Music History Events: Births
October 26, 1951 Bass player Bootsy Collins is born William Earl Collins in Cincinnati, Ohio. He rises to prominence as a member of James Brown's backing band from 1969-1971, then joins Parliament-Funkadelic, where he writes songs with George Clinton and comes up with otherworldly bass grooves that forge the sound of funk.
October 20, 1951 Al Greenwood (keyboardist for Foreigner) is born in New York.
October 15, 1951 Frank DiMino (lead singer for Angel) is born in Washington, D.C.
October 6, 1951 Kevin Cronin (lead vocalist for REO Speedwagon) is born in Evanston, Illinois.
October 6, 1951 Gavin Sutherland (bassist/vocalist for The Sutherland Brothers) is born in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
October 5, 1951 Sir Bob Geldof (lead singer for The Boomtown Rats) is born in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland.
September 22, 1951 David Coverdale is born in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland, England. After fronting Deep Purple from 1973-1976, he forms his own band, Whitesnake, in 1978.
September 19, 1951 Record producer/musician Daniel Lanois is born in Hull, Quebec. Produced albums for an array of artists, including Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel, Neil Young, and Emmylou Harris, and for bands like U2 (notably The Joshua Tree).
September 10, 1951 Pete Tolson (guitarist for The Pretty Things) is born in Bishops Stortford, Herts, England. David Bowie covered the group's "Don't Bring Me Down" for his 1973 album, Pin Ups.
September 7, 1951 Chrissie Hynde (of The Pretenders) is born in Akron, Ohio.
September 2, 1951 Mik Kaminski (violinist for Electric Light Orchestra) is born in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England.
August 28, 1951 Wayne Osmond (of The Osmonds) is born in Ogden, Utah.
August 28, 1951 Dave Hlubek (lead guitarist for Molly Hatchet) is born in Jacksonville, Florida.
August 25, 1951 Rob Halford, the hell-bent-for-leather frontman of Judas Priest, is born in Sutton Coldfield, England.
August 24, 1951 Michael Derosier (former drummer for Heart) is born in Canada.
August 24, 1951 Danny Joe Brown (lead singer of Molly Hatchet) is born in Jacksonville, Florida.
August 23, 1951 Mark Hudson of The Hudson Brothers is born in Portland, Oregon. He also co-writes several Aerosmith songs, including the 1993 hit "Livin' On The Edge."
August 23, 1951 Rock vocalist Jimi Jamison (of Survivor) is born in rural Mississippi. Also known for singing and co-writing the theme for the action series Baywatch.
August 19, 1951 John Deacon (bassist for Queen) is born in Oadby, Leicester, England.
August 15, 1951 Jazz/Soul singer Bobby Caldwell is born in Manhattan, New York.
August 14, 1951 Guitarist Bob "Slim" Dunlap (of The Replacements) is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
August 13, 1951 Dan Fogelberg is born in Peoria, Illinois.
August 6, 1951 Singer/songwriter/musician Pat MacDonald (co-founder of Timbuk3) is born in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
August 4, 1951 Roy Flowers (drummer for Sweet Sensation) is born in Kingston, Jamaica.
August 3, 1951 Johnny Graham (multi-instrumentalist of Earth, Wind & Fire) is born in Louisville, Kentucky.
August 2, 1951 Andrew Gold, known for the hits "Lonely Boy" and "Thank You for Being a Friend," is born in Burbank, California.
August 1, 1951 Guitarist Tommy Bolin (of Deep Purple and the James Gang) is born in Sioux City, Iowa.
August 1, 1951 Tim Bachman (of Bachman-Turner Overdrive) is born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
July 25, 1951 Verdine White (bassist for Earth, Wind & Fire) is born in Chicago, Illinois.
July 4, 1951 Ralph Johnson (drummer for Earth, Wind & Fire) is born in Los Angeles, California.
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