Born On October 4th

Born On October 4th In Music

1985
Barbadian singer Shontelle Layne, known professionally as Shontelle, who had the 2009 UK top 10 single ‘T-Shirt’.

1984
Katina Sergeevna, singer, with the Russian music duo Tatu, who scored the 2003 UK No.1 single ‘All The Things She Said’. The duo represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song ‘Ne Ver’, Ne Boysia’, finishing third.

1980
Jaren Johnston is born in Nashville. A founding member of The Cadillac Three, he writes Keith Urban’s “You Gonna Fly,” Jake Owen’s “Beachin’,” Tyler Hubbard’s “5 Foot 9” and Tim McGraw’s “Southern Girl”

1977
Richard Reed Parry, Canadian multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, best known as a core member of the Grammy Award-winning indie rock band Arcade Fire who had the 2005 album Funeral, and 2017 US No.1 album Everything Now.

1965
Neil Sims drummer Catherine Wheel, (1992 UK No.35 single ‘I Want To Touch You’).

1965
Leo Barnes (saxophonist/manager for Hothouse Flowers) is born in Dublin, Ireland, where he would grow up in an orphanage.

1963
Lena Zavaroni, UK singer, (1974 UK No.10 single ‘Ma He’s Making Eyes At Me’). She died on 1st October 1999 from to anorexia nervosa. She was discovered on TV talent show Opportunity Knocks, became the youngest British singer to earn a silver disc.

1961
Jon Secada, US singer, (1992 UK No. 5 single ‘Just Another Day’).

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1959
Chris Lowe, keyboards, Pet Shop Boys, (1986 UK & US No.1 single ‘West End Girls’, plus three other UK No.1 singles and over 20 other UK Top 40 singles).

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1957
Barbara Kooyman, Timbuk 3, (1987 UK No.21 single ‘The Future’s So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades’).

1947
Jim Fielder, bassist, from jazz-rock American music group Blood Sweat & Tears. They scored the 1969 US No.2 single ‘Spinning Wheel’, and the 1969 US No.12 single ‘You’ve Made Me So Very Happy’. They had a US No.1 with their second album Blood, Sweat & Tears in 1968.

1944
R&B singer Marlena Davis (of The Orlons) is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1929
Leroy Van Dyke. In 1961 he had a No.1 US country hit and No.5 pop hit with Walk On By. He had two other top-ten country hits, Auctioneer and If A Woman Answers.

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