For the 10 music fans in the world who haven't bought the CD Ropin' The Wind, you're seriously missing out--an incredible album, in fact, one of the best of all-time. From that album of winner after winner, here's the incomparable Garth:
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
This Date in Rock Music History: May 29
1942: Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas".
1959: There's nothing like a summer outdoor rock concert and on this date, one of the first outdoor rock concerts was at Herndon Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. Ray Charles, B.B. King and Jimmy Reed performed in front of nine thousand people .
1961: "Travelin' Man" became Ricky Nelson's only #1 besides "Poor Little Fool". Shep & the Limelights had #2--"Daddy's Home". Roy Orbison slid into third with "Running Scared".
1962: "Moon River" by Henry Mancini won Record of the Year at the Grammy Awards. Chubby Checker won a Grammy for Best Rock & Roll Recording for "Let's Twist Again".
1963: Del Shannon's cover of "From Me To You" became the first Lennon & McCartney song to chart.
1965: Bob Dylan's Bringing It All Back Home was the #1 album in the U.K.
1965: The Beach Boys had the brand new #1 song with "Help Me Rhonda", taking over from the Beatles' "Ticket To Ride". The Supremes were moving up with "Back In My Arms Again" while Herman's Hermits were on their way down with "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter". The rest of the Top 10: Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs moved up to #5 with "Wooly Bully", Elvis Presley had another hit with "Crying in the Chapel", Gary Lewis & the Playboys were falling with "Count Me In", the Seekers had song #8--"I'll Never Find Another You", the Beau Brummels moved from 19-9 with "Just A Little" and Tom Jones had a Top 10 with "It's Not Unusual".
1967: Cream, the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Pink Floyd were among the performers at the Tulip Bulb Auction Hall in Spalding, Lincoln, England.
1967: A new band from Los Angeles released a single to radio stations called "Light My Fire". They were of course the Doors. It did what precious few debut singles did--reach #1 and become one of the Top 20 Songs of the Rock Era*. The group went on to have 17 hits, including three Top 10 songs.
1967: Johnny Rivers released his version of the Miracles' hit "Tracks Of My Tears".
1967: Can we please have music like this again? The great 5th Dimension released the single "Up-Up And Away".
1969: Crosby, Stills & Nash released their debut self-titled album.
1971: "Want Ads" was the new R&B #1 song.
1971: "Rainy Days And Mondays" by the Carpenters was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart where it would remain for four weeks.
1971: The James Gang with Joe Walsh had the week's highest debuting song with "Walk Away".
1971: One of the Top Songs of the Rock Era*--"Joy To The World" by Three Dog Night finally ended its reign at #1 after six weeks. "Brown Sugar" was the new #1 song. The Jackson 5 slipped to 3 with "Never Can Say Goodbye", the Honey Cone had their only hit "Want Ads" and Ringo Starr was looking good at #5 with "It Don't Come Easy". The rest of the Top 10: Ocean with their great song "Put Your Hand In The Hand", Aretha Franklin had #7 with her cover of "Bridge Over Troubled Water", Donny Osmond was all "Sweet And Innocent" at #8, Lobo had #9--"Me And You And A Dog Named Boo" and Daddy Dewdrop had #10 with "Chick-A-Boom".
1972: Alice Cooper released the single "School's Out".
1972: On this date Paul McCartney, who had his protest song "Give Ireland Back To The Irish" banned by the BBC, quickly recorded a version of "Mary Had A Little Lamb" as a joke for a follow-up . Banned in 1973... he would later be knighted.
1972: One year previously, they were Linda Ronstadt's backup band. Now, they were their own group and on this date, the Eagles released their first single "Take It Easy".
1973: Clive Davis was fired at Columbia Records for misappropriating $100,000.
1973: The Byrds split as founder Roger McGuinn gave a solo concert at New York's Academy of Music.
1975: The Osmonds' concert at Wembley Pool in London set off a riot.
1976: Wings at the Speed of Sound gave Wings the #1 album, toppling Black and Blue by the Rolling Stones. Presence from Led Zeppelin was #3 and the great Frampton Comes Alive! was now at #4.
