January 21st: Born :

1980, , Benjamin Moody, guitar, Evanescence, (2003 UK No.1 & US No.5 single ‘Bring Me To Life’, 2003 UK No.1 & US No.3 album ‘Fallen’).

1979, Nokio, Dru Hill, (1999 US No.1 & UK No.2 single with Will Smith, 'Wild Wild West').

1976, Emma Bunton, Baby spice, The Spice Girls, (1996 UK No.1 & 1997 US No.1 single 'Wannabe', 2001 UK No.1 solo single 'What Took You So Long').

1966, Wendy James, vocals, Transvision Vamp, (1989 UK No.3 single 'Baby I Don't Care').

1965, Jam Master Jay, (Jason Mizell), Run-DMC. Murdered by an assassin's single bullet on 30/10/02. (1986 UK No.8 single with Aerosmith 'Walk This Way', 1998 UK No.1 single 'It's Like That').

1965, Robert Del Naja, 3- D, Massive Attack, (1991 UK No.13 single 'Unfinished Sympathy').

1959, Vic Reeves, one half of UK comedy act Reeves and Mortimer, (1991 UK No.1 single with The Wonder Stuff 'Dizzy').

1958, Anita Baker, US soul singer, 1986 UK No.13 single 'Sweet Love', 1998 US No.1 album 'Giving You The Best That I Got').

1956, Rob Brill, drums, Berlin, (1986 UK & US No.1 single 'Take My Breath Away').

1954, Nigel Glockler, drums, Saxon, (1980 UK No.5 album 'Wheels Of Steel').

1950, Billy Ocean, singer, (1988 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Get Out Of My Dreams Get Into My Car').

1947, Jim Ibbotson, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, (1971 US No.9 single 'Mr Bojangles').

1942, Edwin Starr, singer, died 2/4/03 aged 61, (1970 US No.1 and UK No.3 single 'War').

1942, Mac Davis, singer, songwriter. (1972 US No.1 single 'Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me', No.29 in the UK. Wrote 'In The Ghetto' and 'Don't Cry Daddy' for Elvis Presley).

1941, Placido Domingo, Spanish singer, (1994 UK No.21 single with Jose Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti, 'Libiamo / La Donna E Mobile').

1941, Richie Havens, folk singer, (1971 US No.16 single with his version of George Harrison's' 'Here Comes The Sun', appeared at Woodstock, Newport, and Isle Of Wight festivals).

1939, DJ Wolfman Jack. Master of ceremonies for the rock 'n' roll generation of the '60s on radio, and later on television during the '70s. Died of a heart attack 1/7/95.

1925, Telly Savalas, singer, actor died of cancer 22/1/94, (1975 UK No.1 single 'If').


January 21st: Died:

2002, Singer, actress Peggy Lee died. 1958 US No. 8 & UK No.5 single 'Fever.' Worked with Benny Goodman, Randy Newman, Quincy Jones.

1997, Colonel' Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's manager and agent died aged 87.

1997, Songwriter Jesse Levine died of kidney failure. Co- wrote, 'Knock Three Times' and 'Tie A Yellow Ribbon' both US & UK No.1's for Dawn in the early 70's.

1996, Edem Ephraim and Dennis Fuller of The London Boys were killed in a car crash in The Alps, also killed was Edem's wife Bettina.

1984, Soul singer Jackie Wilson died. Wilson had been in care after suffering a heart attack during a stage performance in 1975. Van Morrison wrote 'Jackie Wilson Said' covered by Dexy's Midnight Runners.