1934 Jim Brown born in Sparkman, Arizona. US Singer with The Browns. 1939 Rudolph Isley born in Cincinnati, Ohio. US Singer/Songwriter

1934 John D Loudermilk born in Durham, North Carolina. US Singer/Songwriter. He had a hit with The Language Of Love

1913 Frankie Laine (Frank Lo Vecchio) born in Chicago, IIIinois. US Singer, (1953 UK No.1 single ‘I Believe’, plus over

1930 Donny Conn was born in Waterbury, Connecticut. Vocalist with The Playmates. He wrote the song ‘Beep Beep’. He died

1941 Charlie McCoy born in Oak Hill, West Virginia. Area Code 615, 1970 theme for UK BBC TV Music show

1931 John Marascalco – US Songwriter who wrote 50’s numbers like ‘Rip It Up’ & ‘Good Golly Miss Molly’. 1932 Bluesman

1917 Rufus Thomas born in Cayce – Mississippi. US Singer/Songwriter. (1963 US No.10 single with ‘Walking The Dog’ and a

1934 Johnny Burnette born in Memphis, Tennessee. US Singer. (1961 UK No.3 & US No.8 single ‘Your Sixteen’). He was

1922 Dave Appell born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. American musician, musical arranger and record producer and lead of the Apple Jacks

1940 Alan Blaikley born in Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, England. UK songwriter. He formed a song writing team with Ken