Born Today In Music, September 27th

1984
Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer, (2002 US & UK No.3 single ‘Complicated’, 2002 US No.2 & UK No.1 album ‘Let Go’, 2007 worldwide No.1 single ‘Girlfriend’). Lavigne is the youngest female to top the charts aged 17 years and 3 months.

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1982
Lil Wayne, (Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.), US rapper, member of the Hot Boys, 2004 US No.5 solo album Tha Carter.

1978
Bradley Kirk Arnold, singer, 3 Doors Down. (2003 US No.4 single ‘When I’m Gone’, 2005 US No.1 album ‘Seventeen Days’).

1975
Lee Brennan, vocals, 911, (1998 UK No.2 single ‘More Than A Woman’).

1970
Mark Calderon, from American R&B group Color Me Badd who had the 1991 UK No.1 single ‘I Wanna Sex You Up’, and the 1991 US No.1 single ‘I Adore Mi Amor’.

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1966
Stephan Jenkins, Third Eye Blind, (1997 US No.4 & UK No. 33 single ‘Semi-Charmed Life’).

1958
Pop singer/actor Shaun Cassidy is born in Los Angeles, California. Although he doesn’t join The Partridge Family cast with mom Shirley Jones and half-brother David Cassidy, he stars on The Hardy Boys Mysteries and lands a trio of Top 10 hits in 1977 – including the chart-topper “Da Doo Ron Ron.”

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1953
Greg Ham, Men At Work, (1983 UK and US No.1 single ‘Down Under’).

1953
American bass guitarist and record producer Robbie Shakespeare. He is best known as one half of the reggae rhythm section and production duo Sly and Robbie, with drummer Sly Dunbar. Regarded as one of the most influential reggae bassists, Shakespeare’s work extended beyond the reggae genre, covering various pop and rock artists such as Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, Cyndi Lauper, Joe Cocker, Yoko Ono, Serge Gainsbourg, and Grace Jones. He died on 8 December 2021 age 68.

1950
English singer, songwriter and musician Linda Lewis. As well as a solo career Lewis also provided backing vocals for other artists, including David Bowie, Al Kooper, Cat Stevens, Rick Wakeman, Rod Stewart, Joan Armatrading and Jamiroquai. She died on 3 May 2023 age 72.

1948
Russ Kunkel, American drummer and producer who has worked as a session musician with many popular artists, including Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Buffett, Neil Dimond, Bob Dylan, Carol King, Stevie Nicks, Linda Ronstadt, Bob Seger, Carly Simon and Stephen Stills.

1947
Barbara Dickson, singer, actress, 1985 UK No.1 single with Elaine Paige, ‘I Know Him So Well’).

1947
American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor Meat Loaf (Marvin Lee Aday). His record breaking 1978 album Bat Out Of Hell spent 457 weeks on the UK album chart. His Bat Out of Hell trilogy of albums (consisting of Bat Out of Hell, Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose) has sold more than 50 million copies worldwide. Meat Loaf has also appeared in over 50 movies and television shows. He died on 20 January 2022 aged 74.

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1944
Shane Fenton, (Alvin Stardust), UK singer, 1974 UK No.1 single ‘Jealous Mind’, plus 10 other UK Top 40 singles). Stardust died on 23 October 2014

1943
Randy Bachman, lead guitarist, songwriter from Canadian rock band Guess Who who had the 1970 US No.1 & UK No.19 single ‘American Woman’. He later formed Bachman Turner Overdrive who had the 1974 US No.1 & UK No.2 single ‘You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet’.

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