6 ДЕКАБРЯ
Сегодня родились:
1944, Jonathan King, певец, продюсер и телеведущий, (1965 UK Hit single 'Everyone's Gone To The Moon', plus 12 other UK Top 40 singles under various names, Bubblerock, Shag, Weathermen, Father Abraphart, Sakkarin). King was jailed for seven years in 2001 for sex attacks on five boys.
1947, Miroslav Vitous, бас-гитарист, Weather Report, (1976 single 'Birdland', 1977 album Heavy Weather').
1947, Fritz Fryer, гитарист, The Four Pennies, (1964 UK No.1 single 'Juliet').
1955, Edward Tudor-Pole, вокалист, актёр, Tenpole Tudor, (1981 UK Hit single 'Swords Of A Thousand Men'), appeared in the film 'Absolute Beginners' and became the presenter on TV's Crystal Maze.
1955, Rick Buckler, ударные, The Jam, (1980 UK No.1 single 'Going Underground' plus 14 other UK Top 40 singles).
1956, Peter Buck (фото), гитарист, 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').
1962, Ben Watt, певец, автор песен, ди джей и радиоведущий, Everything But The Girl, (1995 UK & 1996 US Hit single 'Missing').
1970, Ulf Ekberg, клавишные, вокал, Ace Of Base, (1993 UK No.1 single 'All That She Wants', 1994 US No.1 single 'The Sign').
Ушли из жизни:
1949: Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter
1988: Roy Orbison