1976: "Afternoon Delight" appeared to be a huge first hit for Starland Vocal Band, moving from 66 to 44.
1976: Diana Ross had her fourth #1 as a solo artist (she had 12 with the Supremes) with "Love Hangover", bumping "Silly Love Songs" by Wings out of the top spot. Elvin Bishop had his one and only hit "Fooled Around And Fell In Love" and Silver Convention was looking good with "Get Up And Boogie". The rest of the Top 10: Dorothy Moore had #5 with "Misty Blue", Pratt & McClain were at 6 with the "Theme From 'Happy Days'", John Sebastian slid to 7 with "Welcome Back", Henry Gross had "Shannon" at #8, Hall & Oates moved inside the Top 10 with "Sara Smile" and Barry Manilow remained at #10 with "Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again".
1977: Fleetwood Mac, Bob Seger, Kenny Loggins, Stanley Clarke and Chick Corea played at the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando, Florida.
1977: Elvis left his concert in Baltimore Maryland for 30 minutes, angering his fans who had no idea he was being slowly drugged to death by his doctor.
1981: Prince appeared in Europe for the first time.
1982: The Clash released the album Combat Rock.
A historic collaboration gave us a timeless classic...
1982: "Ebony And Ivory" from Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder was #1 for a third week on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1983: The Police released the classic single "Every Breath You Take".
1984: Tina Turner enjoyed one of the biggest comebacks in the Rock Era thanks to the album Private Dancer, which was released on this date.
1998: Shania Twain headlined a concert for the first time in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. (Note: several websites claim the concert was March 29, but the tour began on May 29, according to 'Country Weekly'.)
1988: Bob Dylan joined the Band for "The Weight" and the Chuck Berry song "Nadine" at a Band concert in New York City.
1989: John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service died from chronic emphysema at the age of 55.
Madonna released her 18th single, "Express Yourself".
1993: "That's the Way Love Goes" by Janet Jackson was #1 for a fourth week on the R&B chart.
1993: "Have I Told You Lately" by Rod Stewart took over at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1997: The Spice Girls won the award for Hit of the Year at the Ivor Novello Awards.
1999: Photographers taking pictures of wrecked cars at the bottom of Decker Canyon in Malibu discovered the body of Phillip Kramer, bass guitarist of Iron Butterfly, who had been missing since February 12, 1995. His death was ruled a suicide.
2001: The Eagles performed in Russia at the SC Olymisky in Moscow.
2002: Natalie Imbruglia signed a deal worth $170,000 to represent L'Oreal.
2003: Staind ruled the Album chart with 14 Shades of Grey.
2004: Josey Scott of Saliva married Kendra at Elvis Presley's Graceland estate.
2005: The Cure dropped guitarist Perry Bamonte and keyboard player Roger O'Donnell.
2005: Elton John and Bob Geldof teamed up to organize five concerts in July (Live 8) that will raise awareness of poverty. Duran Duran, the Dave Matthews Band, Coldplay and Lauryn Hill all signed up to perform.
2005: System of a Down had the #1 album with Mesmerize.
Born This Day:
1936: Sylvia Vanderpool (of Mickey and Sylvia) was born in New York City.
1941: Roy Crewsdon of Freddie and the Dreamers.
1942: Sir Monti Rock III (Joseph Montanez) of Disco Tex and his Sex-O-Lettes and the DJ in the movie Saturday Night Fever was born in New York City.
1945: Gary Brooker, singer, songwriter and founder of Procol Harum, was born in Hackney, East London.
1950: Joey Levine of Ohio Express ("Yummy Yummy Yummy") and Reunion ("Life is a Rock") was born in New York City.
1950: Rebbie Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana.

1955: Mike Porcaro of Toto was born in South Windsor, Connecticut; died March 15, 2015 of amyotrophic lateral schlerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease) in Los Angeles. (Note: some websites report he was born in Hartford, but Mike was born in South Windsor, according to 'NBC'.)
1956: LaToya Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana.
1960: Mel Gaynor of Simple Minds was born in Balham, London, England.
1960: Jesse Johnson, guitarist of the Time who left the group in 1984 to become a solo artist, was born in Rock Island, Illinois.
