April 4th: Born on this day

April 4th: Born on this day   Gary Moore

1915, Born on this day, Muddy Waters, US blues singer, guitarist, died 30th April 1983. Recorded 'I Just Want To Make Love To You', 'I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man', 'Got My Mojo Working.'

1939, Born on this day, Hugh Masekela, (1968 US No.1 single 'Grazing In The Grass').

1940, Born on this day, Sharon Sheeley, US songwriter. Hits include 'Poor Little Fool' US No.1 for Ricky Nelson in 1958 and 1959 hit for Eddie Cochran 'Somethin' Else'. Sheeley became Cochrn's girlfriend and survived the car crash that killed Cochran in 1960. She died on May 17th 2002 aged 62.

1941, Born on this day, Soul singer Major Lance, died of heart failure 9th March 1994. (1964 US No. 5 & UK No.40 single 'Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um').

1945, Born on this day, Knox Carnochan, The Vibrators, (1978 UK No.35 single 'Automatic Lover').

1948, Born on this day, Berry Oakley, bass, Allman Brothers Band, (1973, US No.12 single 'Ramblin Man'). He was killed in a motorcycle accident 11th November 1972.

1948, Born on this day, Pick Withers, drummer, Dire Straits, (1985 US No.1 single 'Money For Nothing', 1986 UK No.2 single 'Walk Of Life').

1952, Born on this day, Dave Hill, guitarist, Slade, (1971 UK No.1 single 'Coz I Luv You' plus 5 other UK No.1 and 18 top 40 singles).

1952, Born on this day, Gary Moore, guitar, vocals, Skid Row, Thin Lizzy, solo, (1979 UK No.8 single 'Parisian Walkways'). Died on 6th February 2011 while on holiday in Spain.

1952, Born on this day, Pete Haycock, Climax Blues Band, (1976 UK No.10 & 1977 US No.3 single 'Couldn't Get It Right').

1957, Born on this day, Graeme Kelling, Deacon Blue, (1988 UK No.8 single 'Real Gone Kid', plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles). Kelling died on 10 June 2004 in Glasgow at the age of 47, after a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer.

1962, Born on this day, Craig Adams, The Mission, (1988 UK No.12 single 'Tower Of Strength').

1963, Born on this day, David Gavurin, The Sundays, (1997 UK No.15 single 'Summertime').

1968, Born on this day, Mark Yates, guitar, Terrorvision, (1999 UK No.2 single 'Tequila').

1972, Born on this day, Magnus Sveningsson, bass, The Cardigans, (1997 UK No.2 single 'Lovefool').

1975, Born on this day, Phil A. Jimenez, percussion, vocals, Wheatus, (2001 UK No 2 single 'Teenage Dirtbag').

1978, Born on this day, Lemar Obika, UK singer, appeared on BBC TV talent show Fame Academy, 2003 UK No.2 single ‘Dance (With You)’.

1980, Born on this day, Johnny Borrell guitar, vocals, Razorlight, (2005, UK No.2 single ‘Somewhere Else’, 2006 UK No.1 album ‘Razorlight’).   listen to ‘This Day in Music April 4th’ on audioBoom