Born On This Day In Music: September 21st

1991
Singer/songwriter Ingrid Andress is born in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. She earns a hit with her debut single, the 2019 release “More Hearts Than Mine” and is a finalist for the CMA’s New Artist of the Year in 2020 and 2021.

1989
American singer-songwriter, actor and dancer, Jason Derulo, who had the hits ‘Wiggle’, ‘In My Head’, ‘Whatcha Say’ and ‘Talk Dirty’. Since the start of his career Derulo has sold over 50 million singles.

1977
Sam Rivers, bass, Limp Bizkit, (2001 UK No.1 single ‘Rollin’ & US & UK No.1 album ‘Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavoured Water’).

1973
Jimmy Constable, 911, (1998 UK No.2 single ‘More Than a Woman’)

1972
David Silveria, drummer from American nu metal band Korn who scored the 1998 US No.1 album, Follow The Leader. Twelve of the band’s official releases have peaked in the top ten of the Billboard Chart.

1972
English singer and songwriter Liam Gallagher from Oasis. Their first single was the 1994 UK No.31 ‘Supersonic’. Their 1994 UK No.1 album Definitely Maybe became the fastest selling UK debut album ever. Gallagher was voted the greatest frontman of all time in a 2010 reader poll by Q magazine. Gallagher was later the singer of Beady Eye, before performing as a solo artist after the dissolution of both previous bands.

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1968
Jon Brooks, drummer with English indie rock band The Charlatans who had the 1990 UK No.9 single ‘The Only One I Know’. In the UK, all of the band’s thirteen studio albums have charted in the Top 40 of the UK Albums Chart, three of them being No.1s.

1968
Trugoy, (David Jude), from American hip hop trio De La Soul who had the 1990 UK No.7 single ‘The Magic Number’.

1967
Faith Hill, American country singer who had the 1993 US country No.1 ‘Wild One’ and the 1998 UK No. 13 single ‘This Kiss’. Known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold over 40 million records worldwide and scored eight No.1 singles and three No.1 albums on the US Country charts. Her Soul2Soul II Tour 2006 with McGraw became the highest-grossing country tour of all time. In 2009 Billboard named her as the No.1 Adult Contemporary artist of the decade 2000-2009.

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1967
Timmy T, US singer, (1991 US No.1 single ‘One More Try’, not a hit in the UK).

1967
Tyler Stewart, drummer with Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies who scored the 1998 US No.1 & UK No.5 single ‘One Week’. The group has sold over 15 million records including albums and singles, and were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in March of 2018.

1959
British singer Corinne Drewery with Swing Out Sister who scored the 1986 UK No.4 single ‘Breakout’.

1954
Phil Taylor, Motorhead, (1980 UK No.15 single ‘Ace Of Spades’). He was in the classic mark IV Motörhead line-up of Lemmy, Taylor, and Fast Eddie Clarke who recorded ten studio albums and the live album No Sleep ’til Hammersmith. Taylor died on 11th Nov 2015 aged 61.

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1947
Don Felder, guitar, vocals, the Eagles, (1977 US No.1 & UK No.8 single ‘Hotel California’, plus 5 US No.1 albums. ‘Greatest Hits 1971-1975’ is the second biggest selling album in the world with sales over 30m).

1947
English musician, songwriter and record producer Rupert Hine. He produced albums for artists including Rush, Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Bob Geldof, Thompson Twins, Stevie Nicks, Chris de Burgh and Suzanne Vega. Hine was also a member of the band Quantum Jump. He died on 4 June 2020 age 72.

1943
David Hood, American bassist best known as part of the studio backing band known as the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section of Alabama. He has played with many artists including, Cat Stevens, Paul Simon, Bob Seger, Traffic, The Staple Singers, Frank Black, Odetta, John Hiatt, Etta James and Willie Nelson.

1936
Dickey Lee, US singer, (1962 US No.6 single ‘Patches’). Had several US pop hits, then turned to country music in 1971 and had four top-ten country hits, including Rocky, No.1 in 1975.

1934
Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, painter, poet, and novelist. Cohen is a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation’s highest civilian honor. He wrote ‘Hallelujah’ which was first released on Cohen’s studio album Various Positions in 1984 which was covered by John Cale, which formed the basis for a later cover by Jeff Buckley. Cohen died on 7th Nov 2016 at the age of 82 at his home in Los Angeles.

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1933
Janet Buschmann is born in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. Under the name Janet Ertel, she rises to prominence with the pop vocal group The Chordettes. Two of their biggest hits, “Mr. Sandman” and “Born To Be With You,” will be remade as country hits by Emmylou Harris and Sonny James. She died on Novemebr 22, 1988.

1932
Don Preston (of Mothers of Invention) is born in Flint, Michigan.

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