Born Today In Music, September 26th

1981 – Christina Milian
Christina Milian, US singer, (2002 UK No. 3 single ‘AM To PM’).

1972 – Shawn Stockman
Shawn Stockman, from American R&B vocal group Boyz II Men, who had the 1992 US & UK No.1 single ‘End Of The Road’ which set a new record for longevity, staying at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for thirteen weeks, breaking the decades-old record held by Elvis Presley.

1962 – Tracey Thorn
Tracey Thorn, vocals, Everything But The Girl, (1995 UK No.3 & 1996 US No.2 single ‘Missing’).

1961 – Cindy Herron
Cindy Herron, vocals, En Vogue, (1992 US No.2 & UK No.4 single ‘My Lovin’).

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1954 – Cesar Rosas
Cesar Rosas guitarist from Los Lobos (Spanish for “the Wolves”), who had the 1987 UK & US No.1 single with their cover version of ‘La Bamba’, which was a 1958 hit for Ritchie Valens and one of early rock and roll’s best-known songs.

1954 – Craig Chaquico
Craig Chaquico, Jefferson Starship, (1987 UK & US No.1 single ‘Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us’).

1951 – Stuart Tosh
Stuart Tosh, Scottish drummer with Pilot who had the 1975 UK No.1 single ‘January’. Tosh has also worked with The Alan Parsons Project, 10cc, Camel, and Roger Daltrey.

1948 – Olivia Newton-John
British-born Australian singer, actress and activist Olivia Newton-John. She scored the 1978 UK & US No.1 single with John Travolta, ‘You’re The One That I Want’, and the 1981 US No.1 & UK solo No.7 single ‘Physical’. She was a four-time Grammy Award winner whose music career included five No.1 hits. Newton-John, who battled breast cancer three times, was an advocate for breast cancer research. She died on 8 August 2022 from cancer at her home in the Santa Ynez Valley of California, at the age of 73.

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1948 – Tiran Porter
American bassist, guitarist and singer Tiran Porter best known as a member of The Doobie Brothers from 1972 to 1980 and 1987 to 1992. ‘Listen to the Music’ gave the group their first big hit in 1972.

1947 – Lynn Anderson
Multi-award-winning American country music singer, Lynn Anderson, who scored the 1970 US No.3 & 1971 UK No.3 single ‘Rose Garden’. Anderson who charted 12 No.1, 18 Top 10, and more than 50 Top 40 hits died on July 30th 2015 aged 67.

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1945 – Bryan Ferry
English singer and songwriter Bryan Ferry, who with Roxy Music scored the hit singles ‘Street Life’, ‘Love is the Drug’, ‘Dance Away’, ‘Angel Eyes’, ‘Jealous Guy’ and ‘Avalon’. Ferry has recorded many cover versions of other artists’ songs, including standards from the Great American Songbook, in albums such as These Foolish Things (1973).

1941 – Joe Bauer
Joe Bauer, drummer, The Youngbloods, died of a brain tumor in 1982. (1969 US No.5 single ‘Get Together’).

1931 – George Chambers
George Chambers (of The Chambers Brothers) is born in Carthage, Mississippi. Died on November 4, 1997

1926 – Julie London
Julie London, US singer, (1956 US No. 9 & UK No. 22 single ‘Cry Me A River’). She died on 18th October 2000.

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1925 – Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins, US Country singer, (1960 US No.1 & UK No.19 single ‘El Paso’). He died on 8th December 1982.

1898 – George Gershwin
Composer/pianist George Gershwin is born in Brooklyn, New York. Died on July 11, 1937.

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