1961: David Palmer of ABC
1961: Melissa Etheridge was born in Leavenworth, Kansas.
1967: Noel Gallagher, songwriter, co-lead singer and lead guitarist of Oasis, was born in Manchester, England.
1969: Chad Kinchla of Blues Traveler
1975: Melanie Brown ("Scary Spice" of the Spice Girls) was born in Harehills, Leeds, England.
Monday, May 27, 2013
This Date in Rock Music History: May 28
1955: Elvis Presley performed for the Big "D" Jamboree at the Sportatorium in Dallas, Texas. (Note: some websites claim Presley performed in Fort Worth, Texas on this day. According to the book 'Elvis Day By Day: The Definitive Record of His Life and Music' by Peter Guralnick and Ernst Jorgensen, as well as the official website for guitarist Scotty Moore, Presley performed in Dallas, not in nearby Fort Worth.)
1957: On this date the organization that would oversee the recording industry, look out for their interests and eventually organize the Grammy Awards, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) was created.
1965: Elvis Presley's movie Tickle Me opened.
1966: The Rolling Stones reached the top of the U.K. chart with "Paint It Black".
1966: Mel Carter had the #1 Adult Contemporary song for the second week with "Band Of Gold".
1966: Out of Our Heads by the Rolling Stones was #1 on the Album chart followed by the former #1 album Beatles VI. Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!) by the Beach Boys remained at 3, followed by Herman's Hermits On Tour and The Soundtrack to "The Sound of Music" at #5. The rest of the Top 10: My Name Is Barbra from Streisand, Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan at #7, the Soundtrack to "Mary Poppins" at #8, Just Once In My Life from the Righteous Brothers at #9 and Sinatra '65 at #10.
1966: Percy Sledge continued to control the R&B chart for a fourth week with "When A Man Loves A Woman".
1966: Percy Sledge had his one and only #1 with "When A Man Loves A Woman". The Mindbenders moved up to #2 with "A Groovy Kind Of Love" while the former #1 "Monday, Monday" by the Mamas & Papas slipped to #3. The Rolling Stones had one of the hottest movers (19-4) with "Paint It Black".
1967: The Association made their television debut on The Smothers Brothers' Comedy Hour on CBS.
1969: Mick Jagger and his girlfriend Marianne Faithful were arrested in London for possession of marijuana.
1969: Judy Collins was Johnny Carson's guest on The Tonight Show.
1973: Ronnie Lane quit the group Faces.
1976: The Allman Brothers Band split after Gregg Allman testified against his road manager in a drug case.
1977: Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers played together at the Hippodrome in Paris, France when the three were part of Strontium 90.
1977: The Eagles, Foreigner, Heart and Steve Miller all appeared at the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California.
1977: Bruce Springsteen settled out of court in the case against his former manager Mike Appel.
1977: Stevie Wonder had a brief one-week stay at #1 on the R&B chart with "Sir Duke".

No slowing down for this super group...
1977: The Eagles were the biggest mover of the week, going from 53 to 28 with "Life In The Fast Lane".
1977: Foreigner scored their first Top 10 song with their debut single, "Feels Like The First Time".
1977: The album Barry Manilow Live debuted at #10.
1977: The more this margarita wears off, the more I think it could be my fault--"Margaritaville" from Jimmy Buffett was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1978: David Cassidy starred on the NBC-TV show Police Story.
1982: Bill Graham organized a Vietnam Veterans benefit concert at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, which starred Jefferson Starship, Boz Scaggs, the Grateful Dead and Country Joe.
1983: US Festival '83 was underway on this date as Men At Work, the Stray Cats, INXS, the Clash and A Flock of Seagulls performed, Willie Nelson, David Bowie, Joe Walsh, Motley Crue, Ozzy Osbourne and Judas Priest performed. (Note: some websites incorrectly say that Stevie Nicks, Van Halen, the Pretenders, U2, Willie Nelson, Motley Crue, Joe Walsh, David Bowie, Ozzy Osbourne and Judas Priest performed on this date. All those artists performed over the weekend at the US Festival, but not on this date--see May 29, May 30 and June 4.)
Take your passion....and make it happen!
