Music History Events: Births
August 22, 1945 Ron Dante is born Carmine Granito in Staten Island, New York. Heard but rarely seen, Dante is the voice of the studio groups The Archies ("Sugar, Sugar") and The Cuff Links ("Tracy").
August 19, 1945 Deep Purple lead singer Ian Gillan is born in Chiswick, London, England.
August 18, 1945 R&B singer Barbara Harris (of The Toys) is born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
August 18, 1945 Sarah Dash is born in Trenton, New Jersey. She finds fame as a member of the R&B vocal group Labelle before going solo with the disco hit "Sinner Man" (1978). She also becomes a sought-after session performer, most notably with The Rolling Stones and Keith Richards.
August 16, 1945 Gary Loizzo (frontman for The American Breed) is born in Chicago, Illinois.
August 7, 1945 Bassist/songwriter Kerry Chater (of Gary Puckett & the Union Gap) is born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
July 30, 1945 Saxophonist David Sanborn, who would play as a session musician on David Bowie's Young Americans, is born in Tampa, Florida.
July 28, 1945 Rick Wright (of Pink Floyd) is born in Hatch End, Middlesex, England.
July 21, 1945 Mike Wilsh (bassist, keyboardists for The Four Pennies) is born Michael Wilshaw in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.
July 21, 1945 Rosie Hamlin (lead singer of Rosie & the Originals) is born in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
July 20, 1945 Kim Carnes is born in Los Angeles, California.
July 20, 1945 Tony Thorpe (guitarist, vocalist for The Rubettes) is born in Smithfield, London, England.
July 18, 1945 Danny McCulloch (bassist for The Animals) is born in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England.
July 15, 1945 Peter Lewis (rhythm guitarist for Moby Grape) is born in Los Angeles, California, to actress Loretta Young and writer-producer Tom Lewis.
July 6, 1945 Rik Elswit (lead guitarist for Dr. Hook) is born in California.
July 1, 1945 Deborah Ann Harry (lead singer of Blondie) is born in Miami, Florida, but will be raised in Hawthorne, New Jersey.
June 28, 1945 David Knights (original bass guitarist for Procol Harum) is born in Islington, North London, England.
June 24, 1945 Colin Blunstone (lead singer of The Zombies) is born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England.
June 20, 1945 Anne Murray is born Morna Anne Murray in Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada.
June 17, 1945 Eric McCredie (bassist for Middle of the Road) is born in Partick, Glasgow, Scotland.
June 14, 1945 Rod Argent (keyboardist for The Zombies, founder of Argent) is born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England.
June 5, 1945 Don Reid (lead singer of The Statler Brothers) is born in Staunton, Virginia.
June 4, 1945 Gordon Waller (of Peter & Gordon) is born in Braemar, Scotland.
June 2, 1945 Soul singer Chubby Tavares (of Tavares) is born Antone Lee Tavares in Providence, Rhode Island.
June 1, 1945 Linda Scott, known for her hit 1961 single "I've Told Ev'ry Little Star," is born Linda Joy Sampson in Queens, New York.
May 29, 1945 Gary Brooker (lead singer of Procol Harum) is born in Hackney, East London, England.
May 27, 1945 Bruce Cockburn is born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
May 26, 1945 Garry Peterson (drummer for The Guess Who) is born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
May 24, 1945 Priscilla Presley is born Priscilla Ann Wagner in Brooklyn, New York. At age 14, she'll meet future husband Elvis Presley in Germany while he's serving in the US Army.
May 23, 1945 Country singer Misty Morgan is born in Buffalo, New York.
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