet Boys, (1997 US No.2 single ‘Quit playing Games With My Heart’, 1999 UK No.1 single ‘I Want It That Way’).

1969
Gwen Stefani, vocalist with No Doubt, (1997 UK No.1 single with ‘Don’t Speak’ and a 1997 No.1 US album ‘Tragic Kingdom’). As a solo artist (2005 US No.1 single ‘Hollaback Girl’ from the 2004 worldwide 2004 Top 5 album ‘Love, Angel, Music, Baby’).

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Gwen Stefani - Cool

Gwen Stefani - Cool (Official Music Video)04:04

1967
American singer, songwriter Chris Collingwood lead vocalist and founding member of the power pop band Fountains of Wayne who had the 2003 Grammy-nominated single ‘Stacy’s Mom’.

1966
Dan Miller, guitarist, from American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants, who scored the 1990 UK No.6 single, ‘Birdhouse In Your Soul’. The band has won two Grammy Awards, one in 2002 for their song ‘Boss of Me, and in 2009 for ‘Here Come the 123s’.

1962
Tommy Lee, drummer and founding member of Motley Crue, who had the 1988 UK No.23 single ‘You’re All I Need’ and the 1989 US No.1 & UK No.4 album Dr Feelgood. Lee also founded rap-metal band Methods of Mayhem, and has pursued solo musical projects. He has been married to model Elaine Starchuk and actresses Heather Locklear and Pamela Anderson.

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Mötley Crüe - Dr. Feelgood

Mötley Crüe - Dr. Feelgood (Official Music Video)04:46

1961
Robbie Jaymes, Modern, Romance, (1982 UK No.4 single ‘Best Years Of Our Lives’).

1960
Gail Greenwood bass, Belly, (1993 UK No. 23 single ‘Feed The Tree’).

1954
American musician, singer, songwriter, guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan. He was one of the most influential guitarists in the revival of blues in the 1980s. Vaughan was killed in a helicopter crash on August 27th 1990 age 35. His family successfully sued the operators of the company for allowing an unqualified pilot to fly in fog and were awarded $2 million (£1.2 million). Vaughan played guitar on David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” album.

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Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (Official Live From Austin, TX)

Stevie Ray Vaughan Double Trouble - Texas Flood (Official Live From Austin, TX)08:58

1954
American guitarist Dawayne Bailey who has toured and recorded with Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, Véronique Sanson, and Chicago.

1950
Ronnie Laws, saxophonist, with Earth, Wind & Fire, who had the 1975 US No.1 single ‘Shining Star’, and the 1981 UK No.3 single ‘Let’s Groove’. The band has received 20 Grammy nominations and were the first African-American act to sell out Madison Square Garden.

1949
American musician, singer, songwriter Lindsey Buckingham from Fleetwood Mac who had the 1977 US No.1 single ‘Dreams’ from the world wide No.1 album Rumours. Buckingham was one half of the duo, Buckingham Nicks and aside from his tenure with Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham has also released six solo albums and three live albums.

1947
American poet and political activist John Perry Barlow. He was also a lyricist for Grateful Dead and a founding member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Freedom of the Press Foundation. Barlow died in his sleep on February 7, 2018 at his San Francisco home, at the age of 70.

1947
American trumpet player, Ben Cauley, vocalist, songwriter, and founding member of the Stax recording group, The Bar-Kays. He was the only survivor of the 1967 plane crash that claimed the lives of soul singer Otis Redding and four members of the Bar-Kays. Cauley died on 21st Sept 2015.

1946
American soul singer, PP Arnold who was a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. She scored several hits including the original version of the Cat Stevens song ‘The First Cut Is the Deepest’ and later released singles produced by Barry Gibb. As a session singer Arnold has worked with Eric Clapton and Roger Waters.

1945
Antonio Martinez, 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
Chubby Checker, US singer, (Ernest Evans), 1960 US No.1 & UK No.14 single ‘The Twist’, 1962 UK No.2 single ‘Let’s Twist Again’). ‘The Twist’ is the only song to go to number 1 on the US singles charts twice. Once in 1960 and again in 1962.

1941
Pop record producer Lenny Waronker is born in Los Angeles. Known for his work with such acts as The Doobie Brothers, Rickie Lee Jones and Joni Mitchell, he produces Gordon Lightfoot’s country crossover hit “Sundown”

1940
Alan O’Day American singer-songwriter, best known for ‘Undercover Angel,’ a million-selling American No.1 hit in 1977. He also wrote the 1974 Helen Reddy No. 1 hit ‘Angie Baby’. He died on 17 May 2013 age 72 after a battle with brain cancer.

1938
American rock and roll musician Eddie Cochran, who had the 1958 US No. 8 single ‘Summertime Blues’, and the 1960 UK No.1 single ‘Three Steps To Heaven’. He experimented with multitrack recording, distortion techniques, and overdubbing even on his earliest singles and played the guitar, piano, bass, and drums. Cochran was killed in a car crash on 17th April 1960 aged 21 while on tour in the United Kingdom. Songwriter Sharon Sheeley and singer Gene Vincent who were also in the car both survived the crash.

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