23 июля
Сегодня родились:
1943, Madeline Bell, британская певица, Blue Mink, (1970 UK Hit single 'Melting Pot').
1944, Dino Danelli, ударные, The Young Rascals, (1967 US No.1 & UK Hit single 'Groovin').
1946, Andy Mackay, саксофон, woodwind, Roxy Music, (1972 UK Hit single 'Virgina Plain' and 15 other UK Top 40 singles')
1947, David Essex, актёр и певец, (1974 UK No.1 single 'Gonna Make You A Star', plus 18 other UK Top 40 singles, 1974 US Hit single, 'Rock On').
1943, Tony Joe White, американский певец и автор песен, (1969 US Hit single, 'Polk Salad Annie', 1970 UK Hit single 'Groupie Girl', wrote 'Steamy Windows', UK Hit single for Tina Turner).
1950, Blair Thorton, гитарист, Bachman Turner Overdrive, (1974 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet').
1952, Janis Siegel, певец, Manhattan Transfer, (1977 UK No.1 'Chanson D'amour', 1981 US Hit single 'Boy From New York City').
1961, Martin Gore, клавишные, Depeche Mode, (1984 UK Hit single 'People Are People', plus over 25 other UK Top 40 singles, 1990 US Hit single, 'Enjoy The Silence').
1964, Nick Menza, ударные, Megadeth, (1990 UK Hit single 'No More Mr Nice Guy', 1992 US No.2 album 'Countdown To Extinction').
1964, Tim Kellett, клавишные, Simply Red, (1986 US No.1 & UK Hit single 'Holding Back The Years'), Olive, (1997 UK No.1 single 'You're Not Alone').
1965, Slash, (Saul Hudson), гитарист , Guns N' Roses, who had the 1988 US No1 and 1989 UK Hit single Sweet Child O' Mine and the 1991 US and UK No.1 album Use Your Illusion II. The guitarist went on to form the side project Slash's Snakepit and then Velvet Revolver, who had the 2004 US No.1 and UK No.11 album Contraband.
1970, Sam Watters, вокал, Color Me Bad, (1991 UK No.1 single 'I Wanna Sex You Up', 1991 US No.1 single 'I Adore Mi Amor').
1971, Alison Krauss(фото), певица и автор песен, winner of 1996 Rolling Stone's critic's choice best country artist. 2007 US & UK No.2 album 'Raising Sand' with Robert Plant.
1971, Chad Gracey, ударные, Live, (1997 US No.1 album ‘Secret Samadhi’).
1973, Fran Healy, вокал и гитары, Travis, (1999 UK No.1 album 'The Man Who', 1999 UK No.10 single 'Why Does It Always Rain On Me', plus over 10 other UK Top 40 singles).
1980, Michelle Williams, вокал , Destiny's Child, (2000 US No.1 single 'Say My Name', 2001 US & UK No.1 single and album 'Survivor').