December 23rd Born on this day in Music History Chet Baker (1929), Esther Phillips (1935), Johnny Kidd (1935), Eugene Record - The Chi-lites (1940), Jorma Kaukonen - Jefferson Airplane (1940), Tim Hardin (1941), Graham Bonnet - Rainbow, Michael Schenker (1947), Luther Grosvenor (Ariel Bender) - Mott The Hoople (1946), Adrian Belew (1949), Dave Murray - Iron Maiden (1956), Wil Sinnott - The Shamen (1960), Terry Weeks -The Temptations (1963), Eddie Vedder - Pearl Jam (1964), Montsho Eshe - Arrested Development (1974), Katie Underwood - Bardot (1975), Harry Judd - McFly (1985)
Chart News
1967 The Royal Guardsmen at No.1 in Australia with Snoopys Christmas
1989 Phil Collins at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Another Day In Paradise'
1989 B-52s at No.1 in Australia with Love Shack
1989 The second version of 'Do They Know It's Christmas' by Band Aid II at No.1 on the UK singles chart
2006 Ciara at No.1 on the US album chart with Ciara : The Evolution
2007 Leon Jackson at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'When You Believe'
2017 Ed Sheeran duet with Beyoncé at No.1 in the US with Perfect
Gig News
1962 Bob Dylan performed at the King and Queen pub in London s West End
1962 The Beatles appeared at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany
1984 Howard Jones played at London's Hammersmith Odeon, with support band Strawberry Switchblade