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03 Jan 1943 birth Van Dyke Parks, US songwriter, producer. Worked with Brian Wilson on the 'Smile' album, played keyboards on The Byrds 'Eight Miles High', produced Ry Cooder, Randy Newman, Judy Collins.
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08 Jan 1943 birth Lee Jackson, bass, vocals, The Nice, (1968 UK No.21 single 'America').
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08 Jan 1943 birth Marcus Hutson, vocals, The Whispers, (1980 UK No.2 & US No.19 single 'And The Beat Goes On').
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09 Jan 1943 birth Kenneth Kelley, vocals, The Manhattans, (1976 US No.1 & UK No.4 single 'Kiss And Say Goodbye').
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09 Jan 1943 birth Dick Yount, guitar, vocals, Harper's Bizarre, (1967 US No. 13 & UK No.34 single 'The 59th Street Bridge Song, Feelin' Groovy').
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09 Jan 1943 birth Scott Engel, vocals, The Walker Brothers, (1966 UK No.1 & US No.13 single 'The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore').
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10 Jan 1943 birth Jim Croce, US singer/songwriter who had a 1973 US No.1 single with 'Time In A Bottle'. He was killed in a plane crash on the way to a concert on September 20th 1973.
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17 Jan 1943 birth Chris Montez, UK singer, (1962 UK No.2 & US No.4 single 'Let's Dance').
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19 Jan 1943 birth Janis Joplin, US singer, who had a 1971 U.S No.1 single with 'Me And Bobby McGee' and the 1971 U.S No.1 album 'Pearl'. Janis died on October 4th 1970 after an accidental heroin overdose. Joplin was cremated in the Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Mortuary in Los Angeles; her ashes were scattered from a plane into the Pacific Ocean and along Stinson Beach.
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20 Jan 1943 birth Rick Evans, singer, Zager and Evans, (1969 US & UK No.1 single 'In The Year 2525').
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28 Jan 1943 birth Dick Taylor, guitarist and singer with The Pretty Things who had the 1964 UK No.10 single 'Don't Bring Me Down'.
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29 Jan 1943 birth Tony Blackburn, DJ on Radio Caroline and the first D.J. on BBC Radio One. (The first song played was 'Flowers In The Rain by The Move'). Blackburn was crowned 'King of the jungle' in 2003 after winning on the UK TV show 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here' set in the Australian outback.
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30 Jan 1943 birth Sandy Deane, Jay and the Americans who had the 1969 US No.6 single 'This Magic Moment' plus nine other US Top 30 hits.
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02 Feb 1943 birth Peter Macbeth from The Foundations who had the 1967 UK No.1 single 'Baby Now That I've Found You', and the 1969 US No.3 single 'Build Me Up A Buttercup'.
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03 Feb 1943 birth Dennis Edwards, singer with The Temptations, who had the 1971 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Just My Imagination' and re- issued 'My Girl' UK No.2 in 1992.
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03 Feb 1943 birth Eric Haydock, bassist with The Hollies, who have scored over 25 Top 40 singles since 1963, including the 1972 US No.2 single 'Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress', and the 1988 UK No.1 single 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother', which was first released in 1969.
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04 Feb 1943 birth Barry Beckett keyboardist, session musician in the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section at the Muscle Shoals studio in Sheffield, Alabama. He worked with many artists including Paul Simon and Traffic.
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04 Feb 1943 birth Jimmy Johnson, American guitarist best known as part of the studio backing band known as the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section of Alabama. He played on many hits and countless sessions including, Percy Sledge, Aretha Franklin, Clarence Carter, Arthur Conley, Wilson Pickett, Joe Cocker, Paul Simon, Rod Stewart. He also engineered The Rolling Stones' album, Sticky Fingers.
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05 Feb 1943 birth Chuck Winfield, trumpet, Blood Sweat & Tears, who had the 1969 USNo.2 & UK No.35 single 'You've Made Me So Very Happy'.
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08 Feb 1943 birth Creed Bratton, from Grass Roots, who had the 1968 US No.5 single 'Midnight Confessions', plus 13 other US Top 40 singles.
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10 Feb 1943 birth Ral Donner, US singer, who had the 1961 US No.4 & UK No.25 single 'You Don't Know What You've Got Until You Lose It'. Donner died on April 6th 1984.
