1944, Born on this day, Townes Van Zandt singer-songwriter. His music has been covered by such notable and varied musicians as Bob Dylan, Lyle Lovett, Steve Earle, Cowboy Junkies, Andrew Bird, Alison Krauss, and Gillian Welch. He died on January 1, 1997.
1945, Born on this day, Arthur Lee, guitarist, songwriter with US group Love who had the 1966 US No.33 single '7 And 7 Is', and the 1968 UK No.24 album 'Forever Changes'. Lee died on 3rd Aug 2006 in Memphis at the age of 61 following a battle with acute myeloid leukaemia.
1945, Born on this day, Chris White, bassist with The Zombies who had the 1964 US No.2 & UK No.12 single 'She's Not There'.
1946, Born on this day, Matthew Fisher from Procol Harum who had the 1967 UK No.1 & US No.5 single 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale'.
1946, Born on this day, Peter Wolf, singer with The J Geils Band who had the 1982 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Centrefold'. Wolf was once married to US actress Faye Dunaway.
1952, Born on this day, Ernie Isley, The Isley Brothers who had the 1968 UK No.3 single 'This Old Heart Of Mine' and the 1969 US No.2 single 'It's Your Thing'.
1966, Born on this day, Paul Davis, keyboards with Manchester group Happy Mondays who had the 1990 UK No.5 single 'Step On'.
1973, Born on this day, S'bastien Izambard, singer with Il Divo who had the 2004 UK No.1 self-titled album which was also number one in 13 countries around the world.
1977, Born on this day, Paul Cattermole, singer with UK pop group S Club 7 who had the 1999 UK No.1 single 'Bring It All Back'. Their 2000 UK No.1 album '7' spent over a year on the UK chart.
1982, Born on this day, Kelli Young, singer, with UK group Liberty X who had the 2002 UK No.1 single 'Just A Little'.
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