April 18, 2019

1928 Alexis Korner born in Paris, France. Guitarist, Singer & Songwriter. He Formed Blues Incorporated with Charlie Watts & helped to form Led Zeppelin & Free. Other projects were CCS, (1971 UK No.5 single with CCS, ‘Tap Turns On The Water’) d. Jan. 1, 1984, London, England (Cancer). 1935 Dudley Moore born in London, England. British […] More

1935 Paul A. Rothchild born in Brooklyn, New York. American record producer, worked with The Doors, (‘Break on Through (To the Other Side)’, ‘Light My Fire’, ‘People Are Strange’), Janis Joplin, (No.1 album Pearl and her only No.1 single, ‘Me and Bobby McGee’). Crosby, Stills, & Nash, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and Love. In 1990, […] More

1934 Don Kirshner born in Boca Raton, Florida. He launched the careers of Carole King, Neil Sedaka, Harry Nilsson, The Monkees and The Archies. He died of heart failure in a Boca Raton, Florida hospital on January 17, 2011 at age 76,.On April 14, 2012, Don Kirshner was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall […] More

1924 Henry Mancini (Enrico Mancini) born in Cleavand, Ohio. US composer and conductor. Mancini died of pancreatic cancer in Los Angeles on June 14, 1994. (1964 UK No.10 single ‘How Soon’, 1969 US No.1 single ‘Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet’). 1924 Rudy Pompilli born in Chester, Pennsylvania. Ssaxophonist with Bill Haley and his Comets. Pompilli […] More

1933 Roy Clark born in Meherrin, Virginia. US Country Singer, (1969 US No.19 single, ‘Yesterday, When I Was Young’). Clark died on November 15, 2018, at 85 at his Tulsa home due to complications of pneumonia.1939 Reginald Smith (Marty Wilde) born in London, England. 1959 UK No.2 single ‘A Teenager In Love’, plus over 10 […] More

1932 Loreta Lynn (Loretta Webb) born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky). US Country singer, the first woman to be named Country Music Artist Entertainer Of The Year. 1942 Tony Burrows born in Exeter, England. UK Singer, Songwriter & Producer – He sang with Ivy League, Flowerport Men, Edison Lighthouse, White Plains, First Class. He holds the record […] More

1934 Horace Kay born in Atlanta, Georgia. US Singer with The Tams, (1964 US No.9 ‘What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am’, 1971 UK No.1 single ‘Hey Girl Don’t Bother Me’). Died 1995.1936 Tim Field born in Hascombe, Surrey, England. Singer/Guitarist with the The Springfields. (1962 US No. 20 single ‘Silver Threads And […] More

1919 Billy Vaughn born in Glasgow, Kentucky. American singer, multi-instrumentalist, orchestra leader, and A&R man for Dot Records. He died of peritoneal mesothelioma at Palomar Hospital in Escondido, California, on September 26, 1991, aged 72. 1925 Ned Miller (Henry Ned Miller) born in Rains, Utah. American country music singer-songwriter. Active as a recording artist from 1956 […] More

1935 Richard Berry born in Extension, Louisiana. African-American singer, songwriter and musician, who performed with many Los Angeles doo-wop and close harmony groups in the 1950s, including The Flairs and The Robins.He is best known as the composer and original performer of the rock standard “Louie Louie”. The song went on to be a hit […] More

1911 Martin Denny born in New York. Band Leader/Composer/Pianist. Best recalled tunes: “Quiet Village”, and “The Enchanted Sea”. Denny died in Honolulu on March 2, 2005, aged 93.1921 Sheb Wooley (Shelby Wooley) born in Erick, Oklahoma. A.K.A. Ben Colder. He played Pete Nolan in the TV series ‘Rawhide’. He appeared in the Western movie High […] More

1932 Carl Perkins born in Tiptonville, Tennessee. US Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist (died 19/1/98 aged 65), 1956 US No.2 & UK No.10 single ‘Blue Suede Shoes’). 1944 Gene Parsons born in Los Angeles, California. US Drummer, Guitarist, Bassist & Singer. He joined The Byrds in Nov 1968. 1946 Les Gray born in Surrey, England. UK Lead Singer with Mud. died […] More

1929 Jacques Brel born in Schaarbeek, Belgium. Belgian singer, songwriter. Marc Almond, Alex Harvey, David Bowie, Dusty Springfield, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Nina Simone, The Kingston Trio and Gavin Friday have all covered his songs. Brel has sold over 25 million records worldwide, including over 12 million albums and singles in France and Belgium. He […] More