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13 Feb 1943 birth Bill Szymczyk, US producer, worked with The Eagles, The Who, B.B. King, Joe Walsh, Wishbone Ash, The J. Geils Band and The James Gang.
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19 Feb 1943 birth Lou Christie, US singer, who had the 1966 US No.1 single 'Lightnin Strikes', and the 1969 UK No.2 single 'I'm Gonna Make You Mine'.
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21 Feb 1943 birth David Geffen, Geffen record label boss. Founder of Asylum records who signed The Eagles, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon and Tom Waits and Joni Mitchell. Formed Dreamworks in 1995.
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22 Feb 1943 birth Louise Lopez, from Odyssey, who had the 1980 UK No.1 single 'Use It Up And Wear It Out'.
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22 Feb 1943 birth Mick Green, guitarist with Johnny Kidd & The Pirates from 1962-4 who had the 1963 UK No.4 singles 'I'll Never Get Over You'. Joined Billy J. Kramer in 1964.
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25 Feb 1943 birth George Harrison guitarist and vocalist with The Beatles, the world’s most successful group. The all-time bestselling album in the UK is The Beatles’ 'Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band', with over 4.5 million copies sold. Harrison wrote the 1969 US No.1 & UK No.4 Beatles single ‘Something’. As a solo artist he had the 1971 US No.1 album 'All Things Must Pass' and the 1970 worldwide No.1 single ‘My Sweet Lord’. He was also a member of the Traveling Wilburys with Tom Petty and Bob Dylan. Harrison died of cancer on November 29th 2001.
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28 Feb 1943 birth Donnie Iris, guitarist with Wild Cherry who had the 1976 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'Play That Funky Music'.
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02 Mar 1943 birth Lou Reed, Velvet Underground, (1968 'White Light, White Heat'), solo, (1973 UK No.10 & US No.16 single 'Walk On The Wildside', 1997 UK No.1 charity single 'Perfect Day'). Reed died on 27th Oct 2013 aged 71.
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02 Mar 1943 birth Tony Meehan, drummer, The Shadows, (1963 UK No.1 single 'Foot Tapper' plus 28 other UK Top 40 singles). Meehan died on 28/11/05 aged 62 from head injuries sustained in a fall.
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08 Mar 1943 birth Andrew Semple, guitarist and singer with The Fortunes who had the 1965 UK No.2 & US No.7 single 'You've Got Your Troubles'.
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18 Mar 1943 birth Dennis Linde, best known for writing the 1972 Elvis Presley hit, 'Burning Love'. Linde wrote numerous hit songs for mainly country music singers, In 2000, his song for the Dixie Chicks, 'Goodbye Earl', stirred some controversy for its take on spousal abuse. He died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on December 22, 2006 aged 63.
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21 Mar 1943 birth Viv Stanshall, vocals, ukulele, Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, (1968 UK No.5 single 'I'm The Urban Spaceman'). Stanshall died on March 5th 1995 in a house fire.
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22 Mar 1943 birth George Benson, US singer, jazz /pop singer, guitarist, (1980 US No.4 & UK No.7 single 'Give Me The Night').
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22 Mar 1943 birth Keith Relf, vocals, The Yardbirds, (1965 UK No.3 & US No.6 single 'For Your Love'). Relf died on May 14th 1976 from an electric shock received while playing his electric guitar at home.
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29 Mar 1943 birth Chad Allan, Guess Who, (1970 US No.1 & UK No.19 single 'American Woman').
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29 Mar 1943 birth Evangelos Papathanassiou, (Vangelis) 1981 UK No.12 & 1982 US No.1 single 'Chariots Of Fire.'
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02 Apr 1943 birth Glen Dale, guitar, vocals, The Fortunes, (1965 UK No.2 & US No.7 single 'You've Got Your Troubles').
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03 Apr 1943 birth Richard Manuel, The Band, (1969 US No.25 single 'Up On Cripple Creek', 1970 UK No.16 single 'Rag Mama Rag'). Manuel committed suicide on 6th March 1986.
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07 Apr 1943 birth Alan Buck, The Four Pennies, (1964 UK No.1 single 'Juliet').
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07 Apr 1943 birth Mick Abrahams, guitarist Blodwyn Pig, Jethro Tull, (1969 UK No.3 single and 1972 US No.11 single 'Living In The Past').
