Born On This Day In Music, September 5th

1980
Kevin Simm, vocals, Liberty X (2002 UK No.1 single ‘Just A Little’). The group was formed by the five finalists of the British talent show Popstars who failed to make it into the group Hear’Say. Liberty X went on to achieve ten consecutive UK Top 20 singles.

1968
Brad Wilk, drummer, from Rage Against The Machine, who had the 1996 US No.1 album Evil Empire. And with Audioslave had the 2005 US No.1 album Out of Exile.

1966
Terry Ellis, vocals, En Vogue (1992 US No.2 & UK No.4 single ‘My Lovin’).

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1964
Kevin Saunderson, from American electronic group Inner City, who had the 1989 UK No.4 single ‘Good Life’ and the hit ‘Big Fun’.

1956
Swedish guitarist, vocalist and composer Roine Stolt. A major figure in Sweden’s rock history, Stolt led two of his country’s most successful progressive rock bands: Kaipa in the 1970s and The Flower Kings in the 1990s onward.

1954
Sal Solo, Classix Nouveaux, (1982 UK No.11 single ‘Is It A Dream’).

1951
Drummer Jamie Oldaker, who played on Eric Clapton’s 461 Ocean Boulevard, the first of 11 Clapton albums to feature Oldaker on drums. Oldaker also played alongside Leon Russell and Bob Seger, with Ace Frehley and Peter Frampton, and appeared on recordings with artists as diverse as the Bee Gees, Stephen Stills and the Bellamy Brothers. He died of cancer on 16 July 2020 at the age of 68.

1949
Dave Clempson guitar, Humble Pie (1969 UK No.4 single ‘Natural Born Bugie’).

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1947
Mel Collins, British saxophonist and flutist and session musician. Collins who played the sax solo on The Rolling Stones’ ‘Miss You’ and has also worked with King Crimson, Camel, Alan Parsons Project, 10cc, Clannad, Eric Clapton, Bad Company, Dire Straits, Roger Waters, Gerry Rafferty, Tears For Fears and others.

1946
Buddy Miles drummer with The Ink Spots, Wilson Pickett, Santana, Electric Flag and Jimi Hendrix. Miles featured on the 1970 Hendrix album Band Of Gypsies as well as tracks on Electric Ladyland and The Cry of Love. He died on 28th Feb 2008 died aged 60 at his home in Austin, Texas after struggling with a long-term illness.

1946
Dean Ford, singer, guitarist from Scottish pop rock band Marmalade, (originally formed in 1961 as The Gaylords). They scored the 1969 UK No.1 single with their version of The Beatles song ‘Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da’. Ford died on 31 December 2018 aged 73.

1946
Freddie Mercury British singer, songwriter, record producer with Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range. Queen had had the 1975 UK No.1 single ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, plus over 40 other UK Top 40 singles. And the 1980 US No.1 single ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’. As a solo artist he scored the 1987 UK No. 4 single ‘The Great Pretender’. Mercury died of bronchio-pneumonia on November 24th 1991 aged 45, just one day after he publicly announced he was HIV positive.

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1946
Loudon Wainwright III, US singer, songwriter, (1973 US No.17 single ‘Dead Skunk’). Once appeared in TV ‘s M.A.S.H. He is the father of Martha and Rufus Wainwright.

1945
Al Stewart, UK singer, songwriter, (1977 UK No.31 & US No.8 single ‘Year Of The Cat’).

1941
Producer Elliot Mazer most famous for his work with Neil Young, working on a string of releases including Harvest, Journey Through The Past, Times Fades Away, Tonight’s The Night, American Stars & Bars, Hawks & Doves, Everybody’s Rockin’, Old Ways, Lucky 13 and the recently released “lost” album Homegrown. He also worked with The Band, Janis Joplin, Rory Gallagher and many more. He died on 7 February 2021 age 79.

1939
John Stewart, singer, songwriter with The Kingston Trio. As a solo artist he had a 1979 US No.5 single with ‘Gold’. He also wrote The Monkees hit ‘Daydream Believer’. Stewart died aged 68 after he suffered a massive stroke or brain aneurysm in San Diego on 19th Jan 2008.

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1936
Willie Woods, Junior Walker and the All Stars, (1969 US No.4 single ‘What Does It Take To Win Your Love’). Woods died of lung cancer on 27th May 1997.

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