amongst those born 17th June .............

1957, Philip Chevron, guitar, The Pogues, (1987 UK No.8 single 'The Irish Rover'). The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl ~ Fairy Tale of New York

1947, Eric Lewis, Middle Of The Road, (1971 UK No.1 single 'Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep').
Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep

1947, Glenn Buxton, guitar, Alice Cooper Band, (1972 UK No.1 and US No.7 single 'School's Out'). He died October 19th 1997. School's Out


1947, Greg Rolie, Santana, (1970 US No.4 single 'Black Magic Woman', 1977 UK No.11 single 'She's Not There'). Black Magic Woman

1947, Paul Young, singer, Sad Cafe, (1979 UK No.3 single 'Every Day Hurts'), Mike and the Mechanics, (1989 UK No.2 single 'The Living Years'). Died on 15th July 2000. Every Day Hurts


1946, Barry Manilow, US singer songwriter, (1975 US No.1 & UK No.11 single 'Mandy', also wrote 'Could It Be Magic', & 'Copacabana', scored over 25 US Top 40 singles). Mandy ~ live

1944, Chris Spedding, session guitarist. Worked with Donovan, David Essex, Lulu, Dusty Springfield, Jack Bruce, Eno, Bryan Ferry, The Wombles. Solo, (1975 UK No.14 single 'Motor Biking'). Also a member of The Sharks. Robert Gordon & Chris Spedding, The Way I Walk.


1942, Norman Kuhlke, The Swinging Blue Jeans, (1964 UK No.2 and US No.24 single 'Hippy Hippy Shake'). Hippy Hippy Shake

1930, Cliff Gallup, guitarist, Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps, (1956 US No. 7 & UK No. 16 single 'Be-Bop-A-Lula'). Gallup died of a heart attack on October 9th 1988.Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps, Race with the Devila>