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17 Apr 1943 birth Roy Estrada, bassist with Frank Zappa and a founder member of Little Feat, playing on their first two albums. Estrada was convicted of sexual assault on a child in 1977 for which he served six years in prison. In January 2012, he pleaded guilty to a charge of continuous sexual abuse of a child which happened in 2008 and he was sentenced to 25 years in prison and is not eligible for parole.
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19 Apr 1943 birth Eve Graham, (Evelyn May Beatson), singer, The New Seekers, (1972 UK No.1 and US No.7 single 'I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing').
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25 Apr 1943 birth Tony Christie, UK singer, 1971 UK No.18 single (‘Is This The Way To) Amarillo’, re-released in aid of Comic Relief in 2005 becoming a UK No.1 with comedian Peter Kay. This broke the record set over 18 years previously by Jackie Wilson. His "Reet Petite" topped the chart in Dec 1986; 29 Years, 1 Month, and 11 Days after it first entered the chart. The new record set by Christie was 33 Years, 3 Months, and 27 Days.
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30 Apr 1943 birth Bobby Vee, US singer, (1961 US No.1 single & UK No.3 single 'Take Good Care Of My Baby').
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07 May 1943 birth Rick Westwood, guitarist, Brian Poole and the Tremeloes, (1967 UK No.1 & US No.11 single 'Silence Is Golden').
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08 May 1943 birth Paul Samwell-Smith, The Yardbirds, (1965 UK No.3 and US No.6 single 'For Your Love').
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08 May 1943 birth Toni Tennille, The Captain and Tennille, (1980 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'Do That To Me One More Time').
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08 May 1943 birth Danny Whitten, guitarist, singer, songwriter. Member of Neil Young's Crazy Horse and writer of 'I Don't Wanna Talk About It', covered by Rod Stewart, Rita Coolidge and Everything But The Girl. The Neil Young song ‘The Needle and the Damage Done’ was written about Whitten’s heroin use (before he died of an overdose on Nov 18th 1972).
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09 May 1943 birth Tommy Roe, singer, (1969 UK & US No.1 single 'Dizzy' plus 10 other US Top 40 hits).
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11 May 1943 birth Les Chadwick, Gerry And The Pacemakers, (1963 UK No.1 single 'You'll Never Walk Alone', 1965 US No.6 single, 'Ferry Across The Mersey').
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12 May 1943 birth David Walkes, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, (1965 US No.1 single 'This Diamond Ring' plus 11 other US Top 40 hits).
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13 May 1943 birth Mary Wells, US singer, (1964 US No.1 & UK No.5 single 'My Guy', written by Smokey Robinson). Wells died of cancer on 26th July 1992.
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14 May 1943 birth Jack Bruce, bass, vocals, Graham Bond Organization, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Manfred Mann, Cream, (1967 UK No.11 single 'I Feel Free', 1968 US No.5 single 'Sunshine Of Your Love'). West, Bruce and Laing. Bruce died on 25 October 2014 from liver disease in Suffolk, England, aged 71.
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21 May 1943 birth Hilton Valentine, guitar, The Animals, (1964 UK & US No.1 single 'House Of The Rising Sun').
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21 May 1943 birth John Dalton, The Kinks, (1964 UK No.1 & US No.7 'You Really Got Me', 1967 UK No.2 single 'Waterloo Sunset' plus 19 other UK Top 40 singles).
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21 May 1943 birth Vincent Crane, keyboards, The Crazy world of Arthur Brown, (1968 UK No.1 and US No.12 single 'Fire'), Atomic Rooster, (1971 UK No.4 single 'The Devil's Answer'). He died on 14th February 1989.
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23 May 1943 birth Norman Johnson, Chairmen Of The Board, (1970 UK & US No.3 single, 'Give Me Just A Little More Time').
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25 May 1943 birth John Palmer, Family, (1971 UK No.4 single 'In My Own Time').
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26 May 1943 birth Levon Helm, drummer and singer with The Band. He died of throat cancer aged 71 on 19th April 2012. Helm formed his own high school band, the Jungle Bush Beaters, at 17, he later joined The Hawks (who became bob Dylan's backing group) who then became known as The Band. He sang on Band classics like 'The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,' 'Up on Cripple Creek,' 'Rag Mama Rag,' and 'The Weight.'
