Music History Events: Births
June 12, 1942 '60s singer-songwriter Len Barry is born Leonard Borisoff in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
June 8, 1942 Chuck Negron (of Three Dog Night) is born in Manhattan, New York.
June 3, 1942 Curtis Mayfield is born in Chicago, Illinois. With his group The Impressions, he writes, produces and sings on '60s classics like "People Get Ready" and "Keep On Pushing." He makes his mark in the '70s as a solo artist with songs like "Superfly" and "Move On Up."
May 29, 1942 Sir Monti Rock III (frontman of Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes) is born Joseph Montanez, Jr. in The Bronx, New York City.
May 25, 1942 Brian "Blinky" Davison (drummer for The Nice) is born in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.
May 24, 1942 Derek Quinn (guitarist, harmonica player for Freddie & the Dreamers) is born in Manchester, England.
May 20, 1942 Pop singer Jill Jackson (of Paul & Paula) is born in McCartney, Texas.
May 17, 1942 Blues musician Taj Mahal is born Henry Saint Clair Fredericks in Harlem, New York.
May 15, 1942 Country singer-songwriter K.T. Oslin, known for '80s hits like "Hold Me" and "80s Ladies," is born Kay Toinette Oslin in Crossett, Arkansas.
May 12, 1942 Country singer Billy Swan is born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
May 12, 1942 Ian Dury (Kilburn and the High-Roads, Ian Dury & the Blockheads) is born in England.
May 9, 1942 '60s pop singer-songwriter Tommy Roe is born in Atlanta, Georgia.
May 9, 1942 Mike Millward (of The Fourmost) is born in Bromborough, Cheshire, England.
May 8, 1942 Country musician Jack Blanchard is born in Buffalo, New York, raised in Ohio.
May 6, 1942 Colin Earl (pianist for Foghat, Mungo Jerry) is born Hampton Court, London, England.
April 29, 1942 Klaus Voorman (bassist for Manfred Mann), who designs The Beatles album cover for Revolver, is born in Hamburg, Germany.
April 26, 1942 '60s teen idol Bobby Rydell is born Robert Louis Ridarelli in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
April 19, 1942 Rock guitarist Larry Ramos (of The Association) is born Hilario Ramos in Waimea, Hawaii.
April 19, 1942 Alan Price (original keyboardist for The Animals) is born in Fatfield, England.
April 13, 1942 Academy Award-winning film composer Bill Conti (Rocky, The Right Stuff) is born in Providence, Rhode Island.
April 8, 1942 Rock singer Roger "Chappo" Chapman (of Family) is born in Leicester, England.
April 5, 1942 Allan Clarke, co-founder and original lead singer of The Hollies, is born Harold Allan Clarke in Salford, Lancashire, England.
April 4, 1942 Kris Jensen, known for the 1962 hit "Torture," is born Peter Jensen in New Haven, Connecticut.
April 3, 1942 "Down In The Boondocks" singer Billy Joe Royal is born in Valdosta, Georgia.
April 3, 1942 Wayne Newton is born Carson Wayne Newton in Norfolk, Virginia.
April 2, 1942 Leon Russell is born Claude Russell Bridges in Lawton, Oklahoma.
April 1, 1942 Pop guitarist Alan Blakley (The Tremeloes) is born in Bromley, Kent, England.
April 1, 1942 Phil Margo is born in Brooklyn, New York. He and brother Mitch will form The Tokens and release the #1 hit "The Lion Sleeps Tonight."
March 20, 1942 Rockabilly singer Robin Luke is born in Los Angeles, California.
March 16, 1942 Country singer-songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker, who writes the oft-recorded "Mr. Bojangles" in 1968, is born Ronald Clyde Crosby in Oneonta, New York.
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