February 2nd: Born on this day

1977, Shakira, singer, (2002 UK No.2 single 'Whenever Wherever').

1971, Ben Mize, drums, Counting Crows, (1994 UK No.28 single 'Mr Jones', 1996 US No.1 album, 'Recovering The Satellites').

1969, John Spence, singer, original member of No Doubt in the late 80's. Committed suicide on 21/12/87 after shooting himself.

1966, Robert Deleo, bass, Stone Temple Pilots, (1993 UK No.23 single 'Plush').

1964, Charlie Heather, drums, The Levellers, (1995 UK No.12 single 'Just The One').

1963, Eva Cassidy, US singer, died of cancer on 1/11/96, aged 33. (Only artist to score three posthumous UK No.1 albums, 2001 'Songbird', 2002 'Imagine', 2003 'American Tune'. 2001 UK No. 42 single 'Over The Rainbow').

1949, Ross Valory, bass, Steve Miller Band, (1974 US No.1 & 1990 UK No.1 single 'The Joker').

1948, Alan Mckay, guitar, Earth Wind and Fire, (1975 US No.1 single 'Shining Star', 1981 UK No.3 single 'Let's Groove').

1947, Peter Lucia, Tommy James and the Shondells, (1966 US No.1 single 'Hanky Panky', 1968 UK No.1 single 'Mony Mony').

1947, Derek Sulman, Simon Dupree And The Big Sound, (1967 UK No.9 single 'Kites'. Member of Gentle Giant.

1946, Howard Bellamy, Bellamy Brothers, (1976 US No.1 single 'Let Your Love Flow', 1979 UK No.3 single 'If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me').

1945, Ronnie Goodson, John Fred and His Playboy Band, (1968 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Judy In Disguise').

1943, Peter Macbeth, The Foundations, (1967 UK No.1 single 'Baby Now That I've Found You', 1969 US No.3 single 'Build Me Up A Buttercup').

1942, Graham Nash, guitar, vocals, The Hollies, (left in 1968), Crosby Stills Nash & Young, (1969 UK No.17 single 'Marrakesh Express', 1970 US No.1 album 'Deja Vu').

1940, Alan Caddy, guitar, The Tornados, died 16/8/2000, (1962 UK & US No.1 single 'Telstar'). The first major hit from a UK act on the American chart.

1934, Skip Battin, The Byrds, died 6/7/03, (1965 US & UK No.1 single' Mr Tambourine Man'). Member of New Riders Of The Purple Sage and The Flying Burrito Brothers.

February 2 ~ died

1979, Sex Pistols bass player Sid Vicious died of a heroin overdose in New York. There had been a party in the flat to celebrate Vicious' release on $50,000 bail pending his trial for the murder of his former girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, last October. Party guests said Vicious, (real name John Simon) Ritchie, had taken heroin at midnight