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Music History Events: Births

March 19, 1946 Paul Atkinson (guitarist for The Zombies) is born in Cuffley, Hertfordshire, England.

March 17, 1946 Harold Ray Brown (percussionist, vocalist for War) is born in Long Beach, California.

March 15, 1946 Howard Scott (guitarist for War) is born in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, but grows up in Compton.

March 12, 1946 Liza Minnelli is born in Hollywood, California, to Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli.

March 8, 1946 Randy Meisner (bassist for Poco, Eagles) is born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.

March 7, 1946 Matthew Fisher (organist for Procol Harum) is born in Croydon, England.

March 7, 1946 Peter Wolf (lead vocalist for The J. Geils Band) is born Peter Walter Blankfield in the Bronx, New York.

March 6, 1946 Pink Floyd singer/guitarist David Gilmour is born in Cambridge, England. He joins the group in 1967 as founding member Syd Barrett goes into decline. When Roger Waters leaves the band in 1985, Gilmour becomes their leader.

March 5, 1946 English performer Murray Head is born in London.

March 1, 1946 Tony Ashton of Ashton, Gardner & Dyke is born in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.

February 23, 1946 Poco steel guitar player Rusty Young is born in Long Beach, California.

February 20, 1946 John Geils (founder of The J. Geils Band) is born in New York City, but grows up in Far Hills, New Jersey.

February 17, 1946 Dodie Stevens is born Geraldine Ann Pasquale in Chicago, Illinois. By the time she's 13, she has her first hit with "Pink Shoe Laces."

February 12, 1946 Joe Schermie (bass player for Three Dog Night) is born Joseph Edward Schermetzler is born in Madison, Wisconsin.

February 8, 1946 Adolfo 'Fito' de la Parra (drummer for Canned Heat) is born in Mexico City, Mexico.

February 8, 1946 Paul Wheatbread (drummer for Gary Puckett & the Union Gap) is born in San Diego, California.

February 7, 1946 Sammy Johns, who has a hit in 1975 with "Chevy Van," is born in Charlotte, North Carolina.

February 2, 1946 Howard Bellamy (of the country duo The Bellamy Brothers) is born in Darby, Florida.

January 31, 1946 Terry Kath, co-founder and guitarist of (Chicago), is born in Chicago, Illinois.

January 28, 1946 Rick Allen (keyboardist for The Box Tops, The Gentrys) is born in Little Rock, Arkansas.

January 27, 1946 Nedra Talley (of The Ronettes) is born in New York City.

January 19, 1946 Dolly Parton is born in Sevier County, Tennessee, the fourth of 12 children. In 1967, she gets a big break when country star Porter Wagoner brings her on to co-host his popular TV variety show; Parton writes the song "I Will Always Love You," later a huge hit for Whitney Houston, as a heartfelt goodbye when she sets out on her own.

January 12, 1946 Jazz musician George Duke is born in San Rafael, California.

January 11, 1946 Naomi Judd is born Diana Ellen Judd in Ashland, Kentucky. She and daughter Wynonna form the country duo The Judds and release their first album, Why Not Me, in 1984.

January 10, 1946 Aynsley Dunbar (drummer for Journey, Whitesnake, and Jefferson Airplane) is born in Liverpool, England.

January 8, 1946 The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger is born in Los Angeles. His skills on slide guitar and flamenco guitar are a major part of the band's unique, eclectic sound, while he also co-writes some of the group's biggest hits, including "Light My Fire."

January 7, 1946 Andy Brown (drummer for The Fortunes) is born in Birmingham, England.

January 6, 1946 Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett is born Roger Keith Barrett in Cambridge, England. He's the band's leader in their early years but suffers from mental illness that leads to erratic behavior and his ouster in 1968. The band moves forward with Roger Waters and David Gilmour at the helm.

January 4, 1946 Arthur Conley, famous for his hit "Sweet Soul Music," is born in Georgia.

January 3, 1946 Led Zeppelin bass player John Paul Jones is born in Sidcup, Kent, England.