Born this day: another odd assortment, including sex god Michael Hutchence, Sam Cooke, D. W. Griffith, Sir John Hurt, "Galloping Gourmet" Graham Kerr, Stan Collymore, Francis Wheen, John Donne, Rosa Ponselle, Sir Alf Ramsey, Bill Bixby, Sergei Eisenstein, Sir Walter Raleigh, Linda Blair, Piper Laurie, George Balanchine, Lord Byron, Malcolm McLaren...
...and Roachford! Who? I hear you ask.
Well, he may have been a bit of a "one-hit wonder" both here in the UK and in 'Merka - but what a hit!
Thank Disco Cuddly Toys It's Friday!
Andrew Roachford MBE (born 22nd January 1965)
Have a good weekend, folks!
I love sam cooke; gone too soon.
ReplyDeleteThey may bear only a passing resemblance and share a birthday, but what about Roachford? Jx
DeleteAh, Roachford! "Innocent Eyes" was my favourite back in the day.
ReplyDeleteThis is the only song of his I actually know... Jx
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