Music History

Andrew Steele, drummer with The Herd, was born on August 2, 1941, in Hendon, northwest London.

Doris Coley, singer with the American girl group The Shirelles, was born on August 2, 1941, in Goldsboro, North Carolina.

Beverly Lee, a member of The Shirelles, was born in Passaic, New Jersey.

Timi Yuro, born Rosemary Victoria Yuro, the American singer known for the hits “Hurt” and “What's a Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You),” was born in Chicago, Illinois.

Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist Airto Moreira was born in Itaiópolis, Brazil. He became known as a member of Quarteto Novo and also worked with Miles Davis and Return to Forever.

Pop singer Terence Perkins, known as Craig Douglas, was born; he became famous for his successful cover version of “Only Sixteen.”

English pop singer Terence Perkins, known as Craig Douglas, was born. He became famous for the hit “Only Sixteen”.

The country singer and songwriter, known for the 1964 hit “Once A Day”, was born Constance June Meador in Elkhart, Indiana.

He was born in Los Angeles. He was a singer, songwriter and founding member of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, with whom, and sometimes with Neil Young, he achieved great success. With The Byrds, he took folk-rock to a new level, while with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young he helped establish new standards for vocal harmonies. Throughout his life, he had numerous problems, mostly drug-related, and in 1986 he spent five months in prison.

American country musician Don Rich was born, a member of Buck Owens' backing group The Buckaroos.

Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist David “Dave” Brock was born in Isleworth, Middlesex, England. He became known as one of the founders and the leading figure of the space-rock band Hawkwind, which had the No. 3 UK hit “Silver Machine” in 1972.

American singer and songwriter Jackie DeShannon, born Sharon Lee Myers, was born in Hazel, Kentucky. She became known for songs including “What the World Needs Now Is Love” and “Put a Little Love in Your Heart”.

Keyboardist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Tom Coster was born in Detroit, Michigan. He became known for his long collaboration with Carlos Santana, with whom he co-wrote the song “Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)”.

Pete Shannon, bassist with The Nashville Teens, was born in Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Elliot Ingber, an American guitarist known as a member of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention, founder of Fraternity of Man and later a member of Captain Beefheart's Magic Band, was born.

Ernest Wright, doo-wop singer of Little Anthony & the Imperials, was born in Brooklyn, New York.

Christopher Augustine, drummer of Every Mother's Son, was born in New York City. The group is known for the 1967 hit “Come on Down to My Boat”.

English drummer and singer Christopher Crummey, known as Chris Curtis, was born in Liverpool. He became known as a member of The Searchers in the 1960s.

English drummer John Marshall was born. He was a founding member of the jazz-rock group Nucleus and served as the drummer of Soft Machine from 1972 to 1978. He also worked with Allan Holdsworth, Alexis Korner, Jack Bruce, and John McLaughlin.

English guitarist and singer John McNally was born in Walton, Liverpool. He was a founding member of The Searchers, with whom he remained for more than 60 years. The group had the UK No. 1 single “Needles And Pins” in 1964 and the US No. 3 single “Love Potion Number Nine”.

Countryový a popový zpěvák B.J. Thomas se narodil v Hugu v Oklahomě. Proslavil se hity „Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head“, „Don’t Worry Baby“, „Hooked on a Feeling“ a „(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song“, které v USA dosáhly prvního místa.

British bassist and singer Johnny Gustafson was born in Liverpool, England. He performed with groups including The Big Three, The Merseybeats, Roxy Music, Quatermass and Ian Gillan Band.

Guy Villari of The Regents, the original performers of “Barbara Ann,” was born in The Bronx, New York.

Drummer and founding member of Manfred Mann Mike Hugg was born in Gosport, Hampshire, England. Manfred Mann had the UK and US No. 1 hit “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” in 1964. Hugg later became a member of Manfred Mann Chapter Three.

British rock drummer Pete York, a founding member of The Spencer Davis Group, was born.

