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1944, Born on this day, Johnny Winter, guitar, vocals, worked with Rick Derringer and brother Edger Winter, (1969 US top 30 album, 'Johnny Winter).
1944, Born on this day, Mike Maxfield, Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas, (1964 UK No.1 & US N0.7 single 'Little Children').
1946, Born on this day, Rusty Young, pedal steel, Poco, (1979 US No.17 single 'Crazy Love').
1950, Born on this day, Steve Priest, guitar, Sweet, (1973 UK No.1 single 'Blockbuster', plus 14 other UK Top 40 singles').
1952, Born on this day, Brad Whitford, guitar, Aerosmith, (1989 UK No.13 single 'Love In An Elevator', 1989 album 'Pump' spent 53 weeks on the US charts, 1993 US No.1 & UK No.2 album 'Get A Grip', 1998 US No.1 & UK No.4 single 'I Don't Want To Miss A Thing').
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1955, Born on this day, Howard Jones, singer, songwriter, keyboards, (1983 UK No.2 single 'What Is Love', plus 9 other UK Top 40 singles). His 1984 album 'Human's Lib' spent over a year on the UK chart. Scored the 1986 US No.4 single 'No One Is To Blame'. Also been a member of Ringo Starr's All Star Band.
1955, Born on this day, Zeke Manyika, Orange Juice, (1983 UK No.8 single 'Rip It Up').
1958, Born on this day, David Sylvian, vocals, Japan, (1982 UK 5 single 'Ghosts').
1961, Petula Clark had her first UK No.1 single with 'Sailor'. During her career she achieved a total of 20 UK Top 40 hits and 2 US No.1 singles.
1963, Born on this day, Rob Collins, keyboards, The Charlatans, (1990 UK No.9 single 'The Only One I Know'). Collins was killed in a car crash 23rd July 1996.