Music History Events: Births
May 18, 1950 Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo is born in Akron, Ohio. A prolific composer of TV and film music, his work can be heard in Rugrats, Tiger King, and the Hotel Transylvania franchise.
May 14, 1950 Arthur Grant (bassist for the Edgar Broughton Band) is born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England.
May 13, 1950 Blues rocker Danny Kirwan (of Fleetwood Mac) is born in Brixton, London, England.
May 12, 1950 Rocker Billy Squier is born in Wellesley, Massachusetts. His breakout year is 1981, when the new network MTV plays his hits "The Stroke" and "In The Dark."
May 12, 1950 John "Jocko" Marcellino (of Sha Na Na) is born in Quincy, Massachusetts.
May 9, 1950 Tom Petersson (bass guitarist for Cheap Trick) is born in Rockford, Illinois.
May 7, 1950 Drummer Prairie Prince (of The Tubes, Journey, New Cars) is born Charles Lempriere Prince in Charlotte, North Carolina.
May 6, 1950 Robbie McIntosh (drummer for The Average White Band) is born in Dundee, Scotland.
May 3, 1950 Mary Hopkin is born in Pontardawe, Wales. She signs with The Beatles' Apple Records in 1968 after a winning performance on the UK TV competition show Opportunity Knocks, and releases her first single, "Those Were The Days," later that year.
April 25, 1950 Steve Ferrone (drummer for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, The Average White Band) is born in Brighton, England.
April 22, 1950 Peter Frampton is born in Beckenham, Kent, England. After forming Humble Pie, he finds success as a solo artist; his 1976 album Frampton Come Alive! is one of the most successful live albums of all time.
April 12, 1950 David Cassidy is born in New York City to actor Jack Cassidy and actress Evelyn Ward. He becomes a teen idol and pop star thanks to his role as Keith Partridge on the musical sitcom The Partridge Family.
April 10, 1950 Guitarist Eddie Hazel (of Funkadelic) is born in Brooklyn, New York City.
April 5, 1950 Agnetha Faltskog (of ABBA) is born in Jönköping, Småland, Sweden.
April 4, 1950 Rock drummer Phillip "Pip" Pyle (of Gong, Hatfield and the North, and National Health) is born in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England.
March 27, 1950 Tony Banks (keyboardist for Genesis) is born in East Hoathly, East Sussex, England.
March 26, 1950 Teddy Pendergrass (lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes) is born in Kingstree, South Carolina.
March 21, 1950 Roger Hodgson of Supertramp is born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. He writes and sings many of their hits, including "The Logical Song" and "Dreamer," but in 1983 he leaves the group after a falling out with Rick Davies and never returns.
March 20, 1950 Drummer Carl Palmer is born in Birmingham, England. At age 20, he gets the gig with Greg Lake and Keith Emerson, who choose him over Mitch Mitchell for their band Emerson, Lake & Palmer.More
March 18, 1950 John Hartman (original drummer for The Doobie Brothers) is born in Falls Church, Virginia.
March 14, 1950 Rick Dees is born in Jacksonville, Florida.
March 11, 1950 Jazz vocalist Bobby McFerrin, known for his #1 a cappella hit "Don't Worry Be Happy," is born in Manhattan.
March 10, 1950 Ted McKenna (drummer for The Sensational Alex Harvey Band) is born in Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
March 3, 1950 Rock singer Re Styles (of The Tubes) is born Shirley Marie MacLeod.
March 1, 1950 Pioneering music journalist Dave Marsh is born in Detroit.
February 26, 1950 Jonathan Cain (keyboardist, rhythm guitarist Journey) is born Jonathan Leonard Friga in Chicago, Illinois.
February 19, 1950 Andy Powell of Wishbone Ash is born in London.
February 14, 1950 Heart guitarist Roger Fisher is born.
February 13, 1950 Peter Gabriel (original lead singer for Genesis) is born in Chobham, Surrey, England.
February 12, 1950 Steve Hackett (guitarist for Genesis) is born in Pimlico, London, England.
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