1983: Irene Cara, who gave one of the top vocal performances of the Rock Era on this song, rose to #1 with "Flashdance...What A Feeling". David Bowie was at #2 with "Let's Dance" and Michael Jackson's "Beat It" featuring the great guitar work of Eddie Van Halen was third. Men At Work remained at #4 with "Overkill" followed by Thomas Dolby's only hit "She Blinded Me With Science". The rest of the Top 10: "Little Red Corvette" from Prince, Laura Branigan's "Solitaire at #7, the Culture Club moving up with "Time (Clock Of The Heart)", Lionel Richie stuck at 9 with "My Love" and Bryan Adams moving into the Top 10 with "Straight From The Heart".
1984: Bob Dylan toured for the first time since 1981, opening a tour of Europe at the Arena di Verona in Verona, Italy.
1986: Dick Clark hosted the television special America Picks the No. 1 Songs.
Guns N' Roses had you from the instant you heard the guitar hook...
1988: Faith by George Michael was #1 for a ninth week on the Album chart but the former #1 "Dirty Dancing" Soundtrack held strong at #2. Michael Jackson was hanging in there after 36 weeks with Bad at #3 and yet More Dirty Dancing from the Soundtrack was fourth. The rest of the Top 10: Introducing the Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby, Let It Loose was #6 from Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine, the Scorpions climbed up with Savage Amusement, Appetite for Destruction by Guns N' Roses was #8, Now and Zen, the solo album by Robert Plant, fell to #9 and Def Leppard re-entered the Top 10 in week #41 for their incredible album Hysteria.
Brenda Russell's great song "Piano in the Dark" entered the Top 10...
1988: Another song from the album Faith reached #1 as "One More Try" got the honor for George Michael. Johnny Hates Jazz challenged at 2 with "Shattered Dreams" but would never go higher. Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine fell from the top to #3 with "Anything For You". The two new entries into the Top 10 were "Together Forever" by Rick Astley and Brenda Russell's "Piano In The Dark".
1988: "One More Try" was also #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, making it a sweep for George Michael.
1998: Elton John and Bernie Taupin won an Ivor Novello Award for their tribute to Princess Diana--"Candle In The Wind '97".
2000: Britney Spears had the #1 album with Oops!...I Did It Again.
2003: Paramount Pictures announced plans to make Avril Lavigne's "Sk8er Boi" into a motion picture.
2003: Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown visited Israel, where they met Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. (Note: some websites name Sharon as the Premier--his correct title is Prime Minister.)
2006: The Red Hot Chili Peppers had the top album in the U.K. with Stadium Arcadium.
2006: Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" was #1 for a ninth week in the U.K.
2007: The Police began their reunion tour at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Rush--a great group of guys...
2008: Rush donated $100,000 to the Canadian Museum of Human Rights.
Born This Day:
1917: Papa John Creach, violinist of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, was born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania; died February 22, 1994 of congestive heart failure in Los Angeles.
1943: Tony Mansfield of Naked Eyes ("Always Something There To Remind Me") was born in Salford, Lancashire, England.
1944: Billy Vera ("At This Moment") was born in Riverside, California.

1944: Gladys Knight was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
1945: John Fogerty was born in Berkeley, California.
1948: Ray Laidlan of Lindisfarne was born in North Shields, Northumberland, England.
1955: John McGeoch, guitarist of Siouxsie & the Banshees, was born in Greenock, Strathclyde, Scotland; died in his sleep March 4, 2004 in London. (Note: some websites list his birth as being in Greenock, Renfrewshire, but he was born in Greenock, Strathclyde, according to the newspapers 'The Guardian' and 'The Telegraph'.)
1961: Roland Gift, lead singer of the Fine Young Cannibals, was born in Birmingham, England. (Note: there is much confusion as to his birthday and birthplace. Some websites show his birthday as April 28, 1961, and some show it as May 28, 1961. As to his birthplace, some sites claim he was born in Sparkhill, Birmingham, England, while others say it was in Hull, Yorkshire, England. 'Allmusic.com' shows his birthplace as Birmingham, Alabama. According to an interview that Roland gave with the 'Birmingham Evening Mail', published March 15, 2002, he was born in Birmingham, England. Sparkhill is an inner-city area of Birmingham, and not a city itself.)

