March 29th: Born on this day

March 29th: Born on this day Bobby Kimball

1940, Born on this day, Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto, her version of 'The Girl from Ipanema' won the Grammy for Record of the Year in 1965.

1942, Born on this day, Eden Kane, singer, (1961 UK No.1 'Well I Ask You', brother of Peter Sarsted).

1943, Born on this day, Chad Allan, Guess Who, (1970 US No.1 & UK No.19 single 'American Woman').

1943, Born on this day, Evangelos Papathanassiou, (Vangelis) 1981 UK No.12 & 1982 US No.1 single 'Chariots Of Fire.'

1945, Born on this day, Speedy Keen, drums, vocals, Thunderclap Newman, (1969 UK No.1 & US No.37 single 'Something In The Air'). Keen died of heart failure on 21 March 2002.

1946, Born on this day, Terry Jacks, singer, songwriter, (1974 UK & US No.1 single 'Seasons In The Sun'), also a UK No.1 hit for Westlife in 1999.

1947, Born on this day, Bobby Kimball, vocals, Toto, (1983 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Africa').

1949, Born on this day, Dave Greenfield, The Stranglers, keyboards, (1986 UK No.2 single 'Golden Brown' and over 20 over other UK Top 40 singles).

1949, Born on this day, Michael Brecker, Brecker Brothers. Notable jazz and rock collaborations included work with Steely Dan, James Taylor, Paul Simon, Lou Reed, Donald Fagen, Dire Straits, Joni Mitchell, Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, John Lennon, Aerosmith, Dan Fogelberg, Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, Bruce Springsteen, Roger Daltrey, and Parliament-Funkadelic. He died on January 13, 2007.

1956, Born on this day, Patty Donahue, singer, The Waitresses, (1982 UK No.45 single 'Christmas Wrapping'). Died of lung cancer 6th December 1996.

1959, Born on this day, Perry Farrell, Jane's Addiction, (1991 UK No.34 single 'Been Caught Stealing', 1990 US No. 19 album 'Ritual De Lo Habitual'), Porno For Pyros, (1993 US No.3 & UK No.3 self-titled album). Conceived US 'Lollapalooza' tours.

1981, Born on this day, PJ Morton, American R&B singer, musician, producer and one of the keyboardists in Maroon 5.  listen to ‘This Day in Music 29th March ’ on audioBoom