12 АВГУСТА
Сегодня родились:
1945, Ronald David Mael, клавишные, автор песен, Sparks, (1974 UK Hit single 'This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us').
1949, Mark Knopfler, гитарист и вокалист, автор песен, Dire Straits, (1985 US No.1 single 'Money For Nothing', 1986 UK Hit single 'Walk Of Life', 1985 world-wide No.1 album 'Brothers In Arms'), member of Notting Hillbillies.
1950, August Darnell, вокал, Kid Creole And The Coconuts, (1982 UK Hit single 'Annie I'm Not Your Daddy').
1953, Jerry Speiser, Men At Work, (1983 UK & US No.1 single 'Down Under').
1954, Pat Metheny, джаз-рок гитарист, работал с David Bowie и Gary Burton.
1958, Jurgen Dehmel, Nena, (1984 UK No.1 & US Hit single '99 Red Balloons').
1961, Roy Hay guitar, вокал, Culture Club, (1983 UK No.1 & 1984 US No.1 single 'Karma Chameleon' plus seven other UK top 10 singles').
1962, Bragi Olaffson,бас-гитара, The Sugarcubes, (1992 UK Hit single 'Hit').
1968, Paul Tucker, клавишные, Lighthouse Family, (1996 UK Hit single 'Lifted' plus 9 other UK Top 40 singles).
1969, Tanita Tikaram, певица, автор песен, (1988 UK Hit single 'Good Tradition').
Ушли из жизни:
1985: Kyu Sakamoto
1997: Luther Allison