Born on this day in 1947 – English guitarist, singer and songwriter Steve Marriott. He was a major influence on many UK bands. Marriott was a member of Small Faces who had the 1967 UK No.3 & US No.16 single with ‘Itchycoo Park’ plus the 1968 No.1 UK album Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake. He later formed Humble Pie (with Peter Frampton), who had the 1969 UK No.4 single ‘Natural Born Bugie’. After the departure of Mick Taylor in 1975 from the Rolling Stones, Marriott was considered as his replacement; however, Mick Jagger allegedly blocked the move after Marriott upstaged him during the audition. Marriott died in a house fire on 20 April 1991.