January 28th: Born on this day

1980, Nicolas Carter, Backstreet Boys, (1997 US No.2 single 'Quit Playing Games With My Heart', 1999 UK No.1 single 'I Want It That Way').

1977,, Joseph Fatone, *NSYNC, (2000 US No.1 single 'It's Gonna Be Me', 1999 UK No.5 single 'I Want You Back').

1975, Lee Latchford- Evans, vocals, Steps, (1998 UK No.1 single 'Heartbeat / Tragedy').

1968, Lawrence Muggerud, DJ Muggs, Cypress Hill, (1993 UK No.15 single 'I Ain't Goin' Out Like That', 1993 US No.1 album 'Black Sunday').

1968, Rakim, US rapper, (1998 UK No.65 single with Malcolm McLaren, 'Buffalo Girls Stampede').

1968, Sarah McLachlan, singer songwriter, organiser of the Lilith Fair US tour together, (1997 US No.2 album 'Surfacing').

1959, Dave Sharpe, guitar, vocals, The Alarm, (1983 UK No.17 single '68 Guns').

1951, William Nelson, Funkadelic, (1978 US No.16 album 'One Nation Under A Groove').

1946, Rick Allen, bass, The Box Tops, (1967 US No.1 & UK No.5 single 'The Letter').

1945, Robert Wyatt, Soft Machine and solo singer, (1983 UK No.35 single 'Shipbuilding').

1943, Dick Taylor, guitar, vocals, The Pretty Things, (1964 UK No.10 single 'Don't Bring Me Down').

1941, King Tubby, reggae producer, died 6/2/89 after being shot in the street outside his home. Worked with Robbie Shakespeare, Sly Dunbar, Carlton Barrett.

1927, Ronnie Scott, jazz musician, died 23/12/96, owner of London and Birmingham clubs.


January 28th: died

2003, H-Town singer Keven Conner was killed in a car crash in Houston aged 28. Conner died when an SUV ran a red light and crashed into the car he was a passenger in, which had just picked him up from the recording studio.

2000, Sax player Thomas 'Beans' Bowles died of prostate cancer. Played on many Motown sessions including Marvin Gaye's, 'What's Going On' and The Supremes 'Baby Love'.

1983, British Rock & Roll singer Billy Fury died of heart failure. 1961 UK No.3 single 'Halfway To Paradise', plus 25 other Top 40 UK singles.