Born on December 12
1977 Dino Meneghin (guitarist for The Calling) is born in Walnut Creek, California.
1967 Nick Dimichino (bass guitarist for Nine Days) is born in Brooklyn, New York.
1963 Spin Doctors guitarist Eric Schenkman is born in Boston.
1957 Sheila E. is born Sheila Escovedo in Oakland, California.
1947 Ralph Scala (keyboardist, vocalist for Blues Magoos) is born in The Bronx, New York.
1945 Jazz drummer Tony Williams is born Anthony Tillmon Williams in Chicago, Illinois, but would grow up in Boston, Massachusetts. Caught his break playing with Miles Davis.
1944 MC5 lead singer Rob Tyner is born in Detroit, Michigan.
1943 Dickey Betts, a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band, is born Forrest Richard Betts in West Palm Beach, Florida. The lead guitarist in the band for most of their run, he's also a key songwriter, writing and singing lead on their biggest hit, "Ramblin' Man."
1943 Jazz/funk saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. is born in Buffalo, New York.
1941 Terry Kirkman (of The Association) is born in Salina, Kansas.
1940 Dionne Warwick is born Marie Dionne Warwick in East Orange, New Jersey.
1938 Connie Francis is born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero in Newark, New Jersey.
1920 British music publisher Dick James is born Leon Isaac Vapnick in London. His high-profile clients include Elton John and The Beatles.
1918 Jazz singer Joe Williams is born Joseph Goreed in Cordele, Georgia.
1915 Frank Sinatra is born Francis Albert Sinatra in Hoboken, New Jersey.More
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