Music History Events: Births
November 8, 1945 Don Murray (drummer for The Turtles) is born in Inglewood, California.
November 3, 1945 Nick Simper, the original bass player in Deep Purple, is born in Middlesex, England.
November 2, 1945 J.D. Souther is born in Detroit, Michigan.
November 2, 1945 Len "Chip" Hawkes (bassist for The Tremeloes) is born in England.
October 31, 1945 Rik Kenton (Roxy Music bassist) is born in Nottingham, England.
October 31, 1945 Russ Ballard (Unit 4+2 guitarist and Argent frontman) is born in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England.
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.
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