Music History Events: Births
May 26, 1949 Hank Williams, Jr. is born Randall Hank Williams in Shreveport, Louisiana, to country legend Hank Williams and first wife, Audrey.
May 19, 1949 Dusty Hill (bassist, keyboardist, co-vocalist of ZZ Top) is born Joseph Michael Hill in Dallas, Texas.
May 18, 1949 Keyboard player Rick Wakeman is born in London. After making his name as a session musician, he joins Yes in 1971.
May 18, 1949 Bill Wallace (bassist for The Guess Who) is born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
May 17, 1949 Pop singer Keith is born James Barry Keefer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
May 17, 1949 Bill Bruford (drummer for Yes, King Crimson) is born in Sevenoaks, Kent, England.
May 16, 1949 Guitarist William "Sputnik" Spooner (of Grateful Dead, The Tubes) is born in Phoenix, Arizona.
May 9, 1949 Electric blues guitarist Bob Margolin is born in Brookline, Massachusetts.
May 4, 1949 Country singer-songwriter Stella Parton is born in Sevierville, Tennesee, to a family that includes older sister Dolly Parton.
May 4, 1949 Zal Cleminson (guitarist for The Sensational Alex Harvey Band) is born Alistair Macdonald Cleminson in Glasgow, Scotland.
April 27, 1949 Soul singer Herbie Murrell (The Stylistics) is born in Lane, South Carolina.
April 25, 1949 Baroque pop keyboardist Michael Brown (of The Left Banke) is born Michael David Lookofsky in New York to jazz violinist Harry Lookofsky.
April 23, 1949 British rocker John Miles is born in Jarrow, County Durham, England.
April 3, 1949 Guitarist and songwriter Richard Thompson (of Fairport Convention) is born in Notting Hill Gate, London, England.
April 2, 1949 David Robinson (drummer for The Cars) is born in Malden, Massachusetts.
March 29, 1949 Jazz saxophonist Michael Brecker (of The Brecker Brothers) is born in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania.
March 26, 1949 Actress/singer Vicki Lawrence is born in Inglewood, California.
March 24, 1949 Nick Lowe is born in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England.
March 21, 1949 Eddie Money is born Joseph Mahoney in Brooklyn, New York.
March 13, 1949 Donald York (original vocalist for Sha Na Na) is born in Boise, Idaho.
March 12, 1949 Bill Payne (keyboardist for Little Feat) is born in Waco, Texas.
March 12, 1949 Badfinger drummer Mike Gibbins is born in Swansea, Wales.
March 9, 1949 Trevor Burton of The Move is born in Birmingham, England.
March 8, 1949 Dave Lambert (guitarist of The Strawbs) is born in Hounslow, Middlesex, England.
February 21, 1949 Jerry Harrison (keyboardist, guitarist for Talking Heads) is born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
February 19, 1949 Eddie Hardin of The Spencer Davis Group is born in London.
February 16, 1949 Lyn Paul of The New Seekers is born Lynda Susan Belcher in Wythenshawe, Manchester, England.
February 12, 1949 Stanley Knight (lead guitarist for Black Oak Arkansas) is born in Arkansas.
February 10, 1949 Nigel Olsson, a drummer known for his work with Elton John, is born in Wallasey, Cheshire, England.
February 7, 1949 Alan Lancaster (bassist, vocalist for Status Quo) is born in Peckham, London, England.
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