Born On This Day In Music, September 4th

1990 – James Bay
English singer, songwriter James Bay. His 2015 album Chaos and the Calm went to No.1 on the UK album chart.

1981 – Beyonce
Beyonce, American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. With Destiny’s Child she had the 2000 US No.1 single with ‘Say My Name’ and the 2001 US & UK No.1 single and album ‘Survivor’. Beyonce scored the 2003 US & UK No.1 single ‘Crazy In Love’ from the world-wide No.1 album ‘Dangerously In Love’. Throughout her career, she has sold an estimated 100 million records as a solo artist and a further 60 million records with the group Destiny’s Child. She has won 22 Grammy Awards and is the most nominated woman in the award’s history.

1981 – Tom Gossin
Singer/songwriter/guitarist Tom Gossin is born in Utica, New York. He helps form the harmony-based Gloriana in 2007. The act earns million-selling singles with its 2009 debut, “Wild At Heart,” and the 2011 hit “(Kissed You) Good Night”

1980 – Dan Miller
Dan Miller, from American boy band O-Town, who were the winners of US TV show ‘Making The Band’ They scored the 2001 US No. 3 single ‘All Or Nothing’.

1979 – Granger Smith
Singer/songwriter Granger Smith is born in Dallas, Texas. Building his career as an independent artist, he releases seven albums before he earns his first hit, “Backroad Song,” in 2015. He earns additional hits with 2016’s “If The Boot Fits” and 2017’s “Happens Like That”.

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1975 – Mark Ronson
Mark Ronson, UK music producer, artist who had the 2007 UK No.2 album ‘Version’, and has produced Christina Aguilera, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and Miley Cyrus. In 2014 his single ‘Uptown Funk’ featuring vocals from Bruno Mars spent 14 consecutive weeks at No.1 on the US chart, seven non-consecutive weeks at No.1 on the UK Singles Chart and became one of the best-selling singles of all-time.

1974 – Carmit Bachar
Carmit Bachar, The Pussycat Dolls, (2005, US No.2 & UK No.1 with their debut single ‘Don’t Cha’ featuring Busta Rhymes). The Pussycat Dolls became only the fourth ever girl band to enter the UK charts at No.1 with their debut single. (The other’s being the Spice Girls, B*Witched and Girls Aloud).

1972 – Guto Pryce
Guto Pryce, bass, Super Furry Animals, (1999 UK No.11 single ‘Northern Lines’).

1971 – Ty Longley
Ty Longley, guitarist, singer, Great White. Had the 1989 hit with a cover of Ian Hunter’s ‘Once Bitten Twice Shy’. Longley died on 20th February 2003 along with 100 fans after pyrotechnics ignited a club during a Great White gig in West Warwick, Rhode Island.

1970 – Igor Cavalera
Igor Cavalera, from Brazilian heavy metal Sepultura. Formed in 1984 the band was a major force in the thrash metal and groove metal genres during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

1969 – Sasha
Sasha, producer, DJ, (1996 UK No. 17 single ‘Be As One’).

1960 – Kim Thayil
Kim Thayil, Soundgarden, Guitar, (1994 UK No.12 single ‘Black Hole Sun’).

1951 – Martin Chambers
Martin Chambers, drummer with English-American rock band The Pretenders, who had the 1980 UK No.1 single with ‘Brass In Pocket’ and the 1983 US No.5 single, ‘Back On The Chain Gang’.

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1946 – Ronald LePread
Ronald LePread bassist from American funk/soul band, The Commodores, who had the 1978 UK & US No.1 single ‘Three Times A Lady’ as well as the hits ‘Easy’ and ‘Nightshift’.

1946 – Gary Duncan
Gary Duncan guitar, US acid rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service.

1946 – Don Potter
Guitarist Don Potter is born in Glens Falls, New York. After arranging Dan Hill’s 1978 pop hit “Sometimes When We Touch,” he becomes a significant contributor to The Judds, playing the guitar hook on “Why Not Me” and writing “One Hundred And Two”

1944 – Gene Parsons
American drummer, banjo player, guitarist, singer-songwriter, Gene Parsons who was a member of The Byrds, and a member of The Flying Burrito Brothers and Parsons Green. Parsons is credited with inventing the B-Bender (also known as the StringBender) along with Clarence White.

1942 – Bubba Knight
Bubba Knight, singer with The Pips. Their first hit single was a version of ‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine’ in 1967. With Gladys Knight had the 1973 US No.1 single ‘Midnight Train To Georgia’, and the 1975 UK No.4 single with Gladys ‘The Way We Were’.

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1940 – Sonny Charles
Soul singer Sonny Charles (of Sonny Charles & The Checkmates, Ltd.) is born Charles Hemphill in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

1919 – Teddy Johnson
English singer Teddy Johnson who with his wife Pearl Carr were a English husband-and-wife team of entertainers, popular during the 1950s and early 1960s. They represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 and finished second with ‘Sing, Little Birdie’ which was a top 20 hit. Johnson died on 6 June 2018 age 98.

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