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.

Les Brown and his Band of Renown recorded the song “Joltin' Joe DiMaggio”.

Glenn Miller and His Orchestra recorded “Elmer's Tune.”

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”.

Skinnay Ennis recorded the song “Don't Let Julia Fool Ya”.

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”.