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Music History Events: Births

October 29, 1945 Beatrice Melba Hill, better known as Melba Moore, is born in New York City to saxophonist Teddy Hill and R&B singer Bonnie Davis.

October 28, 1945 Wayne Fontana (lead singer for The Mindbenders) is born Glyn Geoffrey Ellis in Manchester, Lancashire, England. His stage name comes from Elvis Presley's drummer, D.J. Fontana.

October 27, 1945 Mark Ryan (bass guitarist for Quicksilver Messenger Service) is born.

October 22, 1945 Guitarist Leslie West (of Mountain) is born Leslie Weinstein in New York City.

October 21, 1945 Kathy Young (Kathy Young and the Innocents) is born in Santa Ana, California. She would become a '60s teen pop star with her cover of "A Thousand Stars."

October 19, 1945 Jeannie C. Riley is born in Stamford, Texas.

October 14, 1945 Colin Hodgkinson (bassist for Whitesnake) is born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England.

October 10, 1945 Alan Cartwright (bass player for Procol Harum) is born in London, England.

October 10, 1945 Jerry LaCroix (vocalist/saxophonist for Blood, Sweat & Tears, Edgar Winter's White Trash) is born in Alexandria, Louisiana.

October 8, 1945 Guitarist Ray Royer (of Procol Harum) is born in the UK.

October 8, 1945 Butch Rillera - who replaced Redbone's original drummer, Peter DePoe - is born.

October 7, 1945 Rock musician Kevin Godley (of 10cc) is born in Prestwich, Lancashire, England.

October 6, 1945 Pop singer Robin Shaw (of The Flower Pot Men) is born Robin George Scrimshaw in Hayes, Middlesex, England.

October 5, 1945 Brian Connolly (lead singer for Sweet) is born in Govanhill, Glasgow, Scotland.

October 3, 1945 Antonio Martinez (guitarist for Los Bravos) is born in Madrid, Spain.

October 2, 1945 Don McLean is born in New Rochelle, New York.

October 1, 1945 Soul singer Donny Hathaway is born in Chicago, Illinois, raised by his grandmother in St. Louis, Missouri.

September 26, 1945 Bryan Ferry (lead singer for Roxy Music) is born in Washington, Tyne and Wear, England.

September 25, 1945 Onnie McIntyre (guitarist for The Average White Band) is born in Lennoxtown, Scotland.

September 23, 1945 Paul Petersen, an actor-turned-singer known for his role as Jeff Stone on the '50s sitcom The Donna Reed Show, is born in Glendale, California.

September 23, 1945 Ron Bushy (Iron Butterfly drummer) is born in Washington, D.C.

September 19, 1945 R&B singer Freda Payne is born in Detroit, Michigan.

September 19, 1945 Musician/songwriter David Bromberg is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but would be raised in Tarrytown, New York. Co-wrote "The Holdup" with George Harrison in 1972.

September 15, 1945 Lee Dorman (bass guitarist for Iron Butterfly) is born Douglas Lee Dorman in St. Louis, Missouri.

September 11, 1945 Dennis Tufano (original lead singer for The Buckinghams) is born Dennis Stanley Joseph Tufano in Chicago, Illinois.

September 10, 1945 José Feliciano is born José Montserrate Feliciano García in Lares, Puerto Rico. Known for the Christmas classic "Feliz Navidad."

September 9, 1945 R&B singer Dee Dee Sharp is born Dione LaRue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known for early-'60s hits like "Mashed Potato Time" and "Slow Twistin" (the latter with Chubby Checker).

September 8, 1945 Pop singer Cathy Jean Giordano (of Cathy Jean & the Roommates) is born in Brooklyn, New York. Known for the 1961 hit "Please Love Me Forever."

September 8, 1945 Kelly Groucutt (bassist and co-lead vocalist for Electric Light Orchestra) is born Michael William Groucutt in Coseley, Staffordshire, England.

September 5, 1945 Folk rocker Al Stewart is born in Glasgow, Scotland. He is raised in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England.