October 5th: Born on this day

October 5th: Born on this day    Brian Johnson

1938, Born on this day, Carlo Mastrangelo, Dion and the Belmonts, (1961 US No.1 & UK No.11 single 'Runaround Sue').

1939, Born on this day, Abraham Reichstadt, singer, (UK No.1 single in 1968 with 'Cinderella Rockefella' as Esther & Abi Ofarim).

1942, Born on this day, Richard Street, The Temptations, (1971 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Just My Imagination' and the re-issued 'My Girl' UK No.2 in 1992). street died on 27th February 2013 after a short illness.

1943, Born on this day, singer, guitarist, Steve Miller, (1974 US No.1 & 1990 UK No.1 single 'The Joker').

1945, Born on this day, Brian Connolly, vocals, Sweet, (1973 UK No.1 single 'Blockbuster', plus 14 other UK Top 40 singles). Connolly died of kidney and liver failure on 9th February 1997.

1947, Born on this day, Brian Johnson, vocals, Geordie, (1973 UK No.6 single 'Because Of You'). Joined AC/DC in 1980, after the death of Bon Scott. 1980 UK No.1 & US No.4 album 'Back in Black' sold over 49 million copies.

1948, Born on this day, Lucius Ross, Funkadelic, (1978 US No.16 album 'One Nation Under A Groove').

1948, Born on this day, Russell Craig Mael, Sparks, (1974 UK No.2 single 'This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us').

1950, Born on this day, Eddie Clarke, Motorhead, (1980 UK No.15 single 'Ace Of Spades').

1951, Bob Geldof, Irish singer, songwriter, actor and political activist. The Boomtown Rats, (1979 UK No.1 single 'I Don't Like Mondays' plus 10 other UK Top 40 singles). Geldof was the driving force behind the Band Aid relief project after seeing a BBC news report on the famine in Ethiopia. He called Midge Ure from Ultravox, and together they co-wrote the song, 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' Co-founded Planet 24, a television production company that has made such programs as The Big Breakfast, The Word and Survivor.

1952, Born on this day, Harold Faltemeyer, (1985 UK No.2 7 US No.3 single 'Axel F').

1955, Born on this day, Leo Barnes, Hothouse Flowers, (1988 UK No.11 single 'Don't Go').

1957, Born on this day, Lee Thompson, sax, vocals, Madness, (1982 UK No.1 single 'House Of Fun' & over 20 other UK top 40 hits).

1960, Born on this day, Paul Heard, M People, (1993 UK No.2 single 'Moving On Up', plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles).

1961, Born on this day, David Bryson, guitar, Counting Crows, (1994 UK No.28 single 'Mr Jones', 1996 US No.1 album, 'Recovering The Satellites').

1966, Born on this day, Dave Dederer, Presidents Of The U.S.A. (1996 UK No.8 single 'Peaches').

1977, Born on this day, Kele Le Roc, (1998 UK No.8 single 'Little Bit Of Lovin').

1978, Born on this day, James Valentine, guitarist, Maroon 5, (2004 UK No.1 album ‘Songs About Jane’, 2004 US No.1 & UK No.4 single ‘She Will Be Loved’).

1985, Born on this day, Nicola Roberts, vocals, Girls Aloud, (2002 UK No.1 single 'Sound Of The Underground', and over 20 UK Top 20 singles.).