Music History Events: Births
October 12, 1935 Sam Moore is born Samuel Hicks in Miami, Florida. He takes the last name of his stepfather, Charlie Moore, and forms the duo Sam & Dave with Dave Prater. Their big hits are "Soul Man," "I Thank You" and "Hold On, I'm Comin'."
October 12, 1935 Operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti (of The Three Tenors) is born near Modena in Northern Italy.
October 5, 1935 Country singer Margie Singleton is born Margaret Louis Ebey in Coushatta, Louisiana. Known for her 1964 duet with Faron Young, "Keeping Up With The Joneses."
September 30, 1935 Johnny Mathis is born John Royce Mathis in Gilmer, Texas. He is raised in San Francisco.More
September 23, 1935 Les McCann is born in Lexington, Kentucky. The soul jazz musician will gain popularity with the 1961 anti-war song "Compared to What."
September 11, 1935 Composer Arvo Pärt is born in Paide, Järva County, Estonia. Created the tintinnabuli style of composition.
September 7, 1935 Country/pop singer Ronnie Dove is born in Herndon, Virginia. Known for a popular cover of Wanda Jackson's "Right or Wrong."
September 1, 1935 Country singer Conway Twitty is born Harold Lloyd Jenkins in Friars Point, Coahoma County, Mississippi.
August 30, 1935 "Papa" John Phillips, leader of The Mamas & The Papas, is born in Parris Island, South Carolina, raised in Alexandria, Virginia. He's the primary writer in the group, penning hits like "Monday, Monday" and "California Dreamin'." He also co-writes the Beach Boys hit "Kokomo."
August 20, 1935 Country singer/songwriter Justin Tubb is born in San Antonio, Texas, to Texas Troubadour Ernest Tubb.
August 2, 1935 Country singer Hank Cochran, who co-wrote Patsy Cline's "I Fall to Pieces," is born in Isola, Mississippi.
July 23, 1935 Cleveland Duncan (original tenor for The Penguins) is born in Los Angeles, California.
July 18, 1935 Johnny Funches (of The Dells) is born in Chicago, Illinois.
July 13, 1935 Latin jazz percussionist Pete Escovedo (of Santana) is born in Pittsburg, California.
July 8, 1935 Steve Lawrence is born Sidney Liebowitz in Brooklyn, New York City.
June 29, 1935 Leonard Lee (of Shirley & Lee) is born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
May 27, 1935 Jazz composer/pianist Ramsey Lewis, who will have hit instrumental versions of "Hang On Sloopy" and "The In Crowd" with his Ramsey Lewis Trio, is born in Chicago, Illinois.
May 13, 1935 Pop songwriter Teddy Randazzo is born in Brooklyn, New York. Known for '60s hits "Pretty Blue Eyes," "Goin' Out Of My Head," and "Hurt So Bad," among others.
May 11, 1935 Kit Lambert, manager of The Who and co-founder of Track Records, is born Christopher Sebastian Lambert in Middlesex, England.
May 10, 1935 Larry Williams, '50s rock and roll singer known for hits like "Bony Moronie" and "Dizzy Miss Lizzy," is born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
May 9, 1935 Nokie Edwards, guitarist for The Ventures, is born Nole Floyd Edwards in Lahoma, Oklahoma.
April 18, 1935 Record producer Paul Rothchild (The Doors, Janis Joplin) is born in Brooklyn, New York.
April 16, 1935 Bobby Vinton is born Stanley Robert Vintula in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
April 11, 1935 Doo-wop singer Richard Berry, composer and original performer of "Louie Louie," is born in Extension, Louisiana.
April 7, 1935 Country singer-songwriter Bobby Bare is born in Ironton, Ohio.
March 31, 1935 Trumpet player Herb Alpert is born in Los Angeles, California. After defining the "Tijuana sound" on his 1962 song "The Lonely Bull," he becomes one of the top-selling album artists of the '60s, behind only Elvis Presley, The Beatles and Frank Sinatra. He's also a label boss, with A&M Records (his partnership with Jerry Moss) home to Cat Stevens, Styx, the Carpenters and many other top acts.
March 17, 1935 Pop singer/drummer Adam Wade is born Patrick Henry Wade in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Known for "Take Good Care Of Her" (1961), among other hits.
March 6, 1935 Sylvia Vanderpool of the duo Mickey & Sylvia is born in New York City. As Sylvia Robinson, she forms Sugarhill Records and assembles the Sugarhill Gang of "Rapper's Delight" fame.
February 19, 1935 Bob Engemann of The Lettermen is born in Highland Park, Michigan.
February 17, 1935 Country singer Johnny Bush is born in Houston, Texas. He writes "Whiskey River," which becomes a signature tune for Willie Nelson.
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