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Music History Events: Births

August 25, 1949 Gene Simmons (of Kiss) is born Chaim Weitz in Haifa, Israel, to Nazi concentration camp survivor Flora Klein and her carpenter husband, Feri.

August 23, 1949 Rick Springfield is born Richard Lewis Springthorpe in South Wentworthville, New South Wales, Australia. Before becoming a pop star, he plays Dr. Noah Drake on the soap opera General Hospital.

August 22, 1949 Country musician Sam Neely is born in Cuero, Texas. Known for a string of minor hits in the '70s, including the cover "I Fought the Law."

August 20, 1949 Thin Lizzy leader Phil Lynott is born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.

August 17, 1949 Sib Hashian (drummer for Boston) is born in Boston, Massachusetts.

August 16, 1949 Scott Asheton (drummer for The Stooges) is born in Washington, D.C.

August 13, 1949 Cliff Fish (bass guitarist for Paper Lace) is born in Ripley, Derbyshire, England.

August 11, 1949 Eric Carmen (of The Raspberries) is born in Cleveland, Ohio.

August 8, 1949 Keith Carradine, known for his starring role in the 1975 film Nashville, where he performs his song "I'm Easy," is born in San Mateo, California. In 1984 he plays the director in Madonna's "Material Girl" music video.

August 8, 1949 Airrion Love (of The Stylistics) is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

August 3, 1949 Morris "B.B." Dickerson (bass guitarist for War) is born in Torrance, California.

July 30, 1949 R&B singer Joyce Jones (of First Choice) is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

July 30, 1949 Hugh Nicholson (guitarist for Marmalade from 1970-1973) is born in Rutherglen, Scotland.

July 28, 1949 Drummer Simon Kirke (of Free and Bad Company) is born in Lambeth, London, England.

July 28, 1949 Peter Doyle of The New Seekers is born in Melbourne, Australia.

July 28, 1949 Steve Took (of T. Rex) is born in Eltham, London, England.

July 27, 1949 Singer/actress Maureen McGovern is born in Youngstown, Ohio.

July 26, 1949 Roger Taylor (drummer for Queen) is born in Dersingham, Norfolk, England.

July 18, 1949 Wally Bryson (guitarist, vocalist for The Raspberries) is born in Manhattan, New York City.

July 17, 1949 Terence "Geezer" Butler (bassist, lyricist for Black Sabbath) is born in Aston, Birmingham, England.

July 17, 1949 Mike Vale (bassist for Tommy James & the Shondells) is born.

July 10, 1949 Dave Smalley (lead singer, guitarist of Down By Law) is born in Oil City, Pennsylvania.

July 10, 1949 Greg Kihn, known for his '80s hits "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)" and "Jeopardy," is born in Baltimore, Maryland.

July 6, 1949 Mike Shrieve (drummer for Santana) is born in San Francisco, California.

July 2, 1949 Roy "The Professor" Bittan (keyboardist for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band) is born in Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York.

June 30, 1949 Andy Scott (lead guitarist for Sweet) is born in Wrexham, Wales.

June 24, 1949 John Illsley (bass guitarist for Dire Straits) is born in Leicester, England.

June 22, 1949 Alan Osmond (of The Osmonds) is born in Ogden, Utah.

June 16, 1949 Peppy Castro (guitarist, vocalist for Blues Magoos) is born.

June 15, 1949 Russell Hitchcock, lead singer of Air Supply, is born in Melbourne, Australia. The group has a string of soft-rock hits in the early '80s that includes "The One That You Love" and "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All."