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Born on this day in 1968: Tim Burgess, singer, songwriter with English indie rock band The Charlatans who had the 1990 UK No.9 single 'The Only One I Know'. In the UK, all of the band's thirteen studio albums have charted in the Top 40 of the UK Albums Chart, three of them being No.1s.

Born on this day in 1966: American musician and lead singer and guitarist of the indie rock band Pavement. He also performs with Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks.

Born on this day in 1955: Nicky 'Topper' Headon, drummer from The Clash, who had the 1979 UK No. 11 single 'London Calling' and the 1982 US No. 8 single 'Rock The Casbah. Their 1991 UK No.1 single 'Should I Stay Or Should I Go', was first released 1982. Also worked with Mirkwood, and The Moors Murderers. He sings a rare lead vocal on this track.

Born on this day in 1949: Klaus Flouride, from Dead Kennedys the American punk rock band that formed in San Francisco. The band was one of the first American hardcore bands to make a significant impact in the United Kingdom.

Born on this day in 1945: American singer Gladys Horton. She was the founder and lead singer of the Motown all-female vocal group The Marvelettes who had the hits 'Please Mr. Postman', (when Horton was reportedly just fifteen years old). Horton would later sing lead on Marvelettes' classics such as 'Playboy', 'Beechwood 4-5789' and 'Too Many Fish in the Sea'. Horton died on 26 January 2011 aged 65.

Playing Psychfest at the Annex this Saturday.

By request for Lenny. Born on this day in 1964: American musician, singer-songwriter and political activist Tom Morello, guitar, from Rage Against The Machine, who had the 1996 US No.1 album Evil Empire. With Audioslave the 2005 US No.1 album Out of Exile. Morello was most recently a touring musician with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

New album July 21st.

Kara Jackson is a singer/songwriter, musician, and writer from Oak Park, Illinois. Jackson served as the third National Youth Poet Laureate from 2019–2020.