1925, Born on this day, Bill Haley, (William John Clifton Haley), singer, guitarist, 'The first Rock 'n' Roll star.' As Bill Haley and his Comets he had the 1955 UK & US No.1 single 'Rock Around the Clock' Haley was one of the earliest acts to bring rock and roll to the attention of white America and the rest of the world. He sold over 60 million records during his career. Haley died on 9th February 1981.
1937, Born on this day, American soul singer,Gene Chandler, (Eugene Dixon) who had the 1962 US No.1 single 'Duke Of Earl', and the 1979 UK No.11 single 'Get Down'.
1939, Born on this day, Jet Harris, the bass guitarist of the Shadows until April 1962, and had subsequent success as a soloist and as a duo with the drummer Tony Meehan who he topped the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in early 1963 with 'Diamonds'.
1945, Born on this day, Rik Elswit, guitarist, with American rock band Dr Hook who had the 1970s hits 'The Cover of Rolling Stone', 'A Little Bit More', 'When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman' and 'Sylvia's Mother'.
1949, Born on this day, Mike Shrieve, American drummer and percussionist with Santana, playing on their first eight albums from 1969 through 1974. His performance at the 1969 Woodstock festival, when he was 20 years old, made him one of the youngest musicians to perform at the festival.
1949, Born on this day, American drummer and, percussionist Michael Shrieve best known as the drummer of the rock band Santana. He played on all albums from 1969 to 1974. When he was 20, Shrieve was one of the youngest musicians to perform at Woodstock in 1969.
1952, Born on this day, David Smith, from British soul group The Real Thing, who had the 1976 UK No.1 single 'You To Me Are Everything'.
1952, Born on this day, Graham Oliver, from English heavy metal band Saxon. As one of the leaders of the new wave of British heavy metal, they had eight UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s.
1954, Born on this day, Nanci Griffith, US singer / songwriter, (1993 album 'Other Voices, Other Rooms').
1959, Born on this day, English pop and rock drummer John Keeble with Spandau Ballet who became one of the most successful groups to emerge during the New Romantic era and have produced a number of international hits during the 80s including 'True', 'Gold' and 'Through the Barricades.'
1961, Born on this day, Robert Heaton, drummer in the English rock band New Model Army. Heaton died of pancreatic cancer on 4 November 2004, aged 43.
1963, Born on this day, Tim Bricheno, guitar, All About Eve who had the 1988 UK No.10 single 'Martha's Harbour' and with English gothic rock band, The Sisters Of Mercy the 1992 UK No.3 single 'Temple Of Love'.
1965, Born on this day, Eddie Campbell, keyboards, from Scottish pop rock band Texas who had the 1997 UK No.3 single 'Say What You Want', and the 1997 UK No.1 album White On Blonde which has been certified six-times platinum in the UK.
1969, Born on this day, Michael Grant, Musical Youth, best remembered for their successful 1982 single 'Pass the Dutchie', which became a No.1 hit around the world. It was a cover version of two songs: 'Gimme the Music' by U Brown, and 'Pass the Kouchie' by Mighty Diamonds, which deals with the recreational use of cannabis (kouchie being slang for a cannabis pipe).
1975, Born on this day, 50 Cent, (Curtis Jackson), US rapper. 2003 US No.1 single 'In Da Club', debut album, 'Get Rich Or Die Tryin' was named the biggest selling US album in 2003 going platinum six times over.
1979, Born on this day, Nic Cester, singer, from Australian rock band Jet, who had the 2003 Australian No.1 & UK No.14 album Get Born. The group sold over 6.5 million albums.
1985, Born on this day, D. Woods, singer with American girl group Danity Kane, (formed on the MTV reality show Making the Band 3). They became the first female group in Billboard history to debut their first two albums at the top of the charts.
1987, Born on this day, Kate Nash, UK singer, songwriter, (2007 UK No.1 album Made Of Bricks 2007 UK No.2 single Foundations).
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