1937, Born on this day, Bob Bogle, guitar, The Ventures, (1960 UK No.4 single 'Perfidia', 1960 US No.2 'Walk Don't Run').

1942, Born on this day, Raymond Philips, The Nashville Teens, (1964 UK No.6 & US No.16 single 'Tobacco Road').

1942, Born on this day, William Francis, keyboards, vocals, Dr Hook, (1972 UK No.2 & US No.5 single 'Sylvia's Mother').

1942, Born on this day, Barbara Lynn, US singer, (1962 US No.8 single 'You'll Lose A Good Thing').

1946, Born on this day, Ronnie Milsap, country music singer and pianist. He became country music's first well-known blind singer, and one of the most successful and versatile country "crossover" singers of his time scoring the crossover hits, 'It Was Almost Like a Song,' 'Smoky Mountain Rain,' and 'Stranger in My House.' He is credited with six Grammy awards.

1959, Born on this day, Helen Folasade Adu (Sade), singer, 1984 UK No.6 single 'Your Love Is King', 1985 US No.5 single 'Smooth Operator'.

1962, Born on this day, Paul Webb, bass, Talk Talk, (1986 UK No.16 single 'Life's What You Make It').

1965, Born on this day, Maxine Jones, singer, En Vogue, (1992 US No.2 & UK No.4 single 'My Lovin').

1965, Born on this day, Jill Sobule, American singer-songwriter best known for the 1995 single 'I Kissed a Girl', and 'Supermodel' from the soundtrack of the 1995 film Clueless.

1970, Born on this day, Brendan O'Hare, Teenage Fanclub, (1992 UK No. 31 single 'What You Do To Me').

1976, Born on this day, Stuart Fletcher, The Seahorses, (1997 UK No.3 single 'Love Is The Law').

1979, Born on this day, Aaliyah, US singer, actress, killed in a plane crash in the Bahamas 25/8/01. (2000, US No.1 single 'Try Again', 2002 UK No.1 single 'More Than A Woman').

1981, Born on this day, Nick Valensi, guitarist with The Strokes who had the 2001 UK No.14 single 'Last Nite' and the 2001 UK No.2 album Is This It?' Valensi is married to TV presenter Amanda de Cadenet (who was formerly married to  Duran Duran bassist John Taylor).  

1982, Born on this day, Samuel Dylan Murray Preston, lead singer of The Ordinary Boys.