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4 APRIL

In Music History

1958 Earl Grant records "(At) The End (Of A Rainbow)."

1952 Dave Hill (guitarist for Slade) is born in Holbeton, Devon, England.

1952 Blues guitarist Gary Moore (of Thin Lizzy) is born Robert William Gary Moore in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

1951 Country musician Steve Gatlin (of The Gatlin Brothers) is born in Olney, Texas.

1950 Rock drummer Phillip "Pip" Pyle (of Gong, Hatfield and the North, and National Health) is born in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England.

1948 Berry Oakley (bass guitarist for The Allman Brothers Band) is born Raymond Berry Oakley III in Chicago, Illinois.

1948 Pick Withers (drummer for Dire Straits) is born David Withers in Leicester, England.

1942 Kris Jensen, known for the 1962 hit "Torture," is born Peter Jensen in New Haven, Connecticut.

1941 R&B singer Major Lance, known for hits like "The Monkey Time" and "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um," is born in Winterville, Mississippi.

1940 Songwriter Sharon Sheeley, who writes hits for Glen Campbell, Brenda Lee and Eddie Cochran, is born in California. She also pens Ricky Nelson's first #1 hit, "Poor Little Fool."

1939 Jazz musician Hugh Masekela is born in Witbank, South Africa.

1938 Country singer-songwriter Norris "Norro" Wilson is born in Scottsville, Kentucky.

1938 Actor and singer Michael Parks is born Harry Samuel Parks in Corona, California.

1936 Margo Sylvia, lead singer of The Tune Weavers (known for the 1957 hit "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby"), is born Margo Lopez.

1932 Music mogul Clive Davis, founder of Arista Records, is born in Brooklyn, New York. In addition to working with artists like Kelly Clarkson, TLC, Alicia Keys, and Aretha Franklin, he will help launch the careers of Whitney Houston and Barry Manilow.