Happy birthday Robin Campbell, 70 today guitar, vocals, with UB40, who had the 1983 UK No.1 & 1988 US No.1 single 'Red Red Wine' and over 30 other top 40 hits.

Happy birthday Annie Lennox, 70 today singer, The Tourists, (1979 UK No.4 single 'I Only Want To Be With You'). Eurythmics, (1983 US No.1 single 'Sweet Dreams', 1985 UK No.1 single 'There Must Be An Angel'). Solo, (1995 UK No.2 single 'No More I Love You's').

Happy birthday Noel Hogan, 53 today guitarist with Irish rock band The Cranberries who had the 1994 UK No.14 single 'Linger'. The bands 1993 album Everybody Else Is Doing It So Why Can’t We spent 86 weeks on the UK chart

Happy birthday Henning Schmitz 71 today from the German electronic music and pop band Kraftwerk who had the 1982 UK No.1 single 'Computer Love / The Model'.

Happy birthday Lars Ulrich, 61 today drums, Metallica, (1991 UK No.5 single 'Enter Sandman', 1991 US & UK No.1 album 'Metallica').

Happy birthday Mick Jones, 80 today guitarist with English-American rock band Foreigner, who scored the 1985 UK & US No.1 single 'I Want To Know What Love Is'. They are one of the world's best-selling bands of all time with worldwide sales of more than 80 million records.

Happy birthday Larry Byrom, 76 today guitarist from Steppenwolf who had the 1969 US No.2 hit single 'Born To Be Wild'. Steppenwolf sold over 25 million records worldwide, released eight gold albums and scored 12 Billboard Hot 100 singles.

Happy birthday British singer-songwriter, guitarist, David Knopfler, 72 today (the younger brother of guitarist Mark Knopfler). He is a co-founder of the rock band Dire Straits, with whom he spent three years. After quitting the band, Knopfler embarked upon a solo career.

Happy birthday John Legend (John Stephens), 46 today singer, songwriter, 2006 US No.3 & UK No.10 album 'Once Again.' Scored the 2014 US No.1 single 'All Of Me'.

Happy birthday American multi-instrumentalist Edgar Winter, 78 today who with the Edgar Winter Group, had the 1973 US No.1 & UK No.18 single 'Frankenstein'. His 1972 album They Only Come Out at Night, peaked at No.3 on the Billboard Hot 200 and stayed on the charts for 80 weeks.

Happy birthday Richard Clayderman, 71 today French pianist who has sold over 70 million albums world-wide, biggest UK hit is the 1982 UK No.2 album 'Richard Clayderman.'

Happy birthday American singer, songwriter, and actress Yvonne Elliman, 73 today who had the 1978 US No.1 & UK No.4 single 'If I Can't Have You'. In 1977, the Bee Gees were working on Saturday Night Fever and wrote 'How Deep Is Your Love' for her.

Happy birthday English singer, songwriter and actress Marianne Faithfull 78 today and one time girlfriend of Mick Jagger. She achieved popularity in the 1960s with the release of her hit single 'As Tears Go By' (written by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Andrew Loog Oldham)

Happy birthday Mark Day, 63 today guitarist with English alternative rock band Happy Mondays who had the 1990 UK No.5 single 'Step On' and the 1990 hit Kinky Afro'.

Happy birthday American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist Patti Smith, 78 today who became a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement. Smith had the 1976 album Horses, and the 1978 UK No.5 and US No.13 single 'Because The Night'

Happy birthday English songwriter, singer, record producer Jeff Lynne, 78 today who was a member of Idle Race, then The Move who had the 1969 UK No.1 single 'Blackberry Way'. He co-founded ELO who had the 1979 hit 'Don't Bring Me Down'. From 1972 to 1986 ELO had 27 Top 40 songs

Happy birthday British-American actress, comedian, and singer Tracy Ullman 65 today. She had the 1983 UK No.2 single 'They Don't Know' as well as other hits including a recording of Doris Day's 'Move Over Darling' and a version of Madness', 'My Girl', which she changed to 'My Guy

Happy birthday Tom Hamilton, 73 today bassist with Aerosmith who scored the 1989 UK No.13 single 'Love In An Elevator', and their 1989 album Pump spent 53 weeks on the US charts They had the 1993 US No.1 & UK No.2 album Get A Grip.

Happy birthday English guitarist Andy Summers, 82 today The Police who scored the 1983 UK & US No.1 single 'Every Breath You Take', plus four other UK No.1 singles. Their second album Reggatta de Blanc became the first of five consecutive UK No. 1 albums.

Happy birthday Fermin Goytisolo, 73 today singer with American disco and funk group KC and the Sunshine Band who had the 1975 US No.1 single 'That's The Way, I Like It', and the 1983 UK No.1 single 'Give It Up'.