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Les Binks

Les Binks, Irish drummer and songwriter

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Born
April 5, 1951
Age in 2026
75
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1951

About Les Binks

James Leslie Binks was a Northern Irish heavy metal drummer. He is best-known for being the drummer for Judas Priest, where he was a member from 1977 to 1979. One of the featured vocalists, Eddie Hardin previously of The Spencer Davis Group, later released his own albums, the first of which was Eddie Hardin's Wizard's Convention (1976), which again included Binks on drums. In 2021, the band Spoon released the single "Wild", which sampled Les Binks' drum patterns from "Take On the World." The record was also remixed by Dennis Bovell, featuring the same Les Binks’ drum pattern. Binks toured with the bands Lionheart (1981) and Tytan (1982–1983) soon after their first single release.

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Les Binks timeline

  1. One of the featured vocalists, Eddie Hardin previously of The Spencer Davis Group, later released his own albums, the first of which was Eddie Hardin's Wizard's Convention (1976), which again included Binks on drums.
  2. Binks toured with the bands Lionheart (1981) and Tytan (1982–1983) soon after their first single release.
  3. In 2021, the band Spoon released the single "Wild", which sampled Les Binks' drum patterns from "Take On the World." The record was also remixed by Dennis Bovell, featuring the same Les Binks’ drum pattern.

The world when Les Binks was born

Les Binks was born in 1951. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1951

  • #1 song"Too Young" – Nat King Cole
  • Top movieAn American in Paris
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookThe Catcher in the Rye – J.D. Salinger

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBobby Thomson's "Shot Heard Round the World"
  • Top headlineI Love Lucy premieres and becomes a cultural phenomenon
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial computer (UNIVAC I) delivered
  • Defining fadI Love Lucy
  • Notable inventionSuper Glue
  • World population2.59 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonRochester Royals (NBA)
  • U.S. population154.0M

1951 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Les Binks's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19512026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$8,800$435,000
Average income$5,500$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.53$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population154.0M341 million

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