Calendar Search Results: i he w
October 17, 1949 Bill Hudson (the eldest of the three Hudson Brothers) is born in Portland, Oregon.
October 9, 1949 Rod Temperton is born in Lincolnshire, England. He writes a number of hit songs, including Michael Jackson's "Off The Wall" and "Thriller."
October 8, 1949 Hamish Stuart (of The Average White Band) is born James Hamish Stuart in Glasgow, Scotland.
October 6, 1949 Thomas McClary (lead guitarist for the Commodores) is born Eustis, Florida.
September 23, 1949 Bruce Springsteen is born in Long Branch, New Jersey. He builds one of the most loyal fanbases in rock history with a vast collection of songs that evoke every sort of emotion, and with live shows that can run for four hours.
September 14, 1949 MC5 guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith is born in West Virgina, raised in Detroit. In 1980, he marries fellow punk pioneer Patti Smith.
August 26, 1949 Pop singer Bob Cowsill (of The Cowsills) is born in Portsmouth, Virginia, though the family band will be born out of Newport, Rhode Island.
August 22, 1949 Country musician Sam Neely is born in Cuero, Texas. Known for a string of minor hits in the '70s, including the cover "I Fought the Law."
August 18, 1949 Ralph Flanagan records "You're Breaking My Heart" with vocalist Harry Prime.
August 12, 1949 Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler is born in Glasgow, Scotland. The group earns a huge following in the '80s with hits like "Money For Nothing" and "Walk Of Life," but Knopfler puts them out to pasture in the '90s, preferring a less hectic lifestyle that includes scoring films like Wag The Dog and playing on albums for the likes of Nanci Griffith and Bryan Ferry.
August 8, 1949 Keith Carradine, known for his starring role in the 1975 film Nashville, where he performs his song "I'm Easy," is born in San Mateo, California. In 1984 he plays the director in Madonna's "Material Girl" music video.
July 18, 1949 Wally Bryson (guitarist, vocalist for The Raspberries) is born in Manhattan, New York City.
July 14, 1949 Music executive Tommy Mottola is born in The Bronx, New York City. Before landing a 15-year gig as head of Sony Music, Mottola starts out as a talent manager helping acts like Hall & Oates and Carly Simon secure record deals. He's also known for marrying - and divorcing - Mariah Carey.
July 10, 1949 Greg Kihn, known for his '80s hits "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)" and "Jeopardy," is born in Baltimore, Maryland.
July 1, 1949 John Farnham is born in Dagenham, England, but moves to Australia with his family when he is 10. He becomes one of the most popular singers in that country, thanks to his rousing hit "You're The Voice."
June 20, 1949 Lionel Richie is born in Tuskegee, Alabama. He becomes a member of the Commodores before finding fame as a solo artist.More
June 15, 1949 Russell Hitchcock, lead singer of Air Supply, is born in Melbourne, Australia. The group has a string of soft-rock hits in the early '80s that includes "The One That You Love" and "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All."
June 13, 1949 Dennis Locorriere (lead vocalist and guitarist for Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show) is born in Union City, New Jersey.
June 11, 1949 ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard is born in Frankston, Texas. When his bandmates Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill grow outlandish beards in the late '70s, Beard is the only member without a beard.
June 11, 1949 Hank Williams makes his debut at the Grand Ole Opry, where he plays his new single "Lovesick Blues" and earns an amazing six encores.
June 9, 1949 George Bunnell (bass and rhythm guitarist for The Strawberry Alarm Clock) is born.
May 18, 1949 Keyboard player Rick Wakeman is born in London. After making his name as a session musician, he joins Yes in 1971.
May 18, 1949 Bill Wallace (bassist for The Guess Who) is born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
May 17, 1949 Andrew Latimer (frontman for the prog rock band Camel) is born in Guildford, Surrey, England.
May 9, 1949 Billy Joel is born in The Bronx, New York, raised in Hicksville on Long Island.More
May 4, 1949 Zal Cleminson (guitarist for The Sensational Alex Harvey Band) is born Alistair Macdonald Cleminson in Glasgow, Scotland.
April 27, 1949 Soul singer Herbie Murrell (The Stylistics) is born in Lane, South Carolina.
April 25, 1949 Baroque pop keyboardist Michael Brown (of The Left Banke) is born Michael David Lookofsky in New York to jazz violinist Harry Lookofsky.
April 20, 1949 Phil Spector's father commits suicide when Phil is just 9 years old. The title of the song "To Know Him Is To Love Him," which Phil Spector wrote for the Teddy Bears, comes from the inscription on his father's headstone.
March 31, 1949 RCA introduces the 45 rpm record, which eventually becomes the format of choice for "singles," becoming more popular than the 78 rpm format by 1958.
©2026 Songfacts®, LLC