| 1925, Born on this day, Sammy Davis Jr, singer, actor, (1972 US No.1 single 'The Candy Man'). Died of throat cancer on 16th May 1990. |
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| 1939, Born on this day, James Galway, Irish musician, (1978 UK No.3 single 'Annie's Song',) |
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| 1939, Born on this day, Jerry Butler, vocals, The Impressions, (1965 US No.7 single 'Lilies Of The Field', solo 1969 US No.4 single 'Only The Strong Survive'). |
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| 1942, Born on this day, Bobby Elliott, drums, The Hollies, (over 25 top 40 hits since 1963, 1972 US No.2 single 'Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress', 1988 UK No.1 single 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother', first released in 1969. |
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| 1943, Born on this day, Jim Morrison, singer and lyricist with The Doors who had the 1967 US No.1 single 'Light My Fire' and 1971 single 'Riders On The Storm'. Due to his wild personality and performances, he is regarded by some people as one of the most iconic, charismatic and pioneering frontmen in rock music history. Morrison died of heart failure in a bathtub in a Paris hotel room on 3rd July 1971. The events surrounding his death continue to be the subject of controversy, as no autopsy was performed on his body after death, and the exact cause of his death is disputed by many to this day. |
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| 1944, Born on this day, Mike Botts, drums, Bread, (1970 US No.1 & UK No.5 single 'Make It With You'). |
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| 1946, Born on this day, Graham Knight, Marmalade, (1969 UK No.1 single 'Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da'). |
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| 1947, Born on this day, Gregg Allman, keyboards, guitar, vocals, Allman Brothers Band, (1973 US No.12 single 'Ramblin Man'). |
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| 1947, Born on this day, Geoff Daking, The Blue Magoos, (1967 US No.5 single, 'We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet'). |
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| 1949, Born on this day, Ray Shulman, Simon Dupree And The Big Sound, (1967 UK No.9 single 'Kites'). Gentle Giant. |
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| 1951, Born on this day, Dan Hartman, multi- instrumentalist, producer, worked with Edgar Winter. Had the 1978 UK No.8 & US No.29 solo single 'Instant Replay'). He died on 22nd March 1994. Wrote ‘Relight My Fire’ a UK No.1 for Take That and Lulu, collaborated with Tina Turner, Dusty Springfield, Joe Cocker, Bonnie Tyler, Paul Young, James Brown, Holly Johnson and Steve Winwood. |
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| 1953, Born on this day, Colin Routh, Black Lace, (1984 UK No.2 single 'Agadoo'). |
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| 1956, Born on this day, Warren Cuccurullo, guitarist. Worked with Frank Zappa, Duran Duran and Missing Persons. After posing naked with an erection in Brazilian gay magazine, G, in 2000, the guitarist marketed an eight-inch dildo modeled on his own penis, called the Rock Rod. |
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| 1957, Born on this day, Phil Collen, guitar, Def Leppard, (1987 UK No.6 single 'Animal' and 1987 worldwide No.1 album 'Hysteria', 1988 US No.1 single 'Love Bites'). |
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| 1959, Born on this day, Paul Rutherford, vocals, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, (1984 UK No.1 & US No.10 single 'Relax' and six other UK Top 40 singles). |
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| 1962, Born on this day, Marty Friedman, Megadeth, (1990 UK No.13 single 'No More Mr Nice Guy'). |
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| 1966, Born on this day, Sinead O'Connor, Irish singer, songwriter, (1990 UK, US and world-wide No.1 single with the Prince penned 'Nothing Compares To U'). Her version of the song was also a No.1 hit in 18 other countries. |
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| 1973, Born on this day, Judith Pronk, Alice Deejay, 1999 UK No. 2 single ‘Better Off Alone’). |
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| 1973, Born on this day, Corey Taylor, lead singer with Slipknot, (sometimes known by the number 8), who had the 2001 UK #1 album Iowa, also a founding member of Stone Sour. |
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| 1974, Born on this day, Nick Zinner, guitarist, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, (2006 UK No. 18 single 'Gold Lion'). |
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| 1982, Born on this day, Chrisette Michele, American R&B and soul singer?songwriter, 2009 US No.1 album 'Epiphany'.
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