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Music History Events: Births

November 14, 1936 Freddie Garrity of Freddie & the Dreamers is born in Crumpsall, Manchester, England.

November 12, 1936 R&B singer Charlotte Davis (of The Tune Weavers, known for the 1957 hit "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby") is born.

November 12, 1936 Mort Shuman, singer-songwriter and pianist, is born in Brooklyn, New York City. Known for co-writing '60s rock 'n roll hits like "Viva Las Vegas."

November 9, 1936 Mary Travers (of Peter, Paul and Mary) is born in Louisville, Kentucky.

November 6, 1936 Jim Pike (of The Lettermen) is born in the US.

November 5, 1936 "Stand By Your Man" songwriter Billy Sherrill is born in Phil Campbell, Alabama.

November 1, 1936 R&B singer Zephire "Andre" Williams is born in Bessemer, Alabama. Known for the 1957 hit "Bacon Fat," he also co-wrote "Shake A Tailfeather" by The Five Du-Tones.

October 28, 1936 Charlie Daniels is born Charles Edward Daniels in Wilmington, North Carolina.

October 24, 1936 Bill Wyman, the Rolling Stones bass player from 1962-1993, is born William George Perks in South London, England.

September 25, 1936 Delta blues musician Roosevelt "Booba" Barnes is born in Longwood, Mississippi.

September 21, 1936 Dickey Lee is born Royden Dickey Lipscomb in Memphis, Tennessee.

September 5, 1936 Blues guitarist Willie Woods (of Junior Walker & The All Stars) is born.

August 23, 1936 R&B singer Rudy Lewis (of The Drifters) is born Charles Rudolph Harrell in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

August 7, 1936 Charles Pope (of The Tams) is born in Atlanta, Georgia.

August 4, 1936 Bass singer Elsbeary Hobbs (of The Drifters) is born in Manhattan, New York.

August 3, 1936 Kenny Hodges (bass guitarist for Spanky and Our Gang) is born in Jacksonville, Florida.

July 30, 1936 Buddy Guy, a blues musician who starts his career in the '60s as the house guitarist for Chess Records, is born in Lettsworth, Louisiana. He's most successful in the '90s, when he issues a string of Grammy-winning albums with guest appearances by many of his admirers, including Eric Clapton and Bonnie Raitt.

July 15, 1936 H. B. Barnum is born in Houston, Texas. A child star, he makes his foray into music as "Pee Wee Barnum" and later becomes a sought-after arranger for the likes of Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, and The Supremes.

July 15, 1936 Country singer Tommy Dee is born in Vicker, Virginia. In 1959, he writes the hit "Three Stars" in honor of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, who tragically died in a plane crash earlier that year.

July 7, 1936 Tommy Dee, known for the 1959 hit "Three Stars," a tribute to the late Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper, is born in Vicker, Virginia.

June 28, 1936 Pop singer Cathy Carr is born Angelina Helen Catherine Cordovano in The Bronx, New York City. Known for the 1956 hit "Ivory Tower."

June 22, 1936 Kris Kristofferson is born in Brownsville, Texas.

June 19, 1936 Shirley Goodman (of Shirley & Lee, Shirley & Company) is born in New Orleans, Louisiana.

June 14, 1936 Renaldo "Obie" Benson (bass vocalist of The Four Tops) is born in Detroit, Michigan.

June 11, 1936 Jud Strunk, comedian and songwriter known for the 1973 ballad "Daisy A Day," is born in Jamestown, New York.

June 8, 1936 Teen idol James Darren is born James William Ercolani in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He rises to fame playing Moondoggie alongside Sandra Dee's Gidget and releases a string of pop records like the 1961 hit "Goodbye Cruel World."

June 6, 1936 Levi Stubbs (lead vocalist for The Four Tops) is born in Detroit, Michigan.

June 2, 1936 Doo wop singer Otis Williams (of The Charms), not to be confused with The Temptations member of the same name, is born in Cincinnati, Ohio.

May 25, 1936 Country singer-songwriter Tom T. Hall, who penned the smash hit "Harper Valley P.T.A.," is born in Olive Hill, Kentucky.

May 16, 1936 Doo wop singer Corinthian "Kripp" Johnson (of The Dell-Vikings) is born in Cambridge, Massachusetts.