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May 26, 1948 Stevie Nicks is born Stephanie Lynn Nicks in Phoenix, Arizona, but is raised in California. After releasing an album with her boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham in 1973, the duo join Fleetwood Mac, helping the group transform from a renowned blues band to one of the most popular (and intriguing) groups in the world.
May 15, 1948 Ambient composer Brian Eno is born in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England.More
May 15, 1948 Gary Thain (bassist for Uriah Heep) is born in Christchurch, New Zealand.
May 15, 1948 Nat King Cole's "Nature Boy" goes to #1 in America. The song was composed by a free-spirited songwriter named Eden Ahbez, who lived in a Los Angeles park.
May 12, 1948 Steve Winwood (of Traffic, Blind Faith and The Spencer Davis Group) is born in Handsworth, Birmingham, England.
May 6, 1948 Folk singer Mary MacGregor, known for the 1976 hit "Torn Between Two Lovers," is born in St. Paul, Minnesota.
May 3, 1948 John Richardson (drummer for the Rubettes) is born in South Ockendon, Essex, England.
April 22, 1948 Larry Groce, singer of the hit 1976 novelty tune "Junk Food Junkie" and host of the NPR-distributed radio program Mountain Stage, is born in Dallas, Texas.
April 17, 1948 "Miami Vice" composer Jan Hammer is born in Prague.
April 9, 1948 Rock 'n roll singer Dave "Chico" Ryan (of The Happenings, Sha Na Na, Bill Haley & His Comets) is born in Arlington, Massachusetts.
April 7, 1948 Carol Douglas, known for the pioneering disco track "Doctor's Orders," is born in Brooklyn, New York, to a musical family. Her mom is jazz performer Minnie Newsome, the supposed inspiration for Cab Calloway's "Minnie the Moocher," and her cousin is soul singer Sam Cooke.
April 4, 1948 Pick Withers (drummer for Dire Straits) is born David Withers in Leicester, England.
March 27, 1948 The film musical April Showers is released, starring Jack Carson and Ann Sothern; it includes the 1921 song of the same name.
March 26, 1948 Steven Tyler is born Steven Tallarico in Yonkers, New York. Originally a drummer, he switches to frontman when he forms Aerosmith in 1970. Over the course of an adventurous 50+ year career with the band, he overcomes a crippling drug addiction and does time as a judge on American Idol.
March 22, 1948 Andrew Lloyd Webber is born in Kensington, London, England.More
March 22, 1948 Randy Jo Hobbs (bassist for The McCoys) is born in Winchester, Indiana.
March 16, 1948 Michael Bruce of the Alice Cooper band is born in Arizona.
March 5, 1948 "Electric Avenue" singer Eddy Grant, founder of the UK pop group The Equals, is born in Plaisance, British Guiana.
March 2, 1948 Irish rocker Rory Gallagher is born William Rory Gallagher in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland.
February 19, 1948 Mark Andes, a bass player who does stints in Spirit, Firefall, Canned Heat and Heart, is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
February 19, 1948 Guitarist Tony Iommi is born in Birmingham, England. He works in a factory before forming the heavy metal heavyweights Black Sabbath in 1968.
February 18, 1948 Keith Knudsen (drummer for The Doobie Brothers) is born in Le Mars, Iowa.
February 8, 1948 Dan Seals (of England Dan & John Ford Coley) is born in McCamey, Texas. He is the younger brother of Jim Seals (Seals & Crofts).
February 5, 1948 Actor Christopher Guest, known as Alan Barrows of the fictional folk trio The Folksmen and Nigel Tufnel of Spinal Tap, is born in New York City. The mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap tells us Tufnel was born in Squatney, London.
February 1, 1948 Rick James is born James Ambrose Johnson Jr. in Buffalo, New York. After stints in a few different bands and a few different jails, he signs with Motown Records in 1977 and develops a funk sound that powers hits like "Super Freak" and "Give It To Me Baby."
January 18, 1948 The Ted Mack Original Amateur Hour debuts on the Dumont network, a spinoff of Major Bowes' popular radio series. Teresa Brewer and Pat Boone, among others, are discovered via the program.
January 14, 1948 T-Bone Burnett is born Joseph Henry Burnett III in St. Louis, Missouri. A guitarist, songwriter and producer, he wins an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "The Weary Kind " from the 2009 movie Crazy Heart.
January 10, 1948 Donald Fagen, co-founder, lead singer and keyboardist of Steely Dan, is born in Passaic, New Jersey. Along with main collaborator Walter Becker, Fagen helps create sophisticated rock music that features tasteful jazz and R&B influences, and sharp, witty, literate lyrics.
December 31, 1947 Burton Cummings (lead singer, keyboardist for The Guess Who) is born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
December 31, 1947 Roy Rogers marries Dale Evans. They'll pen the famous Western tune "Happy Trails" just a few years later.
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