Born On This Day In Music, September 10th

1985
Matthew Johnson, from British boy band One True Voice, created on the ITV television series Popstars: The Rivals who had the 2002 UK No.2 single ‘Sacred Trust / After You’re Gone’.

1984
Matthew Followill, lead guitarist, from American rock band Kings of Leon who had the 2007 UK No.1 album Because Of The Times, and the 2008 UK No.1 single ‘Sex on Fire’. The band has sold over 21 million albums worldwide and 38 million singles.

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1980
Mikey Way, bassist with American rock band My Chemical Romance who had the 2006 UK No.1 single ‘Welcome to the Black Parade’, and the 2006 US No.2 album The Black Parade.

1966
Robin Goodridge, of the rock band Bush who had the 1997 UK No.7 single ‘Swallowed’. The bands debut album, Sixteen Stone sold over 7 million copies in the US.

1966
Miles Zuniga (guitarist/vocalist for Fastball) is born in Laredo, Texas.

1964
American singer, dancer and songwriter Donna De Lory. She has accompanied Madonna as backing vocalist and dancer on every concert from the Who’s That Girl Tour in 1987, up to the Confessions Tour in 2006. De Lory has also worked with Carly Simon, Kim Carnes, Santana, Martika, Laura Branigan, Belinda Carlisle, Bette Midler, Barry Manilow and Alisha.

1957
Carol Decker, vocals, T’Pau, who had the 1987 UK No.1 single ‘China In Your Hand’ and the 1987 US & UK No.4 single ‘Heart And Soul’, (which was initially a flop in the UK). T’Pau took their name from a Vulcan elder of the same name in the sci-fi series Star Trek.

1957
Siobhan Fahey, singer with British female pop group Bananarama who had the 1984 UK No.3 single ‘Robert De Niro’s Waiting’, plus over 20 other UK Top 40 singles, and the 1986 US No.1 single ‘Venus’ a cover of the Dutch rock band Shocking Blue 1970 hit. Fahey was also a member of Shakespeares Sister who had the 1992 UK No.1 single ‘Stay’.

1956
Johnnie ‘Fingers’ Moylett, The Boomtown Rats, (1979 UK No.1 single ‘I Don’t Like Mondays’, plus 10 other UK Top 40 hits).

1955
Pat Mastelotto, drummer, from American pop rock band Mr Mister who scored the 1985 US No.1 & 1986 UK No.4 single ‘Broken Wings’. Mastelotto has also worked with King Crimson, Al Jarreau, The Pointer Sisters, Patti LaBelle, Kenny Loggins, Martika and others.

1952
Chris Wilson guitarist and multi instrumentalist of San Francisco cult band The Flamin Groovies who had the 1976 album ‘Shake Some Action.

1951
Pete Tolson (guitarist for The Pretty Things) is born in Bishops Stortford, Herts, England. David Bowie covered the group’s “Don’t Bring Me Down” for his 1973 album, Pin Ups.

1950
Don Powell, drummer with English rock band Slade who scored 17 consecutive top 20 hits and six No.1’s on the UK Singles Chart becoming the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles.

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1950
Joe Perry, guitarist with Aerosmith who scored the 1989 UK No.13 single ‘Love In An Elevator’, and their 1989 album Pump spent 53 weeks on the US charts They had the 1993 US No.1 & UK No.2 album Get A Grip and the 1998 US No.1 & UK No.4 single ‘I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing’. Aerosmith is the best-selling American hard rock band of all time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide.

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1949
American musician Rick Rosas, one of the most sought after studio session musicians in Los Angeles. Throughout his career, he played with Neil Young, Joe Walsh, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ron Wood and many others. Rosas died on 6 November 2014 aged 65.

1949
Barrie Barlow, English musician, best known as the drummer and percussionist for the rock band Jethro Tull, from May 1971 to June 1980. Barlow has also worked with work with Robert Plant, John Miles, and Jimmy Page.

1946
Don Powell (drummer for Slade) is born in Bilston, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. He would become interested in drums as a Boy Scout.

1945
Puerto Rican musician, singer and composer Jose Feliciano, best known for many international hits, including his rendition of The Doors’ ‘Light My Fire’. His 1968 album Feliciano! reached No. 2 on the US charts. Jose was born blind as a result of congenital glaucoma.

1942
Danny Hutton, singer with Three Dog Night, who had the 1970 UK No.3 & US No.1 single with a cover of the Randy Newman song ‘Mama Told Me Not To Come’. The band scored 21 Billboard Top 40 hits (with three hitting No.1) between 1969 and 1975.

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1939
Cynthia Lennon first wife of John Lennon, the couple divorced on 8th November 1968. She died at her home in Spain on 1st April 2015 following a short battle with cancer.

1937
Country singer Tommy Overstreet is born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He would be raised in Texas. His first hit was “Gwen (Congratulations)” in 1970. Died on November 2, 2015

1898
Waldo Semon, invented vinyl in 1926, which was used to make LP and 45 records. Died on 26th May 1998 aged 100.

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