| 1895, Born on this day, Laurens Hammond, inventor of the Hammond organ. The sound of the Hammond was used by many rock artists including; Procol Harum, Keith Emerson, Led Zeppelin, The Allman Brothers and The Faces. Hammond died on 3rd July 1973. |
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| 1924, Born on this day, Don Cherry, singer, (1955 US & 1956 UK Top 10 single 'Band Of Gold'). |
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| 1924, Born on this day, Slim Harpo, blues musician, (1966 US No.16 single 'Baby Scratch My Back'). Died of a heart attack on 31st January 1970 aged 46. |
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| 1942, Born on this day, Clarence Clemons, saxophonist, E Street Band, (1987 UK No.16 single 'Born To Run'). |
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| 1946, Born on this day, Tony Kaye, keyboards, Yes, (left in 1971). |
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| 1948, Born on this day, Terry Williams, drummer, who has worked with Dire Straits, Bob Dylan, Rockpile, Tina Turner and others. |
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| 1949, Born on this day, Frederick Dennis Greene, Sha Na Na, US rock 'n' roll group. |
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| 1958, Born on this day, Vicki Peterson, guitar, vocals, The Bangles, (1986 UK No.2 single with the Prince song 'Manic Monday', 1986 US No.1 single 'Walk Like An Egyptian'). |
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| 1968, Born on this day, Tom Dumont, No Doubt, (1997 UK No.1 single 'Don't Speak'). |
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| 1971, Born on this day, Mary Jane Blige, American R&B soul singer, songwriter, actress. (1997 US No.1 album, 'Share My World', 1999 UK No.4 single' 'As', 2001 US No.1 single, 'Family Affair', 2006 US No.1 album 'The Breakthrough'). Sold over 60 million records world-wide known as the "Queen of hip-hop soul." |
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| 1971, Born on this day, Tom Rowlands, The Chemical Brothers, (1996 UK No.1 single 'Setting Sun', 2007 UK No.1 album 'We Are The Night'). |
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| 1981, Born on this day, Thomas Meighan, lead singer, Kasabian, (2005 UK No.8 single 'Cutt Off', 2006 UK No.1 album 'Empire'). |
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| 1981, Born on this day, Chris Edwards, Kasabian, (2005 UK No.8 single 'Cutt Off', 2006 UK No.1 album 'Empire'). |
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| 1981, Born on this day, Jamelia, UK R&B singer, (2003, UK No.4 album 'Thank You'). |
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1985, Born on this day, Newton Faulkner, UK singer, songwriter, (2007 UK No.1 album 'Hand Built By Robots', 2007 UK Top 10 single 'Dream Catch Me').
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