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Music History Events: Births

January 6, 1951 Blues singer Kim Wilson (of Fabulous Thunderbirds) is born in Detroit, Michigan, but will be raised in Goleta, California.

December 28, 1950 Alex Chilton of The Box Tops and Big Star is born in Memphis, Tennessee.

December 27, 1950 Terry Bozzio (drummer for Missing Persons, Captain Beefheart) is born in San Francisco, California.

December 17, 1950 Carlton "Carlie" Barrett (drummer for The Wailers) is born in Kingston, Jamaica.

December 9, 1950 Joan Armatrading is born in Basseterre, Saint Kitts. Her family moves to England when she is 7, and raises her in Birmingham.

December 8, 1950 Dan Hartman is born in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The "I Can Dream About You" singer also pens hits for other artists, including "Free Ride" for Edgar Winter Group and "Living In America" for James Brown.

December 2, 1950 Country singer John Wesley Ryles is born in Bastrop, Louisiana. He makes his debut with the 1968 hit single "Kay."

November 22, 1950 Little Steven Van Zandt (guitarist/mandolinist for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band) is born in Boston, Massachusetts.

November 22, 1950 Tina Weymouth (bass guitarist for Talking Heads) is born Martina Michele Weymouth in Coronado, California.

November 21, 1950 Singer-songwriter Livingston Taylor is born in Boston, Massachusetts, to a family that includes brother James Taylor. He will be raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

November 21, 1950 Guitarist Gary Pihl (of Boston) is born in Chicago, Illinois, but would later move to San Mateo, California.

November 20, 1950 Gary Green (guitarist for Gentle Giant) is born in Stroud Green, North London, England.

November 18, 1950 Graham Parker (lead singer of Graham Parker & the Rumour) is born in London, England.

November 18, 1950 Rudy Sarzo (bass guitarist for Quiet Riot, Whitesnake) is born Rodolfo Maximiliano Sarzo Lavieille Grande Ruiz Payret y Chaumont in Havana, Cuba, but will be raised in Florida.

November 12, 1950 Country, gospel singer Barbara Fairchild, known for the 1973 country hit "The Teddy Bear Song," is born in Knobel, Arkansas.

November 11, 1950 Jim Peterik is born in Berwyn, Illinois. He fronts The Ides of March and later joins Survivor, co-writing their hit "Eye of the Tiger."

November 10, 1950 Ronnie Hammond (former frontman for Atlanta Rhythm Section) is born in Macon, Georgia.

November 6, 1950 Chris Glen (bass guitarist for The Sensational Alex Harvey Band) is born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

November 1, 1950 Dan Peek (of America) is born in Panama City, Florida.

October 25, 1950 Soft rocker Chris Norman (lead singer of Smokie) is born in Redcar, North Yorkshire, England.

October 20, 1950 Tom Petty (of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, The Traveling Wilburys) is born in Gainesville, Florida.

October 11, 1950 Andrew Woolfolk (saxophonist/flautist for Earth, Wind & Fire) is born in Texas.

October 8, 1950 Robert "Kool" Bell, the bass player in Kool & the Gang, is born in Youngstown, Ohio. He's the namesake of the group, which he formed in the mid-'60s with his brother, Ronald Bell.

October 7, 1950 David Taylor (bass guitarist for Edison Lighthouse) is born.

October 3, 1950 Saxophonist Ronnie Laws (of Earth, Wind & Fire) is born in Houston, Texas.

October 2, 1950 Rocker Mike Rutherford (of Genesis) is born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

September 17, 1950 Fee Waybill (lead singer/songwriter for The Tubes) is born John Waldo Waybill in Omaha, Nebraska.

September 16, 1950 Country singer David Bellamy (of The Bellamy Brothers) is born in Darby, Florida.

September 14, 1950 Rock guitarist Paul Kossoff (of Free) is born in Hampstead, London, England.

September 10, 1950 Aerosmith lead guitarist Joe Perry is born Anthony Joseph Perry in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He leaves the band at their drug-soaked nadir in 1979 but returns in 1984. The band returns to glory with their 1987 album Permanent Vacation.