June 9, 1982 ~ Southern gospel singer, songwriter Devin McGlamery, full name Jon Devin McGlamery, born in Valdosta, Georgia, USA ~ Member of southern gospel quartet the Dixie Melody Boys from 2000 through 2004. Subsequently a member of Karen Peck & New River, with whom he recorded three albums starting with Good To Be Free released in 2005. Member of Ernie Haase's group the Signature Sound from 2010 through 2021, including on the hit song From My Rags To His Riches. McGlamery released his Love Is A Verb solo album in 2013
June 9, 1981 ~ Sitar player, composer Anoushka Shankar born in London, UK ~ Daughter of Ravi Shankar, half-sister of Norah Jones. Released her Anoushka debut album in 1998. Has collaborated with her father, George Harrison, Sting, Rodrigo & Gabriela, and Milos Karadaglic
June 9, 1978 ~ Rock singer, guitarist, songwriter Matt Bellamy, full name Matthew James Bellamy, born ~ Son of the Tornados rhythm guitarist George Bellamy. Fronts Muse, known for songs such as Plug-in Baby, Time Is Running Out, Hysteria, Butterflies & Hurricanes, Supermassive Black Hole, Knights Of Cydonia and Uprising, all of which reached the UK top 20. Bellamy also co-wrote Adam Lambert's Soaked from Lambert solo debut For Your Entertainment album and is a member of the Beatles tribute band the Jaded Hearts Club which also includes Miles Kane, Nine Inch Nails drummer Lian Rubin and Sean Payne
June 9, 1970 ~ DJ, songwriter Ed Simons born in Dulwich, UK ~ Best known as half of the DJ duo the Chemical Brothers who from the mid-1990s onwards scored six No.1 albums and thirteen top 20 singles in the UK. The duo started out as club DJ's but simply ran out of material to use, so they decided to make their own. The duo has also done remixes for a host of British pop artists including Lionrock, Republica, the Manic Street Preachers, the Charlatans, Primal Scream, the Prodigy, the Stone Roses, Oasis, Fatboy Slim, Kylie Minogue, and others. They initially called themselves the Dust Brothers, in honor of the American production duo the Dust Brothers associated with the Beastie Boys, but were asked to drop the name by the original Dust Brothers around March 1995
June 9, 1965 ~ Gospel, R&B singer, songwriter, actress Deborah Fraser born in Kwamashu, South Africa ~ Backing singer for the likes of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Lucky Dube, Brenda Fassie, Rebecca Malope, Hugh Masekela, and Jonas Gwangwa. Released her Abanye Bayombona solo debut album in 2000, which would go on to sell over 1 million copies. Well known for her 2016 hit Ngeke Ngiyeke Ukuthandaza ~ Fraser passed away in 2022
June 9, 1965 ~ Jazz trombonist, composer Helge Sunde born in Stryn, Norway ~ Has worked with Anneli Drecker, Nils Johansen, the Oslo Groove Company, the Norske Store Orkester, the Ensemble Denada, Eberhard Weber, Ole Paus, Motorpsycho, Trygve Seim, and others. As a composer had his works performed by the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, the Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester and the Oslo Sinfonieta
June 9, 1962 ~ Guitarist, singer Eddie Lundon born ~ Co-founding and along with Gary Daly main songwriter and the only other constant member of China Crisis, known for 1980s UK top 20 hits such as Christian, Wishful Thinking, Black Man Ray and King In A Catholic Style (Wake Up)
June 9, 1962 ~ Pop, rock, folk singer, guitarist Yuval Banai born in Tel Aviv, Israel ~ Son of actor, singer Yossi Banai. Married to actress Orly Silbersatz from 1987 through 2007, with whom he has three children. Best known as frontman of Mashina, considered one of the most influential Israeli pop rock bands drawing from a wide array of influences including ska, reggae, punk rock, new wave, psychedelic rock, pop rock, grunge, and Middle Eastern elements. Well known songs include Rakevet Laila Le-Kahir, basically an hommage to Madness' Night Boat To Cairo, Geveret Sarah Hashschena which drew heavily from Bob Dylan's Hurricane, Ha'Amuta Le-Heker Hatmuta, and Miflatzot Ha-Tehila
June 9, 1960 ~ Pop singer Eva Dahlgren, full name Eva Charlotte Dahlgren, born in Umea, Sweden ~ Discovered by singer Bruno Glenmark. Released her Finns Det Nan Som Bryr Sej Om debut album in 1978 and has recorded to commercial succes since. Best known for songs such as Angeln I Rummet, Ven Tander Stjarnorna and Nar Jag Langtar
June 9, 1954 ~ François Reyes, commonly known as flamenco, gypsy guitarist Canut Reyes, born in Strassbourg, France ~ Co-founding member of the Gipsy Kings. Appeared on the band's first two albums, 1982's Allegria and 1983's Luna De Fuego, before departing the band for lack of chart succes seeking a day job instead while also releasing his Bolero solo album, a tribute to Maurice Ravel. After the group slowly rose to fame on the strength of their eponymous 1987 Gipsy Kings album, Reyes would rejoin the group in 1990 and has played with the group ever since
June 9, 1954 ~ Hard rock, blues rock, progressive rock guitarist Paul Chapman born in Cardiff, UK ~ Member of Universe. Briefly a member of Skid Row during the early 1970s, replacing Gary Moore. Touring guitarist for UFO since 1974, joining the band as a full member in 1978. Present on the albums Strangers In The Night, No Place To Run, The Wild The Willing And The Innocent, Mechanix, and Making Contact. Following his departure from the band in 1983 Chapman has worked with DOA, Waysted (The Good The Bad The Waysted), Jack Starr, Gator Country, and others ~ Chapman passed away in 2020
June 9, 1953 ~ Electric blues guitarist, songwriter, producer Bobby Murray born in Nagoye, Japan ~ Influenced by Albert Collins and BB King. Best known for his association with Etta James, a member of James' backing unit for over two decades starting in 1988. Recorded a number of solo albums, starting with The Blues Is Now in 1996. Has also worked with Albert King, Johnny Guitar Watson, Taj Mahal, Percy Mayfield, Sugar Pie DeSanto, Lowell Fulson
June 9, 1953 ~ Drummer, singer, songwriter, producer Errol Kennedy born in Montego Bay, Jamaica ~ Best known as member of Imagination, known for songs such as Body Talk, In & Out Of Love, Flashback, and for their biggest hit Just An Illusion. Also worked as session musician, collaborator, producer with Hugh Masekela, Odyssey, Shalamar, Rose Royce, Grace Kennedy, Jamiroquai, Frankie Knuckles, Larry Levan, Colonel Abrams, Simon Ellis, Midnight Express, the Typical Funk Band, Central Line, and others
June 9, 1950 ~ Hard rock, glam rock, progressive rock bassist Trevor Bolder born in Kingston-upon-Hull, UK ~ Member of the Spiders From Mars, David Bowie's early 1970s backing unit present on albums such as Hunky Dory, The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars and Aladdin Sane. Longtime member of Uriah Heep, first appearing on the 1977 Firefly album and present on most of the band's albums until his death in 2013. Has also worked with the Cybernauts, Mick Ronson, Ken Hensley, and Wishbone Ash ~ Bolder passed away in 2013
June 9, 1949 ~ Keyboardist Francis Monkman born ~ Co-founded Sisyphus in the late 1960s. The band would evolve into the pioneering progressive rock outfit Curved Air, with whom Monkman recorded the albums Air Conditioning, Second Album, and Phantasmagoria, before departing the band over artistic differences. After his departure from the band Monkman has guested on recordings by Renaissance, Al Stewart, and Lynsey de Paul, collaborated with Phil Manzanera and Brian Eno in the short-lived 801, worked with classical fusion band Sky, and recorded as a solo artist ~ Monkman passed away in 2023
June 9, 1947 ~ Hard rock, progressive rock, heavy metal singer, guitarist Mick Box, full name Michael Frederick Box, born in Walthamstow, UK ~ Co-founding and sole remaining original member of Uriah Heep, known for songs such as Lady In Black, Easy Livin', Spider Woman, Stealin' and Prima Donna
June 9, 1946 ~ Jazz fusion, blues saxophonist, flutist, pianist Ron Aspery, full name Ronald Aspery, born in Middlesbrough, UK ~ Driving force behind jazz-rock trio Back Door, especially acclaimed for their 1972 eponymous Back Door and its 1973 follow-up 8th Street Nites. In-demand sideman, present on albums by Alexis Korner, Glenn Hughes, Marvin Hamlisch (The Spy Who Loved Me), Roger Glover, Evelyn Thomas, David Coverdale, Roger Chapman, Roger Daltrey, Deke Leonard (Before Your Very Eyes), Chris Rea, Elvis Costello, and Keith Emerson ~ Aspery passed away in 2003
June 9, 1945 ~ Jazz guitarist Mick Goodrick born in Sharon, Pennsylvania, USA ~ Worked with Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, the Liberation Music Orchestra, Jack DeJohnette, Steve Swallow, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Jerry Bergonzi, Jimmy Mosher, Gary Thomas, Claudio Fasoli, Harvie S, Jim Hall, Charlie Mariano, Ed Sarath, Mill Bermejo, Joe Diorio, the Monday Night Orchestra, Laszlo Gardony, Mike Pohjola, Hal Crook, Miles Donahue, John Abercrombie, Dan Wall, Ed Byrne, Bruno Raberg, with Vardan Ovsepian, and others ~ Goodrick passed away in 2022
June 9, 1941 ~ Keyboardist Jon Lord, full name John Douglas Lord, born in Leicester, UK ~ Best known as co-founding and key member of Deep Purple, merging rock and hard rock with classical and baroque influences. Has also worked with the Artwoods, St Valentine's Day Massacre, the Flower Pot Men, Paice Ashton Lord and with Whitesnake ~ Lord passed away in 2012
June 9, 1940 ~ Jazz drummer Curtis Boyd born in New York, New York, USA ~ Sideman. Started out in the 1950s. Has played with artists such as Cedar Walton, Julian Priester, Wynton Kelly, Frank Strozier, Kenny Dorham, Chick Corea, Gloria Lynne, Ronnell Bright, Carmen McRae (Bittersweet), Joe Williams, and with Freddy Cole. Gained particular attention as a member of Billy Taylor's 1980s line-up
June 9, 1934 ~ Singer Jackie Wilson, full name Jack Leroy Wilson Jr, born in Detroit, Michigan, USA ~ Key figure in transition from R&B to soul. Dubbed “Mr Excitement” for his high-energy stage antics. Rose to fame as member of Billy Ward & the Dominoes. Active as a solo artist since 1957. Known for songs such as Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want To Meet), Lonely Teardrops, You Were Made For My Love, Alone At Last, My Empty Arms, Baby Workout and (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher ~ Wilson passed away in 1984
June 9, 1930 ~ Monique Andree Serf, commonly known as singer, songwriter Barbara, born in Paris, France ~ Lifelong friend and frequent interpreter of Jacques Brel. Known as a poetic songwriter herself. Best remembered for songs such as Ma Belle Histoire D'Amour C'Est Vous, L'Aigle Noir, Nantes, Solitude, Gottingen, and Petite Cantate. Quintessential to the Nouvelle Chanson genre, influential on artists such as Keren Ann, Benjamin Biolay, Coralie Clément, Emilie Simon, Daphné, and Vincent Delerm. Non-French artists who have covered Barbara's songs include Marc Almond, Martha Wainwright, Conchita Mendivil, Regina Spektor, and Ana Silvera ~ Serf passed away in 1997
June 9, 1929 ~ John Marshall Alexander, commonly known as R&B singer, pianist Johnny Ace, born in Memphis, Tennessee, USA ~ Worked with BB King, Bobby Blue Bland, Junior Parker, Earl Forest, Rosco Gordon, Ike Turner, and others. As a solo artist known for a string of early 1950s hits including Cross My Heart, Please Forgive Me, The Clock, Yes Baby, Saving My Love For You, Never Let Me Go and perhaps his best-known Pledging My Love. The latter posthumously became an R&B charttopper in 1955 after Ace died of an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound the previous year ~ Alexander passed away in 1954
June 9, 1926 ~ William Whitney Pursell, commonly known as pianist, songwriter Bill Pursell, born in Oakland, California, USA ~ As a solo artist best known for his instrumental 1963 Our Winter Love single, which would reach the Billboard Hot 100 top 10. Would go on to become an in-demand session pianist and arranger, present on many of Johnny Cash's 1960s recordings. Also worked with artists such as Patsy Cline, Johnny Paycheck, Willis Hoover, Joan Baez, Scotty Moore, JJ Cale, Willie Nelson, and Dan Fogelberg ~ Pursell passed away in 2020
June 9, 1926 ~ Electric blues bassist, singer Calvin Fuzz Jones born in Greenwood, Mississippi, USA ~ Jones worked with Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, the Legendary Blues Band, Mississippi Heat, James Cotton, Luther Guitar Junior Johnson, Little Walter, Elmore James, Pinetop Perkins, Willie Big Eyes Smith, Ronnie Earl, Bruce Katz, the Blues Brothers, Cassandra Wilson, and others ~ Jones passed away in 2010
June 9, 1926 ~ Delta blues singer, guitarist CeDell Davis, full name Ellis CeDell Davis, was born in Helena, Arkansas, USA ~ Noted for his distinctive style of guitar playing, a case of polio restricting use of his hands leading him to hold a butter knife in his fretting hand in a manner similar to slide guitar playing. Critically acclaimed for his 1994 Feel Like Doin' Something Wrong album. The 2019 Signs album by the Tedeschi-Trucks Band was dedicated to Davis ~ Davis passed away in 2017
June 9, 1926 ~ Jackie Jean Crouch, commonly known as singer, actress, model Georgia Holt, born in Kensett, Arkansas, USA ~ Sang with Bob Wills at age 10. Would go on to win several talent and beauty competitions, leading to a number of supporting roles in film and TV. Best known for her two marriages to John Sarkisian, briefly in the 1940s and again briefly in the 1960s. Their daughter is singer Cher. In 2013 Holt released her sole album, Honky Tonk Woman ~ Crouch passed away in 2022
June 9, 1926 ~ Steel guitarist Herb Remington, full name Herbert Leroy Remington, born in Meshawaka, Indiana, USA ~ Member of Bob Wills' backing unit the Texas Playboys from 1946 through 1949, notably present on Boot Heel Drag. Also worked with Hank Penny, with whom he recorded Remington Ride which has since become a standard for steel guitarists ~ Remington passed away in 2018
June 9, 1921 ~ Producer, label executive Dick Rowe, full name Richard Paul Brutton Rowe, born in London, UK ~ Served at Decca Records from the late 1940s until his retirement in the mid-1970s. Remembered as the executive who passed on the Beatles, yet did sign the Rolling Stones at the recommendation of George Harrison. Would become one of the most successful British executives and producers of the 1960s, signing and producing acts such as Them, the Moody Blues, the Zombies, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Tom Jones, the Small Faces, the Animals, Procol Harum, and Gilbert O'Sullivan. Rowe's son, solicitor Richard Rowe, would follow in his father's footsteps with executive positions at CBS Records and Sony Music ~ Rowe passed away in 1986
June 9, 1912 ~ Bernard Feinstein, commonly known as swing lyricist Buddy Feyne, born in New York, New York, USA ~ Wrote the lyrics to Glenn Miller's 1940 hit Tuxedo Junction. Others who have recorded songs co-written by Feyne include Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Louis Armstrong, Gene Autry, Frankie Avalon, the Andrews Sisters, George Benson, Nat King Cole, the Manhattan Transfer, Joe Jackson, and Boz Scaggs ~ Feinstein passed away in 1998
June 9, 1905 ~ Singer Martha Boswell born ~ One third of close harmony trio the Boswell Sisters, alongside siblings Connee Boswell and Helvetia Boswell, known for 1930s hits such as I Found A Million Dollar Baby In A Five An Ten Cent Store, Rock & Roll, The Object Of My Affection, Dinah, Alexander's Ragtime Band, and others ~ Boswell passed away in 1958
June 9, 1902 ~ Nehemiah Curtis James, commonly known as Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist, songwriter Skip James, born in Bentonia, Mississippi, USA ~ First recorded in the early 1930s to initially little succes to be rediscovered in the 1960s blues revival. Known for songs such as Cherry Ball Blues, Illinois Blues, I'm So Glad and Jesus Is A Mighty Good Leader ~ James passed away in 1969
June 9, 1891 ~ Composer, songwriter Cole Porter, full name Cole Albert Porter, born in Indiana, USA ~ One of the most popular songwriters of the 1920s through the 1940s. One of the few of his day who usually wrote both music and lyrics. Known for standards such as Night And Day (Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Joe Henderson, Everything But The Girl), Begin The Beguine (June Knight, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman), I Get A Kick Out Of You (Ethel Merman, Ella Fitzgerald), I've Got You Under My Skin (Virginia Bruce, Frank Sinatra, the Four Seasons, Neneh Cherry), Easy To Love (Frances Langford, Hal Kemp, Billie Holiday) and You're The Top (Paul Whiteman, the Dorsey Brothers) ~ Porter passed away in 1964
June 9, 1877 ~ Vaudeville, ragtime singer Gene Greene, full name Eugene Delbert Greene, born in Indiana, USA ~ One of the first to use scat singing techniques. Known for songs such as The Chinese Blues, Alexander's Got A Jazz Band Now, and his best-known King Of The Bungaloos ~ Greene passed away in 1930