R&B singer and songwriter Barbara George, known for the 1961 hit "I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)", was born in Smithridge, Louisiana.

Robert "Squirrel" Lester, founding member and second tenor of the vocal group The Chi-Lites, was born in McComb, Mississippi.

American singer, songwriter, composer and actor Isaac Hayes was born in Covington, Tennessee. He became known, among other things, for the songs “Soul Man” and “Theme from Shaft”, which reached No. 1 in the U.S. and No. 4 in the UK in 1971. In 1998, as Chef, he reached No. 2 on the British chart with “Chocolate Salty Balls”. He died on August 10, 2008, aged 65.

Doo-wop singer Tony “Spaghetti” Micale, frontman of The Reflections, was born in the Bronx, New York. He became known for the 1964 hit “(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet”.

Carl Mann, known for his rockabilly versions of songs including Nat King Cole's „Mona Lisa“ and The Platters' „Twilight Time“, was born in Huntingdon, Tennessee.

Jimmy Soul, whose real name was James Louis McCleese, was born in Weldon, North Carolina. He became famous for the 1963 hit „If You Wanna Be Happy“, which reached No. 1 on the chart.

Marshall Thompson, American singer, multi-instrumentalist and founding member of The Chi-Lites, was born in Chicago, Illinois.

American musician and songwriter Keith Allison was born. He became best known as a member of Paul Revere & the Raiders from 1968 to 1975. He also played guitar and harmonica on the Sonny & Cher song “The Beat Goes On”.

American singer and dancer Samuel Mendola, known as Vic Dana, was born in Buffalo, New York. He became known for 1960s hits such as “Little Altar Boy”, “I Will” and the popular cover version of “Red Roses for a Blue Lady”.

Singer B.J. Thomas was born.

Musician, songwriter and producer Daryl Dragon, known as “Captain” from the husband-and-wife duo Captain & Tennille, was born in Los Angeles. His father was conductor Carmen Dragon. Captain & Tennille had several hits on the US chart, including “Love Will Keep Us Together”, “Do That to Me One More Time” and “Muskrat Love”. Dragon also worked with The Beach Boys. He died on January 2, 2019, from kidney failure.

American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer Douglas Hatlelid, known as Chip Douglas, was born in San Francisco. He became known as a member of The Turtles and as a producer of The Monkees, for whom he produced hits including “Daydream Believer” and “Pleasant Valley Sunday”. The Turtles had the US No. 1 hit “Happy Together” in 1967.

Ken Andrew, the original drummer of the Scottish pop group Middle of the Road, was born in Bearsden, Glasgow, Scotland. In 1971, the group had the UK No. 1 single “Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep”; the song was among the few singles to sell more than 10 million physical copies.

American guitarist Sterling Morrison, one of the founding members of the rock group Velvet Underground, was born. The group’s debut album “The Velvet Underground & Nico” was released in 1967.

Sterling Morrison, guitarist and founding member of the rock group The Velvet Underground, was born as Holmes Sterling Morrison Jr. in East Meadow, New York.

Kathy Lennon, a member of The Lennon Sisters, was born on August 2, 1943, in Los Angeles.

David Carr, keyboardist with the British group The Fortunes, was born in Leyton, London.

Country singer and songwriter Sammi Smith, born Jewel Faye Smith, was born in Orange County, California.

Popová zpěvačka Lana Cantrell se narodila v Sydney v Austrálii.

American singer Wanda LaFaye Young, also known as Wanda Rogers, was born in Inkster, Michigan. She was a member of The Marvelettes and became their lead singer in 1965.

Ronnie Spector, singer, co-founder and frontwoman of the girl group The Ronettes, was born Veronica Bennett in New York City.

American singer, guitarist and songwriter James Griffin, a member of Bread, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Denis Payton, saxophonist for The Dave Clark Five, was born in Walthamstow, North London. The Dave Clark Five had the UK No. 1 hit “Glad All Over” in 1964 and the US No. 1 hit “Over And Over” in 1965. Denis Payton died on December 17, 2006.