Music History Events: Births
June 15, 1946 Noddy Holder (lead vocalist, guitarist of Slade) is born Neville John Holder in Walsall, Staffordshire, England.
June 15, 1946 Janet Lennon (of The Lennon Sisters) is born in Los Angeles, California.
June 5, 1946 Sly Stone's brother, Freddie Stone, is born Frederick Stewart in Vallejo, California. They form Sly & the Family Stone, with Freddie on guitar.
June 3, 1946 Michael Clarke (original drummer for The Byrds) is born Michael James Dick is born in Spokane, Washington.
June 3, 1946 Eddie Holman, known for his 1970 hit "Hey There Lonely Girl," is born in Norfolk, Virginia.
May 26, 1946 Mick Ronson, who becomes David Bowie's guitarist, is born in England.
May 24, 1946 Steve Upton (original drummer for Wishbone Ash) is born in Wrexham, Wales, but will be raised in Exeter, Devon, England.
May 23, 1946 Danny Klein (bassist for The J. Geils Band) is born in The Bronx, New York City.
May 16, 1946 Roger Earl (drummer for Foghat, Savoy Brown) is born in Hampton Court Palace, London, England.
May 16, 1946 Robert Fripp (guitarist for King Crimson) is born in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England.
May 10, 1946 Guitarist Dave Mason, a founding member of Traffic, is born in Worcester, England. He writes their song "Feelin' Alright," which isn't really about feelin' alright - Mason tells Songfacts it's about "another relationship gone bad."
May 10, 1946 '60s psychedelic rocker Donovan is born Donovan Philips Leitch in Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland.
May 10, 1946 Graham Gouldman (bassist for 10cc) is born in Broughton, Salford, Lancashire, England.
May 9, 1946 Las Vegas entertainer Clint Holmes, known for the 1972 hit "Playground In My Mind," is born in Bournemouth, England.
May 7, 1946 Singer-songwriter Bill Danoff (of Starland Vocal Band) is born in Springfield, Massachusetts.
May 7, 1946 Rock guitarist Ray Monette (of Rare Earth, Funkadelic) is born.
May 7, 1946 Jerry Nolan (drummer for New York Dolls, Heartbreakers) is born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York.
May 7, 1946 Bill Kreutzmann, drummer for the Grateful Dead, is born in Palo Alto, California.
May 2, 1946 Lesley Gore is born Lesley Sue Goldstein in Brooklyn, New York.
May 1, 1946 Jerry Weiss (trumpeter and flugelhorn player for Blood, Sweat & Tears) is born in New York City.
May 1, 1946 Nick Fortuna (bass guitarist for The Buckinghams) is born in Chicago, Illinois.
April 27, 1946 Singer and multi-instrumentalist Gordon Haskell (Les Fleur de Lys) is born in Verwood, England.
April 26, 1946 John "Bucky" Wilkin (Ronny of Ronny & the Daytonas) is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
April 25, 1946 Ronnie Gilbert (bass guitarist for Blues Magoos) is born.
April 18, 1946 Lennie Baker (saxophonist for Sha Na Na) is born in Whitman, Massachusetts.
April 18, 1946 Actress and singer Hayley Mills is born in London, England, to English actors John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell. She joins older sister Juliet Mills.
April 18, 1946 Skip Spence (of Quicksilver Messenger Service, Moby Grape, Jefferson Airplane) is born Alexander Lee Spence in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
April 13, 1946 Soul singer Al Green is born in Forrest City, Arkansas. He is born "Al Greene," but drops the trailing "e" in 1968.
April 13, 1946 Rock guitarist Roy Loney (of Flamin' Groovies) is born in San Francisco, California.
April 11, 1946 Bob Harris, radio presenter and host of BBC2's music show The Old Grey Whistle Test, is born in Northampton, England.
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