Matisyahu – King without a crown

1979 – Matisyahu, Hasidic Jewish Reggae Rapper

The Wiggles – Hot Potato

1960 – Murray Cook, Australian children’s singer (The Wiggles)

And now for something completely different…

Dead Can Dance – Sanvean (Live)

1959 – Brendan Perry, British musician (Dead Can Dance)

Lena Horne – I Got a Name

Lena Horne, singer, turns 90.

Little River Band – Lonesome Loser

1944, Born on this day, Glenn Shorrock, Little River Band, Australian group, (1978 US No.3 single ‘Reminiscing’ plus 12 other US Top 40 singles).

The Supremes – Stop in the Name of Love (Hollywood Palace)

1943, Born on this day, Florence Ballard, vocals, The Supremes, (1964 US & UK No.1 single ‘Baby Love’ plus 11 other US No.1 singles). She died February 21st 1976.

Stanley Clarke – School Days (acoustic bass solo)

1951, Born on this day, Stanley Clarke, jazz bass player, worked with Chick Corea, Santana, Keith Richards, Quincy Jones, Paul McCartney.

Sweet – Ballroom Blitz

1951, Born on this day, Andy Scott, Sweet, (1973 UK No.1 single ‘Blockbuster’, plus 14 other UK Top 40 singles).

The Human League – (Keep Feeling) Facination

1956, Born on this day, Adrian Wright, The Human League, (1981 UK No.1 & 1982 US No.1 single ‘Don’t You Want Me’ plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles).

The La’s – There She Goes (Live on Letterman)

1967, Born on this day, Peter James Camell, guitar, The La’s, (1990 UK No.13 single ‘There She Goes’).

Fantasia Barrino – Summertime

1984, Born on this day, Fantasia Barrino, singer, American Idol winner, (2004 US No.1 single ‘I Believe’). The first time in US history a debut single has topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Deep Purple – Highway Star

Born on this day in 1948, Ian Paice, drummer, Deep Purple, (1970 UK No.2 single ‘Black Night’), 1973 US No. 4 single ‘Smoke On The Water’).

Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band – Death Cab For Cutie

Roger Ruskin Spear, Brit multi-instrumentalist with Bonzo Dog Band, turns 64.

Danity Kane – Showstoppers

1983 – Aundrea Fimbres, American singer (Danity Kane)

Pussycat Dolls – Buttons

1978 – Nicole Scherzinger, American singer, dancer, and actress, Pussycat Dolls