Music History Events: Births
December 6, 1948 Lyricist Linda Creed is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her compositions include "Betcha by Golly, Wow!" and "The Greatest Love of All."
September 9, 1948 Pamela Des Barres, perhaps the most famous groupie of all time, is born. She boasts liaisons with Jimmy Page, Mick Jagger and Keith Moon, and even joins a band made up of groupies, The GTO's, in 1969. In 2013 she starts her own fashion label: "Groupie Couture."
May 19, 1948 Music journalist and Crawdaddy magazine founder Paul Williams is born in Boston, Massachusetts.
April 15, 1948 UFO frontman Phil Mogg is born in Wood Green, London.
December 23, 1947 Graham Bonnet is born in Skegness, England. He'll go on to front the rock bands Alcatrazz and Rainbow.
October 14, 1947 Al Atkins - the first frontman for Judas Priest - is born at West Bromwich, England.
September 21, 1947 Producer Rupert Hine is born in London. His clients include Rush, Tina Turner and Stevie Nicks.
September 19, 1947 Percussionist Ray Cooper is born Raymond Cooper in Watford, England.
August 9, 1947 Singer-songwriter Amanda McBroom is born.
August 7, 1947 Jazz historian, occasional songwriter and the future first wife of Larry Coryell, Julie Nathanson, is born in Manhattan, New York.
July 15, 1947 Roger Kynard "Roky" Erickson, founder of the 13th Floor Elevators and pioneer of psychedelic music, is born.
June 17, 1947 Paul Young, singer with Sad Café and Mike + the Mechanics, is born in Manchester, England. Not to be confused with the Paul Young who sang "Everytime You Go Away."
April 30, 1947 Col. Bruce Hampton, leader of the Hampton Grease Band and the Aquarium Rescue Unit, is born Gustav Valentine Berglund III in Knoxville, Tennessee.
April 2, 1947 Emmylou Harris is born in Birmingham, Alabama.
March 25, 1947 Brinsley Schwarz is born in Suffolk, England. His self-titled band would include Nick Lowe.
March 8, 1947 Songwriter Carole Bayer Sager is born in Manhattan, New York City.
February 1, 1947 Israeli singer Mike Brant is born Moshé Michaël Brand in Famagusta, Cyprus.
November 5, 1946 Dance singer Loleatta Holloway ("Love Sensation") is born in Chicago.
September 12, 1946 Blue Cheer singer/bassist Dickie Peterson is born in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
June 7, 1946 Man guitarist Micky Jones is born Charles Michael Jones in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.
May 23, 1946 Ruth Komanoff, the future Ruth Underwood, is born. The percussionist becomes known for her work with Frank Zappa.
November 16, 1945 Guitarist/keyboard player Paul Raymond is born in Hertfordshire, England. He joins UFO in 1976.
October 19, 1945 Harris Glenn Milstead, who performs as the drag queen Divine, is born in a suburb of Baltimore. Most famous as an actor (Pink Flamingos, Hairspray), he also records dance music, including the UK hit "You Think You're a Man."
October 14, 1945 Barbara "Sandi" Robison is born in Las Vegas, Nevada.
August 14, 1945 Steve Martin is born in Waco, Texas. Best known as a comedian and actor, he's also a renown banjo player, often performing with the Steep Canyon Rangers.
December 18, 1944 Rock musician Deke Leonard (of Man, Iceberg) is born in Llanelli, South Wales.
December 12, 1944 MC5 lead singer Rob Tyner is born in Detroit, Michigan.
October 7, 1944 Folk singer Judee Sill is born in Studio City, California. In 1971, she becomes the first artist to be signed to David Geffen's Asylum Records.
August 2, 1944 Jazz bassist Albert Stinson is born in Cleveland, Ohio.
April 6, 1944 Alan Lee Brackett of the Peanut Butter Conspiracy is born in Los Angeles, California.
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