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July 8, 1946 Ava Gardner divorces bandleader Artie Shaw after one year of marriage. Her next husband is Frank Sinatra.
May 23, 1946 Danny Klein (bassist for The J. Geils Band) is born in The Bronx, New York City.
May 7, 1946 Singer-songwriter Bill Danoff (of Starland Vocal Band) is born in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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.
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.
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 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.
December 19, 1945 Folk musician John McEuen (of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is born in Oakland, California.
December 13, 1945 Robert Martinez (original drummer for ? & the Mysterians) is born. Like the rest of his bandmates, he was born in Texas, but raised in Michigan.
October 17, 1945 Hollywood starlet Ava Gardner marries her second husband, bandleader Artie Shaw.
September 25, 1945 Onnie McIntyre (guitarist for The Average White Band) is born in Lennoxtown, Scotland.
August 24, 1945 Malcolm "Molly" Duncan (tenor saxophonist for The Average White Band) is born in Montrose, Scotland.
May 28, 1945 John Fogerty is born, but not on the bayou; the Creedence Clearwater Revival leader claims Berkeley, California as his birthplace.More
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 13, 1945 Richard "Magic Dick" Salwitz (harmonica player for The J. Geils Band) is born in New London, Connecticut.
March 30, 1945 Eric Clapton is born in Ripley, England. He forms the bands Cream, Blind Faith and Derek & the Dominos. His birth name is often erroneously reported as "Eric Clapp," as Clapp is the surname of his grandparents who raised him.
March 7, 1945 Arthur Lee (frontman for the rock band Love) is born in Memphis, Tennessee.
December 27, 1944 Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones is born in Portsmouth, England. Along with lead singer Lou Gramm, he's the primary songwriter in the band, whose hits include "Juke Box Hero" and "I Want to Know What Love Is."
December 15, 1944 Glenn Miller, a world-famous bandleader who joined the Army in 1942 and has been entertaining troops with his Army Air Force Band, vanishes when the plane taking him from England to Paris disappears over the English Channel. The plane is never found; Miller, age 40, is presumed dead.
December 9, 1944 Neil Innes (The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, The Rutles) is born in Danbury, Essex, England.
December 1, 1944 John Densmore, the drummer of The Doors, is born in Los Angeles. His restrained, jazz-influenced style and ability to improvise help complement his band's musical explorations.
November 11, 1944 Frank Sinatra, boy singer for the Harry James and Tommy Dorsey big bands, signs with Columbia as a solo recording artist.
October 25, 1944 Singer/songwriter Taffy Danoff (of Starland Vocal Band) is born Mary Catherine Nivert in Washington, D.C.
September 29, 1944 Tommy Tate (vocalist/drummer for The Imperial Show Band) is born in Homestead, Florida.
August 20, 1944 Blues drummer "Uncle John" Turner (of Johnny Winter's backing band) is born in Beaumont, Texas.
July 8, 1944 Jai Johanny Johanson (drummer for The Allman Brothers Band) is born Johnny Lee Johnson in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.
June 30, 1944 Little River Band lead singer Glenn Shorrock is born in Chatham, Kent, England. He moves with his family to Adelaide, Australia, when he is 10.
June 4, 1944 Michelle Phillips of The Mamas & The Papas is born Holly Michelle Gilliam in Long Beach, California. After the group disbands, she launches a successful acting career that includes a regular role on the TV series Knots Landing.
June 4, 1944 Roger Ball (keyboardist, saxophonist for The Average White Band) is born in Broughty Ferry, Scotland.
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