Born on this day ...

[Music Head]

Ray Dorset - born on this day in 1946 in England
that makes him 69

vocalist for Mungo Jerry
#3 US / #1 UK with this
the only hit he had here
nice sideburns

[video=youtube;wvUQcnfwUUM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvUQcnfwUUM[/video]

[Music Head]

Roger Whittaker - born on this day in 1936 in Nairobi
that makes him 79

known for his uncanny whistling ability
didn't need it on this classic
#19 US / #2 UK in 1975

[video=youtube;sGWs1HK8iDU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGWs1HK8iDU[/video]

[Ruby]

^I have a soft spot for Roger Whittaker and his songs - he’s earned his troubadour stripes IMO. The whistling is phenomenal … doesn’t seem possible!

[video=youtube;xaPoBhiMkgs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaPoBhiMkgs[/video]

[Ruby]

Angelo Badalamenti, born in Brooklyn, New York on this day in 1937. Badalamenti is a composer best known for his film/tv scores, particularly for David Lynch's productions - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Badalamenti. It was he that composed this most memorable of themes from Twin Peaks (which I watched religiously until it veered off into beyond the bizarre!) -

[video=youtube;pXrjMaVoTy0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXrjMaVoTy0[/video]

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Chaka Khan (Yvette Marie Stevens) - born on this day in 1953 in Chicago, Illinois
that makes her 62

frontwoman of Rufus plus her solo work
#3 US / #1 UK in 1984 with this
too disco for me
and they didn't say who was featured at the start
the woman has 10 Grammy's

[video=youtube;hX9E44mClKs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX9E44mClKs[/video]

[Ruby]

Phil Lanzon - born this day in 1950. Keyboard wiz and co-songwriting for Uriah Heep since 1986, along with backing vocals. From Sea of Light, Lanzon’s own “Mistress Of All Time” –

[video=youtube;OBXxnw67u14]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBXxnw67u14[/video]

[Music Head]

Lee Oskar - born on this day in 1948 in Denmark
that makes him 67

member of War
shout out to Eric Burdon for putting this group together
for the fantastic album Eric Burdon Declares War
this was their biggest hit, reaching #2 on the chart

[video=youtube;rvYODVTHC2I]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvYODVTHC2I[/video]

[Ruby]

Carol Kaye, ‘First Lady of Bass’ turns 80 today. If you think you’ve never heard her, chances are you’re mistaken! She is known to have made over 10,000 recordings in her 55 year career as a bass guitarist and is one of the most widely heard session musicians ever. She was a member of ‘The Wrecking Crew’, a group of highly successful, versatile session musicians who backed loads of popular singers in the 60’s, as well as working on soundtracks, jingles, … pretty much anything that came their way, and she didn’t stop there – her recordings span four decades. The tip of the iceberg of Ms Kaye’s listed credits would be with the likes of … The Beach Boys, Nancy Sinatra, Leon Russell, Joe Cocker, Barbara Streisand, The Righteous Brothers, Simon & Garfunkel, Frank Zappa, etc., etc.

There’s a made for TV movie about her – First Lady of Bass, and a 2008 doccie about The Wrecking Crew which looks fascinating –

[video=youtube;SX5BCgmr7tg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX5BCgmr7tg[/video]

[CRAZY-HORSE]

And as we all know.....its all about that bass

[jazzboCR]

"The Wrecking Crew" is finally coming out on DVD--can't wait. Here's an hour+ documentary/interview with that fascinating woman, Carol Kaye.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4JWqK6r6N4