October 1st: Born on this day 1930, Born on this day, Actor, singer, Richard Harris, (1968 US & UK No.4 single MacArthur Park). Died of cancer on 25th Oct 2002. 1935, Born on this day singer, actress, Julie Andrews, (1965 UK & US No.1 album The Sound Of Music, spent 382 weeks on the UK chart). 1940, Born on this day, Barbara Parritt, The Toys, (1965 US No. 2 & UK No.5 single A Lovers Concerto). 1942, Born on this day, Herb Fame, Peaches and Herb, (1979 US No.1 & UK No.4 single Reunited). 1943, Born on this day, Jerry Martini, saxes, Sly and The Family Stone (1971 US No.1 & UK No.15 single Family Affair). 1945, Born on this day, Donny Hathaway, US soul singer (1972 UK No.29 single with Roberta Flack Where Is The Love, 1978 US No.2 single The Closer I Get). Committed suicide falling from a 15th floor hotel window on 13th January 1979. 1947, Born on this day, Rob Davis, guitar, Mud, (1974 UK No.1 single Tiger Feet plus 14 other UK Top 40 singles). Co- wrote the 2001 UK No.1 hit for Kylie Minogue, Cant Get You Out Of My Head. 1948, Born on this day, Mariska Veres, singer, Shocking Blue, (1970 US No.1 & UK No.8 single Venus). Died on Dec 2nd 2006 aged 59. 1948, Born on this day, Cub Koda, guitarist, songwriter, Brownsville Station, (1973 US No.3 UK No.27 single Smokin In The Boys Room). He died on 5th July 2000. 1955, Born on this day, Howard Hewett, Shalamar, (1980 US No. 8 single The Second Time Around, 1982 UK No.5 single A Night To Remember). 1957, Born on this day, Andy Walton, Kenny, (1975 UK No.3 single The Bump). 1958, Born on this day, Martin Cooper, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, (1984 UK No.5 single Locomotion). 1959, Born on this day, Youssou Ndour, Senegalese singer, percussionist, (1994 UK No.3 single 7 Seconds), worked with Peter Gabriel, Wyclef Jean, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen and Sting. 1974, Born on this day, Keith Duffy, Boyzone Vocals, (1996 UK No.1 single Words plus 15 other Top 5 singles and 4 UK No.1 albums). Duffy joined the UK soap Coronation Street in 2002 playing the role of Peter Barlows old Navy mate Ciaran McCarthy. 1976, Born on this day, Richard Oakes, guitar, Suede, (1996 UK No.3 single Trash). 1985, Born on this day, Dizzee Rascal (Dylan Kwabena Mills), British rapper, songwriter and record producer. 2009 UK No.1 single ‘Holiday’.
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 04:36:44 +0000
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