As we open our Birthday File, it’s time to “Shine” as Olly Alexander celebrates his 36th birthday! Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant is 72 today and Jason Orange of Take That is 56. Gareth Gates will be 42 on Sunday, record producer Trevor Horn is 77 and Boney M’s Liz Mitchell is 74.
He “Promised You A Miracle” and Jim Kerr from Simple Minds is 67 later this week. John Waite is still “Missing You” at 74, Marc Almond is 70 on Thursday, Vince Clarke is 65 today and Post Malone is 31 tomorrow. This week we remember Bill Haley, Nanci Griffith and Laura Branigan.
We recently welcomed Saxofun, a local saxophone quartet, to our studio. The group talked to Cliff Proctor about their musical influences, how they got together. and performed a few songs including “Feeling Good”, “Birdland” and “The Bare Necessities”. https://www.mixcloud.com/RadioWarneford/saxofun-with-cliff-a-local-saxophone-quartet-16th-may-2026/
He may be “One Step Out Of Time” but Michael Ball is going strong! He’s 64 tomorrow while Debbie Harry is 81 on Wednesday. Chris Isaak is 70 today, Missy Elliot is 55 later this week, John Farnham is 77, opera star Katherine Jenkins is 46, Cheryl is 43 and Ariana Grande is 33
Lionel Richie will be celebrating “All Night Long” tomorrow for his 77th birthday. Carly Simon is 83 this week while Cyndi Lauper is 73, Duffy is 42, Sam Ryder is 37 and Lana Del Rey is 41. Our birthday file also remembers Robert Palmer, George Michael and Jeff Beck this week.