Celebrating 4 January
Birthdays
1936 – John Gorman, comedy musician, The Scaffold
1942 – John McLaughlin, guitarist, Mahavishnu Orchestra
1955 – Clive Gregson, singer/songwriter, Gregson & Collister
1955 – Brian Ray, guitarist, Sir Paul McCartney
1956 – Bernard Sumner, guitarist, New Order
1956 – Nels Cline, guitarist, Wilco
1960 – Michael Stipe, vocalist, REM
1962 – Martin McAloon, bassist, Prefab Sprout
1962 – Robin Guthrie, guitarist, Cocteau Twins
1963 – Till Lindemann, lead singer, Rammstein
1965 – Beth Gibbons, lead singer/lyricist, Portishead
1965 – Cait O'Riordan, bassist, The Pogues
1965 – David Glasper, lead singer, Breathe
1967 – Son of Dave (Ben Darvill), vocalist, Crash Test Dummies
1974 – Tricky Stewart, record producer and songwriter
1977 – Tim Wheeler, guitarist, Ash
1983 – Ben Spivak, bassist, MAGIC!
1989 – Labrinth (Timothy McKenzie), rapper, songwriter
Died on this day
1986 – Phil Lynott, bassist, Thin Lizzy (born 1949)
2011 – Gerry Rafferty, Humblebums; Stealers Wheel (born 1947)
2016 – Robert Stigwood, impressario and manager (born 1934)
2018 – Ray Thomas, flautist, The Moody Blues (born 1941)
And on this day in...
1936 – Billboard magazine introduced the first-ever pop chart
1967 – The Doors released their eponymous debut album