1968: Kylie Minogue was born in Melbourne, Australia.
1981: Mark Feehily of Westlife was born in Sligo, Ireland. (Note: some websites claim Mark was born in 1980. According to the official website for Sligo, Feehily was born in 1981.)
1985: Colbie Caillat was born in Malibu, California. (Note: some websites say she was born in Newbury Park, California. According to Colbie, she was born in Malibu and raised in Newbury Park.)
1965: Elvis Presley's movie Tickle Me opened.
1966: The Rolling Stones reached the top of the U.K. chart with "Paint It Black".
1966: Mel Carter had the #1 Adult Contemporary song for the second week with "Band Of Gold".
1966: Out of Our Heads by the Rolling Stones was #1 on the Album chart followed by the former #1 album Beatles VI. Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!) by the Beach Boys remained at 3, followed by Herman's Hermits On Tour and The Soundtrack to "The Sound of Music" at #5. The rest of the Top 10: My Name Is Barbra from Streisand, Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan at #7, the Soundtrack to "Mary Poppins" at #8, Just Once In My Life from the Righteous Brothers at #9 and Sinatra '65 at #10.
1966: Percy Sledge continued to control the R&B chart for a fourth week with "When A Man Loves A Woman".
1966: Percy Sledge had his one and only #1 with "When A Man Loves A Woman". The Mindbenders moved up to #2 with "A Groovy Kind Of Love" while the former #1 "Monday, Monday" by the Mamas & Papas slipped to #3. The Rolling Stones had one of the hottest movers (19-4) with "Paint It Black".
1967: The Association made their television debut on The Smothers Brothers' Comedy Hour on CBS.
1969: Mick Jagger and his girlfriend Marianne Faithful were arrested in London for possession of marijuana.
1969: Judy Collins was Johnny Carson's guest on The Tonight Show.
1973: Ronnie Lane quit the group Faces.
1976: The Allman Brothers Band split after Gregg Allman testified against his road manager in a drug case.
1977: Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers played together at the Hippodrome in Paris, France when the three were part of Strontium 90.
1977: The Eagles, Foreigner, Heart and Steve Miller all appeared at the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California.
1977: Bruce Springsteen settled out of court in the case against his former manager Mike Appel.
1977: Stevie Wonder had a brief one-week stay at #1 on the R&B chart with "Sir Duke".

No slowing down for this super group...
1977: The Eagles were the biggest mover of the week, going from 53 to 28 with "Life In The Fast Lane".
1977: Foreigner scored their first Top 10 song with their debut single, "Feels Like The First Time".
1977: The album Barry Manilow Live debuted at #10.
1977: The more this margarita wears off, the more I think it could be my fault--"Margaritaville" from Jimmy Buffett was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1978: David Cassidy starred on the NBC-TV show Police Story.
1982: Bill Graham organized a Vietnam Veterans benefit concert at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, which starred Jefferson Starship, Boz Scaggs, the Grateful Dead and Country Joe.
1983: US Festival '83 was underway on this date as Men At Work, the Stray Cats, INXS, the Clash and A Flock of Seagulls performed, Willie Nelson, David Bowie, Joe Walsh, Motley Crue, Ozzy Osbourne and Judas Priest performed. (Note: some websites incorrectly say that Stevie Nicks, Van Halen, the Pretenders, U2, Willie Nelson, Motley Crue, Joe Walsh, David Bowie, Ozzy Osbourne and Judas Priest performed on this date. All those artists performed over the weekend at the US Festival, but not on this date--see May 29, May 30 and June 4.)
1983: Irene Cara, who gave one of the top vocal performances of the Rock Era on this song, rose to #1 with "Flashdance...What A Feeling". David Bowie was at #2 with "Let's Dance" and Michael Jackson's "Beat It" featuring the great guitar work of Eddie Van Halen was third. Men At Work remained at #4 with "Overkill" followed by Thomas Dolby's only hit "She Blinded Me With Science". The rest of the Top 10: "Little Red Corvette" from Prince, Laura Branigan's "Solitaire at #7, the Culture Club moving up with "Time (Clock Of The Heart)", Lionel Richie stuck at 9 with "My Love" and Bryan Adams moving into the Top 10 with "Straight From The Heart".
