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Music History Events: Births

August 17, 1933 Pop singer Mark Dinning is born in Manchester, Oklahoma.

August 15, 1933 Country singer Bobby Helms is born in Bloomington, Indiana. He scores two #1 hits on the Country chart, but is best remembered for the holiday favorite "Jingle Bell Rock."

August 15, 1933 Floyd Ashton (of The Tams) is born. Known for the UK hit "Hey Girl Don't Bother Me."

August 8, 1933 Southern Soul singer Joe Tex is born Joseph Arrington Jr. in Rogers, Texas.

July 29, 1933 Randy Sparks (of The New Christy Minstrels) is born in Leavenworth, Kansas.

July 27, 1933 Nick Reynolds of the The Kingston Trio is born in San Diego, California.

July 23, 1933 Bert Convy is born in St. Louis, Missouri. As a member of the vocal group The Cheers, he lands a hit with the 1955 single "Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots." His greater success comes as an actor and game show host of Tattletales, Super Password, and Win, Lose or Draw.

July 20, 1933 "Party Doll" singer Buddy Knox is born in Happy, Texas.

July 17, 1933 Mimi Hines, Broadway performer and comedienne (Funny Girl, The Prisoner of Second Avenue), is born in Vancouver, Canada.

May 2, 1933 Bunk Gardner (played woodwinds and tenor sax for Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention) is born John Leon Gardner in Cleveland, Ohio.

May 1, 1933 R&B singer-songwriter Titus Turner, known for writing the oft-covered tunes "Leave My Kitten Alone" and "Sticks and Stones," is born in Atlanta, Georgia.

April 27, 1933 Jazz guitarist Calvin Newborn is born in Whiteville, Tennessee.

April 24, 1933 '60s soul singer-songwriter Freddie Scott is born in Providence, Rhode Island.

April 15, 1933 Country musician and Hee Haw host Roy Clark is born in Meherrin, Virginia.

March 31, 1933 Anita Carter (of The Carter Sisters) is born in Maces Spring, Virginia, to Ezra and Maybelle Carter.

March 14, 1933 Quincy Jones is born in Chicago, Illinois. After studying music composition in France, he becomes an acclaimed arranger and conductor before moving into production, most famously for Michael Jackson, whose Jones-produced Thriller remains the best-selling album of all-time.

March 13, 1933 Songwriter Mike Stoller is born in Long Island, New York. Along with his partner Jerry Leiber, he writes a slew of hits, including "Jailhouse Rock," "Yakety Yak" and "Stand By Me."

March 9, 1933 R&B Singer Lloyd Price is born in Kenner, Louisiana.

February 22, 1933 Ernie K-Doe, known for his 1961 hit "Mother-In-Law," is born Ernest Kador Jr. in New Orleans.

February 17, 1933 Rock 'n Roll singer Bobby Lewis, known for his hit "Tossin' And Turnin'," is born in Indianapolis, Indiana.

February 10, 1933 Don Wilson (rhythm guitarist for The Ventures) is born in Tacoma, Washington.

January 29, 1933 R&B singer Ron Townson (of The 5th Dimension) is born in St. Louis, Missouri.

January 24, 1933 Zeke Carey (of The Flamingos) is born in Chicago, Illinois.

January 11, 1933 Country singer Goldie Hill is born in Texas. She lands a contract with Decca Records and releases her #1 hit "I Let the Stars Get In My Eyes" in 1953.

December 28, 1932 Rockabilly singer Dorsey Burnette (of Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio) is born in Memphis, Tennessee.

December 15, 1932 Jesse Belvin, known for the 1956 R&B hit "Goodnight My Love," is born in Texarkana, Texas.

December 14, 1932 Country singer Charlie Rich, known for the 1973 hits "Behind Closed Doors" and "The Most Beautiful Girl," is born in Colt, Arkansas.

December 14, 1932 Singer/actress Abbe Lane is born Abigail Francine Lassman in Brooklyn, New York. Known as "the swingingest sexpot in show business," she would marry (and divorce) bandleader Xavier Cugat.

November 30, 1932 Bob Moore is born in Nashville, Tennessee. After serving as a member of the Nashville A-Team, an acclaimed group of session musicians, in the '50s and '60s, he plays bass for Moby Grape from 1969 to 1971.

November 29, 1932 Jazz guitarist Ed Bickert (of the Paul Desmond Quartet) is born in Hochfeld, Manitoba, Canada.