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27 May 1943 birth Priscilla White (Cilla Black), singer, TV presenter, 1964 UK No.1 single 'Anyone Who Had A Heart' plus 18 other UK Top 40 singles).
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28 May 1943 birth Tony Mansfield, Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas, (1964 UK No.1 & US N0.7 single 'Little Children').
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03 Jun 1943 birth Michael Clarke, drummer, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Byrds, (1965 US & UK No.1 single 'Mr Tambourine Man'). Clarke died of liver failure on December 19th 1993.
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05 Jun 1943 birth American bass guitarist, singer, songwriter and music producer, Michael Davis, best known as a member of the MC5. Davis died of liver failure at the age of 68 on Feb 17th 2012.
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13 Jun 1943 birth Esther Ofarim, singer, (1968 UK No.1 single 'Cinderella Rockerfella').
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14 Jun 1943 birth Spooner Oldham, American songwriter and session musician, organist, best known as part of the studio backing band known as the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section of Alabama. He played on many hits including, Percy Sledge (When a Man Loves a Woman), Aretha Franklin (Respect,, Wilson Pickett (Mustang Sally) and worked with Bob Dylan, Delaney Bramlett, Willy DeVille, Joe Cocker, the Hacienda Brothers, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, the Everly Brothers, Dickey Betts, Cat Power, J. J. Cale and many others.
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15 Jun 1943 birth Johnny Halliday, 'the French Elvis', major star in Europe. Jimmy Page, Peter Frampton and Foreigner's Mick Jones have played on his records.
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15 Jun 1943 birth Muff Winwood, The Spencer Davis Group, (1966 UK No.1 single 'Keep On Running). Became a producer and A&R man for Sony Records.
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22 Jun 1943 birth Jimmy Castor, US singer, (1972 US No.6 single 'Troglodyte Cave Man').
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28 Jun 1943 birth Bobby Harrison, drums, Procol Harum, (1967 UK No.1 & US No.5 single 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale').
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29 Jun 1943 birth Roger Spear, kazoo, Jew's harp, musical toys, Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, 1968 UK No.5 single 'I'm The Urban Spaceman.' Died on 18th January 1990.
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30 Jun 1943 birth Florence Ballard, vocals, The Supremes, (1964 US & UK No.1 single 'Baby Love' plus 11 other US No.1 singles). She died February 21st 1976.
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03 Jul 1943 birth Judith Durham, vocals, The Seekers, (1965 UK No.1 single 'I'll Never Find Another You').
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04 Jul 1943 birth Alan Wilson, guitar, harmonica, vocals, Canned Heat, (1979 UK No.2 and US No.26 single 'Let's Work Together'). Wilson died on 3rd September 1970.
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05 Jul 1943 birth Robbie Robertson, guitar, vocals, The Band, (1969 US No.25 single 'Up On Cripple Creek', 1970 UK No.16 single 'Rag Mama Rag'). Solo, (1988 UK No.15 single 'Somewhere Down The Crazy River').
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10 Jul 1943 birth Jerry Miller, guitar, Moby Grape, (1967 album 'Moby Grape').
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12 Jul 1943 birth Christine McVie, keyboards, vocals, Chicken Shack, Fleetwood Mac, (1987 UK No.5 single 'Little Lies' and 1977 US No.1 single 'Dreams', from world wide No.1 album 'Rumours'). Solo.
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18 Jul 1943 birth Robin McDonald, guitar, Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas, (1964 UK No.1 & US No.7 single 'Little Children').
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22 Jul 1943 birth Bobby Sherman, US singer, (1969 US No.3 single 'Little Woman' and six other US Top 30 hits).
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25 Jul 1943 birth Jim McCarty, drums, The Yardbirds, (1965 UK No.3 & US No.6 single 'For Your Love').
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26 Jul 1943 birth Mick Jagger, vocals, The Rolling Stones, (1969 UK & US No.1 single 'Honky Tonk Women', and over 35 UK & US Top 40 singles and albums). Solo (1985 UK No.1 single with David Bowie 'Dancing In The Street'). 1985 UK No. 6 solo album 'She's The Boss.'
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27 Jul 1943 birth Al Ramsey, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, (1965 US No.1 single 'This Diamond Ring' plus 11 other US Top 40 hits).
