| 1906, Born on this day, Dr Peter Carl Goldmark, invented the long-playing microgroove record in 1945. The invention went on to revolutionise the way people listened to music. Goldmark was Killed in a car crash on 7th December 1977. |
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| 1941, Born on this day, Tom McGuinness, guitar, vocals, Manfred Mann, (1964 UK & US No.1 single 'Do Wah Diddy Diddy'). McGiness Flint (1970 UK No.2 single 'When I'm Dead And Gone'). Also a member of The Blues Band. |
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| 1942, Born on this day, Ted Bluechel Jr, drums, vocals, The Association, (1967 US No.1 single 'Windy'). |
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| 1960, Born on this day, Rick Savage, bass player, Def Leppard, (1987 UK No.6 single 'Animal' 1987 world wide No.1 album 'Hysteria', 1988 US No.1 single 'Love Bites'). |
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| 1960, Born on this day, Sydney Youngblood, singer, (1989 UK No.3 single 'If Only I Could'). |
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| 1968, Born on this day, Nate Mendel, bassist with, Foo Fighters, The Jealous Sound, Sunny Day Real Estate, and The Fire Theft. Mendel was also a member of Diddly Squat, and punk bands Christ On A Crutch. |
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| 1971, Born on this day, Donna Matthews, guitar, Elastica, (1995 UK No.13 single 'Waking Up'). |
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| 1978, Born on this day, Nelly Furtado, singer, (2001 UK No. 5 single 'I'm Like A Bird'). |
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| 1978, Born on this day, Brian Chase, drummer, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, (2006 UK No. 18 single 'Gold Lion'). |
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| 1981, Born on this day, Britney Spears, US singer, (1999 US & UK No.1 single ''Baby One More Time', 1999 album 'Baby One More Time', spent 82 weeks on the UK chart. Biggest selling teenage act in the world with album sales over 40m). |
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| 1986, Born on this day in Tal Wilkenfeld, Australian bass guitarist who has gained worldwide attention performing alongside some of rock and jazz music's most notable artists including Jeff Beck.
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