Pick a Day

Born on February 7

1962 Garth Brooks is born Troyal Garth Brooks in Tulsa, Oklahoma; he's raised in Yukon, Oklahoma.More

1962 David Bryan (keyboardist for Bon Jovi) is born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.

1960 Steve Bronski (keyboardist, percussionist for Bronski Beat) is born in England.

1959 Brian Travers (saxophonist for UB40) is born in Birmingham, England.

1955 Saxophone player Jimmy Z is born Jimmy Zavala in North Highlands, California.

1949 Alan Lancaster (bassist, vocalist for Status Quo) is born in Peckham, London, England.

1948 Jimmy Greenspoon (keyboardist for Three Dog Night) is born in Los Angeles, California. His mother is silent movie actress Mary O'Brian.

1946 Sammy Johns, who has a hit in 1975 with "Chevy Van," is born in Charlotte, North Carolina.

1934 Saxophonist King Curtis is born Curtis Montgomery in Fort Worth, Texas. He plays the distinctive solo on The Coasters' hit "Yakety Yak."

1934 Earl King is born Earl Silas Johnson IV in New Orleans, Louisiana. Composer of the blues standard "Come On" (aka "Let The Good Times Roll"), among others.

1920 Folk singer-songwriter Oscar Brand is born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, but is raised in Brooklyn, New York.

1887 Composer Eubie Blake is born in Baltimore, Maryland.