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Music History Events: Births

November 20, 1946 Duane Allman (guitarist for The Allman Brothers Band, Derek and the Dominos) is born in Nashville, Tennessee.

November 20, 1946 Ray Stiles, bass guitarist for The Hollies, is born in Guildford, Surrey, England.

November 19, 1946 Drummer Joe Correro Jr. (of Paul Revere and the Raiders) is born in Greenwood, Mississippi.

November 18, 1946 "Wonderful Summer" singer Robin Ward is born Jacqueline McDonnell in Hawaii but will be raised in Nebraska. Using the name Jackie Ward, she works as a session singer for commercials, TV shows, movies, and recording studios. She sings on the theme to The Partridge Family, dubs over Natalie Wood's vocals in The Great Race, and provides backup to Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, and Barbra Streisand.

November 17, 1946 Martin Barre (guitarist for Jethro Tull) is born in Kings Heath, Birmingham, England.

November 13, 1946 Country singer-songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard is born in Soper, Oklahoma. Wrote the Jerry Jeff Walker song "Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mother" (1973).

November 9, 1946 Benny Mardones ("Into The Night") is born Ruben Armand Mardones in Cleveland, Ohio.

November 8, 1946 Roy Wood of The Move, Electric Light Orchestra and Wizzard is born in Kitts Green, Birmingham, England.

November 6, 1946 George Young (rhythm guitarist, songwriter for The Easybeats) is born in Glasgow, Scotland.

November 5, 1946 Gram Parsons (of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers) is born Ingram Cecil Connor III in his mom's hometown of Winter Haven, Florida, but will reside in Waycross, Georgia.

November 1, 1946 Rick Grec, bass player for Blind Faith and Traffic, is born in Bordeaux, France.

October 30, 1946 Drummer Chris Slade (of Uriah Heep, AC/DC, Manfred Mann) is born Christopher Rees in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales.

October 29, 1946 Guitarist Peter Green is born Peter Allen Greenbaum in London. He forms Fleetwood Mac in 1967 and leads the group until 1970, when he leaves, having been transformed by LSD.

October 26, 1946 Keith Hopwood (rhythm guitarist for Herman's Hermits) is born in Manchester, England.

October 25, 1946 John Hall (drummer for The Equals) is born in Islington, London, England.

October 24, 1946 Jerry Edmonton (drummer for Steppenwolf) is born Gerald McCrohan in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.

October 22, 1946 Eddie Brigati (singer/tambourine player for The Young Rascals) is born in Garfield, New Jersey.

October 21, 1946 Trumpeter Lee Loughnane (of Chicago) is born in Elmwood Park, Illinois.

October 19, 1946 Keith Reid (Procol Harum songwriter) is born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England.

October 18, 1946 Joe Egan (co-founder of Stealers Wheel) is born in Paisley, Scotland.

October 17, 1946 The Doobie Brothers drummer Mike Hossack is born in Paterson, New Jersey.

October 15, 1946 Richard Carpenter (of The Carpenters) is born in New Haven, Connecticut, but would later relocate to Downey, California.

October 14, 1946 Justin Hayward (guitarist for The Moody Blues) is born Swindon, Wiltshire, England.

October 14, 1946 Dan McCafferty (lead singer for Nazareth) is born in Dunfermline, Scotland.

October 11, 1946 Gary Mallaber (percussionist/backup singer for The Steve Miller Band) is born in Buffalo, New York.

October 11, 1946 Daryl Hall (of Hall & Oates) is born Daryl Franklin Hohl in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.

October 10, 1946 Singer-songwriter John Prine is born in Maywood, Illinois, near Chicago.More

October 10, 1946 Ben Vereen, actor, dancer and singer, is born Benjamin Augustus Middleton in Miami, Florida. He would win a Tony award for his 1973 performance in the musical Pippin.

October 6, 1946 Millie Small is born in Jamaica. After moving to England, she becomes part of the British Invasion and has a hit with "My Boy Lollipop."

September 28, 1946 Helen Shapiro is born in Bethnal Green, London.