12th November......Born Today

1833: Alexander Borodin [Russian composer;vocal/opera/chamber/symphonic] *RIP 27 February 1887
1911: Buck Clayton [American jazz trumpet player] *RIP 8 December 1991
1916: Jean Papineau-Couture [French Canadian composer] *RIP 11 August 2000
1917: Jo Stafford [American singer]
1931: Bob Crewe [American songwriter and producer; The Four Seasons]
1936: Mort Shuman [US prominant songwriter] *RIP 3 November 1991
1939: Ruby Nash Curtis [American singer; Ruby & the Romantics]
1939: Lucia Popp [Slovakian soprano] *RIP 16 November 1993
1943: Brian Hyland [US pop singer]
1943: John Maus aka John Walker [guitar, vocals; Walker Brothers]
1944: Booker T Jones [organ,multi-musician, songwriter, producer,arranger; BookerT&the MG's]
1945: Neil Young [Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist; Crosby Stills Nash & Young]
1946: Pooch/Arthur Paul Tavares [vocals; Tavares]
1947: Donald Roeser [guitarist, songwriter; Blue Oyster Cult]
1948: Errol Brown [singer-songwriter; Hot Chocolate/solo]
1953: Vasilis Karras [Greek singer]
1953: Calum Macdonald [songwriter, percussionist; Runrig]
1955: Leslie McKeown [lead singer; Bay City Rollers]
1960: Maurane [Belgian singer]
1961: Michaela Paetsch [American violinist]
1962: Brix Smith [American musician and songwriter; The Fall, The Adult Net]
1964: David Ellefson [bassist; Megadeth/Temple of Brutality/ F5/Killing Machine]
1967: Grant Nicholas [British singer; Feeder]
1968: Aaron Stainthorpe [British singer; My Dying Bride]
1968: Jo Dunne [bassist; Fuzzbox/We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It]
1969: Kathleen Hanna [American singer and songwriter]
1976: Judith Holofernes [German singer; Wir sind Helden]
1976: Tevin Campbell [R&B singer, actor]
1978: Andrew Kinlochan [English singer and musician]
1984: Omarion/Omari Grandberry [singer, crooner, actor; B2K/solo]
1986: Evan Yo [Taiwanese pop singer]