on this day

1934 Don Kirshner born in Boca Raton, Florida. He launched the careers of Carole King, Neil Sedaka, Harry Nilsson, The

1924 Henry Mancini (Enrico Mancini) born in Cleavand, Ohio. US composer and conductor. Mancini died of pancreatic cancer in Los

1933 Roy Clark born in Meherrin, Virginia. US Country Singer, (1969 US No.19 single, ‘Yesterday, When I Was Young’). Clark

1932 Loreta Lynn (Loretta Webb) born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky). US Country singer, the first woman to be named Country

1934 Horace Kay born in Atlanta, Georgia. US Singer with The Tams, (1964 US No.9 ‘What Kind Of Fool Do

1919 Billy Vaughn born in Glasgow, Kentucky. American singer, multi-instrumentalist, orchestra leader, and A&R man for Dot Records. He died

1935 Richard Berry born in Extension, Louisiana. African-American singer, songwriter and musician, who performed with many Los Angeles doo-wop and

1911 Martin Denny born in New York. Band Leader/Composer/Pianist. Best recalled tunes: “Quiet Village”, and “The Enchanted Sea”. Denny died

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

1929 Jacques Brel born in Schaarbeek, Belgium. Belgian singer, songwriter. Marc Almond, Alex Harvey, David Bowie, Dusty Springfield, Ray Charles,