1984: Bob Dylan toured for the first time since 1981, opening a tour of Europe at the Arena di Verona in Verona, Italy.
1986: Dick Clark hosted the television special America Picks the No. 1 Songs.
Guns N' Roses had you from the instant you heard the guitar hook...
1988: Faith by George Michael was #1 for a ninth week on the Album chart but the former #1 "Dirty Dancing" Soundtrack held strong at #2. Michael Jackson was hanging in there after 36 weeks with Bad at #3 and yet More Dirty Dancing from the Soundtrack was fourth. The rest of the Top 10: Introducing the Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby, Let It Loose was #6 from Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine, the Scorpions climbed up with Savage Amusement, Appetite for Destruction by Guns N' Roses was #8, Now and Zen, the solo album by Robert Plant, fell to #9 and Def Leppard re-entered the Top 10 in week #41 for their incredible album Hysteria.
1988: Another song from the album Faith reached #1 as "One More Try" got the honor for George Michael. Johnny Hates Jazz challenged at 2 with "Shattered Dreams" but would never go higher. Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine fell from the top to #3 with "Anything For You". The two new entries into the Top 10 were "Together Forever" by Rick Astley and Brenda Russell's "Piano In The Dark".
1988: "One More Try" was also #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, making it a sweep for George Michael.
1998: Elton John and Bernie Taupin won an Ivor Novello Award for their tribute to Princess Diana--"Candle In The Wind '97".
2000: Britney Spears had the #1 album with Oops!...I Did It Again.
2003: Paramount Pictures announced plans to make Avril Lavigne's "Sk8er Boi" into a motion picture.
2003: Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown visited Israel, where they met Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. (Note: some websites name Sharon as the Premier--his correct title is Prime Minister.)
2006: The Red Hot Chili Peppers had the top album in the U.K. with Stadium Arcadium.
2006: Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" was #1 for a ninth week in the U.K.
2007: The Police began their reunion tour at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Rush--a great group of guys...
2008: Rush donated $100,000 to the Canadian Museum of Human Rights.
Born This Day:
1917: Papa John Creach, violinist of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, was born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania; died February 22, 1994 of congestive heart failure in Los Angeles.
1943: Tony Mansfield of Naked Eyes ("Always Something There To Remind Me") was born in Salford, Lancashire, England.
1944: Billy Vera ("At This Moment") was born in Riverside, California.
1944: Gladys Knight was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
1945: John Fogerty was born in Berkeley, California.
1948: Ray Laidlan of Lindisfarne was born in North Shields, Northumberland, England.
1955: John McGeoch, guitarist of Siouxsie & the Banshees, was born in Greenock, Strathclyde, Scotland; died in his sleep March 4, 2004 in London. (Note: some websites list his birth as being in Greenock, Renfrewshire, but he was born in Greenock, Strathclyde, according to the newspapers 'The Guardian' and 'The Telegraph'.)
1961: Roland Gift, lead singer of the Fine Young Cannibals, was born in Birmingham, England. (Note: there is much confusion as to his birthday and birthplace. Some websites show his birthday as April 28, 1961, and some show it as May 28, 1961. As to his birthplace, some sites claim he was born in Sparkhill, Birmingham, England, while others say it was in Hull, Yorkshire, England. 'Allmusic.com' shows his birthplace as Birmingham, Alabama. According to an interview that Roland gave with the 'Birmingham Evening Mail', published March 15, 2002, he was born in Birmingham, England. Sparkhill is an inner-city area of Birmingham, and not a city itself.)
1968: Kylie Minogue was born in Melbourne, Australia.
1981: Mark Feehily of Westlife was born in Sligo, Ireland. (Note: some websites claim Mark was born in 1980. According to the official website for Sligo, Feehily was born in 1981.)
1985: Colbie Caillat was born in Malibu, California. (Note: some websites say she was born in Newbury Park, California. According to Colbie, she was born in Malibu and raised in Newbury Park.)
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