on this day

1936 Kris Kristofferson born in Brownsville, Texas. US Singer, Songwriter & Actor. (wrote ‘Me And Bobby McGee’, ‘Help Me Make

1929 June Carter Cash born in Maces, Spring, Virginia. Country Singer, wife of Johnny Cash. Died 15th May 2003 aged

1944 Mick Fleetwood born in Cornwall, England. Drummer with Fleetwood Mac, (1987 UK No.5 single ‘Little Lies’, and 1977 US

1935 Eddie Floyd born in Montgomery, Alabama. US soul singer/songwriter. (1966 US No.28 & 1967 UK No.19 single ‘Knock On

1910 Colonel Tom Parker (Andreas Cornelius Van Kuijk) born in Holland. Elvis Presley’s manager. Before working in the music business

1885 Chichester Bell and Charles Tainter applied for a patent on their invention the gramophone. 1925 Doc Pomus (Jerome Felder) born

1936 Cathy Carr born (Angelina Helen Catherine Cordovano) in The Bronx, New York. Known for the 1956 hit “Ivory Tower.”1945

1938 Billy Storm born in Dayton, Ohio US Singer. 1943 Roger Spear born in Hammersmith, London. is a multi-instrumentalist (saxophones, clarinet,

1939 Tony Hatch born in Pinner, Middlesex. UK record producer/songwriter. He & his former wife Jackie Trent, had a big

1915 Willie Dixon, blues singer, guitarist, ‘the poet laureate of the blues’. Credited with writing more than 500 songs by