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28 Jul 1943 birth Mike Bloomfield, guitarist, member of the Paul Butterfield band and Electric Flag. Played on Dylan's album 'Highway 61 Revisited.' He died on 15th February 1981.
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04 Aug 1943 birth David Carr, keyboards, The Fortunes, (1965 UK No.2 & US No.7 single 'You've Got Your Troubles')
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10 Aug 1943 birth James Griffin, guitar, vocals, Bread, (1970 US No.1 & UK No.5 single 'Make It With You').
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11 Aug 1943 birth Denis Payton, sax, Dave Clark Five, 1964 UK No.1 single 'Glad All Over', 1965 US No.1 single 'Over And Over', plus over 15 other UK top 40 singles). Payton died on 17th December 2006.
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11 Aug 1943 birth Jim Kale, Guess Who, (1970 US No.1 & UK No.19 single 'American Woman').
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19 Aug 1943 birth Billy J Kramer, singer, (1964 UK No.1 & US No.7 single 'Little Children').
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24 Aug 1943 birth John Cipollina, guitar, US acid rock band, Quicksilver Messenger Service, (1970 US album 'Fresh Air'). He died on 29th May 1989.
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28 Aug 1943 birth Ann Lantree, The Honeycombs, (1964 UK No.1 single 'Have I The Right').
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28 Aug 1943 birth David Soul, actor, singer (1977 UK & US No.1 single 'Don't Give Up On Us').
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29 Aug 1943 birth Dick Halligan Keyboards, flute, vocals, Blood Sweat & Tears, (1969 US No.12 & UK No.35 single 'You've Made Me So Very Happy').
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02 Sep 1943 birth Rosalind Ashford, The Vandellas, (1962 US No.2 & 1969 UK No.4 single with The Vandellas, 'Dancing In The Street'), Ashford and Simpson, (1985 UK No.3 single 'Solid').
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02 Sep 1943 birth Joe Simon, singer, (1975 US No.8 single 'Get Down, Get Down On The Floor').
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06 Sep 1943 birth Roger Waters: singer, songwriter, bassist and co-founder of Pink Floyd. Following the departure of bandmate Syd Barrett in 1968, over time Waters became the band's principal lyricist. Waters left Pink Floyd in 1985 and released a aeries of successful solo albums. He has also authored an opera, Ca Ira. The most active of all the Floyd members, he has toured extensively as a solo act since 1999, playing The Dark Side Of The Moon in its entirety as well as the current and hugely successful The Wall tour.
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11 Sep 1943 birth Mickey Hart, The Grateful Dead, (1970 UK No.69 and US No.127 album 'Workingmans Dead').
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11 Sep 1943 birth American guitarist and singer, Jack Ely, best known for singing the Kingsmen's version of 'Louie Louie'. For a while, the record was banned by a handful of US radio stations because of its indecipherable lyrics, which were rumored to contain some naughty words. Even the F.B.I. investigated the song, but finally concluded that they could find nothing wrong. Ely died on 27th April 2015.
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12 Sep 1943 birth Maria Muldaur, US Singer, songwriter, (1974 US No.6 & UK No.21 single 'Midnight At The Oasis').
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13 Sep 1943 birth Ray Elliot, Them, (1965 UK No.2 single 'Here Comes The Night').
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19 Sep 1943 birth Cass Elliott, singer, Mamas and the Papas, (1966 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Monday Monday'. Died from a heart attack on 29th July 1974 while staying at Harry Nilsson's London flat.
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21 Sep 1943 birth David Hood, American bassist best known as part of the studio backing band known as the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section of Alabama. He has played with many artists including, Cat Stevens, Paul Simon, Bob Seger, Traffic, The Staple Singers, Frank Black, Odetta, John Hiatt, Etta James and Willie Nelson.
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23 Sep 1943 birth John Banks, The Merseybeats, (1964 UK No.5 single 'I Think Of You').
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23 Sep 1943 birth Julio Iglesias, Spanish singer, (1981 UK No.1 single 'Begin The Beguine'. Iglesias has sold over 100m albums).
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23 Sep 1943 birth Steve Boone, The Lovin Spoonful, (1966 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Summer In The City').
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23 Sep 1943 birth Toni Basil, US singer actress and dancer, (1982 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Mickey'). Basil worked as David Bowie's choreographer on his Diamond Dogs tour in 1974 and on his Glass Spider tour of 1987.
