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Music History Events: Births

September 26, 1947 Country singer Lynn Anderson is born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, but would be raised in Fair Oaks, California. Known for the 1970 hit "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden."

September 23, 1947 Jerry Corbetta (lead vocalist of Sugarloaf) is born in Denver, Colorado.

September 23, 1947 Neal Smith (Alice Cooper drummer, co-writer of "I'm Eighteen") is born in Akron, Ohio.

September 23, 1947 Don Grolnick is born in Brooklyn, New York, and grows up in nearby Levittown. The pop pianist/composer will work with Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, Steely Dan, and Carly Simon, among others.

September 21, 1947 Don Felder (Eagles lead guitarist) is born in Gainesville, Florida.

September 19, 1947 Rocker Lol Creme (of 10cc) is born Laurence Neil Creme in Prestwich, England.

September 14, 1947 Jon "Bowzer" Bauman (of Sha Na Na) is born in Brooklyn, New York.

September 9, 1947 Freddy Weller (guitarist for Paul Revere and the Raiders) is born Wilton Frederick Weller in Atlanta, Georgia. Co-wrote Tommy Roe's 1970 hit, "Jam Up and Jelly Tight."

September 8, 1947 Ben Orr (lead singer/bassist for The Cars) is born Benjamin Orzechowski in Lakewood, Ohio.

September 3, 1947 Eric Bell (original guitarist for Thin Lizzy) is born in East Belfast, Northern Ireland.

August 24, 1947 Jim Fox (drummer for the James Gang) is born in Cleveland, Ohio.

August 22, 1947 Singer Donna Jean Godchaux, the only female member of the Grateful Dead, is born in Florence, Alabama. Born Donna Jean Thatcher, she marries keyboard player Keith Godchaux, who also joins the Dead, in 1970.

August 21, 1947 Carl Giammarese (lead vocalist/guitarist for The Buckinghams) is born in Chicago, Illinois.

August 20, 1947 Trombonist James Pankow (of Chicago) is born in St. Louis, Missouri.

August 19, 1947 George Newsome (original drummer for The Climax Blues Band) is born in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.

August 17, 1947 Rock/soul musician Gary Talley (of The Box Tops and Big Star) is born in Memphis, Tennessee.

August 14, 1947 Maddy Prior (lead singer for Steeleye Span) is born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England.

August 9, 1947 R&B/Soul singer Barbara Mason is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

August 5, 1947 Guitarist/vocalist Rick Derringer (of the Edgar Winter Group and The McCoys) is born in Fort Recovery, Ohio.

August 5, 1947 Greg Leskiw (guitarist for The Guess Who) is born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

August 4, 1947 Paul Layton, bass player for The New Seekers, is born in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England.

August 4, 1947 Electronic musician Klaus Schulze (former drummer for Tangerine Dream) is born in Berlin, Germany.

August 1, 1947 Bassist Rick Anderson (of The Tubes) is born in St. Paul, Minnesota.

July 31, 1947 Karl Green (bassist for Herman's Hermits) is born in Manchester, England.

July 29, 1947 Carlo Paul Santanna (lead singer of Paper Lace) is born in the UK to an Italian mother and Polish father.

July 24, 1947 Drummer Alan Whitehead, of Marmalade, is born in Oswestry, Shropshire, England.

July 23, 1947 David Essex is born David Albert Cook in London. Known in America for his hit "Rock On," he is far more successful in the UK, where he lands 19 Top 40 hits and acts in a number of big musicals, including the London production of Evita.

July 20, 1947 Carlos Santana (of Santana) is born in Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico.

July 19, 1947 Bernie Leadon (guitarist, vocalist for Eagles) is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

July 17, 1947 Mick Tucker (drummer for Sweet) is born in Harlesden, North West London, England.