Music History Events: Births
March 2, 1956 Anvil frontman Steve "Lips" Kudlow is born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
February 1, 1956 Exene Cervenka of the band X is born Christine Cervenka in Mokena, Illinois, outside of Chicago.
September 18, 1955 Keith Morris (frontman for Black Flag and Circle Jerks) is born in Hermosa Beach, California.
August 22, 1955 Saxophonist and songwriter Alan Wilkinson is born in Ilford, England.
May 24, 1955 Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian, welcome their daughter, Rosanne Cash. She grows up to be a country singer like her dad.
May 10, 1955 Danny Kustow, guitarist in the Tom Robinson Band, is born in London.
March 30, 1955 Singer/songwriter Randy VanWarmer ("Just When I Needed You Most") is born in Indian Hills, Colorado.
February 9, 1955 Sham 69 frontman Jimmy Pursey is born in Hersham, Surrey, England.
February 7, 1955 Saxophone player Jimmy Z is born Jimmy Zavala in North Highlands, California.
January 28, 1955 Twelve-year-old Aretha Franklin gives birth to her first child, a son named Clarence.
January 4, 1955 Talk Talk leader Mark Hollis is born in London.
October 3, 1954 Stephen "Stevie" Ray Vaughan is born in Dallas, Texas.
June 8, 1954 Greg Ginn (guitarist for Black Flag) is born in Tucson, Arizona.
October 21, 1953 Charlotte Caffey (guitarist for the Go-Go's) is born in Santa Monica, California.
September 22, 1953 Richard Fairbrass, singer for Right Said Fred, is born in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England.
September 2, 1953 American composer John Zorn is born in New York City. As a child, he shows an eccentric fascination with sound and avant-garde music that prompts his parents to get him psychologically evaluated.
July 14, 1953 Bebe Buell is born in Portsmouth, Virginia. Though she later rejects the description, she becomes one of the most famous "groupies" of all time, hooking up with a host of stars including Todd Rundgren, to whom she is married from 1972 to 1979. Rundgren brings up her daughter Liv - later revealed to be the biological child of Aerosmith's Steven Tyler.
June 29, 1953 Dokken frontman and namesake Don Dokken (his real name) is born in Los Angeles.
May 9, 1953 Jenny Haan (later Janita Haan Morris) is born Janita Haan at Edgware, England.
April 16, 1953 Peter Garrett, frontman of the Aussie rock band Midnight Oil, is born in Wahroonga, Sydney. He pursues a law career before joining the band.
April 9, 1953 Hal Ketchum, whose country hits include "Small Town Saturday Night" and "Past The Point Of Rescue," is born in Greenwich, New York.
February 25, 1953 John Doe of the punk band X is born John Duchac in Decatur, Illinois.
August 13, 1952 Guitarist/vocalist Hughie Thomasson (of Outlaws and Lynyrd Skynyrd) is born in Tampa, Florida.
July 3, 1952 Pop singer Laura Branigan ("Gloria," "Self Control") is born. She is raised in Armonk, New York.
April 11, 1952 Rock drummer Terry Ollis (of Hawkwind) is born in Hammersmith, London, England.
April 6, 1952 Original Accept singer (and later frontman of UDO), Udo Dirkschneider, is born in Wuppertal, Germany.
January 22, 1952 Teddy Gentry (bassist for Alabama) is born in Fort Payne, Alabama.
December 3, 1951 Mike Stock of the British songwriting/production team Stock, Aitken & Waterman is born.
August 7, 1951 Pete Way of UFO is born in Enfield, North London.
July 1, 1951 Victor Willis, original lead singer for The Village People, is born. His occupation in the group: policeman.
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