February 6th: Born on this day

1966, Rick Astley, singer, (1987 UK & US No.1 single 'Never Gonna Give You Up', UK biggest seller of 87. Scored 7 other UK Top 10 hits, 1987 UK No.1 album 'Whenever You Need Somebody' 34 weeks on UK chart.).

1962, Axl Rose, vocals, Guns N' Roses, (1988 US No.1 & 1989 UK No.6 single 'Sweet Child O' Mine').


1962, Richie McDonald, guitar, vocals, Lonestar, (2000 US No.1 & UK No. 21 single ‘Amazed’).

1950, Mike Batt, songwriter, The Wombles, (1974 UK No.3 single 'Remember Your A Womble') composer of 'Bright Eyes' 1979 UK No.1 single for Art Garfunkel. Discovered UK singer, songwriter Katie Melua.

1950, Natalie Cole, US singer, (1989 UK No.2 single 'Miss You Like Crazy'), daughter of Nat 'King' Cole.

1947, Alan Jones, sax, Amen Corner, (1969 UK No.1 single 'If Paradise Is Half As Nice').

1945, Bob Marley, singer, songwriter, guitarist, died 11/5/81, 1981 UK No.8 single 'No Woman No Cry', plus over ten other UK Top 40 singles. In 1990, the 6th February was proclaimed a national holiday in Jamaica to commemorate his birth.

1943, Fabian Forte, singer, (1959 US No.3 single 'Tiger').

1942, John London, session bass player, died 12/2/2000. Worked with The Monkees, Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

1941, Dave Berry, singer, (1964 UK No.5 single 'The Crying Game').

1916, Bill Doggett, US pianist, (1956 US No.2 single 'Honky Tonk Parts I & II').

February 6th: Died -
1998, Carl Wilson from The Beach Boys died aged 51 after a long battle with lung cancer.

1989, Reggae producer King Tubby died after being shot in the street outside his home. Worked with Robbie Shakespeare, Sly Dunbar, Carlton Barrett.

1981, Composer Hugo Montenegro died in California, (1968 UK No.1 & US No.2 single 'The Good The Bad And The Ugly' from the soundtrack to the Clint Eastwood spaghetti western film).

1977, Peter Laughner from US punk band Pere Ubu died aged 25.

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