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Music History Events: Births

November 14, 1947 Buckwheat Zydeco, accordionist and zydeco musician, is born Stanley Dural Jr. in Lafayette, Louisiana.

November 13, 1947 Toy Caldwell, the lead guitarist and primary songwriter in The Marshall Tucker Band, is born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Instead of using a pick, he strums with his thumb, giving him a distinctive tone that helps set the band apart from other Southern rockers.

November 12, 1947 Blue Öyster Cult guitarist Buck Dharma is born Donald Brian Roeser in Long Island, New York. He writes their hit "(Don't Fear) The Reaper."

November 11, 1947 Pat "Dirty" Daugherty (bass guitarist, vocalist for Black Oak Arkansas) is born in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

November 10, 1947 Country/pop singer Dave Loggins, known for "Please Come to Boston" (1974), is born in Mountain City, Tennessee.

November 10, 1947 Glen Buxton (guitarist for Alice Cooper Band) is born in Akron, Ohio.

November 10, 1947 Greg Lake of Emerson, Lake & Palmer is born in Poole, Dorset, England.

November 8, 1947 Soul singer Minnie Riperton is born in Bronzeville, Chicago, Illinois.

November 5, 1947 Peter Noone is born in Davyhulme, Manchester, England. He becomes lead singer of Herman's Hermits.

November 4, 1947 Mike Smith (tenor saxophonist for Amen Corner) is born in Neath, South Wales.

November 2, 1947 Dave Pegg (bassist for Jethro Tull, Fairport Convention) is born in Acock's Green, Birmingham, England.

November 1, 1947 Songwriter Jim Steinman is born in Hewlett, New York. His bold, ornate love songs become huge hits for Meat Loaf ("I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)"), Bonnie Tyler ("Total Eclipse Of The Heart") and Celine Dion ("It's All Coming Back to Me Now").

October 30, 1947 Timothy B. Schmit (bass guitarist for Eagles, Poco) is born in Oakland, California.

October 28, 1947 George Glover (keyboardist for Climax Blues Band) is born in Stoke-on-Trent, England.

October 24, 1947 Edgar Broughton (of The Edgar Broughton Band) is born Robert Edgar Broughton in Warwick, Warwickshire, England.

October 23, 1947 Rock bassist Greg Ridley (of Humble Pie) is born Alfred Gregory Ridley in Aspatria, Cumberland, England.

October 21, 1947 Bass guitarist Tetsu Yamauchi (of The Faces and Free) is born in Fukuoka, Japan.

October 19, 1947 Wilbert Hart (of The Delfonics) is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

October 17, 1947 Michael McKean, who portrays frontman David St. Hubbins in the fictional band Spinal Tap, is born in New York City. He's also known as wacky neighbor Lenny Kosnowski on Laverne & Shirley and brilliant but troubled lawyer Chuck McGill on Better Call Saul.

October 16, 1947 Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist and co-founder Bob Weir is born in San Francisco, California. The youngest member of the band (just 17 when they form), he anchors them musically and often contributes to vocals and songwriting, including on "One More Saturday Night" and "Truckin'."

October 13, 1947 Sammy Hagar is born in Salinas, California. After fronting the band Montrose and establishing himself as a solo artist with songs like "There's Only One Way To Rock" and "I Can't Drive 55," he replaces David Lee Roth as lead singer of Van Halen in 1985.

October 8, 1947 Tony Wilson (bassist for Hot Chocolate) is born in Trinidad.

October 5, 1947 Brian Johnson (lead singer for AC/DC) is born in Dunston, Gateshead, England.

October 4, 1947 Jim Fielder (bassist for Buffalo Springfield, Mothers of Invention, Blood, Sweat & Tears) is born in Denton, Texas.

October 1, 1947 Mud lead guitarist Rob Davis is born in Carshalton, Surrey, England.

October 1, 1947 Mariska Veres (lead singer for Shocking Blue) is born in The Hague, Netherlands.

October 1, 1947 Martin Turner (bassist/lead vocalist for Wishbone Ash) is born in Torquay, Devon, England.

September 30, 1947 Marc Bolan (frontman for T. Rex) is born Mark Feld in Stoke Newington, London, England.

September 28, 1947 Peter Hope-Evans (of Medicine Head) is born in Brecon, Powys, Wales. Known for the 1973 UK hit "One and One is One."

September 27, 1947 Meat Loaf is born Marvin Lee Aday in Dallas, Texas. He's often asked how he got his name, so he makes up a few stories, sometimes claiming a football coach told him he had "meat loaf for brains," and other times saying he looked like a wad of meat as an infant.