Music History Events: Births
July 17, 1947 Wolfgang Flur (of Kraftwerk) is born in Frankfurt, Germany.
July 15, 1947 Guitarist Peter Banks, a founding member of Yes who is with the band until 1970, is born Peter William Brockbanks in Chipping Barnet, North London, England.
July 11, 1947 Jeff Hanna of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is born in Detroit, Michigan.
July 10, 1947 Arlo Guthrie is born in Coney Island, New York.
July 7, 1947 David Hodo (Village People construction worker) is born in Palo Alto, California.
July 3, 1947 Actress/singer Betty Buckley, Tony Award-winner for her role as Grizabella in the original Broadway production of Cats, is born in Big Spring, Texas.
June 24, 1947 Mick Fleetwood (drummer for Fleetwood Mac) is born in Redruth, Cornwall, England, though he'll grow up in locales around the world due to his father's career as a Royal Air Force fighter pilot.
June 22, 1947 Howard Kaylan (lead singer of The Turtles, Flo & Eddie) is born Howard Kaplan in the Bronx, New York.
June 21, 1947 Joey Molland of Badfinger is born in Edge Hill, Liverpool, England. He's the only member of the group to live into his 60s. Lead singer Pete Ham (27) and guitarist Tom Evans (36) both commit suicide, and drummer Mike Gibbins dies of a brain aneurysm at 56.
June 17, 1947 Keyboard player Gregg Rolie, a founding member of both Santana and Journey, is born in Seattle, Washington. He handles a lot of the vocals for Santana and is also Journey's lead singer for their first three albums until Steve Perry joins for their fourth.
June 14, 1947 Barry Melton (original lead guitarist for Country Joe & The Fish, Dinosaurs) is born in Brooklyn, New York.
June 11, 1947 Glenn Leonard of The Temptations is born in Washington, DC.
June 11, 1947 Richard Palmer-James (vocalist, guitarist for Supertramp, songwriter for King Crimson) is born in Bournemouth, England.
June 9, 1947 Mick Box (lead guitarist for Uriah Heep) is born in Walthamstow, East London, England.
June 5, 1947 Laurie Anderson is born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
June 5, 1947 Badfinger guitarist Tom Evans is born in Liverpool, England.
June 3, 1947 Dave Alexander (original bassist for The Stooges) is born in Whitmore Lake, Michigan, and will be raised in nearby Ann Arbor.
June 3, 1947 T. Rex drummer Mickey Finn is born Michael Norman Finn outside of London, England.
June 1, 1947 Guitarist Ron Wood is born in London. He goes on to join The Faces and The Rolling Stones.
May 31, 1947 Junior Campbell (of Marmalade) is born William Campbell Jr. in Glasgow, Scotland.
May 29, 1947 Pop musician Joey Levine (of Ohio Express, Third Rail, and Reunion) is born in New York City.
May 27, 1947 Folk rocker Peter Knight (of Steeleye Span) is born in London, England.
May 27, 1947 Marty Kristian of The New Seekers is born Martin Vanags in Leipzig, Germany.
May 25, 1947 Doo-wop singer Mitch Margo (of The Tokens) is born.
May 24, 1947 Cynthia "Plaster" Caster, an artist known for her plaster casts of celebrities' genitalia and breasts, is born Cynthia Albritton in Chicago, Illinois. Her work inspires the 2001 documentary Plaster Caster.
May 24, 1947 Blue Öyster Cult drummer Albert Bouchard is born in Watertown, New York.
May 23, 1947 Bill Hunt (keyboardist and horn player for Electric Light Orchestra) is born in Birmingham, England.
May 21, 1947 Bill Champlin (keyboardist, guitarist for Chicago) is born in Oakland, California.
May 19, 1947 Jerry Hyman (former trombonist of Blood, Sweat & Tears) is born in Brooklyn, New York.
May 19, 1947 Steve Currie (bass player for T. Rex) is born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England.
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