Born Today In Music
September 23rd

1985 – Diana Oritz
Diana Oritz, Dream, (2001 US No.3 & UK No.17 single)

1979 – Erik-Michael Estrada
Erik-Michael Estrada, 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’.

1970 – Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco is born Angela Maria DiFranco in Buffalo, New York. DiFranco’s music has been classified as folk rock and alternative rock, although it has additional influences from punk, funk, hip hop and jazz.

1965 – Rodney Clawson
Songwriter Rodney Clawson is born in Dallas, Texas. He scores hits by writing Kenny Chesney’s “American Kids,” Jason Aldean’s “Burnin’ It Down,” Luke Bryan’s “Drunk On You,” Lady Antebellum’s “Bartender” and Florida Georgia Line’s “Dirt”

1949 – Bruce Springsteen
US singer, songwriter, Bruce Springsteen, ‘The Boss’, who had the 1985 US No.2 & UK No.4 single ‘Dancing In The Dark’, 1994 UK No.2 single ‘Streets of Philadelphia’. His most successful studio albums, Born in the U.S.A. and Born To Run showcase a talent for finding grandeur in the struggles of daily American life; he has sold more than 65 million albums in the United States and more than 120 million worldwide.

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1948 – Dan Toler
American guitarist Dan Toler who was a member of Dickey Betts & Great Southern. He went on to become a member of The Allman Brothers Band with Betts from 1979–1982 appearing on Enlightened Rogues (1979), Reach for the Sky (1980) and Brothers of the Road (1981). He died in Florida on 25 February 2013 aged 64.

1947 – Neal Smith
Neal Smith, drummer with the Alice Cooper Band, who had the 1972 UK No.1 & US No.7 single ‘School’s Out’, the 1972 hit ‘Elected’ and the 1973 US & UK No.1 album Billion Dollar Babies.

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1947 – Jerry Corbetta
Jerry Corbetta, lead vocalist of Sugarloaf,  is born in Denver, Colorado.

1947 – Don Grolnick
Don Grolnick is born in Brooklyn, New York, and grows up in nearby Levittown. The pop pianist/composer will work with Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, Steely Dan, and Carly Simon, among others.

1943 – John Banks
John Banks, The Merseybeats, (1964 UK No.5 single ‘I Think Of You’).

1943 – Julio Iglesias
Julio Iglesias, Spanish singer, (1981 UK No.1 single ‘Begin The Beguine’. Iglesias has sold over 100m albums). Iglesias is recognized as the most commercially successful Spanish singer in the world and one of the top record sellers in music history, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide in 14 languages.

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1943 – Steve Boone
Guitarist Steve Boone is born in North Carolina. He joins the rock band The Lovin’ Spoonful. (1966 US No.1 & UK No.8 single ‘Summer In The City’).

1943 – Walter and Wallace Scott
Walter and Wallace Scott, singers with American group The Whispers who had the 1980 UK No.2 & US No.19 single ‘And The Beat Goes On’.

1940 – Tim Rose
American singer-songwriter Tim Rose, who spent much of his life in London, England and had more success in Europe than in his native country. Rose had a minor hit with ‘Hey Joe’ in 1966 and later Keith Richards’ girlfriend at the time, played Rose’s recording of the song to Chas Chandler (Hendrix’s manager) resulting in Jimi Hendrix recording the song. Rose died on September 24, 2002.

1939 – Jerry Cole
American guitarist Jerry Cole. He first entered the pop music scene as one of The Champs along with Glen Campbell.. Cole and Campbell later formed the Gee Cee’s and released one single called ‘Buzzsaw Twist’. He backed up Elvis Presley in 1974 and also worked with Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Aretha Franklin, The Righteous Brothers, Little Richard, Ray Charles, Tony Orlando & Dawn, Lou Rawls, Gregg Allman, Lee Hazlewood, Blood Sweat & Tears, Kenny Rogers, Neil Diamond, Steely Dan and Isaac Hayes. He died on May 28 2008 aged 68.

1939 – Roy Buchanan
Roy Buchanan, US guitarist, first worked with Dale Hawkins, released over 15 solo albums. Died after hanging himself by his own shirt on 14th Aug 1988 in Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, Virginia after being arrested for drunkenness.

1930 – Ray Charles
American singer, songwriter and pianist Ray Charles. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as “The Genius”. Charles had the 1962 UK & US No.1 single ‘I Can’t Stop Loving You’ plus over 30 US Top 40 singles, and the 2005 US No.1 album ‘Genius Loves Company’. Charles was blinded during childhood, possibly due to glaucoma. He died on 10th June 2004 aged 73.

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1926 – John Coltrane
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer, John Coltrane. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Over the course of his career, Coltrane’s music took on an increasingly spiritual dimension, as exemplified on his most acclaimed album A Love Supreme (1965). Coltrane died of liver cancer at the age of 40 on 17 July 1967.

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