1 апреля
Сегодня родились:
1939, Rudolph Isley, The Isley Brothers, (1968 UK Hit single This Old Heart Of Mine', 1973 US & UK Hit single 'That Lady').
1942, Alan Blakley, гитарист, автор песен,рекорд продюсер,Brian Poole and the Tremeloes, (1967 UK No.1 & US Hit single 'Silence Is Golden').Умер от рака 1 июня 1996.
1942, Phil Margo, The Tokens, (1961 US No.1 & UK #1 single 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight').
1945, John Barbata, The Turtles, (US No.1 single 'Happy Together', Jefferson Starship, (1987 UK & US No.1 single 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us').
1946, Ronnie Lane(фото), бас-гитарист и вокалист Small Faces. 1967 UK No.3 & US Hit single with ‘Itchycoo Park’ and a 1968 UK No.1 album with 'Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake'. As The Faces they had a 1972 UK No.6 & US Hit single with ‘Stay With Me’. Ronnie then formed Slim Chance, who had a 1974 UK No.5 single with ‘How Come’. He died on June 4th 1997, aged 51, after a 20 year battle with multiple sclerosis.
1947, Robin Scott, M, (1979 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Pop Muzik').
1948, Jimmy Cliff, певец и автор песен из Ямайки, (1969 UK & US Hit single 'Wonderful World Beautiful People', 1970 UK No.8 version of Cat Stevens 'Wild World').
1948, Simon Cowe, гитарист, Lindisfarne, (1972 UK Hit single 'Lady Eleanor', 1978 US No.33 single 'Run For Home).
1952, Billy Currie, клавишные, Ultravox, (1981 UK No.2 single 'Vienna', plus 15 other UK Top 40 singles).
1954, Jeff Porcaro, ударные, Toto, (1983 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Africa'). Porcaro died on 5th August 1992.
1961, Mark White, гитарист и клавишник, ABC, (1982 UK No.4 & US No.18 single 'The Look Of Love', plus nine other UK Top 40 singles).
1961, Susan Boyle, шотландская певица, debut 2009 album 'I Dreamed a Dream' was the biggest selling album in the world in 2009.
1981, Hannah Louise Spearritt, вокал, S Club 7, (1999 UK No.1 single 'Bring It All Back'). 2000 UK No.1 album '7' spent over a year on the UK chart.
1986, Hillary Scott, кантри певица, Lady Antebellum. Winner of seven Grammy awards, seven Academy of Country Music awards, and six Country Music Association awards.
Ушли из жизни:
1917: Scott Joplin
1984: Marvin Gaye
2003: Edwin Starr
2004: Paul Atkinson (The Zombies)