October 21st: Born on this day

October 21st: Born on this day     Elvin Bishop

1940, Born on this day, Manfred Mann, keyboard player with Manfred Mann, (1964 UK & US No.1 single 'Do Wah Diddy Diddy').

1941, Born on this day, Steve Cropper, guitarist, Booker T and the MG's, (1962 US No. 3 single 'Green Onions', 1969 UK No.4 single 'Time Is Tight').

1942, Born on this day, Elvin Bishop, guitarist, (1976 US No.3 & UK No.34 single 'Fooled Around And Fell In Love'). Member of Paul Butterfield Blues Band 65-68.

1943, Born on this day, Ron Elliott, The Beau Brummels, (1965 US No.8 single, 'Just A Little.')

1946, Born on this day, Lee Loughnane, trumpet, Chicago, (1976 UK & US No.1 single 'If You Leave Me Now').

1946, Born on this day, Lux Interior (Erick Lee Purkhiser), singer and founding member of The Cramps. Died in Glendale, California on February 4, 2009.

1947, Born on this day, Tetsu Yamauchi, bass player, Faces, (1973 UK No.8 single 'Pool Hall Richard',) Free, (1973 UK No.7 single 'Wishing Well').

1948, Born on this day, John 'Rabbit' Bundrick, Free, (1973 UK No.7 single 'Wishing Well'). Back Street Crawler.

1952, Born on this day, Brent Mydland, The Grateful Dead, (1970 UK No.69 and US No.127 album 'Workingman's Dead'). He was found dead on the floor of his home on 26th July 1990 aged 38 from a drug overdose.

1953, Born on this day, Charlotte Caffey, The Go- Go's, (1982 US No.2 single, 'We Got The Beat', 1982 UK No.47 single 'Our Lips Our Sealed').

1954, Born on this day, Eric Faulkner, singer, Bay City Rollers, (1975 UK No.1 single 'Bye Bye Baby', plus 11 other UK top 20 singles', 1976 US No.1 single 'Saturday Night').

1957, Born on this day, Attila The Stockbroker, pop poet, worked with John Otway and TV Smith.

1957, Born on this day, Julian Cope, guitar, vocals, Teardrop Explodes, (1981 UK No.6 single 'Reward'), solo (1986 UK No.19 single 'World Shut Your Mouth').

1957, Born on this day, Steve Lukather, guitar, Toto, (1983 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Africa').

1959, Born on this day, Rose McDowell, singer, Strawberry Switchblade, (1984 UK No.5 single 'Since Yesterday').

1971, Born on this day, Tony Mortimer, East 17, (1994 UK No.1 single 'Stay Another Day', plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles).