November 7, 1996 ~ ELla Mrija Lani Yelich O'Connor, commonly known as singer, songwriter Lorde, born in Auckland, New Zealand ~ Teaming up with producer Joel Little released her debut EP, Love Club, in 2013. It contained the single Royals which would make her an international sensation. A debut album, Pure Heroine would follow the same year. Lorde has also co-written songs for others including the Broods, Ariana Grande, and for the Bleachers
November 7, 1990 ~ Singer, guitarist, keyboardist, banjoist, flutist, bassist, drummer, songwriter Matt Corby, full name Matthew John Corby, born in Oyster Bay, Australia ~ Runner-up in the 2007 edition of Australian Idol at age 16. Noted for his 2011 Into The Flame EP, moving into a new direction with a more soul-influenced sound. Reached the Australian top 10 with his 2013 single Resolution
November 7, 1984 ~ Lana Jurcevic, commonly known as pop singer La Lana, born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia ~ Released her eponymous La Lana debut album in 2003. Has collaborated with some of the biggest names in Croatian music including Niksa Bratos, Ante Pecotic, Muc Softic, Luka Nizetic and Severina. Internationally best known for her So Messed Up single, released in 2020
November 7, 1983 ~ Singer, guitarist Zach Myers, full name Michael Zachery Myers, born in Memphis, Tennessee, USA ~ Cites Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmy Page, Phil Lynott, Damon Johnson, and The Edge as influences. Co-founding and constant member, lead singer, guitarist for supergroup the Fairwell, known for their Schizophrenic Love Songs Part I album. Lead singer for Allen Mack Myers Moore. Member of Shinedown, initially as a touring guitarist, bassist, joining the band as an official member in 2008, with whom he recorded about half a dozen albums including the acclaimed Attention Attention released in 2018. Toured with Saliva in the mid-2000s, filling in for Saliva. Guested on Hanson's Don't Let Me Down
November 7, 1982 ~ Guitarist Marc Orrell, full name Marc John Orrell, born in Worchester, Massachusetts, USA ~ Best known as a member of the Dropkick Murphys from 2000 through 2008. Has also worked with Eleventh Hour, Gimme Danger, Far From Finished, Black Pacific, the Wild Roses
November 7, 1975 ~ Chanson, pop rock, folk singer, guitarist, pianist, songwriter, actor Raphael Haroche, at times mononymously credited as Raphael, born in Paris, France ~ About a dozen albums to his name, starting with Hôtel De L'Univers released in 2000. Best known for songs such as Caravane, Et Dans 150 Ans and Le Vent De L'Hiver, all of which reached top 20 in his native France
November 7, 1972 ~ Jazz trombonist, bandleader, composer Nils Wogram born in Braunschweig, West Germany ~ Worked with Underkarl, de Jazzkantine, Kenny Werner, Rudi Mahall, Eugene Chadbourne, Aki Takase, Root '70, Conny Bauer, Simon Nabatov, and others
November 7, 1971 ~ Alternative country singer, guitarist Matthew Ryan born in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA ~ Influenced by U2, the Replacements, Leonard Cohen, John Mellencamp. Well over a dozen albums to his name, starting with 1997's May Day. Though never reaching mainstream succes Ryan, a gifted storyteller with a devoted fanbase, would become to be regarded as forefather of alt-country drawing critical comparison to Bruce Springsteen, Paul Westerberg and Whiskeytown's Ryan Adams
November 7, 1970 ~ Pop singer, guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter Neil Hannon, full name Edward Neil Anthony Hannon, born in Derry, Northern Ireland ~ Frontman, founding, sole constant member of chamber pop group the Divine Comedy, best known for songs such as Something For The Weekend, Everybody Knows (Except You), National Express and The Pop Singer's Fear Of The Pollen Count
November 7, 1968 ~ Indie rock bassist, guitarist, keyboardist, drummer, singer Chris Murphy born in Charlottetown, Canada ~ Co-lead singer for Sloan which he founded with Jay Ferguson. Wrote or co-wrote several of the band's best known including Underwhelmed, Coax Me, G Turns To D, She Says What She Means, The Other Man, and The Rest Of My Life. Also formed supergroup the Trans-Canada Highwaymen with Steven Page, Moe Berg and Craig Northey
November 7, 1967 ~ DJ, producer David Guetta, full name Pierre David Guetta, born in Paris, France ~ Released his debut album, Just A Little More Love, in 2002. Would go on to become one of Europe's best known and most successful DJ's. Known for songs such as Love Don't Let Me Go featuring Chris Wilis, The World Is Mine featuring JD Davis, Baby When The Light featuring Steve Angello, When Love Takes Over featuring Kelly Rowland, Who's That Chick featuring Rihanna, Bad Girl featuring Taio Cruz & Ludacris, Play Hard featuring Ne-Yo & Akon, Dangerous featuring Sam Martin, 2U featuring Justin Bieber, and others
November 7, 1967 ~ Singer, songwriter Sharleen Spiteri, full name Sharleen Eugeen Spiteri, born in UK ~ Lead singer of rock band Texas, known for songs such as I Don't Want A Lover, Tired Of Being Alone, Say What You Want, Black Eyed Boy and Summer Son. Debuted as a solo artist with the album Melody in 2008
November 7, 1965 ~ Heavy metal, progressive metal, neoclassical metal guitarist, bassist Tim Calvert, full name Timothy T Calvert, born in Alameda County, California, USA ~ Known for his dark, moody style of songwriting and his neoclassical guitar playing, characterised by an abundance of arpeggios and sweep-picking. Member of Forbidden from 1989 until the band's initial disbandement nearly a decade later, present on the albums Twisted Into Form, Distortion, and Green. Subsequently briefly a member of Nevermore, appearing on the 1999 Dreaming Neon Black album, before retiring from music to pursue a career as a commercial airline pilot. Calvert passed away at age 52 due to complications of ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease ~ Calvert passed away in 2018
November 7, 1962 ~ Jazz drummer Mark Taylor born ~ Worked with Eddie Thompson and Al Cohn while still in his teens. Would go on to become an in-demand sideman, having worked with the likes of Kenny Barron, George Coleman, Johnny Griffin, Pharoah Sanders, Bobby Watson, Alan Barnes, Gordon Beck, Geoff Castle, Alec Dankworth, Johnny Dankworth, Kenny Drew, Chris Flory, Herb Geller, Dick Morrisey, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, the Pizza Express All-Stars, Lew Tabackin, Ken Colyer, and others
November 7, 1961 ~ Singer, percussionist, guitarist Rosanna Tavares born in Minas Gerais, Brazil ~ Member of Rosanna & Zélia, known for collaborating with artists such as Dino Saluzzi, Howard Levy, Katharina Franck, Shantel, and others ~ Tavares passed away in 2006
November 7, 1956 ~ Jazz pianist Mikhail Alperin born in Kamianets Podilsy, Ukraine ~ Leader and sideman. Best known as member of the Moscow Art Trio. Also worked with Arkady Shilkloper, John Surman, Terje Gewelt, Jon Christensen, Tore Brunborg, Anja Lechner, and others ~ Alperin passed away in 2018
November 7, 1955 ~ René Marie Stevens, commonly known as jazz singer, songwriter René Marie, born in Warrenton, Virginia, USA ~ About a dozen albums to her name, starting with Renaissance released in 1999 under the moniker René Sloan. Especially acclaimed for her 2004 album Serene Renegade
November 7, 1955 ~ Country, jazz singer, songwriter Shirley Eikhard, full name Shirley Rose Eikhard, born in Sackville, Canada ~ Well over a dozen albums to her name, starting with the eponymous Shirley Eikhard album released in 1972. Had her songs recorded by the likes of Anne Murray (It Takes Time), Emmylou Harris (Good News), Bonnie Raitt (Something To Talk About), and Cher (Born With The Hunger) ~ Eikhard passed away in 2022
November 7, 1953 ~ Jazz saxophonist Erik Balke born in Oslo, Norway ~ Brother of pianist Jon Balke, with whom he also worked. Has also worked with the Lille Frøen Saksofonkvartett, the Jazzpunkensemblet, Don Cherry, Ed Blackwell, Per Jorgensen, Audun Kleive, Nils Petter Molvær, Torbjørn Sunde, Tore Brunborg, Paolo Vinaccia, Bugge Wesseltoft, Carl Morten Iversen, and others
November 7, 1951 ~ Pop, power pop guitarist, singer, songwriter Kevin MacMichael, full name Kevin Scott MacMichael, born in St John, Canada ~ Member of Cutting Crew from 1985 through 1993, present on songs such as I've Been In Love Before, One For The Mockingbird, Everything But My Pride and their best-known I Just Died In Your Arms, the latter a Billboard Hot 100 No.1 hit in 1986. Also worked with Fast Forward, Robert Plant, Tribute, the Rankin Family, and with the Sons Of Maxwell ~ MacMichael passed away in 2002
November 7, 1948 ~ Multi-instrumentalist Stephen Bruton, full name Turner Stephen Bruton, born in Wilmington, Delaware, USA ~ Worked with artists such as Kris Kristofferson, NRBQ, T-Bone Burnett, Bonnie Raitt, Gene Clark, Rita Coolidge, Christine McVie, Elvis Costello, Delbert McClinton, Sonny Landreth, Carly Simon and others. Has produced albums for Alejandro Escovedo, Marcia Ball, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Hal Ketchum, Storyville, Chris Smither, Ray Wylie Hubbard and others ~ Bruton passed away in 2009
November 7, 1946 ~ Trumpeter, arranger, composer Raymond Harry Brown born in Oceanside, New York, USA ~ Worked with Stan Kenton, Bill Watrous, Bill Berry, Frank Capp, Mundell Lowe, Leroy Vinnegar, Thad Jones, Jimmy Heath, Steve Gadd, Billy Hart, Grover Mitchell, Norman Connors, Ella Fitzgerald, Ernestine Anderson, Michael Paulo, Miles Davis, Buddy Collette, Mel Tormé, David Benoit, Kirk Whalum, Rickey Woodard, Roy Hargrove, with his namesake jazz bassist Ray Brown, and numerous others
November 7, 1943 ~ Roberta Joan Mitchell, commonly known as folk, rock, jazz, pop singer, guitarist, pianist, songwriter Joni Mitchell, born in Foprt Macleod, Canada ~ Influential on Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Ellie Goulding, Harry Styles, Corinne Bailey Rae, Gabrielle Aplin, Mikael Akerfeldt, David Gilmour, Steve Hogarth, Paul Carrack, Madonna, and others. Known for songs such as Both Sides Now, Chelsea Morning, Help Me, Big Yellow Taxi, Woodstock, A Case Of You, Blue, and others
November 7, 1943 ~ Singer, actor Peter Straker born in Jamaica ~ Starred as Hud in the original London production of Hair. Released a number of singles, most notably 1972's The Spirit Is Willing, and a handful of mostly unnoticed albums throughout the 1970s before returning to the stage. Has featured in a number of West End productions including Tommy, The Phantom Of The Opera and The Rocky Horror Show
November 7, 1942 ~ John Henry Ramistella, commonly known as rock & roll, garage rock, rockabilly, country rock singer, guitarist, songwriter Johnny Rivers, born in New York, New York, USA ~ Best known for a string of mid-1960s hits including Memphis, Mountains Of Love, The Seventh Son, Secret Agent Man, The Poor Side Of Town, Baby I Need Your Lovin' and Summer Rain
November 7, 1941 ~ Saxophonist, clarinetist Gary Windo born in Brighton, UK ~ Declined an offer to join the band from Sonny Stitt. Member of New York Gong. Half of Pam & Gary Windo. Has worked with host of jazz and rock artists including Carla Bley, Brotherhood Of Breath, Centipede, Matching Mole, Running Man, Nick Mason, the Psychedelic Furs, Robert Wyatt, NRBQ, and others ~ Windo passed away in 1992
November 7, 1938 ~ Delectus Clark, commonly known as R&B singer Dee Clark, born in Blytheville, Arkansas, USA ~ Member of the Kool Gents. Ventured out on his own in 1957, scoring a number of hits through the early 1960s. Well known songs include Nobody But You, Hey Little Girl, How About That, Your Friends and I'm Going Back To School. The singles Just Keep It Up and Raindrops would both reach top 20 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 ~ Clark passed away in 1990
November 7, 1934 ~ Jazz trumpeter, pianist, composer Jan Allan born in Falun, Sweden ~ Worked with Lars Gullin, Rolf Billberg, Arne Domnérus, Georg Riedel, Bengt Hallberg, the Swedish Radio Jazz Group, Rolf Ericson, Nils Lindberg, Bobb Stenson, Jon Christensen, Rune Gustafsson, Bosse Broberg, Benny Carter, Dorothy Donegan, Jan Johansson, Thad Jones, Roger Kellaway, Lee Konitz, Nils Lindberg, George Russell, Monica Zetterlund, and others
November 7, 1934 ~ Free jazz, avant-garde jazz bassist Lewis Worrell, full name Lewis James Worrell, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA ~ Briefly a member of the New York Art Quartet, present on the bands eponymous New York Art Quartet debut album, replaced by Reggie Workman. Has also worked with John Lewis, Bud Powell, Elmo Hope, Albert Ayler, Roswell Rudd, Archie Shepp, Hank Crawford, Robin Kenyatta, Sunny Murray, Sam Rivers, and others
November 7, 1932 ~ Avant-garda jazz clarinetist Alvin Batiste born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA ~ Leader and sideman. Worked with Branford Marsalis, Russell Malone, Herlin Riley, Cannonball Adderley, Billy Cobham, Henry Butler, the Clarinet Summit, Marlon Jordan, Mark Whitfield, and Wynton Marsalis ~ Batiste passed away in 2007
November 7, 1930 ~ Contemporary classical composer Ruth Lomon born in Montreal, Canada ~ Best known as composer-in-residence for the Boston Secession, for whom she composed the oratorio Testimony Of Witnesses. The work is based on personal texts of Holocaust survivors and victims ~ Lomon passed away in 2017
November 7, 1922 ~ Alois Maxwell Hirt, commonly known as trumpeter, bandleader Al Hirt, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA ~ Best remembered for his 1964 smash hit Java and for the theme music to The Green Hornet. Hirt was given a trumpet at age 6, playing professionally at age 16. Studied with Dr Frank Simon, a former soloist with John Philip Sousa Orchestra. Did a stint in the US Army during World War II, playing the bugle. Performed with various swing bands following the war, including with Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, and with Ina Ray Hutton. Hirt also played with Horace Heidt and Monk Hazel before being signed as a bandleader himself by RCA-Victor. As a bandleader twenty-two of Hirt's albums made the Billboard charts ~ Hirt passed away in 1999
November 7, 1917 ~ Jazz double bassist Howard Rumsey born in Brawley, California, USA ~ Started on piano, moved to drums, then to bass. Worked with Stan Kenton, Vido Musso, Johnnie Davis, Charlie Barnet, Barney Bigard, the Lighthouse All-Stars, Sonny Criss, Hampton Hawes, Frank Patchen, Bobby White, Keith Williams, Jimmy Giuffre, Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne, Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Rolf Ericson, Max Roach, Chet Baker, Miles Davis, Art Pepper, and others ~ Rumsey passed away in 2015
November 7, 1908 ~ Edward Groner, commonly known as jazz bassist, pianist, singer Duke Groner born in Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA ~ Worked with Nat Towles, Jimmie Lunceford, Horace Henderson, Kenny Clarke, Thelonious Monk, Buster Bennett, Wild Bill Davis, Jelly Holt, Horace Palm, Emmett Spicer, Kirk Stuart, Hurley Ramey, Wallace Burton, Jim Beebe, and others ~ Groner passed away in 1992
November 7, 1906 ~ Ernest Jan Ingle, commonly known as singer, arranger, songwriter, cartoonist Red Ingle, born in Toledo, Ohio, USA ~ Best known as a member of Spike Jones' comedy outfit the City Slickers through 1946. Present on songs such as Chloe, You Always Hurt The One You Love, Liebestraum and Glow-Worm. After departing the band over a salary dispute would form the Natural Seven best known for the spoof recording Tim-Tayshun, a parody of the Perry Como hit Temptation. The single would feature Jo Stafford, using the moniker Cinderella G Stump, and would sell 3 million copies ~ Ingle passed away in 1965
November 7, 1890 ~ Bandleader, clarinetist, composer Phil Spitalny born in Tetiiv, Ukraine ~ Popular during the 1930s and 1940s, heyday of the radio shows. Best known for leading an all-female orchestra, Phil Spitalny & his All-Girl Orchestra, a novelty at the time. As a composer perhaps best known for his 1930 song The One I Love Just Can't Be Bothered With Me, covered by Johnny Marvin, Belle Baker, Sammy Fain and others ~ Spitalny passed away in 1970