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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 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 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 14, 1945 Gene Cornish (guitarist for The Rascals) is born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
May 13, 1945 Richard "Magic Dick" Salwitz (harmonica player for The J. Geils Band) is born in New London, Connecticut.
May 12, 1945 Ian McLagan (keyboardist for The Small Faces, The Faces) is born in Hounslow, Middlesex, England.
May 6, 1945 Bob Seger is born in Lincoln Park, Michigan. He becomes a fixture on the Detroit music scene in the late '60s and becomes a star with his 1976 album Night Moves. He rocks out on songs like "Old Time Rock And Roll" and "Katmandu" but is best known for songs like "Turn The Page" and "Against The Wind," which stir up a range of emotions.
April 30, 1945 Singer-songwriter Mimi Farina is born Margarita Mimi Baez in Palo Alto, California, to a family that includes older sister Joan Baez. She marries fellow activist and folk singer Richard Farina at age 18.
April 28, 1945 John Wolters (drummer for Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show) is born in New Jersey.
April 25, 1945 Bjorn Ulvaeus (of ABBA) is born in Gothenburg, Sweden.
April 21, 1945 One of the world's first great R&B labels, Modern Records, is formed by Saul and Jules Bihari in Los Angeles. It would prove to be the launching pad for everyone from John Lee Hooker to Etta James.
April 20, 1945 Keyboardist Jimmy Winston (The Moments, The Small Faces) is born in Stratford, London, England.
April 9, 1945 Rock 'n roll singer Emil Stucchio (of The Classics) is born in New York.
March 31, 1945 "My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time" by the Les Brown Orchestra with vocals by Doris Day, goes to #1 in America.
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 24, 1945 Billboard publishes its first albums chart, with just 10 positions. The first #1 is Nat King Cole's A Collection Of Favorites. The chart is published irregularly until 1956, when it becomes a weekly feature.
March 21, 1945 Rose Stone (singer, keyboardist for Sly & the Family Stone) is born Rosemary Stewart in Dallas, Texas.
March 16, 1945 The #1 song in America is "Rum and Coca-Cola" by The Andrews Sisters. It's a sanitized cover of a calypso song about American servicemen in Trinidad who get drunk and solicit prostitutes.
March 10, 1945 English pop singer Pete Nelson (of The Flower Pot Men) is born in Uxbridge, London.
March 6, 1945 Hugh Grundy (drummer for The Zombies) is born in Winchester, England.
February 13, 1945 Soul singer King Floyd, known for the 1970 hit "Groove Me," is born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
February 6, 1945 Bob Marley is born Nesta Robert Marley in Jamaica. His mother is a native of Jamaica and his father an officer in the British military.More
January 21, 1945 Peter Kircher (drummer for Status Quo) is born in Folkestone, Kent, England.
January 20, 1945 Eric Stewart (guitarist for The Mindbenders, 10cc) is born in Droylsden, Lancashire, England.
January 17, 1945 R&B singer William Hart (of The Delfonics) is born in Washington, D.C.
January 12, 1945 Singer Maggie Bell of Stone the Crows is born in Glasgow, Scotland.
January 10, 1945 Rod Stewart is born in London, England. He joins the Jeff Beck Group from 1967-69 and Faces from 1969-75, but makes his biggest impact as a solo artist.
January 7, 1945 Dave Cousins (lead singer for The Strawbs) is born David Joseph Hindson in Hounslow, Middlesex, England.
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