February 20th: Born on this day

1985, Volkova Olegovna, singer, Tatu, (2003 UK No.1 single 'All The Things She Said.'

1977, Edwin Graham, drums, The Darkness, (2003 UK No.2 single ‘I Believe In A Thing Called Love’, 2003 UK No.1 album ‘Permission To Land’).

1975, Brian Littrell, Backstreet Boys, (1997 US No.2 single 'Quit appearing Games With My Heart', 1999 UK No.1 single 'I Want It That Way').

1972, Neil Primrose, drums, Travis, (1999 UK No.1 album 'The Man Who', 1999 UK No.10 single 'Why Does It Always Rain On Me').

1967, Kurt Cobain, guitar, vocals, Nirvana, (died 5/4/94, 1991 UK No.7 & 1992 US No.6 single 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', from the 1991 album 'Nevermind', spent over 2 years on the UK chart, US No.1 album in 1992).

1960, Mark Reilly, Matt Bianco, (1988 UK No.11 single 'Don't Blame It On That Girl').

1960 Robert Boustead, King Kurt, (1983 UK '36 single 'Destination Zululand').

1954, Jon Brant, Cheap Trick, (1979 UK No.29 & US No.17 single 'I Want You To Want Me', 1988 US No.1 single 'The Flame').

1951, Randy California, Spirit, (died on 2/1/97 when rescuing his 12 year-old son after he was sucked into a riptide in surf off Hawaii. (1969 US No.25 single 'I got A Line On You', 1981 UK No.40 album 'Potato Land').

1950, Walter Becker, bass, guitar, vocals, Steely Dan, (1973 US No.11 single 'Reeling In The Years' and nine other US Top 30 hits).

1946, J Geils, guitar, The J. Geils Band, (1982 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Centerfold').

1945, Alan Hull, guitar, vocals, Lindisfarne, died of a heart attack, 17/11/96, (1972 UK No.3 single 'Lady Eleanor').

1944 Lew Soloff, trumpet, Blood Sweat & Tears, (1969 US No.12 & UK No.35 single 'You've Made Me So Very Happy').

1941, Buffy Sainte- Marie, Canadian singer, songwriter, (1971 UK No.7 single 'Soldier Blue', 1972 US No.38 single 'Mister Can't You See'). Wrote 'Up Where We Belong' 1982 US No.1 & UK No.7 for Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes.

1940, Barbara Ellis, The Fleetwoods, (1959 US No.1 & UK No.6 single 'Come Softly To Me').

1937, Nancy Wilson, singer, ('1964 US No.11 single You Don't Know How Glad I Am').




February 20th: died:

1980, Bon Scott from AC/DC was pronounced dead on arrival at a London hospital, after a heavy night's drinking. The coroners verdict said that the singer drank him self to death.