31 июля
Сегодня родились:
1946, Gary Lewis (фото), вокалист, (1965 US No.1 single with The Playboys, 'This Diamond Ring' plus 11 other US Top 40 hits).
1947, Karl Green, бас-гитарист и вокалист, Herman's Hermits, (1964 UK No.1 single 'I'm Into Something Good', 1965 US No.1 single 'Mrs Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter').
1951, Carlo Karges, гитарист и автор песен, Nena, (1984 UK No.1 & US No.2 single '99 Red Balloons').
1953, Hugh McDowell, виолончель, клавишные, Electric Light Orchestra, (1979 UK & US Hit single 'Don't Bring Me Down', plus 26 other Top 40 hits),Wizzard ,Соло.
1957, Daniel Ash, Bauhaus, (1982 UK Hit single 'Ziggy Stardust'), Love & Rockets and solo.
1958, Bill Berry, ударные, R.E.M. (1991 UK & US Hit single 'Shiny Happy People', plus over 20 Top 40 UK singles, 1992 UK No.1 & US No.2 album 'Automatic For The People'). Berry quit the band in 1997.
1960, Malcolm Ross, Aztec Camera, (1988 UK Hit single 'Somewhere In My Heart').
1963, Norman Cook, Housemartins, (1986 UK No.1 single 'Caravan Of Love'), Beats International, (1990 UK No.1 'Dub Be Good To Me'), Freak Power, ('Turn On Tune In Cop Out'), aka, Pizzaman, Fatboy Slim, (1999 UK No.1 single 'Praise You').
1964, Jim Corr, гитара, клавишные, вокал, The Corrs, (1998 UK Hit single 'What Can I Do'. 'Talk On Corners' was the best selling UK album of 1998 spending 142 weeks on the UK chart).
1971, John Lowery, гитара, Marilyn Manson, (1998 US No.1 album, 'Mechanical Animals', UK Hit single, 'The Dope Show').
1978, Will Champion, ударные , Coldplay who had the 2000 UK Hit single 'Yellow', the 2000 UK No.1 album 'Parachutes' and the 2005 worldwide No.1 album 'X&Y'.