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Music History Events: Births

May 27, 1948 Pete Sears (bassist, keyboardist, guitarist for Jefferson Starship) is born in Bromley, Kent, England.

May 26, 1948 Stevie Nicks is born Stephanie Lynn Nicks in Phoenix, Arizona, but is raised in California. After releasing an album with her boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham in 1973, the duo join Fleetwood Mac, helping the group transform from a renowned blues band to one of the most popular (and intriguing) groups in the world.

May 25, 1948 Klaus Meine (lead singer of Scorpions) is born in Hanover, Germany.

May 21, 1948 Leo Sayer is born Gerard Hugh Sayer in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England.

May 19, 1948 Grace Jones is born in Spanish Town, Jamaica.

May 15, 1948 Gary Thain (bassist for Uriah Heep) is born in Christchurch, New Zealand.

May 12, 1948 Steve Winwood (of Traffic, Blind Faith and The Spencer Davis Group) is born in Handsworth, Birmingham, England.

May 6, 1948 Folk singer Mary MacGregor, known for the 1976 hit "Torn Between Two Lovers," is born in St. Paul, Minnesota.

May 5, 1948 Bill Ward (drummer for Black Sabbath) is born in Aston, Birmingham, England.

May 3, 1948 John Richardson (drummer for the Rubettes) is born in South Ockendon, Essex, England.

May 2, 1948 Country/gospel singer-songwriter Larry Gatlin (of The Gatlin Brothers) is born in Seminole, Texas.

April 30, 1948 MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer is born in Detroit, Michigan.

April 27, 1948 Clive Taylor (bass guitarist for Amen Corner) is born in Cardiff, Wales.

April 24, 1948 Bass player Steve York, who plays in Manfred Mann and Graham Bond Organization, is born in London.

April 22, 1948 Larry Groce, singer of the hit 1976 novelty tune "Junk Food Junkie" and host of the NPR-distributed radio program Mountain Stage, is born in Dallas, Texas.

April 21, 1948 Singer-songwriter Paul Davis is born in Meridian, Mississippi.

April 20, 1948 Craig Frost (keyboardist for Grand Funk Railroad) is born in Flint, Michigan.

April 17, 1948 "Miami Vice" composer Jan Hammer is born in Prague.

April 10, 1948 Bass guitarist Fred Smith (of Blondie, Television) is born in New York.

April 9, 1948 Rock 'n roll singer Dave "Chico" Ryan (of The Happenings, Sha Na Na, Bill Haley & His Comets) is born in Arlington, Massachusetts.

April 7, 1948 John Oates (of Hall & Oates) is born in New York City.

April 7, 1948 Dallas Taylor, a drummer known for his work with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, is born in Denver, Colorado.

April 7, 1948 Carol Douglas, known for the pioneering disco track "Doctor's Orders," is born in Brooklyn, New York, to a musical family. Her mom is jazz performer Minnie Newsome, the supposed inspiration for Cab Calloway's "Minnie the Moocher," and her cousin is soul singer Sam Cooke.

April 4, 1948 Berry Oakley (bass guitarist for The Allman Brothers Band) is born Raymond Berry Oakley III in Chicago, Illinois.

April 4, 1948 Pick Withers (drummer for Dire Straits) is born David Withers in Leicester, England.

April 1, 1948 Reggae musician Jimmy Cliff ("The Harder They Come," "Hakuna Matata") is born James Chambers in Somerton District, St. James, Jamaica.

March 31, 1948 Thijs Van Leer (vocalist, organist for Focus) is born in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

March 30, 1948 Black Oak Arkansas lead singer Jim "Dandy" Mangrum is born in Michigan.

March 28, 1948 John Evan (keyboardist for Jethro Tull) is born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England.

March 28, 1948 Milan Williams (keyboardist for The Commodores) is born in Okolona, Mississippi.