February 26th: Born on this day

February 26th: Born on this day           Johnny Cash

1928, Born on this day, Fats Domino, (Antoine Domino), singer, pianist, bandleader, songwriter who had the 1957 US No.6 & UK No.6 single 'Blueberry Hill' and 35 other US Top 40 singles.

1932, Born on this day, Johnny Cash, US country singer, songwriter who was considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Although he is remembered as a country icon, his songs spanned other genres including rock and roll and rockabilly and blues, folk, and gospel. This crossover appeal won Cash the rare honor of induction in the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. During the last stage of his career, Cash covered songs by several late 20th-century rock artists, most notably 'Hurt' by Nine Inch Nails. Cash died of respiratory failure on September 12th 2003, aged 71.

1945, Born on this day, Bob The Bear Hite, vocalist and harmonica player with Canned Heat who had the 1968 US No.11 single with ‘Going Up The Country’ and a 1970 UK No.2 single with ‘Let’s Work Together’. He died on April 5th 1981.

1947, Born on this day, Sandie Shaw, British singer who had the 1964 UK No.1 single 'There's Always Something There To Remind Me', plus 15 other UK Top 40 singles. Shaw was the first UK act to win the Eurovision Song Contest with her 1967 song 'Puppet On A String.'

1950, Born on this day, Jonathan Cain, keyboards player with American group Journey who had the 1982 US No.2 single 'Open Arms').

1953, Born on this day, Michael Bolton, American singer who had the 1990 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'How Am I Supposed To Live Without You'.

1958, Born on this day, Steve Grant, singer with Tight Fit who had the 1982 UK No.1 single 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight'.

1968, Born on this day, Tim Commerford, bassist with Rage Against The Machine who had the 1996 US No.1 album 'Evil Empire'. Also a member of Audioslave who had the 2005 US No.1 album 'Out of Exile'.

1971, Born on this day, Erykah Badu, US female singer who had the 1997 UK No.12 single 'On & On', and the 2001 UK No.23 single with Macy Gray, 'Sweet Baby'.

1971, Born on this day, Martin Karl "Max Martin" Sandberg, Swedish music producer and songwriter. Produced hits for the Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson and Pink.

1979, Born on this day, Corinne Bailey Rae, UK singer, songwriter who had the 2006 UK No. 2 single ‘Put Your Records On', and the 2006 self-titled UK No.1 album. She is only the fourth female British act in history to have her first album debut at No.1 on the UK chart.

1982, Born on this day, American singer-songwriter Nate Ruess, lead vocalist of Fun. Nate featured on Pink's 2013 US No.1 hit 'Just Give Me a Reason'.  listen to ‘This Day in Music 26th Feb ’ on audioBoom