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Music History Events: Births

March 26, 1948 Steven Tyler is born Steven Tallarico in Yonkers, New York. Originally a drummer, he switches to frontman when he forms Aerosmith in 1970. Over the course of an adventurous 50+ year career with the band, he overcomes a crippling drug addiction and does time as a judge on American Idol.

March 26, 1948 Richard Tandy (keyboardist for Electric Light Orchestra) is born in Birmingham, England.

March 25, 1948 Rocker Michael Stanley is born in Cleveland, Ohio.

March 24, 1948 Lee Oskar (harmonica player for War) is born in Copenhagen, Denmark.

March 22, 1948 Randy Jo Hobbs (bassist for The McCoys) is born in Winchester, Indiana.

March 17, 1948 Fran Byrne (drummer for Ace) is born in Dublin, Ireland.

March 16, 1948 Michael Bruce of the Alice Cooper band is born in Arizona.

March 12, 1948 James Taylor, singer and songwriter famous for classic hits like "Fire and Rain" and "You've Got a Friend," is born in Boston, Massachusetts.

March 12, 1948 Les Holroyd (bassist/vocalist for Barclay James Harvest) is born in England.

March 11, 1948 George Kooymans (vocalist, guitarist for Golden Earring) is born in The Hague, Netherlands.

March 9, 1948 R&B singer Jeffrey Osborne (lead singer of LTD) is born in Providence, Rhode Island.

March 9, 1948 Jimmie Fadden (guitarist, drummer for The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is born in Long Beach, California.

March 8, 1948 Little Peggy March is born Margaret Annemarie Battavio in Lansdale, Pennsylvania.

March 8, 1948 Mel Galley (of Whitesnake) is born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England.

March 5, 1948 "Electric Avenue" singer Eddy Grant, founder of the UK pop group The Equals, is born in Plaisance, British Guiana.

March 4, 1948 Shakin' Stevens is born Michael Barratt in Cardiff, Wales.

March 4, 1948 Yes bass player Chris Squire is born in London.

March 2, 1948 Irish rocker Rory Gallagher is born William Rory Gallagher in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland.

February 23, 1948 Sweet bass player Steve Priest is born in Middlesex, England.

February 21, 1948 Paul Newton (bassist for Uriah Heep) is born in Andover, Hampshire, England.

February 19, 1948 Mark Andes, a bass player who does stints in Spirit, Firefall, Canned Heat and Heart, is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

February 19, 1948 Guitarist Tony Iommi is born in Birmingham, England. He works in a factory before forming the heavy metal heavyweights Black Sabbath in 1968.

February 18, 1948 Keith Knudsen (drummer for The Doobie Brothers) is born in Le Mars, Iowa.

February 8, 1948 Dan Seals (of England Dan & John Ford Coley) is born in McCamey, Texas. He is the younger brother of Jim Seals (Seals & Crofts).

February 8, 1948 Ron Tyson (of The Temptations) is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

February 7, 1948 Jimmy Greenspoon (keyboardist for Three Dog Night) is born in Los Angeles, California. His mother is silent movie actress Mary O'Brian.

February 4, 1948 Vincent Furnier, who will become better known as Alice Cooper, is born in Detroit.

February 2, 1948 Al McKay (of Earth, Wind & Fire) is born in New Orleans, Louisiana.

February 1, 1948 Rick James is born James Ambrose Johnson Jr. in Buffalo, New York. After stints in a few different bands and a few different jails, he signs with Motown Records in 1977 and develops a funk sound that powers hits like "Super Freak" and "Give It To Me Baby."

January 27, 1948 Kim Gardner (of Ashton, Gardner & Dyke) is born in Dulwich, London, England.