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23 Sep 1943 birth Walter and Wallace Scott, The Whispers, (1980 UK No.2 & US No.19 single 'And The Beat Goes On').
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25 Sep 1943 birth Gary Alexander guitar, vocals, The Association, (1967 US No.1 single 'Windy').
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25 Sep 1943 birth John Locke, Spirit, (1969 US No.25 single 'I Got A Line On You').
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26 Sep 1943 birth Georgie Fame, UK singer, keyboards, (1965 UK No.1 single 'Yeh Yeh'. 1968 UK No.1 single 'The Ballad Of Bonnie and Clyde').
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27 Sep 1943 birth Randy Bachman, Guess Who, (1970 US No.1 & UK No.19 single 'American Woman'). Bachman Turner Overdrive, (1974 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet').
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28 Sep 1943 birth Nick Nicholas, Steppenwolf, (1969 US No.2 & UK No.30 single 'Born To Be Wild').
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29 Sep 1943 birth Manuel Fernandez, Los Bravos, (1966 UK No.2 & US No.4 single 'Black Is Black'). First Spanish rock band to have a UK & US hit single.
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30 Sep 1943 birth Marilyn McCoo, singer, 1977 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'You Don't Have To Be A Star'. Also a member of The 5th Dimension.
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01 Oct 1943 birth Jerry Martini, saxes, Sly and The Family Stone (1971 US No.1 & UK No.15 single 'Family Affair').
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05 Oct 1943 birth singer, guitarist, Steve Miller, (1974 US No.1 & 1990 UK No.1 single 'The Joker').
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10 Oct 1943 birth Denis D'Ell, The Honeycombs, (1964 UK No.1 single 'Have I The Right'). Died on 6th July 2005.
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16 Oct 1943 birth Fred Turner, bass, vocals, Bachman Turner Overdrive, (1974 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet').
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21 Oct 1943 birth Ron Elliott, The Beau Brummels, (1965 US No.8 single, 'Just A Little.')
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23 Oct 1943 birth Greg Ridley, bass player, Spooky Tooth, Humble Pie, (1969 UK No.4 single 'Natural Born Bugie'). Died on 19th November 2003.
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03 Nov 1943 birth Bert Jansch, UK folk singer, songwriter, guitarist with Pentangle, John Renbourn and solo. He died on 5 October 2011.
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05 Nov 1943 birth Pablo Gomez, Los Bravos, (1966 UK No.2 & US No.4 single 'Black Is Black'). First Spanish rock band to have a UK & US hit single.
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07 Nov 1943 birth Joni Mitchell, (Roberta Anderson), singer, songwriter, 1970 UK No.11 single 'Big Yellow Taxi', 1974 US No.7 single ‘Help Me’. Wrote 'Both Sides Now' a hit for Judy Collins and 'Woodstock' a hit for Crosby Stills Nash and Young and Matthews Southern Comfort.
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07 Nov 1943 birth Joni Mitchell, (Roberta Anderson), singer, songwriter, 1970 UK No.11 single 'Big Yellow Taxi', 1974 US No.7 single ‘Help Me’. Wrote 'Both Sides Now' a hit for Judy Collins and 'Woodstock' a hit for Crosby Stills Nash and Young and Matthews Southern Comfort.
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09 Nov 1943 birth Lee Graziano, American Breed, (1967 US No.5 & UK No. 24 single 'Bend Me, Shape Me').
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09 Nov 1943 birth Lee Graziano, American Breed, (1967 US No.5 & UK No. 24 single 'Bend Me, Shape Me').
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12 Nov 1943 birth Brian Hyland, US singer, (1960 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Itsy Bitsy Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini').
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12 Nov 1943 birth John Maus, vocals, The Walker Brothers, (1966 UK No.1 & US No. 13 single 'The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore').
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12 Nov 1943 birth Brian Hyland, US singer, (1960 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Itsy Bitsy Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini').
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12 Nov 1943 birth John Maus, vocals, The Walker Brothers, (1966 UK No.1 & US No. 13 single 'The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore').
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28 Nov 1943 birth Randy Newman, singer, songwriter, Composer of 'Mama Told Me Not To Come', 'Simon Smith And The Amazing Dancing Bear', 1977 US No.2 single 'Short People.' Film soundtracks including 'Ragtime.' Once hailed as the greatest songwriter alive by Paul McCartney.
