8th November......Born Today

1883: Arnold Bax [English composer] *RIP 3 October 1953
1893: Clarence Williams [American composer] *RIP 6 November 1965
1927: Patti Page [American singer]
1927: Ken Dodd O.B.E. [UK singer, comedian]
1934: Doc Green Jr. [bass & baritone singer; The Five Crowns/Drifters] *RIP 10 April 1998
1944: Rodney Slater [saxophones, wind instruments; Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band]
1945: Don Murray [American musician; The Turtles] *RIP 22 March 1996
1945: Butch Rillera [drummer; Redbone/Bimbam]
1946: John Martin [drums; Dr Feelgood]
1946: Roy Wood/Roy Adrian Wood [guitar/multi musician, vocals; Move/Wizzard/ELO]
1947: Minnie Riperton [US R&B singer] *RIP 12 July 1979
1949: Al Berger [bassist; The Asbury Jukes]
1949: Bonnie Raitt [vocals, slide guitar, guitar]
1951: Gerald Alston [vocals, The Manhattans]
1954: Rickie Lee Jones [US singer, keyboards, guitar]
1954: Jeanette McGruder [American musician; P Funk]
1956: Alan Frew [lead singer, guitarist, songwriter; Glass Tiger/solo]
1957: Porl Thompson [saxophone, keyboards; Cure]
1958: Terry Lee Miall [drummer; Adam and the Ants]
1958: Don Byron [American clarinetist]
1961: Leif Garrett [US singer, actor]
1970: Diana King [Jamaican R&B, reggae singer]
1970: Rat/Gareth Pring [guitar; Neds Atomic Dustbin/Groundswell]
1971: Aaron Yates (Tech N9NE) [American rapper]
1977: Jully Black [Canadian R&B singer]