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16 АВГУСТА
Cегодня родились:
1945, Kevin Ayers, вокалист, автор песен, Soft Machine, (1970 UK Нit- album, 'Third').
1945, Gary Loizzo, American Breed, (1967 US & UK Hit single 'Bend Me, Shape Me').
1946, Gordon Fleet, The Easybeats, (1966 UK & 1967 US Hit single 'Friday On My Mind').
1948, Barry Hay, вокалист, Golden Earring, (1974 UK No.7 & US 13 single 'Radar Love').
1949, Scott Asheton, ударные, Iggy Pop And The Stooges, (1973 album 'Raw Power').
1953, James Taylor, вокалист, Kool & The Gang, (1981 US No.1 & UK No.7 single, Celebration. 1984 UK No.2 single 'Joanna', and over 15 other top 40 hits).
1957, Tim Farriss, гитарист, INXS, (1988 UK No.2 & US No.1 single 'Need You Tonight'). 1987 album 'Kick' has sold over 10m copies in the US alone and features four Top 10 singles; 'Need You Tonight,' 'Devil Inside', 'New Sensation,' and 'Never Tear Us Apart.'
1958, Madonna, (Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone), певица, актриса, (first hit 1984 UK No.6 single 'Holiday', 1984 US No.1 'Like A Virgin', first UK No.1 1985 'Into The Groove', plus 6 other UK No.1's & over 10 US No.1 singles and over 30 other top 40 hits).
1972, Emily Erwin, певица, Dixie Chicks, (1999 UK No.26 single, 'There's Your Trouble', 2000 single 'Cowboy Take Me Away').
1980, Venessa Carlton, певица,(2002 UK No.6 single 'A Thousand Miles').
1980, Bob Hardy, бас-гитарист, Franz Ferdinand, (winners of the 2004 Mercury Music Prize for their self-titled debut album).
Ушли из жизни:
1977 Elvis Presley
2000: Alan Caddy (The Tornadoes)
2005: Vassar Clements (Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys)