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30 Nov 1943 birth Leo Lyons, bass, Ten Years After, (1970 No.10 UK single 'Love Like A Man').
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06 Dec 1943 birth Keith West, (Keith Hopkins), UK singer, (1967 UK No.2 single 'Excerpt From A Teenage Opera').
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08 Dec 1943 birth Jim Morrison, singer and lyricist with The Doors who had the 1967 US No.1 single 'Light My Fire' and 1971 single 'Riders On The Storm'. Due to his wild personality and performances, he is regarded by some people as one of the most iconic, charismatic and pioneering frontmen in rock music history. Morrison died of heart failure in a bathtub in a Paris hotel room on 3rd July 1971. The events surrounding his death continue to be the subject of controversy, as no autopsy was performed on his body after death, and the exact cause of his death is disputed by many to this day.
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09 Dec 1943 birth John Traynor, Jay and the Americans, (1969 US No.6 single 'This Magic Moment plus nine other US Top 30 hits). Left the group after their 1962 hit, 'She Cried'. He was replaced by new lead singer David Blatt, who began calling himself Jay Black.
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12 Dec 1943 birth Dave Munden, Brian Poole and the Tremeloes, (1963 UK No.1 single 'Do You Love Me').
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12 Dec 1943 birth Dicky Betts, guitar, vocals, Allman Brothers Band, (1973 US No.12 single 'Ramblin Man').
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12 Dec 1943 birth Grover Washington Jr, singer, (1981 UK No.34 single 'Just The Two Of Us'). Died on 17th December 1999.
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12 Dec 1943 birth Mike Smith, Dave Clark Five, (1964 UK No.1 single 'Glad All Over', 1965 US No.1 single 'Over And Over', plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles). Smith died on 29th Feb 2008 from pneumonia at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire, England at the age of 64.
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14 Dec 1943 birth Frank Allen, The Searchers, (1964 UK No.1 single 'Needles And Pins').
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15 Dec 1943 American jazz musician, singer and composer, Fats Waller died of pneumonia on a train trip near Kansas City, Missouri. Wrote many songs including 'Ain't Misbehavin', 'Your Feet's Too Big' and 'The Reefer Song'. In 1926 Waller was kidnapped at gunpoint in Chicago and driven to a club owned by gangster Al Capone. Inside the club he was ordered to perform at what turned out to be a surprise birthday party for the gangster.
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17 Dec 1943 birth David Dee, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich, (1968 UK No.1 single 'Legend Of Xanadu'). Dee died on 9th Jan 2009 at the age of 65, following a three-year battle with cancer. The singer, whose real name was David Harman, was originally a police officer and as a police cadet was called to the scene of the car crash that killed Eddie Cochrane during a UK tour in 1960.
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18 Dec 1943 birth Keith Richards, 'The Human Riff', guitarist, singer, songwriter and founding member of The Rolling Stones who have had over 35 Top 40 singles and albums. Rolling Stone magazine said Richards had created 'rock's greatest single body of riffs'.
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18 Dec 1943 birth Bobby Keys American saxophone player who worked with The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Who, Harry Nilsson, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker and others. Keys died on Dec 2nd 2014.
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21 Dec 1943 birth Albert Lee, UK country guitarist. Worked with Emmylou Harris Hot Band, Eric Clapton, Jackson Browne, Joe Cocker. One time member of Heads Hands And Feet.
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23 Dec 1943 birth Derek Smalls, bass, Spinal Tap, (1984 rock film 'This Is Spinal Tap').
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25 Dec 1943 birth Trevor Lucas, Fairport Convention, UK folk group, (1969 UK No.21 single 'Si Tu Dois Partie'). Also worked with Al Stewart and The Strawbs. Lucas died 4th February 1989.
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27 Dec 1943 birth Pete Quaife, bass, The Kinks, (1964 UK No.1 & US No.7 'You Really Got Me', 1967 UK No.2 single 'Waterloo Sunset' plus 19 other UK Top 40 singles).
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28 Dec 1943 birth Chas Hodges, Heads Hands And Feet, Chas & Dave, (1982 UK No.2 single 'Ain't No Pleasing You').
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