Born Today In Music

September 24th

1971
Marty Cintron III, No Mercy, (1997 UK No.2 single ‘Where Do You Go’).

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1971
Peter Salisbury, drummer from English rock band The Verve, who had the 1997 album Urban Hymns, one of the best-selling albums in UK Chart history. The album features the hit singles ‘Bitter Sweet Symphony’, ‘The Drugs Don’t Work’ and ‘Lucky Man’.

1969
Shawn Crahan more commonly known by his stage persona “Clown”, American musician best known as one of the two custom percussionists and co-founder of the Grammy-winning heavy metal band Slipknot.

1962
Cedric Dent (of Take 6) is born in Detroit, Michigan.

1955
Lynne Connie Voorlas is born in Oak Park, Illinois. As Lane Brody, she shares a #1 hit with Johnny Lee in 1984 after recording “The Yellow Rose Of Texas.” She also sings the Oscar-nominated “Over You” in the Robert Duvall movie “Tender Mercies”

1946
American comics creator and musician Carson Osten. He played in the band Woody’s Truck Stop, before forming the rock group Nazz with Todd Rundgren in 1967.

1946
American guitarist and producer Jerry Donahue from UK folk group, Fairport Convention, (1969 UK No.21 single ‘Si Tu Dois Partir’). And has also been a member of Fotheringay.

1946
Kjell Asperud, Titanic, (1971 UK No.5 single ‘Sultana’).

1942
American singer Phyllis Allbut. With The Angels she had the 1963 US No.1 & UK No.50 single ‘My Boyfriend’s Back’. The Angels were the first white girl group to have a US No.1 hit.

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1942
Gerry Marsden, who with Gerry And The Pacemakers had the 1963 UK No.1 single ‘How Do You Do It’ and the 1965 US No.6 single, ‘Ferry Cross The Mersey’. In common with The Beatles they came from Liverpool, were managed by Brian Epstein, and were recorded by George Martin. Marsden died on 3 January 2021 in Merseyside, after being diagnosed with a blood infection in his heart. He was 78 years old.

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1942
Linda McCartney, (Linda Eastman). Wife of Paul McCartney. Photographer, animal rights campaigner, launched her own brand of vegetarian food. Played keyboards with Wings and solo McCartney records. 1971 Paul and Linda McCartney UK No.1 album ‘Ram’. She died of breast cancer on 17th April 1998.

1940
Barbara Allbut, The Angels, (1963 US No.1 & UK No.50 single ‘My Boyfriend’s Back’). The Angels were the first white girl group to have a US No.1 hit. She died on 10 July 2021.

1939
American singer Sonny Turner best known for replacing Tony Williams as lead singer of The Platters. He died age 82 January 13, 2022.

1938
American saxophonist and flautist Steve Douglas who recorded with Duane Eddy, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley Willy DeVille, Bob Dylan Ramones and others. On April 19, 1993, while warming up with Ry Cooder, Douglas collapsed and died aged 54. Heart Failure was the official cause of death.

1936
Jim Henson is born in Greenville, Mississippi. Renowned for his work on Sesame Street and The Muppets, he also lands two chart hits: “Rubber Duckie” (as Ernie – #16 in 1970) and “Rainbow Connection” (as Kermit the Frog – #25 in 1979).

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1933
American musician Mel Taylor, drummer with The Ventures, who scored the 1960 US No.2 & UK No.8 single ‘Walk Don’t Run.’ Taylor died of lung cancer on 11th August 1996.

1931
English actor, singer and songwriter Anthony Newley, who had the 1960 UK No.1 single ‘Why’. Newley wrote ‘Feeling Good’, which was popularised by Nina Simone and covered by many other popular artists, as well as the lyrics for the title song of 1964 film Goldfinger. Newley died from cancer on 14 April 1999.

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