Born On This Day In Music, September 7th

1986 – Pretty Ricky
Spectacular Blue Smith, singer, from American R&B/hip hop group Pretty Ricky who scored the 2007 US No.1 album Late Night Special.

1977 – Fedde Le Grand
Dutch house DJ and record producer Fedde Le Grand. In 2006 his single ‘Put Your Hands Up For Detroit’ reached number one in the United Kingdom.

1970 – Chad Sexton
Chad Sexton (drummer/percussionist for 311) is born in Lexington, Kentucky.

1966 – Chris Acland
Chris Acland, drummer of the British alternative rock band Lush who had the 1996 UK No.21 single ‘Single Girl’. Acland committed suicide by hanging himself on 7 September 1996.

1964 – Eazy-E
Eazy-E, rapper, NWA, (1990 UK No.26 single ‘Express Yourself’). Died on 26th March 1995.

1961 – LeRoi Moore
LeRoi Moore, saxophonist and founding member of the Dave Matthews Band. He co-wrote many of the band’s songs, notably ‘Too Much’ and ‘Stay (Wasting Time)’. Moore was injured on June 30, 2008, in an accident on his farm outside Charlottesville, Virginia, he was re-hospitalised in mid-July for complications related to the accident and died on August 19, 2008.

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1960 – Brad Houser
Brad Houser, Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians, who had the 1989 UK No.31 single ‘What I Am’, also a 1999 hit for Spice Girl Emma Bunton.

1958 – Hamilton Lee
Hamilton Lee, from British new wave band Furniture, who had the 1986 UK No.21 single ‘Brilliant Mind’.

1957 – Margot Chapman
Margot Chapman, from American pop group Starland Vocal Band, who had the 1976 US No.1 & UK No.18 single ‘Afternoon Delight’ one of the biggest-selling singles of 1976.

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1957 – Jermaine Stewart
Jermaine Stewart, singer, Shalamar, (1986 UK No.2 single ‘We Don’t Have To…Take Our Clothes Off’). Also worked with Shalamar, The Temptations and Boy George. Stewart died of cancer on 17th March 1997.

1956 – Diane Warren
Diane Warren, US songwriter. Warren has written over 80 US Top 20 hits including; Aerosmith, ‘I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing’, LeAnn Rimes, ‘How Do I Live’, Toni Braxton, ‘Un- Break My Heart’, plus hits for Cher, Celine Dion, Michael Bolton, Rod Stewart and Ace Of Base.

1953 – Benmont Tench
Benmont Tench, keyboards, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, (1977 single ‘American Girl’, 1989 UK No.28 single ‘I Won’t Back Down’, 1991 UK No.3 album ‘Into The Great Wide Open’). Also worked with Bob Dylan, U2, Roy Orbison, Stevie Nicks.

1951 – Chrissie Hynde
Chrissie Hynde, best known as a founding member of English-American rock band The Pretenders, who had the 1980 UK No.1 single with ‘Brass In Pocket’ and the solo 1985 UK No.1 single ‘I Got You Babe’ with UB40.

1949 – Gloria Gaynor
Disco queen Gloria Gaynor is born Gloria Fowles in Newark, New Jersey. Has the smash hit “I Will Survive” (Number 1 in March 1979) and the other hits ‘Never Can Say Goodbye’ and ‘I Am What I Am’. The song received the Grammy Award for Best Disco Recording in 1980, the only year the award was given.

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1948 – Dennis Thompson
Dennis Thompson, drummer from American rock band MC5 (Motor City 5) who formed in 1964. Best known for their energetic live performances, one of which was recorded as their 1969 debut album Kick Out the Jams. Thompson was given the nickname “Machine Gun” because of his “assault” style of fast, hard-hitting drumming.

1946 – Alfa Anderson
Alfa Anderson from American group Chic, who had the 1978 US No.1 & UK No.7 single ‘Le Freak’.

1940 – Ronnie Dove
Ronnie Dove, (1965 US No.14 single ‘One Kiss For Old Times’ Sake’).

1936 – Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly singer, songwriter, The Crickets, (1957 US No.1 ‘That’ll Be The Day’, 1959 UK No.1 single ‘It Doesn’t Matter Anymore’, plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles). Influenced The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Holly was killed in a plane crash on 3rd February 1959. The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valans were also killed in crash.

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1936 – Joe Simon
American soul and R&B musician Joe Simon. He charted 51 US Pop and R&B chart hits between 1964 and 1981. His biggest hits included three number one entries on the US Billboard R&B chart: ‘The Chokin’ Kind’ (1969), ‘Power of Love’ (1972), and ‘Get Down, Get Down (Get on the Floor)’ (1975). He died on 13 December 2021 age 85.

1935 – Ronnie Dove
Country/pop singer Ronnie Dove is born in Herndon, Virginia. Known for a popular cover of Wanda Jackson’s “Right or Wrong.”

1934 – Little Milton
Little Milton, US blues singer guitarist, (1965 US No.25 single ‘We’re Gonna Make It’). Milton died on 4th August 2005.

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